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"MountainCommand" (MountainCommand) 01/10/2015 at 18:08 • Filed to: None

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Yes. You can fit a mosin nagant in the trunk. I know the answer has been on your minds for quite a while now. May your mind be at ease. (Also....cosmoline! It came straight out of a surplus crate)

Figured i couldnt pass this up. 150 bucks. Made in 1942. Spent like an hour sorting through a crate of them to find the one that felt the best overall, which was half the fun! There was one 1939, but it had a lot of slop in the action. Regardless, its a cool little piece of history.

I plan on actually taking it out to the range, but not sure what else i should do to it. Thoughts?

Makoyouidiot > MountainCommand 01/10/2015 at 18:18

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I hunt deer with mine, but finding hollow or softpoint in 7.62x54r can be problematic.

Big Bubba Ray > MountainCommand 01/10/2015 at 18:19

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Nice find! Mosin prices have skyrocketed in the last year. I bought one for my brother for christmas last year. $100, perfect condition. Now, at gun shows, I see crappy ones that sell for over $150.

Go shoot it! They're insanely fun guns.

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > MountainCommand 01/10/2015 at 18:20

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did they have any pu rifles ?

whoarder is tellurium > MountainCommand 01/10/2015 at 18:23

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Do nothing. Rifle is fine comrade.

I added a slip on recoil pad to mine because my capitalist shoulder cannot into soviet recoil.

Have fun cleaning the cosmoline off. Use mild soap/warm water and just be sure to dry nicely. If you'd like to wipe down the stock, do the same. No harsh chemicals on the fragile finish.

ETA: Just remember, surplus 54r is indeed corrosive.

TheHondaBro > MountainCommand 01/10/2015 at 18:24

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Well right now I'm wondering if I can fit a MAC-10 in the frunk of a Ford GT.

Alfalfa > MountainCommand 01/10/2015 at 18:25

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I once had a 500 as a rental while my car was having body work done. I went shooting, and managed to fit everything, including a 95 Mauser, ar-15, and surplus metal ammo crate.

As far as what else to do, find a safe open space to shoot in rather than a range, and find some fun targets.

MountainCommand > Big Bubba Ray 01/10/2015 at 18:33

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Yeah i had heard they skyrocketed. I know good prices were about 100 bucks like you said, so when i saw 150, and this was in mint condition for being so old, decided i should just get it. I wasnt even shopping for this, i intended to get an ar lower... But im a sucker for ww2 stuff so an ar can wait haha.

MountainCommand > V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches 01/10/2015 at 18:35

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pu? im not familiar with that term....

Mike > MountainCommand 01/10/2015 at 18:35

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I have a 1932 Izhevsk M91/30. Excellent rifle. Hell of a history, too. My specific example has a nick from a bullet across the receiver, a bolt from Chatellerault, and the post-war laminated stock strangely has a bloodstain near the front site, likely from some bayonet use....

MountainCommand > Makoyouidiot 01/10/2015 at 18:36

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any recommended plinking rounds specifically?

MountainCommand > Alfalfa 01/10/2015 at 18:37

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haha, small cars are much bigger than they appear!

im hoping now that im in tennessee it wont be too hard to find somewhere to shoot haha.

The Transporter > MountainCommand 01/10/2015 at 18:37

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Well, now we know what that car is a prelude to: range day!

MountainCommand > whoarder is tellurium 01/10/2015 at 18:38

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Ive heard brake cleaner will work on the metal too so i may give that a go.

Good note about the 54r ill make sure to remember that.

MountainCommand > The Transporter 01/10/2015 at 18:39

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bingo!

Makoyouidiot > MountainCommand 01/10/2015 at 18:39

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Can't really go wrong with Tulammo, at least from my experience. Monarch is also good

MountainCommand > Mike 01/10/2015 at 18:42

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Nice! Mine appears to be from the Izhevsk plant as well. I have just breached the surface about the nearly limitless info there is on the mosin rifle. Its crazy how many specific markings there are.
So far, all of my serial number match up. But im trying to figure out some of the other markings around the barrel in the meantime.

Biggus Dickus (RevsBro) > MountainCommand 01/10/2015 at 18:43

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just buy old surplus ammo. People call them spam cans occasionally. It's corrosive so cleaning just takes some more time.

MountainCommand > Makoyouidiot 01/10/2015 at 18:44

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Cool thanks! Ill keep any eye out for both.

whoarder is tellurium > MountainCommand 01/10/2015 at 18:45

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Yeah just the surplus soviet stuff in the spamcan like from aimsurplus. Otherwise you can get new production 54r thats non-corrosive.

Heres mine- an Izhevsk 1943 ex-Pu (sniper variant) converted at some point to standard

MountainCommand > whoarder is tellurium 01/10/2015 at 18:54

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The stock looks beautiful. Its amazing just how well these have held up! These rifles are like 70 years old! Especially given the circumstances during which they were made. Is that recoil pad just a solid slab of rubber or something?

