Mosin Nagant opinions

[Guest foister82]

i love my M44 mosin nagant. Big boom, big muzzle flash... pretty accurate too. I would stay away from the spam cans though if you can afford to (most are corrosive ammo)

[Guest NeuralFizz]

Where do you guys usually get your ammo? (Corrosive or otherwise)

[Mike.357]

Where do you guys usually get your ammo? (Corrosive or otherwise)

All of the internet ammo houses sell the stuff.

I prefer dealing with ammunitiontogo.com.

Nothing wrong with shooting corrosive ammo. Just clean the bore and bolt with some ammoniated window cleaner or soap and water within a day or two or shooting.

I shoot the heck out of mine with surplus corrosive ammo and the gun is no worse for it.

[Guest clutepc]

Some Mosin humor which I always get a laugh out of.

Humorous Comparison of an AK47, an AR15 and a Mosin

I love to shoot them, still kick myself for not having one yet,

[Moped]

Man I need to pick one of these up too, before they are all gone. I understand the M44s are already getting hard to find.

[Guest coldblackwind]

Man I need to pick one of these up too, before they are all gone. I understand the M44s are already getting hard to find.

Really? I still see them all over the place, in middle tn at least.

[Chucktshoes]

Well I went to Jackson today to have lunch with an old friend and a '42 Izzy followed me home... Now to the task of cleaning the cosmoline. I tink I might wait until after I move next month before I start that process.

[Capbyrd]

Congrats. The mosin I bought earlier this month from guns and leather is a 42 izzy. Nice to know she has a twin in the city.

[Guest mosinon]

After reading this thread and hitting up a cool guy I know to take me out to ORSA (got a sponsor) I went to get a Mosin Nagant from Gander Mountain.

Dammit, they were both gone. So now I have to find someplace close to that sells mosins. Anyone got a place that sells them around Knoxville? I know you find them cheap online but after shipping and all I'd rather get it from a local shop.

Thanks. I'm really starting to like this forum by the way. People seem much more civil when they know the person they are chatting with is armed...

[MudBugjr]

Whats a good price. I found a couple 91/30's for 119$ Plus tax

[Guest mosinon]

Thanks SlickRick, that will be a cheaper option. I'd probably still rather go local but for 79 bucks I'm not complaining. I've never done the shipping thing, does it piss off local guys? I think Coal Creek Armory charges extra for not in stock stuff and I don't think Gander Mountain will do it at all.

[Guest mosinon]

I've honestly thought long and hard about the C&R license option. I think that is thirty bucks but it takes awhile. And I'm not going to buy really collectible old guns. I will be happily buying unwanted old guns though. Tough decision.

MudBugjr:

I can't tell you a good price with any certainty. To me it seemed like $129 was really nice for a useful gun that would be a lot of fun to shoot. I can give you the lowdown on the deal as far as I know it:

With the right license you can import crates of these things. I think there are 20 to a crate and it ends up costing (I think) 60 bucks a rifle. So the whole crate sets you back 1200 bucks. But that is just internet stuff and probably not reflective of reality.

I think you have to ask yourself how much you'd pay for something fun and interesting to shoot. I'd give more than 119 for a 100 fps airgun so 119 for a rifle is no big deal to me.

On the other hand, if you aren't going to do something with it I'd argue that a nickel is to expensive.

[Garufa]

There is a gun show in Knoxville in 2 weeks. Prices at the last several shows were $119 for 91/30's with all the goodies.