Perfect "Beater" Rifle

[WheelsUpHeelsUp]

I picked up this klunker at a local auction. Paid 90 bucks and it's exactly what I wanted. Bore cleaned up remarkably well, very sharp rifling, bullet doesn't come close to the cannelure in muzzle, Winchester manufacture 1918, came with the mounts and rings, drilled and tapped. Digest the Greek HXP and extracts it just fine. Perfect for staying in the truck when I want to hit the local range. Tips the scale at 9 lb 10 oz. the way it sets so recoil isn't bad, nothing like my late model BAR.
Big local auction coming up in February but they usually get caught up in a feeding frenzy so it's outta my league when that happens.

 

[Mumbles]

They used to have a bunch of old .30 cal moison nagants for sale for $90 at the big 5 sporting goods in Oak Harbor, Wa.... not a bad pick up Wheels

 

[Son of a Grunt]

good buy

 

[Herc_Dude]

Big 5 was always a great place to find some pretty good deals on some cool rifles - as long as you were willing to clean that preserving grease stuff off of it.

 

[WheelsUpHeelsUp]

They used to have a bunch of old .30 cal moison nagants for sale for $90 at the big 5 sporting goods in Oak Harbor, Wa.... not a bad pick up Wheels

Just something about that bolt assy on the Russkie, don't get me wrong I know the 7.62 x 54 is on par with the 06 but it's ugly as sin.

 

[Mumbles]

Just something about that bolt assy on the Russkie, don't get me wrong I know the 7.62 x 54 is on par with the 06 but it's ugly as sin.

it is ugly as hell, and incredibly inaccurate. But they were also designed during the Stalin regime when every other infantryman was issued a rifle. Hell of a kick though....fun to shoot.

 

[statesman]

it is ugly as hell, and incredibly inaccurate. But they were also designed during the Stalin regime when every other infantryman was issued a rifle. Hell of a kick though....fun to shoot.

I disagree with the comment about innacuracy. They arent tack drivers past about 150 yards but they are fairly accurate. Accurate enough to hunt with if you make sure its clean, learn how it shoots and sight it in properly. Adding a scope can help.

 

[nittany03]

I disagree with the comment about innacuracy. They arent tack drivers past about 150 yards but they are fairly accurate. Accurate enough to hunt with if you make sure its clean, learn how it shoots and sight it in properly. Adding a scope can help.

Think it depends on the past usage. Mine was made in '43 and can't group for crap beyond 50yds. Methinks it shot PLENTY of rounds in its early life, maybe even all the way to Berlin! Thinking of taking it to a gunsmith and getting it fixed, but I'm having too much fun shooting my SIGs lately . . .

 

[Fly Navy]

it is ugly as hell, and incredibly inaccurate. But they were also designed during the Stalin regime when every other infantryman was issued a rifle. Hell of a kick though....fun to shoot.

Um... no...

The original Mosin-Nagant 1891 was designed in... 1891. The 1891/30 is a 1930s version of the standard 1891... same design with some small changes. The M44 and M38s are literally just cut-down versions of the 1891/30. The design pre-dates Stalin's regime.

They are a blast (literally!) to shoot though. I got mine through my C&R license... paid $70 for it... it's great!

 

[WheelsUpHeelsUp]

Um... no...

The original Mosin-Nagant 1891 was designed in... 1891. The 1891/30 is a 1930s version of the standard 1891... same design with some small changes. The M44 and M38s are literally just cut-down versions of the 1891/30. The design pre-dates Stalin's regime.

They are a blast (literally!) to shoot though. I got mine through my C&R license... paid $70 for it... it's great!

I have a C&R but don't use it. The only reason I got it was in case I saw something I gotta have out of state on a trip or something. Someone told me that even if I don't use it I still need to keep a log book for something that would qualify for C&R. That sounds bogus to me, what do you think?

 

[Schnugg]

Nice rifle.

My beater is a Marlin 336CR lever action brush gun in .35 Remington. Made in 1959. Got it for $80.

Sweet action and shoots spot on at 50 -100 yards with Williams iron sights.

FlyNavy, I have a C&R in MD will that work to get me a $80 rifle. How did you work your deal?

 

[Fly Navy]

I have a C&R but don't use it. The only reason I got it was in case I saw something I gotta have out of state on a trip or something. Someone told me that even if I don't use it I still need to keep a log book for something that would qualify for C&R. That sounds bogus to me, what do you think?

That's true, if you have a C&R firearm with an active C&R license, you MUST keep it in your logbook. I know it's silly, but that's how it works.

 

[Fly Navy]

FlyNavy, I have a C&R in MD will that work to get me a $80 rifle. How did you work your deal?

http://www.aimsurplus.com

I've bought a lot of stuff from that site. Fax them your C&R license and then once they have you on file, you can order direct from the website. They'll ship to you and ONLY you, right to your front door. I doubt MD has any crazy C&R laws, especially with longarms, but you never know (CA won't let you ship C&R pistols to yourself, they must go through a dealer, FVCK THIS COMMIE STATE). It's easy though... and bank account stressing

 

[WheelsUpHeelsUp]

That's true, if you have a C&R firearm with an active C&R license, you MUST keep it in your logbook. I know it's silly, but that's how it works.

Well, that blows.

 

[Catmando]

Not only are old C&R surplus arms dirt cheap and shoot dirt cheap ammo, they have some history, have interesting designs and mechanisms, are fun to shoot, have a big kick and an extremely loud report, are relatively accurate (if you get one with a decent bore)............ and they also can serve to fill up a blank space high up on a den wall (as pictured below).

While they can't compare to USGI, their price doesn't either, making many of them a great "beater" with a lot of bang for the buck.

Pictured below – a Swiss K-31 ( $160, and extremely accurate) and a Mosin-Nagant M-38 ($79 at Big 5).
(N.B. All my good stuff is kept securely elsewhere in a safe.)
Gotta go update my C&R logbook now…I've been lagging.