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A little over a month ago I ordered one of Samco's scopeless Mosin Nagant 91/30 snipers (these were original PUs that were imported without scopes). UPS dropped it off out of the blue, Samco hadn't sent me any correspondence since my order confirmation, so I was happy to see that it finally arrived.
The rifle is caked in cosmo, which I was expecting, but the stock is dented and gouged. None of the numbers match (is that normal for snipers?), and it's missing the little metal piece that attaches to the upper handguard directly behind the front sight.
Also the scope I planned to mount was the replica PU scope from Kalinka optics, which claims it has everything needed to mount the scope. The problem is that the spacing between the holes of the mount doesn't match the spacing between the rifle's mounting holes, the screws that are included with Kalinka's mount are too small for the rifle, and, most bizarrely, the included retaining screws are differently sized than the threaded holes on the mount.
What do you guys think? Should I just get a properly sized mount from accumounts ($70) and be done with it? On the plus side the bore is bright and passes the bullet test very well, and the trigger seems good even full of cosmo (by the way, is it normal to be able to push the trigger ~3/8 inches forwards with the bolt closed? My M44's trigger doesn't do this).
The rifle is caked in cosmo, which I was expecting, but the stock is dented and gouged. None of the numbers match (is that normal for snipers?), and it's missing the little metal piece that attaches to the upper handguard directly behind the front sight.
Also the scope I planned to mount was the replica PU scope from Kalinka optics, which claims it has everything needed to mount the scope. The problem is that the spacing between the holes of the mount doesn't match the spacing between the rifle's mounting holes, the screws that are included with Kalinka's mount are too small for the rifle, and, most bizarrely, the included retaining screws are differently sized than the threaded holes on the mount.
What do you guys think? Should I just get a properly sized mount from accumounts ($70) and be done with it? On the plus side the bore is bright and passes the bullet test very well, and the trigger seems good even full of cosmo (by the way, is it normal to be able to push the trigger ~3/8 inches forwards with the bolt closed? My M44's trigger doesn't do this).
aint that the truth
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