Others would gasp in horror for destroying such a relic but, they don’t own it. And the 3x higher ammo costs. If anyone considers doing this please make sure you are doing it to a “run of the mill” Mosin and not something rarer, like a US made Mosin or a Finish capture or something. I then got a little overambitious polishing and cleaning up the crown. The default is 3 lbs. The BEST possible outcome for this gun otherwise would have been as a wall hanger and hopefully I’d spray it with something every now and then to limit further corrosion. It’s probably the best rifle I own, and I own some pretty high end weapons. It easily adjusts for elevation and will also adjust for windage if needed. ABOUT ROCK SOLID INDUSTRIES & BLUEGRASS GUN STOCK COMPANY. It is a well known long-gun, not just due to the fact that over 37 million were produced, but also because it is sought after by collectors and enthusiasts. You’re actually dead-on with that. And another safe just for the Russian rifles. And more ammo. It’s punching just under 1″ at 100 yards. Sig Sauer and I have two drastically differing definitions of the word “masterpiece”. Drop that beast and walk away from it if there’s a thunder storm brewing. I wanted this one so on it went. “Goose neck” sniper-style grip with nice palm swells. What brake size did you use? It’d still probably be a GunKote finish like what you used. Kind of like a training bra. One cool feature of this trigger unit is that it has its own safety lever. Flat-bottom forend is great for shooting from a rest and feels decent in the hand. If he’s a late bloomer, a slip-on recoil pad is cheap and effective training for coming-of-age. Hey Jeremy, you mention ” send your rifle to him”. If I can take a worn out m16a4 that you can watch a sun rise through the upper and lower (I’m talking the upper wiggles horribly bad just touching it (Yes. As you increase pressure, absolutely nothing happens. No, it was not 1 Mosin per 4 soldiers, not even in the worst days of 1941 – they have had ammo shortages at times, but never rifle shortages. Im going to turn the mosin into a semi-weight, tactical, mid-range bolt gun while I modify the 700 for long range applications. This mosin will be getting amped up similar to yours. Home | Finnish M39 Mosin Nagant Price Guide | Forum | Contact. I just refinished my stock. I think I’ve accomplished that. Fun. Nice to see that some of the strong feelings are positive ones, though . 10-1/2″ barrel. Jeremy, you list MSRP for all the parts, but what do you actually have invested in it (including gunsmithing charges)? I like the idea of not sending the bolt out to be bent or cutting and mounting a new bolt myself. I was running the bramit supressor and it decreased my accuracy at the firing range, and decreased other stats as well. Although my work done in frustration was a bit rough at the range, the latest re-crown put me back into a solid sub-1.25” group range with surplus ammo at 100-yards. This polished turd of mine is accurate as all hell. It was a great weapon in the First World War and, although it defended Mother Russia nobly in WWII as well, technology had already moved on. The best part about the factory stocks is that they almost all leach cosmoline when you shoot enough to get the wood hot. I just don’t have your budget…lol. might I suggest you form a club, mortgage all you own and buy every one you can find in your area to save them from such a travesty. At least in my eyes, that’s exactly what I did (despite comments implying that this is Mosin hatred, I did it because I like the thing). There are still millions of these rifles on the market and if anything, the purists should be thanking us because now their originals went up in value by a couple pennies. For those Mosin traditionalists, cover your eyes because this is an Ultimate Mosin transformation that required cutting on a piece of history with a bit of tinkering and tuning that leaves a freshly uncrated historic firearm unrecognizable as a Mosin. yours. Fun if you’re there with the group enjoying the Mosin. Yes folks a bad crown will screw up accuracy more than anything else. Still has to be cleaned after shooting corrosive ammo. The Ultimate Mosin also received a several trigger upgrades. These special snowflakes should be applauding you because it makes their untouched version that much more valuable. Really, it’s a freakin’ blast to take out for exploding soda cans and shooting golf balls and blowing up tannerite and punching through construction materials. unfortunately I’m stuck on step 1. check out http://www.jgsales.com/ they usually have mosin’s at cheap prices. He hit a gong at 300 yards with it. The build was simple and relatively painless as before with the exception of some barrel crowning problems. With wolf gold, i cam hold consistent 1/2- 3/4 moa from a bipod laying prone at 100yrds. This can be an issue, and the easiest solution is doing the threading as nicely as possible leaving as much wall as possible on the thin side while obviously still leaving appropriate threads on the ‘thick’ side and then, if needed, opening up the baffles in the muzzle brake to ensure there is adequate clearance for the bullet. Secondly, I dropped off both rifles in September & he still hasn’t even looked at them yet. Now its time for me to take the heat for you and get everyone riled up at me… lol. Sometimes you just want something that’s…. Both needed head-space adjustments & both had a problem with chambering rounds. 