A year of gathering. (see what you all created)

[oldmanshootin]

This was the first board I joined and I hold all of you responsible. Seriously, thanks for all the advice.
On black friday 2013 I bought my first mosin nagant from a gun shop in Lexington KY. My original thought was to purchase just one as a drag thru the mud, bury in a hole, hide in a cave when the shit hit the fan piece of survival equipment. As a warning to all newbies this is what will happen to you. Do not ever think you can only have one, much less, to ever think you won't become obsessed with them. The Mosinitus is strong in me!!!!


From left to right in no particular purchase order.


1. 1952 Polish M44, non matching, CAI import Georgia


2. 1941 VKT M91, PL marked non match, CAI St. Albans


3. 1938 Tula on matching 38 T rec, SA, Finn Stock, globe and post sight, non matching, CAI St. Albans, thinking about selling this one.


4. 1938 Tula, no SA, D mark, Finn stock, stacked front sight, matching, CAI St. Albans


5. 1915 NEW, SA, Finn stock, non match, CAI St. Albans


6. 1923 Izhevsk Dragoon, Kab rear sight, 1896 T rec, non match, no import mark


7. 1916 Remington with AZF marked 1896 Tula rec, non match, CAI St Albans


8. M24 Bohler Stahl, CAI St. Albans, import mark reads M91


9. 1916 PTG w/eagle intact, finn hangers and shims, no SA, 1904 stock, CAI St. Albans


10. 1937 Sako 28/30, HV mag, no import mark


11. 1931 Tikka M27, CAI St. Albans


12. 1944 Sako M39, PL mark, straight stock, Knox Tn. import


13. 1943 Sako M39, Inter Ordinance import


14. M28 Sig barrel, Marathon import, bubba had this one first, did the best I could!


15./16. Not pictured are 2 m44s, a 1945 w/rough stock and 1944 all matching, selling.

[Ironnewt]

I'm proud to take some of the blame for that collection

[Lotema]

Now that is a very nice start!

[redeuce]

Great choices for the first year. You should be proud of that group.

[diver]

Have you shot them all? which one is the bet shooter?

[zeebill]

Repeat quietly (so the Wife or significant other doesn't hear) Buy More, Buy More! Now grab the check book and run merrily out the door! Atta Boy you are getting the swing of things now!! Bill

[Junk Yard Dog]

What? You bought fifteen firearms over an entire year. Clearly not our fault, if it was us, or worse, me, you would have 366 firearms That's one a day, the extra rifle would be " just because" Time to embrace the horror, you are infected, there is no cure, milsurpitis with a heavy helping of Mosinitis.

[Longcolt44]

The year ain't over!!

[oldmanshootin]

Have you shot them all? which one is the bet shooter?

Diver I have yet to shoot the Remington, had surgery, now it cold as, well, you get it. The 43 sako m39 is a great shooter as are all M39's it seems.
My goto 200 yard deer/coyote gun would probably be the 1916 Peter the Great, whereas the M24 shoots dead on at 100 yds, the rest are a little high and right which is typical. I don't burn em all up, every couple of weeks I will grab a couple, go to the backyard range and put 40 or so rounds down the pipe. I think I do this so I can love and rub on 'em when I'm done

[oldmanshootin]

The year ain't over!!

I know I'm trying to get photo's of a few as we type.

[oldmanshootin]

Now grab the check book and run merrily out the door! Atta Boy you are getting the swing of things now!! Bill

Checkbook is running low Bill, just wish I could go to Morgantown, but then the book would be empty and that would be hard to explain!

[Rongo]

15??? Just Fifteen?!?!? I'm terribly disappointed.... JYD's estimate of 366 is a little closer to where you should be by now.

[bunkysdad]

That is a nice collection. How is your stockpile of ammo? That can cost just about as much. Especially if you have a backyard range.

[Emdawg]

Nice Mosin collection. I would have one just like it if it wasn't for all the other guns calling my name.

[Motorradfahrer]

I can feel your pain. I've only recently gotten into mosin collecting in the past month and have 5 now.. About to pull the trigger on number six.