Thinking about selling my first C&R

[Justintoxicated]

It's just a tula 91/30 all matching including bayo ex-dragoon mosin, but it was my first. In 3 years it will be 100 years old, and it is also my oldest.

The thing is I really don't care to shoot it too much anymore and I have no more room in the safe. I have yet to sell any of my C&Rs. Why is it so hard to let go?

[NOTABIKER]

because it worked as advertised and you do not know why you are selling a perfectly good C&R. they are fun to shoot so my guess is it is not your style ?. you are not alone feeling that way.
that is how i felt about the Mauser i had. I shoot a mosin almost every time i go out.

[quadmx301]

Don't do it. You'll regret it later. Just my $.02

[DennisCA]

I did a few weeks ago but it was to get another C&R rifle, however it was tough...still sad

[Justintoxicated]

Well I recently picked up an M39, but it's almost too nice to shoot. I don't think I would buy another 91/30, but maybe a shooter M39. I reload for my mosins, although it's more expensive than corrosive surplus, it shoots drastically better with SMKs.

Really I just can't stand the finish on the M91/30s The first time I removed the rings to get the cosmo out of the stock a some of it scrapped off. I mean the stuff flakes with hardly any contact at all, but refinishing it diminishes any value....maybe a strange reason for me to not like them, but that's my reason. Granted it's just a refurb stock anyways.

[0351USMC]

[SoldierLife7]

My two cents are as follows:

Put it away for a month, and then take it out and clean it and decide at that time if you really want to sell it. I do this every time I want to sell a gun. I'd say that 7 times out of 10, I decide that I really want to keep it. I don't ever sell on a whim anymore...too many regrets lol

[Justintoxicated]

If I'm going to sell I'd prefer to do it before 2014 though :P


Mosin 91/30 by Glamisduner, on Flickr


Mosin 91/30 by Glamisduner, on Flickr


mosinReceiverTang by Glamisduner, on Flickr

I still have the matching buttplate of course.

[0351USMC]

It's just a tula 91/30 all matching including bayo ex-dragoon mosin, but it was my first. In 3 years it will be 100 years old, and it is also my oldest.

The thing is I really don't care to shoot it too much anymore and I have no more room in the safe. I have yet to sell any of my C&Rs. Why is it so hard to let go?

I see year 1926, so 13years it will be 100 years old,not 3years.

[Justintoxicated]

I see year 1926, so 13years it will be 100 years old,not 3years.

Age of the rifle goes by receiver date, not barrel. It was likely converted to a 91/30 in 1926.

[Syntax Error]

He's talking about the receiver, which was made in 1917 as indicated by the "917G" on the receiver tang, so that's technically the firearm.

[0351USMC]

He's talking about the receiver, which was made in 1917 as indicated by the "917G" on the receiver tang, so that's technically the firearm.

I get it now

[Enfield47]

Don't sell it, you need to keep it. If you are having second thoughts now, it will be much worse once it leaves your possession. It doesn't take up much room in your safe.

[ZenMastaT]

A Mosin Nagant 91/30 was my first C&R rifle as well, bought from Big 5 back in 2005. I sold it last year once I got a 91/30 PU because it seemed redundant at the time and I've got no regrets so far. Not terrifically pleasant to shoot, was in fairly rough condition and I couldn't find a really compelling reason to keep it.

I don't want to end up with 100+ guns in my collection if I can avoid it, just too much hassle moving, storing and caring for that many guns. I'd rather not get to the point where I forget guns I own in conversation again so I decided I needed to be a little stricter about what stays and what goes. I've made a few mistakes and theres one or two guns I wish I could have back but 10 times that many I don't regret selling at all. I find it's an especially easy decision once you have a nicer replacement, like the M39 in your case.

[sickboybrad]

Get another safe. Problem fixed.
I stack them in tight. Up/down. I had a 12/24 safe, I got 36+ packed in. I stacked the most used in the front.

I also got the gun rods for stacking ( the rods do work, and are easy to load up without damage). It helped at first, now its !@#$%^.
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