Mosin Nagant

[Berserker]

Originally made by Russia. Then tons of other folks. 7.62x54, not the 7.72x39, used in AK-47.

Few different models. For most part seems long and carbine.

I think mine was made in Romania, carbine. Bayonet is fitted into it stock, so I think M44. The Romians are sorta rare, not that really accounts for much.

Bought it 10 years ago, to have in the garage. Something I didn't care about, for what ever should up out in the country.

Loudest and hardest kicking gun, I ever fired. Steel butt plate and carbine, probably why.

I didn't know at the time, military surplus ammo of that time is corrosive. Never cleaned it. I can see some bore rust.


They have a rep for being tremendously reliable. So I was bummed when my trigger went limp with less then 1o shots. 8 years later, take apart, and figured out it was just a loose screw.


Simply built gun, easy to take apart.

[hornrocker]

Nice

[Low Life]

They are good rifles. 7.62x54 is a great cartridge.

[Berserker]

I remember the first time I fired it, you could hear it echoing. Kicks like a mule too.

[smoldrn]

I didn't know they were still making them in 1955. Mine's Russian, 1932.

[Berserker]

I don't think mine killed any Nazis, yours might have.

[Berserker]

Haven't fired that gun since 03. Its a hoot. I put a winter jacket and sweatshirt on. First time was summer, the steel butt plate left a bruise.

Trigger went limp, I was moving, and it got packed away. Then I read up on it, and its got a following. So I read how to take it a part. Its pretty easy. Its emphazied that this is built for soldiers in combat. Screw was loose for the trigger. I have read to put locktite on it.

Then I lost the trigger pin, cleaning it. Got a new one off ebay tonight. $7 shipped. Tons of parts for these.

GF was not excited about me firing it off the patio. Nice flash.

Need to find a place for cheap surplus ammo. 30 cal is big round, but military rounds are not the best for hunting.

I am getting into these surplus guns. Fun researching where they were made. I may look for the long version, for long range shooting. The carbine is nice length.

I had read about it having a gritty trigger pull, and read one article about sanding. I thought this one pull smooth. Atleast to my abilities. Being its a 1955 and they started in 1891, it may be a little better.

[Berserker]

Simo Häyhä (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsimɔ ˈhæy̯hæ]) (December 17, 1905 – April 1, 2002), nicknamed "White Death" (Russian: Белая смерть, Belaya Smert; Finnish: valkoinen kuolema; Swedish: den vita döden) by the Red Army, was a Finnish sniper. Using a modified Mosin–Nagant in the Winter War, he has the highest recorded number of confirmed sniper kills – 505 – in any major war.[2]


During the Winter War (1939–1940), between Finland and the Soviet Union, he began his duty as a sniper and fought for the Finnish Army against the Red Army. In temperatures between −40 and −20 degrees Celsius, dressed completely in white camouflage, Häyhä was credited with 505 confirmed kills of Soviet soldiers

Besides his sniper kills, Häyhä was also credited with over 200 kills with a Suomi KP/-31 submachine gun.[4] Remarkably, all of Häyhä's kills were accomplished in fewer than 100 days at a time of year with very short hours of daylight.[5][6][7]


He also kept snow in his mouth, so that the vapor of his breath would not give him away.[citation needed]

[Darhawk]

I prefer the Mac-90, Chinese made, 30-round banana clip. Accurate fucker. It will fire packed with snow, mud, after lying in a creek bed after a week, etc. Easy to break down and clean, if'n ya have a mind to clean it. Have a few thousand rounds of Russian ammo for mine. Only problem with the ammo is the mercury content, which causes residue buildup in the barrel. Great hog killer!

[Darhawk]

As for sniper work............I didn't keep snow in my mouth. I focussed on my heart beat, lowering it to improve my shots. I've gotten my heart beat under forty beats per minute prior to shots.