The Russian Mosin Nagant Forum

Not the rarest or anything, but not super common either. 1943 Tikka round receiver M91/30

After doing a little research, this 03a3 of mine might NOT be an arsenal rebuild. It was sent to Raritan Arsenal for re-proofing, but from the looks of things, not rebuild. I suspect the trigger guard was replaced during the re-proofing, as the stamped 03a3 trigger guards tended to crack. That expla...

You can find the real deal cheaper. I picked up a Remington 03a3 for $625 a year or so ago. It's been arsenal refurbished, as have most of them you see, but it's still the real deal. Great price. Where'd you find that? There are a few small gun shops in my neck of the woods that have large selectio...

You can find the real deal cheaper. I picked up a Remington 03a3 for $625 a year or so ago. It's been arsenal refurbished, as have most of them you see, but it's still the real deal.

Sweet K11 Spax, love the darker stock, the one I picked up from Simpsons a while back had the lemon color stock. Help me out on the P stamp, I think it means it was sold or released to the soldier after his military service. BTW very nice pics :thumbsup: Yes, that's what the "P" stamp ind...

Just a heads up. Your magazine follower has been modified so that the bolt will close on an empty magazine. Not a big deal, but it's definitely not original.

If you think it's nice now, wait until you shoot it.

I generally don't find the Soviet guns that attractive. That speaks nothing of function or history.....but I don't personally find them all that attractive. An M39, on the other hand, IS a good looking rifle. When it comes to milsurps, the sexiest one ever created in my opinion is the 1903 Springfie...

LOL, I have a 1926 Izhevsk with an absolute sewer pipe for a bore that shoots lights out. I ordered the gun from AIM several years ago, and when I got it I was appalled by the bore...........and then I shot it..........first at 50yd, and it shot great. Then out to 100yd. Again, shot great. Finally, ...

As said before don't store in storage pouch, towels etc. Here on the east coast of Florida I use silicone treated rifle socks, clean and lube yearly and no rust on any of my firearms ever. I have used CLP and Eezox, both are good at rust prevention and the rifle socks help keep my rifles from being...

Junk Yard Dog wrote:I never noticed any of this "kick" and I have shot all of these rifles, the No5 I have shot a lot

I don't find any of them to have uncomfortable amounts of recoil standing. The No5, however, isn't particularly comfortable to shoot from the bench.

I'd say someplace in the $600ish range.

I have had mine for 3 or 4 years and it is a fun gun to shoot if you have a stout shoulder. If you think an M38 or M44 has a muzzle flash a 5 will light up the night. The recoil seems stout as a carbine but due to what the British think is a rubber recoil pad, I have felt softer rocks. I cleared ou...

racerguy00 wrote:Aim told a member on another forum that these were imported from the Malaysia area.

That's my understanding. These were issued and used during the Malayan Emergency. They must have been imported quite a while ago, as the import mark is on the bottom of the barrel.

Ask and you shall receive

For some reason, the right edge of the pictures gets cut off when I post them. No idea why.

Yeah, my 03a3 and M1917 look just like that. Typical two groove rifling.

I bought a matching 1945 BSA. It's in surprisingly good shape. Wood is dark, but in in nice condition. Black finish is mostly gone, and the metal has a nice patina to it. The bore is surprisingly good, and it flat out shoots. First three aimed shots at 50yd from the bench were touching, and dead nut...

Depends on the gun and ammo. My Mosins (aside from my Finn's) are always filthy, no matter how much I clean. My K31? I could fire 100 rounds of surplus through it and you'd be hard pressed to tell it had been fired since the last cleaning.

I'm in the Binghamton, NY area. If anyone wants to see one up close and personal, let me know.

I know they fire a few rounds through them. I guess I should have been a little more specific and said that aside from the arsenal, I'm the only other person to have fired them.