The Russian Mosin Nagant Forum

Darryl wrote: ↑Mon Aug 14, 2023 5:53 pm Usually this happens to everyone.

But, I have every firearm I have ever bought still. I have never sold anything .... ever. One of the reasons I have so many but, when you do this, you fight with yourself about selling one. You just can't bring yourself to do it for the first time!. I think they call it "hoarding".

However, I am not facing being "older" and thinking I can't leave these behind or she will be selling them for $50 each or as many as you can carry for $100!

Coming time to do something soon.

Darryl

jlaw87 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2023 2:33 pm 2017, my then boyfriend and I were out checking out some area yardsales. We're poking around when I see a big plastic trashcan up against a wall in the garage with rifles in it. I walk over and pick up the crustiest one in it, look it over and ask the old man what he wants for it. About then my bf walks up and asks what in the world I'm doing with that crusty old gun. I had no idea what it was other than really f'in cool. He tries convincing me it's nothing but I convinced him it was something. The old man wanted $100 but took $75 due to my "impressive and relentless negotiation" with my other half. We later identified the rifle as a Russian MN early 1930's if memory serves correctly. He did a great deal of research on it and we began to gently clean it up, preserving as much patina as we could while still removing as much rust as possible. Unfortunately, his substance abuse led to the end of our relationship within the next 6 months. That man had some kind of nerve taking the gun he didn't even want when we broke up