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Slight update: a few guys on another site think it may have a prewar stock on it, which is odd since its a 1942 receiver. Any thoughts on what the deal is from the mosin gurus?

sookandy wrote:Nice, I don't think you can wrong with a rifle for $100. And with history behind them. I've lost track of how many Mosins I own now. I just picked up an ex-sniper last week.

Oh, I have a feeling they may multiply. I might pick up a Chinese Type 53 for a trunk gun. I hear they're pretty rough, but that's ideal for something to rattle around in the trunk all day.

Alright, finally got a few decent pictures this morning.

Ammo comparison....



From top to bottom:
7.62x54r
7.62x39
.357 Magnum
9mm
.22lr

My 91/30:



With its factory mate, my Saiga AK:

Just thought I'd share that I picked one up today.

Wasn't planning on doing so, but I found a 1942 Izhevsk while poking around at a local fun store and had to grab it. It was missing the cleaning rod and one of the barrel band retainers (both easily remedied problems), but the stock was in pretty decent shape and the bolt was very smooth compared to other 91/30s that I've handled. Rifling looked pretty decent as well. I got it for $110 out the door with 40 rounds of surplus ammo.

This one called out to me for a couple of reasons:

1) It is an Izhevsk gun. No, that doesn't make it rare or special, but my first rifle was my Izhevsk manufactured Saiga AK, so the idea of having an older gun they made appealed to me.

2) Since it is a 1942 manufacture, there is almost a 100% certainty that this rifle saw action in WW2. That's pretty neat.


I don't have any pictures (took one with my phone, but it looked dark, fuzzy and awful so I'm not going to load it up) and I won't get around to shooting this for a while due to Thanksgiving and other stuff, but I was excited about picking one up and thought I'd share.

Now it's time to go watch Enemy at the Gates.