Alfalfa > MountainCommand 01/10/2015 at 18:56

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I would imagine it wouldn't be too hard. There are a lot of fun targets you can use, empty jugs filled with water, produce, soda cans. The possibilities are endless.

Axial > MountainCommand 01/10/2015 at 19:01

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Noooooo, round receiver!

Nice gun. :p

whoarder is tellurium > MountainCommand 01/10/2015 at 19:02

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Looks better from far away, its not perfect but I'm sure being bathed in cosmoline helped. On the flip side, seems every Chinese type 53 mosin copies are absolutely horrible out of the box.

Its a slip-on soft/squishy rubber recoil pad. A Limbsaver brand Small size.

BorkBorkBjork > MountainCommand 01/10/2015 at 19:17

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Nice! Bought mine years ago for $100. For the cosmoline I just took mine apart and put the metal parts in the dishwasher and let the wood sit out in the Dallas sun for a few hours, stuff wiped right off. Make sure you oil it up after the dishwasher!

PlasteredClover > MountainCommand 01/10/2015 at 19:21

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I can fit one of those in my celica too, but I have to fold the seats down. Bought one at a gun show a couple months ago. The 7.62x54r is powerful. Kicks like a 12g and lots of fun.

MountainCommand > Axial 01/10/2015 at 19:26

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haha i tried looking for one! But no luck. But i figure im buying it to use it, not for resale value in 50 years.

MountainCommand > whoarder is tellurium 01/10/2015 at 19:28

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Mines got a few knicks and scratches, probably from transport/storing rather than actual use. But its decent.

And thanks, ill look it up and probably order one.

MountainCommand > BorkBorkBjork 01/10/2015 at 19:31

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Too bad its winter. Otherwise the memphis heat would actually be a benefit to me right now.

And the dishwasher! It goes down the drain! too risky! lol.

MountainCommand > PlasteredClover 01/10/2015 at 19:32

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thats cheating tho! haha. ;)

i cant wait to shoot it now. sounds like fun!

BorkBorkBjork > MountainCommand 01/10/2015 at 19:43

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True, I was in an apartment at the time so I didn't particularly care.

Axial > MountainCommand 01/10/2015 at 19:48

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Fuck resale, I just like the way they look. If I cared about resale I'd have gone for an SMLE in .303, not one in .308. :p

Trunk Impaired 318 > MountainCommand 01/10/2015 at 19:50

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Nice, Ive got a 1943 Izzy. Just be sure to really take your time and get rid of all the cosmoline

Clown Shoe Pilot > TheHondaBro 01/10/2015 at 20:04

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I've carried a MAC-10 in my M Coupe. That's about as big a gun as will fit in the back. I'll bet in the right case it'd fit in the Ford GT.

Clown Shoe Pilot > MountainCommand 01/10/2015 at 20:08

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brake cleaner works but it takes forever. hot water and judicious drying is my preference.

DipodomysDeserti > MountainCommand 01/10/2015 at 21:10

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$150 used to be a CP price for these, but they've started to dry up. I remember when there would be 10-20 in a shop selling for $50-70. I had an M44 we used to plink with. Ungodly loud sight he shorter barrel.

DipodomysDeserti > MountainCommand 01/10/2015 at 21:11

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They were the sniper versions that came with a scooe

PlasteredClover > MountainCommand 01/11/2015 at 00:09

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you can't use surplus at most ranges, just a heads up. Tulammo is usually good. It seems to cycle through my mosin pretty well.

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > MountainCommand 01/11/2015 at 01:53

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Mosins with the very distinctive "pu" scope

MM54 > MountainCommand 01/11/2015 at 11:17

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Very nice! I have a 1938 Mosin-Nagant, which also was packed full of cosmoline when I got it. It's a cool gun, fun to shoot. I hate to drill into a 75-year-old gun, but I sort of want to put a scope on mine. Maybe I'll just get another (they're cheap enough)...

Depending on how much you shoot, it may be worth your time to pick up some stripper clips for it. It gets time-consuming reloading one at a time if you're hellbent on going through a lot of ammo in a day.

MountainCommand > V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches 01/11/2015 at 19:31

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time to find that scope and bolt. So i can have my own enemy at the gates replica rifle.

MountainCommand > MM54 01/11/2015 at 19:37

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Theyre cheap enough for now... Who knows what they will cost in another 5 years. But i figure since mine is probably not from the battle of around stalingrad or anything, ill mod/tweak it to how i want and use it. Rather than just hanging it up on the wall as a show piece. So id say you should get a scope for it. Looks much cooler too.

I should have some stripper clips around somewhere, but ill probably get more anyways.

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > MountainCommand 01/11/2015 at 20:11

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nice. Don't forget the canvas wrap