Vetteguy904

I was able to pick up a Mosin at the LGS. when I opened the box I was thinking wth did i get myself into??

everything coated in cosmoline. i managed to scrape, soak, and heat most of the cosmo out.

after soaking washing ect, the parts looked good:





it's a 1935 made in Tula


took a few weekends but i ended up sanding out what cosmo i couldn't get out of the stock. i took care not to eliminate the markings , deeper nicks and such. I wanted to keep the "history".

here is where i deviated from most mosin restores. I liked the grain of the wood, so i chose not to use the classic red shellac. I used urethane for a clear finish:



and the finished product, along with the other weapons
(the stock on the M&P 15-22 is fully extended.)

Smith3466

Looks very nice vetteguy, good work.

I do really thike the looks of it with the lighter stock now.

ThnkFrst

OK, exposing my ignorance, what is a "MOSIN"?

Vetteguy904

the mosin-Nagant is a rifle series manufactured by the russions (and soviet union from the early 1900s through the second ww. the nmost common are the mosin 91/30, which i have, the 44 carbine, adn the 38 sniper. the thing to look for are pre ww2 and hex receivers. I got lucky and got a lightly used one

ThnkFrst

Russian built? Let me guess; Mosins are inexpensive to manufacture, extremely durable, and require little or no maintenance. Also, not terribly accurate (except for the 38).

What caliber is the 91/30?

Vetteguy904

you nailled it and the sniper is not specifically accurate.
all mosin rifles are chambered in 7.62x54R

here is a bit of humor, but is actually based a lot in fact

Mosin Nagant Humor* AK vs. AR vs. Mosin Nagant

the best of which:

AK:- You buy cheap ammo by the case.
AR:- You lovingly reload precision crafted rounds one by one.
Mosin:- You dig your ammo out of a farmer's field in Ukraine and it works just fine.

ThnkFrst

I'm pretty familiar with Soviet tanks and just assumed that their rifles embody the same design philosophy; cheap, robust and highly effective in large numbers.

One of the biggest kicks I had (years ago) was to drive a T54. It was truly a crude, rude beast!

Reliable

The Mosin Nagant was the rifle used by Vassili Zaytsev in the battle for Stalingrad. Vassili Zaytsev was an extremely capable sniper and was the winner of one of the most famous sniper vs. sniper battles ever.

Vasily Zaytsev - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

One can also see the movie Enemy at the Gates.

Vetteguy904

yes. but when people talk about accuracy in the modern era, they talk 10 rounds in an inch at 100 yards. the Mosin is lucky to put 5 in 5 inches

Reliable

I do not disagree. My reference was more of a historical one rather than one of accuracy, i.e. Mr Zaytsev must have been very capable to do what he did with a Mosin Nagant.

Siggybaby  

That stock looks much better with a lighter finish than dark. Nice job !

Palmer

This is what I did with my 1938 Mosin at 100 yards using iron sights and 60 year old ammo.



Not great, but good enough for a $100 rifle.

Over 17 million were produced and they were used against US/Allied forces in Vietnam.

7.62 x 54r, here on a stripper clip.

arclight610

You can pick up Mosin Nagants for like $100 or less. 7.62x54R is cheap and plentiful. Power is between a .308 and 30-06. Definitely great bang for the buck firepower.

arclight610

Have you tried corking it?

Educational Zone #63 - Corking a Mosin Rifle to Improve Accuracy - Page 1

Palmer

Thanks arclight. I may try that.

mmaz

Cosmoline? Does that mean it was millitary surplus or a refurbished rifle from the field.

ttnc

Just about all you get here in the US are refurbed. The cosmoline is a great preservative. Got mine on line uu for 99 bucks. It was manufactured in Russia in 1941 at the Isveck armory (same as the one in the OP) you can tell by the arrow in the star. Really pretty easy to clean up. Mine came with a sling as well as a cleaning kit and ammo pouch. Fun to shoot and cheap at that.

sonja

Let us not forget that there were a good number of FEMALE snipers in WWII - Soviet - they all used versions of the Moisin.

The most famous was: "Lyudmila Mykhailivna Pavlichenko (Ukrainian: Людмила Михайлівна Павліченко; Russian: Людмила Михайловна Павличенко Lyudmila Mikhailovna Pavlichenko; July 12, 1916 – October 10, 1974) was a Soviet sniper during World War II. Credited with 309 kills, she is regarded as the most successful female sniper in history."


Vasily Zaytsev made over 400 kills. The movie "Enemy At The Gates" tells some of his story. Parts left out are difficult to believe -- "One day, Zaytsev’s commanding officer called him up and pointed at an enemy soldier in a window 800 meters away. Zaytsev took aim from his standard-issue Mosin-Nagant rifle, and with one shot, the soldier was down. In less than a few moments, two other German soldiers appeared in the window, checking their fallen officer. Vasily fired two more shots, and they were killed. For this, together with the Medal for Courage, Vasily was also awarded a sniper rifle.". He was a country boy who grew up in the Ural Mountains hunting deer and wolf.

Moisin - a cheap main battle rifle. Ammo is also cheap. Powerful, works -- everyone should have at least one.

yoop

Everyone's gotta have a mosin! I love mine! (1929 Izhevsk hex)
Target was from about 75-80 yards. I am to blame for it shooting to the right just a bit.

Vetteguy904

either/or/both