The Russian Mosin Nagant Forum

Last night i had my 1944 VKT m39 apart and noticed on the underside on the barrel chamber area and the forward part under the receiver ring is what appears to be some kind of serial number. This a boldly stamped four digit number and is stamped perpendicular to the barrel and receiver on both parts....

This is my 1944 VKT Model 39. A terrific shooter!!!!!

I have a 91/30 that has a 1939 Ishevsk round action and barrel. The stock has the square with the slash through it that I understand that means it was a refurb. What I would like to know is it usual to have a rifle that has been refurbed to have the action and barrel from the same arsenel and from t...

martin08,
I guess you are right, one Mosin is not enough. Saturday I went to the big gun show in Tulsa and bought another Mosin, a Finn Model 39, 1944. I just got done shooting it and found that it can shoot a lot better than I can. What a rifle!

Ken

What is the general consensus of the shellac finish on Mosin Nagant 91/30 rifles? Is it a problem to removed the shellac with acetone and refinish with some other type of varnish or does this affect the value of the rifle? It is just that every little bump on the shellac finish causes it to flake of...

This weekend I attended a gun show in Enid, Oklahoma and intended to buy a 91/30 if I could find a good one and I think I did. It is an 1939 Izhevsk with a barrel that the lands are shiny but the grooves only have a little shine to them. This is not the first Mosin I have owned, the first being and ...