300+ rounds, and the zero has YET to shift. Rusting . The math would work out differently if you were starting with a ~28″ barrel instead of my ~19″ barrel. I just have one question. None. Training makes a skilled marksman, not the equipment he is using. The AK-47 standard thread pitch (14×1 LH) would probably work just fine. Actually, there’s less fire than I was expecting but I may have to experiment with some other ammo choices. step: Mosins are common as dirt ? This iconic piece of military arms history is the shorter carbine version of the M91/30, with a hardwood stock, blued finish, ...Click for more info. That’s really cool. But it’s an excellent platform for a project build. While swapping out the Rock Solid converted bent bolt handle, I also added in the jointly developed Rock Solid/C&R Surplus stainless steel firing pin spring. Personally I love my mosin as is but that is a fun build! So let the hating begin….lol, –The weird, sharpshooting hillbilly with 2 teeth and lots ‘o guns, The trigger would help for sure. That thing is more fugly than the engraved Sig from the other day. The Major Pandemic Mosin Nagant Build. Loading the standard Mosin is typically accomplished via the use of a stripper clip with 5 round inserted in front of the open bolt, pushing down the 5 … As where the diamond industry only releases limited quantities to keep prices high. The turd you refer to played no small part in the destruction of the thousand year Reich. It starts somewhere between “they made 37,000,000” and ends somewhere around “Wyatt Earps Peacemaker.” I applaud this guy for fitting this gun to his needs instead of using it as a 7 foot long paperweight. If you don’t have a good local option for coatings, give HCTC a call. 1940s Mosins are plentiful and frankly, there’s little wrong on any level with Bubba-izing them. Its total will be somewhere in the neighborhood of $870 including the $300. I don’t own one, so that’d be the first (i’m so sorry…….). “…you have a neglected Mosin lying around somewhere…”. Most any rifle can be accurate if you know what you’re doing. It’s beautiful. I think just “unwieldy” would have been a more apt description. It’s an extremely effective brake. I really like this idea but I’m wondering how much wiggle you get after a few hundred rounds with that set up. This side does not authorize the use of images unless provided or expressly approved by MajorPandemic.com and its ownership. That wasn’t worth it to me and although the bore of my barrel was rusted, it cleaned up okay and is still accurate enough. I wouldn’t use the phrase “Bubba’d” with this project. Can only be used in combination with ProMag Archangel OPFOR PRS Mosin rifle stock A Boyd pepper stock, some elbow grease, a thorough degreasing, a spray FDE duracoat, and I’ve got a sexy fun high powered cheap to shoot rifle that looks like a Ruger guide gun at a glance for about $250 total. I’m guessing there are cooler things out there for the same investment? I heavily enjoy my mosin’s At least one found new life in your hands…would still love a m44 bayonet for my gun. Fun fact, I could not get the Timney trigger to work with the Boyd stock. The stuff available right now, over the counter in crates? Shop at Brownells for firearms, factory and aftermarket parts to support the site. One of the things I’ll miss just a little bit. If some of you so vehemently dislike the idea of people modifying guns THEY own for PERSONAL pleasure…. As mentioned, I’m going to do a separate review of the See All and that will include shooting it on a couple of rifles, a shotgun, and a pistol. So I stripped the wood and conditioned before I stained it all black. Good Job! At least from initial looks, the spring appeared to be a huge craftsmanship improvement over my 1930 vintage version. more info Quick view Add to Cart. Shipping to: 98837. So how accurate is it after the mods? I have yet to do some light polishing work on it or steam clean the barrel lug recesses to make sure there’s no caked-in 70-year-old cosmoline in there. My gunsmith milled a hole through the stock for the mount and it worked quite nicely. I was also lucky enough to