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Mosin Nagant worth getting?
Conundrum440
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I'm gearing up to do some coyote hunting and some longer range plinking for fun. I have a bolt action .308, a kit gun based on an Enfield design. Anyway, I had a poopty B-Square mount that held the scope on before. It broke and when I took it to a gunsmith he informed me that he couldn't find a decent mount to replace it with. He could mount a weaver system out onto the barrel but then I'm looking at a little bit of money. I've contemplated getting a Mosin Nagant in the past and now am wondering if this wouldn't be the best route since they're so damn cheap. I'm not looking for a top of the line gun, just something that's accurate and simple. From what I've read the Mosin seems to fit the bill. Just wanted to get some other people's take on the gun. For example, is it a fairly sturdy gun? Or is it a piece of crap? Once again, I'm not looking for a M40A1 quality gun, just a straight shooting bolt action good to about 500 yards.
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M-N's are hell for strong. Even if you were to mount a decent scope=$$$, on them. It's going to take a lot of trial and error, luck and high class handloads. To made a run of the mill 91/30, into a reliable 500 yd. gun. My 2?.
Russian type 44 in an American made stock with the scope rail already added on and a custom compensator.
I have listed this here at Gunbroker a time or two and would do so again if you are interested in it. If anyone is interested in seeing this on the auction block, drop me an email through the forum here.
Costs from $200 ro $400, and would be, as the other guys said, quite a hassle to scope up for long distance shooting.
Still, you should buy one. Everybody needs an M39.
Other than that, I can't see ANY OTHER reason to buy your first MN.
If you and your 308 work well together, feed it a little green.
The best thing would be to do that AND buy a reasonably priced longer range scoped gun. I know I'm not the only guy that takes more than one gun on a hunt.
ENJOY !!
There is a scope mount that replaces the leaf sight. No gunsmithing required in theory. You just have to have a long eye relief scope. Like all have said probably not the best gun for 500yds.
Get another 308 to be caliber compatible with your Enfield.
Nothing wrong with a Nagant but there are millions yet to be sold and now that Mil-surp ammo has all been bought up by the Chinese and Indians for the metals the idea of a cheap blaster is gone so the value of them may shrink.
The Savage would be handier and save you in the long haul.
If you consider the money to update a Nagant the Savage may be cheaper and certainly more accurate.
IMO
Wulfmann
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