My AIM Mosin Sniper Arrived...

[senorpeligro]

1944 with an original 1941 scope. Dark bore with strong rifling... in better shape than my Spanish Civil War Mosin. Looks like numbers matching except for the magazine which has been force matched. No sling.

Awesome Russian manual describing it as a "Hunting Rifle".

Very nice.

Pics later... yeah I know... tease.

[mosinnagantm9130]

41 should be an SVT scope. Looking forward to the pics

[senorpeligro]

How about one of those blurry cellphone pics I specialize in, as an appetizer?

[vincentvangerven]

how about a bunch more pics of that rifle of yours

[big103]

Mine dint come with a date on the scope.

[joefrank64k]

Well the scope looks cool! Love that oil paper on the turrets and scope cover!

How awesome is it that the scope is 71 years old? Pretty darn awesome I'd say!

I got one from AIM and one from Classic on Wednesday. They're still in the boxes No time to unpack until tomorrow!

[mosinnagantm9130]

Mine dint come with a date on the scope.

What markings were on the scope? It depends on the factory, but sometimes you can tell the date based on the serial number of the scope.

[senorpeligro]

Here's one, needed a battery change and I have some M44 photos to upload to another thread. I'm going back for more! Let me know if there's anything specific you want to see.

41 should be an SVT scope. Looking forward to the pics

Do you have a reference for that? The "For Collectors Only - The Mosin Nagant Rifle" is a little vague. Thanks!

[OniKoroshi]

Look like a svt scope because of the "step" on the rear.

[senorpeligro]

Almost a shame to remove the wax paper...

[senorpeligro]

Thanks for looking. I cannot overstate how much I learn from you all. Cheers!

[senorpeligro]

Sorry to hear that. It sounds like its been a real mixed bag. What didn't you like about yours?

[mosinnagantm9130]

Yep that's an SVT scope. PU production started in 1940 IIRC for the SVT, 1942 for the 91/30. SVT PU scopes have that step on the rear of the tube.

The rifle looks good. For the most part, these snipers have been nice.

[senorpeligro]

Beautiful rifle sir!

Nice clean crisp markings on the scope and receiver - looks great! I just love these old rifles, so neat to have a part of history in your hands!

Thanks!

It really is awesome... especially as the gulf of time widens.

[emcon5]

Looks great! Honestly, I'm a bit disappointed in the one they sent me. Glad you got a good one.

How so?