The Russian Mosin Nagant Forum

Missing: one izhevsk 44 year m44, one more Hungarian m44, and another Romanian m44. Working on restoring the Russian m44 and a type 53 to original military configuration.

God bless gun broker and Texas gun trader!

You do have a problem....Too few. We all suffer from the same ailment.

I just added the 29th Mosin to my collection. You still have a long way to go buddy!

Nice collection! What can you tell me about the M1?

What problem? The bathtub thing? Other than bathing with milsurps everything looks just fine

It's a good problem to have! Is it bath time for the rifles?

You came to the wrong place if you are looking for a cure to your problem

" Working on restoring the Russian m44 and a type 53 to original military configuration. "

That statement can be worrisome here. We are strictly a preservation forum. The way it left the last arsonal is how we like them.

The m44 and t53 were in plastic ATI stocks and had ncstar scopes attached to the rear sight base, something I found disgusting. Had to fix that.

Brdm2 wrote:The m44 and t53 were in plastic ATI stocks and had ncstar scopes attached to the rear sight base, something I found disgusting. Had to fix that.

Sorry to hear that. And did the previous owner retain the original parts? Probably not.

This is why we prefer to leave them as they came from the arsenals and distributors. If I want a plastic stock scoped rifle I'll go to wallyworld and buy a new one.

I had the same problem once....

Rongo,they didn't. I bought an m44 stock but after getting it home the rear doesn't fit my receiver style.

The m1 was the first gun I ever bought and was picked up from the CMP. It arrived August 20th, 2004 3 weeks after my birthday. I fired it a handful of Times in 04 and 05 and never fired it again until this past year. Fired 40 rounds of the federal m1 garand 3006 and it fired beautifully! Last time it was having problems so it was that Korean stuff I was using.

My goal is to have one of each mosin to complete my collection.

I have a long ways to go..

Don't feel bad I am in the same boat as well, 3 M91's( one badly bubbaed beyond repair) an M39 ('43 Sako) and 2 91/30s, one mixmaster '31 tula and a '29 ex-dragoon, wife told me I cant get another so I am selling/giving the mixmaster to my buddy and trying to grab a '44 Tika 91/30

I'll have to post pics later of the completed type 53, russian m44, and the Hungarian m44 I picked up today.

Brdm2 wrote:I'll have to post pics later of the completed type 53, russian m44, and the Hungarian m44 I picked up today.

Yeah you need professional help

Top-new Hungarian m44.

Second from bottom: de bubbafied type 53, gotta install barrel bands and sight ladder...curse you bubba. Gonna be a fine shooter, barrel is superb.

Bottom-naked russian, need a stock, bayonet, barrel bands (CURSE YOU BUBBA)

Careful, I played with my GI joes in the bathtub, and they got rusty joints and their arms and legs fell off It wasn't much fun leaving them in the box and one was a frogman.....so......if you play w/ ur Mosins in the tub, be sure to dissemble, dry thoroughly, and use a good gun oil afterward

Suggestion:

Don't clean them in the bath tub. It will leave a "ring" in the tube that is hard to get out! (Just ask my wife )Dolk

I've been in this house a month and I've never used the tub for anything except gun photos.

On second thought,a 7.62x54 bath sounds nice!

I fail to see the problem?