grab one that was perfectly sighted, and needed no adjustments out of its import box. Whatever floats your boat. I have no objection to altering a mosin except for the price. Eventually I decided to just do 16″ of barrel and leave the brake removable so muzzle devices could be swapped around later. The Pro Mag Mosin Nagant Archangel Opfor Adjustable stock is the toughest stock on the block. I have a neglected Remington made Mosin in my cabinet that has demonstrated “pie plate” accuracy at 100 yards. They both seem to drive upwards at an angle which wouldn’t allow the round to enter the chamber correctly. Well done on the gun project. I’ve got two firearms, an Enfield & a Mosin which I needed a gunsmith to look over. The weapon he uses is a tool to put those skills to use. What you see on the point is what it will hit. Quantity: Quantity Limit of 0. The rifle then patiently waiting for something fun to happen, but it didn't have to wait long. http://MajorPandemic.com. On the 100 yards range, the stock Mosin managed to keep all the bullets within the 10” pie plates used as targets. On the front of the sight is a glass lens, which magnifies the graphic. All but forgotten and slowly rusting away. The kit comes with all of the hardware you’ll need and most of the tools for install and for adjustment. Put your target on the triangle, pull the trigger, and hit. If you don’t want it, sell it to a collector and buy 8 lesser mosins. Mosin Nagant 91 Bolt head . I had so much fun on my first shooting outing with this “Ultimate Mosin Nagant” that I highly doubt it will ever be neglected again. Mosin Nagant Archangel sniper build – shortened and threaded barrel with Huber 1″ square brake. Save this search. You betcha! It’s a beautiful build. Worn out barrel but receiver still in good condition? Each spring is made using high quality stainless steel then load tested to insure spring provides consistent performance. It has a pre 1928 izzy bolt on it.. I’ve got a 1943 91/30, and customized it to the max! The way the current climate of gun owners sounds, people make their rifles into a work of art and give no thought to the actual use of the weapon. Were I in this situation, I might’ve gone for a 24″ aftermarket barrel in something between a “sporter” and “varmint” profile, with a muzzle brake. I also had to turn down the muzzle – by hand – to fit a Finnish M-39 front site, and a muzzle brake. It’s a great coating for a digital camo design like he put on this rifle or, really, for any design that requires multiple layers as KG goes on very thin. Well, then I found the sporterizing Mods and got a decent paying job. By the way, whats gonna make everyone mad is I started modifying the original stock before thinking too much about it and my mosin is 1943 round receiver, never issued, full matching bolt, butt plate, bayonet, stock, and barrel. Or cut down the factory wood one to remove some of the excess forend length and then drill out the inside areas of that to lighten it up. And in the meantime, the $69.95 rifles that didn’t get Tapco-fucked are now selling for north of $250. some guy on youtube, hacked one down to make it a “pistol”. I can respect that. What’s the base price of a Mosin and how many are there? (Nov. 14)I understood he had customers ahead of me, most wanting their rifles for hunting season but, I’m getting a bit worried, seeing as he is a stranger with two of my rifles for over 3 months with NO contact. It’s not particularly enjoyable to target shoot and I’m not lugging that ridiculous thing and its bayonet on a hunting trip. However, I have swapped stocks on other rifles and shotguns and have used various recoil pads in the past, and I can tell you for sure that the muzzle brake is significantly reducing felt recoil. That glass rod or candy cane analogy? A pre-war 98, with all the markings, matching serial numbers, pristine bore and so on? For those fearing the drill and tap, I was recently introduced to Devcon 2-Ton Epoxy which I am positive would deliver a drill-free permanent mounting method for Rock Solid scope mount to a Mosin and is likely to actually be more secure than a screw mounted scope mount Even if it didn't hold, you could always still install via the drill and tap method. His prices are very good and the work is extremely good as well. I don’t cry when they get sporterized. Something that draws attention at the range, that other people want to try. Don’t get the Finnish one if you plan on doing all the changes. I may pick up another 91/30 and modify it a bit. To me it has the charm of iron sights with the ease of use of a red dot, and that’s kind of neat. Rock Solid was the first to offer a real drill and tap scope mount for the Mosin which remains the most stable and reliable method of attaching a scope. Hey if you are going to go ultimate