Screwing up a perfectly good 91/30

[MRM]

They made so many of them it wouldn't offend me. However, it is neat that the bayonet matches. I'm going to unwrap my bayonet now and see if it matches.

 

[Laufen]

I just cant bring myself to do it.. Got a screening deal on a CG&P nagant while they had them.. all numbers matching, and not forced match but a true numbers matching rifle right down to the bayonet. I want to build a precision rifle.. but I'm finding it hard to bastardize this one.. I just cant bring myself to do it to such a perfect piece of history, I don't want to screw that up.

Am I wrong for thinking that way? Or am I right to think that maybe I can trade it to someone for an equally nice numbers force matched or not matched rifle that maybe is even already in an archangel stock for mine?

I'm planning a timeny trigger, bent bolt, taking it to dobbs and having a proper scope mount attached and that even just that little bit I should have a strong 600 yard rifle. The one I have now shoots to the right (I don't know if its me or the gun but a friend shot it with the same results) but it will shoot pretty good groups considering the trigger and my eyesight on open sights. I blame my shooting for my groups rather than the gun. I know the one I used to own when I was 20 shot MOA but that was before I needed glasses and could see out to 100 yards too. I cant even see my 5" target at 100 yards open sight anymore and have to shoot at a 12"er

Chop it up. Put it out of it's miserable existence as a stock Mosin.

 

[insulinboy]

Chop it up. Put it out of it's miserable existence as a stock Mosin.

Trouble maker

 

[BHJ]

I thought you were gonna demil it by cutting the action and welding the breech. That's the only way I know of to screw up a Mosin.

 

[Wolf six]

why not set $300 on fire and piss it out?

 

[alleycat]

Just....dang

 

[insulinboy]

Trust your heart....lol

I did it once...just to 'see one done right'. She's a great shooter (1-3/4" at 150yds with match ammo) but i went through over 20 rifles before i found one that was accurate enough to make it worth the $$$. I did all the whistles and bells, even bedded and pillared the action into the stock. Timney trigger, nice glass, rock solid industries scope mount and bolt handle, etc etc

A really fun project but i dont shoot her all that much since i bought a vepr.

If you had it to do over again, would you still do it? Or would you wait til you could afford a ruger precision or mossberg MVP or similar chassis rifle? I have a soft spot for the nagants because its the first "good" rifle I ever owned back when you could pick one up still in the crate for $50 sight unseen.. at least thats what our shop charged.. $75 if he cleaned it and put it on the shelf

 

[dakota port]

if you do it jsut do it tastefully

i had this 91/30 turned into a "modern hunting rifle". I customized the original stock, rsi scope mount, free floated barrel, rsi bent bolt, barrel cut to 24 inches with recessed target crown and timney trigger
work done by dobbs defense

 

[alleycat]

If you had it to do over again, would you still do it? Or would you wait til you could afford a ruger precision or mossberg MVP or similar chassis rifle? I have a soft spot for the nagants because its the first "good" rifle I ever owned back when you could pick one up still in the crate for $50 sight unseen.. at least thats what our shop charged.. $75 if he cleaned it and put it on the shelf

I love my mosins...own quite a few and shoot them alot. Now that veprs are available though, you can do a vepr for the same $$$ without needing a gunsmith and you also get that brand new chrome-lined chamber and barrel.

Vepr, Mosin

 

[Wolf six]

Its not worth it due to weight, cost, availability of match ammo, and accuracy

It is an added frustration trying to load rimmed rounds under a scope. Have you ever tried to unjam a round a round that gets its rim caught in the interrupter? Its a nightmare.