Soviet M91/30 Armorers gauge kit

[Junk Yard Dog]

[bbvideo=560,315]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lz0vq-xUCuM[/bbvideo]

This is the 91/30 armorers gauge kit and front sight tool I imported from Ukraine. I am still figuring out how this all works other than the headspace gauges and the sight tool. Very nice workmanship .

[Longcolt44]

So, what is your turnaround time and cost to set a front sight??

[Junk Yard Dog]

That would require extensive range time for the fine tuning, figure two, maybe three years and I will require at least three cases of ammo to be sure it's right.

[djbuck1]

Great vid! It's always interesting to see your finds.

[miner49r]

Cool tools. The pins are an added bonus!

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[redhat10]

What a deal, never have seen one before... course I have only been in this a few years..you bought that direct from the Ukraine?

[Junk Yard Dog]

Yes, the seller is in Odessa Ukraine.

[qz2026]

Yes, the seller is in Odessa Ukraine.

Very cool and cool video too. I think I saw it shortly after you posted it. I've got a friend in Odessa too. Small world.

[capt14k]

Very cool. I bid on a Finnish Armorer's Kit once but the price got too high for my blood.

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[Junk Yard Dog]

This one was under $300, but I forget exactly how much.

[Ratnik]

You can find more details about gauges here
http://forums.gunboards.com/showthread. ... ges-in-box

[Junk Yard Dog]

Thank you, I have been working with the kit for a few weeks and have established the use of most of the gauges. Vic was wrong about this kits usefulness, I have so far checked over 30 Mosins with it ( excluding the headspace gauge that I am not using) and will be checking many more as time permits. Tools are good if they are useful, and these are definitely useful. What amazes me is this kit was up for sale for some time for under $300 or whatever it was and nobody moved on it, this is an absolute gold mine for a collector who has multiple Mosins. The cost of one less M91/30 would have bought this. Some of the tools are 91/30 exclusive, but most will check spec in any Mosin.

[Junk Yard Dog]

You can find more details about gauges here
http://forums.gunboards.com/showthread. ... ges-in-box

That reminds me, how are you coming along with the next installment of your Mosin book series? The first book is greatly appreciated and probably selling on the secondary market for more than you charged for them.

[Ratnik]

I have so far checked over 30 Mosins with it ( excluding the headspace gauge that I am not using) and will be checking many more as time permits.

And what were the results?

New edition is in process. I plan to finish Russian version this year, translation to English\printing will take a year or so. But it will be worth the wait - 90% of information will be completely new, unknown to public earlier, with big number of the sensational facts, that surprised even me.

[Junk Yard Dog]

Your going to solve the MO marking mystery aren't you?

[Junk Yard Dog]

I have so far checked over 30 Mosins with it ( excluding the headspace gauge that I am not using) and will be checking many more as time permits.

And what were the results?

New edition is in process. I plan to finish Russian version this year, translation to English\printing will take a year or so. But it will be worth the wait - 90% of information will be completely new, unknown to public earlier, with big number of the sensational facts, that surprised even me.

Put me down for a pre order on the new book. The results were good, I have detected no problems, these are almost all refurbished rifles so far so that's not too surprising there would be no issues.

[capt14k]

$300 is a good price. I dropped out of the Finnish one at $500 and it went for over $600. Seemed to have about the same number of parts.

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[Junk Yard Dog]

I would guess that the Finn gauge set is made in much smaller numbers than the Soviet version, that would account for the higher price.

[Ratnik]

Your going to solve the MO marking mystery aren't you?

Actually, it's not a mystery for me - it's ID of repair depot. Currently I don't find documents that identify to which depot it belongs (but I suppose to which). Until I find document about this, I will not publish this info

[Junk Yard Dog]

Your going to solve the MO marking mystery aren't you?

Actually, it's not a mystery for me - it's ID of repair depot. Currently I don't find documents that identify to which depot it belongs (but I suppose to which). Until I find document about this, I will not publish this info

With a short sentence you just collapsed the byzantine theory's of hundreds of collectors who have been wondering about that marking for years. I did warn them that it would turn out to be something ordinary, oh well, woe be it on them who paid a good premium for the MO market rifles thinking they belonged to some special unit, or secret operation. Sorry guys, life sucks and then you die, man up and deal with it.