you might as well add all the little touches as well. target stock for the Mosin Nagant, however they have expanded that line to include a host of options as well as developed the Tactical and SF Tactical stock which is an amazing stock for the money. The Russians were under the Tueller drill with the Germans charging. Detachable magazine for Archangel mosin rifle kit, manufactured by Promag. It is a lot of money to put into an old rifle, but maybe somebody sees it and thinks just the scope mount would be great to turn their Mosin into a hunting gun that they use regularly, or just the X and maybe also the Y. The only issue of note is a side effect of the clip round retention system — if you insert a loaded. You’d have to call up Nick from HCTC Firearms (linked in the article) to ask him. In my case, I had one minute of Dremeling to assure the safety would properly function and the Rock Solid bent bolt fully seated. My ’33 is also a no no, since it has hardwood instead of laminate, and a hex receiver. Get a Finnish M-39. I too have the Archangel stock and am a little concerned about drilling the stock, stability due to the mod, alignment of the drilled anchor point pin, etc. 0: 650.00: 12/06/2020 Early CAI Mosin Nagant M91/30 PU Sniper Rifle: 6: 630.00 : 11/12/2020 Tula Russian Mosin Nagant Mfg 1939 7.62x54R … Mike, do some math. LOVE IT. However, for anyone outside of that little pie slice of peace behind the gun I’m sure the concussion is…noticeable. Good info. I’m up to two m91/30’s and two t53 Chinese, and still can’t bring myself to remove the front sight/bayo mount and scout mount a red dot. Machining, fit, finish and overall quality were very nice. Although, depending on the trigger that shows up, that Timney trigger might be a quick purchase. I am doing a similar build and was wondering if you had problems with the barrel being non concentric for the muzzle brake? I paid ~$70 for the Mosin itself but that was some time ago. Sehr gut verarbeiteter Schaft. Got it on sale for $150 from Midway.com. ” <–as far as I'm concerned, that statement (and the fact that Mosins are common as dirt) makes you immune from criticism on this. Dumb question here; does the coating cover the interior of the barrel? i have a custom shilen bull barrel fitted to it…. The Tacfire Tanker muzzle break seems to be best but I could be wrong. I know you do. It’s rare that aftermarket polymer stocks are lighter than battle rifle wood stocks — and this one is a couple ounces heavier — but you get plenty of other benefits from the Archangel aside from its looks. Yes, there are various ways to modify the bolt handle. Once again to upgrade the trigger, I turned to Timney for its rather incredible match grade trigger. You know what, No! Hang it on a wall? All the metal, on the other hand, was stripped of the black and then sanded down and polished to a mirror finish. A Mosin with a rusted bore? Wow, the butthurt is strong around here. It’s their Millions which they paid for it. As much as I like the stock (drop-in installation, bullpup conversion, excellent balance, etc. The action fit great in the stock, so the next task was assuring that adding in the Timney trigger did not require any additional fitting. This alignment screw basically just assures there to just offer leveling and alignment support during installation. I’ve seen some horrific Bubba projects and this is not one of them. If that is a “flaming bomb” Remington, don’t you fµ*king touch it. Es verschießt die speziell geschaffene Patrone 7,62 × 54 mm R. Of note, I would not recommend going under 22” for the Mosin simply because all you end up seeing through the scope is a muzzle blast with a sub-20” barrel which slows follow-up shots. Additionally, Mosin receivers are extremely strong but have apparently been known to crack in the process of trying to remove the factory barrel. If I can find an original PU sniper rifle, it’ll get cleaned and refinished but otherwise unaltered. Not nearly as awful to work with compared to a lot of the internet methods (brake cleaner? Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Mosin barrels can shoot pretty well even if pitted, as long as the rifling’s still reasonably strong all the way out to the crowning. They would not have been able to build a Garand type rifle with the same speed or quality. Buy a turd to flush. they’re cheap enough not to break the bank. I had provided some feedback on stock design and some of my ideas such as integrated monopod and easy knob adjustable cheek rest were incorporated into the new SF (Special Forces) Tactical stock. My 1944 Izzy is frowned upon by many as well until they find out just how little I’ve spent. Has provisions for mounting rails and the kit comes with a section of polymer picatinny rail — great for attaching a bipod. Otherwise you’ve