The Russian Mosin Nagant Forum

Happy New Year!
I just picked up my brand new 70 year old rifle yesterday, and since my wife was at work and the kids were sleeping I spent my New Year's eve cleaning off the Cosmoline.
From what I've learned thanks to this forum is it's a 1942 Izhevsk?
It was imported by Century arms and cost me $100.

Here's a few pics of my new(old) toy....................





...............sorry the pictures are a bit random, not sure what you guys would like to of it.

Looks nice, a well spent $100.00

Nice one acer, beautiful stock, very nice bolt, and rough as a cob receiver-just the way the wartime production guns were. It is the best example of wartime receiver I have ever seen. Outstanding! I bet she shoots great!

Ya gonna pull those pistols, or whistle Dixie?~ Josey Wales

Acer thats a nice dark one. Hope she shoots well, good purchace and welcome aboard.

Nice rifle! Congrats and Happy New Year

In photo #3 looks like it has an expedited receiver, but in photo #4, it looks rounded. Not sure. Very cool rifle either way!

You just bought a piece of history and got a great deal in the process

Welcome aboard!

You will find out soon that it is the best $100 ever spent. She looks like a nice one to me. I think it is a sxpedited reciever that they spent a little more time finishing it.

Nice one, Acer. Thanks for the pics.

Welcome to the forum, nice wartime receiver on that '42

nice rifle.

Can't go wrong, there. Good to have you aboard!

Thanks everyone.
Hopefully it will be a good shooting rifle, provided that I actually put the gun together correctly after I stripped and cleaned it.
I think I got it right but since it's my first time with this particular firearm I still a little nervous to pull it's trigger the first time.

I can't imagine how you'd get it wrong. As long as there are no parts left over or missing.

Ya gonna pull those pistols, or whistle Dixie?~ Josey Wales

Nice looking gun, love the stock on it! As far as putting it together, did you check the firing pin length? There are several YouTube videos that show how to do it.

Welcome aboard and tanks for shaing that nice rifle

Glad to have you, thanks for sharing the pics!

Fred_G wrote:Nice looking gun, love the stock on it! As far as putting it together, did you check the firing pin length? There are several YouTube videos that show how to do it.

Thanks for the tip.
Glad I didn't shoot it yet because it was a little long.
This is the second time this forum has saved me some grief.
First I learned about the pin holding the trigger can fall out when the receiver is removed from the stock, I did it over the box the rifle came in and it saved me from loosing it.
Now this tip might have saved me some serious injury or death.
Thanks again!

I like to research things as much as I can before I try them and this forum has been quite valuable to me so far.

Nice rifle Ace. If you have any trouble in reassembly just box her up and send it to me and I will reassemble it and field test it for free. Always willing to help.

Welcome Acerpower!

Cool Mosin you have there.... Here's to many more.

acerpower.. as a new owner myself first thing i did was read everything i could on my new best friend.... firing pin length, headspace, and zeroing ( sighting in)etc etc... i am familiar with modern weapons and how they function, but not something as badass as this... if the firing pin pierces the primer too deeply you can get gas from the propellent back into your face.. headspace is just as vitally important as well. if either of these goes bad for.. things will go bad for you... read, read, read... ask ask ask.. that how a newbie like me learned..and its frickin' fun... history is cool and so are the weapons they used..... these guys are great here and will share the knowledge the have freely... happy hunting and welcome home! do not shoot it if you are not 100% sure you are not going to maim yourself... as for me , i feel 100 frickin' % totally safe to fire my weapon now... do your homework and you'll be just fine.... cheers from a newbie.