almost certainly created something boring. I’m gonna have to print this out and ponder it a while. Probably viewed in a similar way your is.. staining stock black, replacing the rear sight. Missing cleaning Rod. like the way that barrel turned out. That’s the great thing about these rifles. The last few times my Moist Nugget saw the light of day it simply served to introduce new shooters to a true rifle round — mostly so the experienced shooters could giggle at the “OMG recoil” faces. It’s huge, it’s heavy, it kicks pretty hard despite its weight, it has no provision for an optic and its fit and finish is what you’d expect from WWII Russia (in my instance). Plus you learned a few gunsmithing skills in the process. $150+. http://hctcfirearms.com/servicesfor-sale.html. Yep. 5. repeat steps 1-4 until your safe is full. This thing’s homely, but nothing’s uglier than that SIG…, Actually if you go down the list (column on left) of all of the “Masterpiece” pistols, I think some of them are even worse than the one Nick posted: http://www.sigsauer.de/englisch/mastershop/prestige/barracuda.html. Including the sight, I’m a couple hundred bucks under the cost of the Ruger. This would be a lot of fun to do. In this case the original action and barrel may simply have been a bit more accurate than this Mosin, but that does not make this shorter barreled rifle any less fun. You expressed it very well. I’d love to see before and after shot groups. I felt like it would increase the expense beyond what made sense to me. It is not an optic, per se, in that you can’t see through it and it doesn’t enhance or change your vision at all. Sehr guter Liefer service .Supper. Other necessities were a scope or optic of some sort, a shorter barrel, a muzzle brake to tame recoil and increase the fun factor, some coating to inhibit corrosion and make it look cool, and serious trigger work or an outright replacement. The graphic, which is the sight’s reticle, is a black triangle with a horizontal line across the top point — sort of like a simple scale, if you will. Ive got a numbers matching mosin that someone sporterized (and did a horribad job at it) at home. Theme images by, A while back, I published the "Mosin Nagant - Transforming a Legend" article and my email filled with questions and comments. Bolt action, big bullet, it is a basic gun: everything you needed to send a bullet somewhat accurately down range(600m is not bad with iron sights) and nothing more. The heartburn it gives Fudds just makes me smile. So if you can hunt with it then it’s not just a turd. I think it’s interesting, it would be fun to shoot and that he has something he wanted. You might want to check out https://www.gunpartscorp.com/Search.htm?cat=91%2f30&s=mosin&results=All I’ll say this: that is a stupidly overbuilt weapon…. It could have been much, much worse: http://www.sksboards.com/smf/index.php?topic=128857.0, I’ve got a 1927 that is in beautiful shape and shoots great that I wouldn’t dream of doing this to. I bought a bubba speciacl 03a3 springfield at a yard sale when I was 14. It feels and works great. Now Nagant is be spinning in grave. Secondly. More. It’s a nice recoil pad, too. The Archangel® OPFOR® AA9130 stock fits the classic Mosin Nagant rifle including most M1891, 91/30, M-38, M-44, Chinese T-53 carbines in both hex and round receivers; will fit the Finnish M-39 rifles and carbines with some modifications. You know how it goes, once you have one upgrade component, a new build begins almost involuntarily. That’s always good news. it again with my Pacific Tool & Gauge crowning tool. It clamps to the recoil lug part of the receiver. sort of. My gunsmith — that’s Nick at HCTC Firearms still — prefers KG Gunkote products, and this Mosin is the fourth thing I’ve had him coat for me. )And it would be incredibly fun to shoot, cheaper, and more unique than a standard rem 700. You’ve done a great job. the sight mounted on a pistol at arm’s length, it magnifies more. A hundred more years ought to do it! Certainly not Garand, Not M1903, Not K98, Not even anything Jap or Italian. YMMV. Ein paar Nacharbeiten wegen seiten Montage der snipper. Translation – I can’t think of a logical argument that would defend my point and support my views, so now I’m just going to insult you and call you a little girl. It’s doing a service to the legacy of the Moist Nugget, IMHO. The M11 delivered across the board. That’s worth a lot too. seriously?) Note 2: In the video at top, you’ll see that my bolt is still a bit sticky (although it’s better than it was). Just for the sake of having a reference point, what does HCTC charge to do a camo job like that? But please, look your rifle up, and don’t ruin something interesting. Man, that may not be the weirdest mosin I’ve ever seen. It got ruined years ago when it was forgotten about under a bed. I understand the feelings of why you wouldn’t modify a battle rifle, but for me it was those same feelings that made me want to do it. So how does it shoot now that it’s “back in service” with 900+ bucks in parts and labor? The Precision Armament brake in bead blast finish was on sale at Brownells for $90 for a while but is now back up to MSRP. It also happened to be HIS in the first place so my opinions shouldn’t effect him any more than those of the whiners on here looking for something to complain about. /\This/\ shoot a thousand rounds of 308 see how it performs and then shoot a thousand rounds of 7.62x54r after you do a side by side comparison and see that they are virtually the same. to 4 lbs. The price doesn’t reflect how nice of a rifle it is. I’ve seen worse, but I’ve mostly seen better. I used teak oil on my last stock refurbishment. They feel heavy to me, especially after handling an AR. Most awesome Mosin I have seen, but, it’s still a Mosin. You can tinker around with them and learn some gunsmithing skills without breaking the bank if you screw it up. So we’re at about a wash here and then you add the scope mount (which is pretty darn light, but still) and an optic of some sort and you’re going to be a bit heavier depending, mostly, on what optic you choose. Since scarcity breeds value, you’ve just increase the value of theirs by .000000002¢! Whiners – I don’t care if it is the last gun used by King George if the man owns it he can use it as a tent stake, its his. You went to a lot of time, money and effort to create this hillbilly abortion. If I had another laying around, game on. This was cleanly executed and with some clever mods focused on making it a better rifle, and it WORKS. How much y’all say for a yellow commie T53? professional gunsmith can be invaluable. You know you have a neglected Mosin lying around somewhere. Precision Armament M11 “Severe-Duty” Muzzle Brake, http://www.sigsauer.de/englisch/mastershop/prestige/barracuda.html, http://combatrifle.net/customize_rem700.htm, http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2012/02/jim-barrett/yes-another-remington-700-precision-rifle-project/, http://hctcfirearms.com/servicesfor-sale.html, https://www.gunpartscorp.com/Search.htm?cat=91%2f30&s=mosin&results=All, Drop magazines. In either case you simply remove the rear leaf spring sight by driving out just one pin but leave the base punned and soldered to the barrel. do you know what colors were used? $16.50. I’ve got a 1936 Tula that I couldn’t see myself tearing apart for a project, but for $135 shipped, I could see finding room in the case for one more. Some of my hardware appeared painted/coated instead of black oxide plated as it all should be, but I received a ‘prototype,’ pre-production version of this mount and I’m fairly sure that accounts for the discrepancy here. It’s kinda like polishing a dinosaur turd to try and sell it as a diamond, I also picked up a new production Rock Solid firing pin spring which has been noted to improve accuracy and consistent detonation. What we have here is a long gun that isn’t particularly pleasant to shoot in its standard form. However, on the Mosin Nagant this requires modifying the bolt handle. There isn’t a lot on the KG website, but my gunsmith stocks 40-something colors so there’s no shortage of options. He’s just about graduated from his .22 Browning “Trombone” so I might just set him up with the job of doing so! In the factory stock, you have to remove wood to make clearance for the safety lever and for parts of the trigger unit’s body. Very informative since one of my hobbies is ressurrecting trashed rifles from gun shows and having fun rebuilding them into fun shooter. He put it back into practically shootable condition, and that’s a good thing. I recently put a 1920 Izhevsk Finnish Capture 91 Dragoon in the hands of a collector friend, and it was not, most assuredly for $125 – it was multiples thereof, and there were two collectors behind him that would have paid well over $500 gladly. The scope base is lined up on the receiver and the alignment screw is used to level the base to the receiver. I don’t have my Mosin yet, but now I’m strongly tempted to buy a 2nd – keep the nicer one alone and do cool things ala Jeremy with the other one. Since I am a reloader, the next thing I want to do is develop some custom loads to optimize my newly refined accuracy. Beyond that…, I’m honestly not sure it’s relevant to say, as gunsmithing costs vary a whole lot depending on where you live and who you’re dealing with. Especially the one’s who think you spent too much. However, it’s very fast to acquire and easy to use. Rock solid wanted feedback on both and sent me samples of each to test for this and other builds. 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