Mosin-Nagant 91/30 Scope Mounting Price

Gavin

Hello,

I recently bought a Mosin-Nagant M91/30 rifle and I want to mount it with a PU scope. Besides the cost of the scope itself, how much would a gunsmith charge to have it mounted on my rifle? Also, does anyone know of a good mounting service or company that would be willing to accept this project?

bustedknee

No one going to help this shooter out?

Gavin

I think you can probably purchase a new Ruger or Savage already drilled and tapped and in your favorite caliber, for what you would pay to have your M-N drilled and tapped.

And these new cheap rifles are so accurate it is uncanny.

Save the M-N for open site hunting (in the brush or from short-range stands.

And if it has any collector value you would not want to change anything on it.

Photo of a buck taken with a Jap Arisaka a long dead uncle brought back from the Pacific Theater.

nmyers

I don't think that any of us can answer your questions.  There are enough M-N snipers with the side base around that most folks aren't going to fool around with altering a standard rifle.  I've never taken an M-N sniper apart, but it looks to me like adding the side base requires removing wood from the side of the stock, then drilling & tapping the receiver.  I'd be surprised if you could find a gunsmith willing to attempt that, for any amount of money, lacking a jig, English language armorer's service manual, or spare parts.

Had you told us where you live, someone may have been able to suggest a gunsmith in your area.  You may want to do a Google search for "full service gunsmith", & phone those who are close enough to you to drive.  (Round trip shipping of a big, heavy rifle will cost at least $80.)  Good luck.  Please get back to us & let us know how this turns out.

Neal

hobo9650

Put a scout scope on it.  Easy-peasy.

chris8X57

If you are going for the WW2 look, then a PU scope and mount will be correct for the later round receiver rifles.  An earlier hex shaped receiver would be more correct with a PEM style scope and mount.  
If you get a reproduction mount, most come with the correct drill and tap, as well as the required metric screws.  A PU mount will require drilling and tapping the mount screws, and notching the screw heads for the locking screws.  Also, some mounts may require a shear pin drilled for additional recoil strength.  
Most gunsmiths will charge around 15-20 dollars per hole to drill and tap.  This is not a difficult job, and finding a local gunsmith to do this work should not be difficult.  As mentioned earlier, a PU mount will require milling a clearance in the stock for the mount.  
A company called Accumounts sells reproduction Mosin-Nagant, Mauser, and other correct sniper style mounts, as well as any mounting hardware you might require.  
Good luck on your project.

Sam06

Don't forget you will have to have the bolt handle modified too.

I would go with the Accumount, they run about 120 bucks and a gunsmith will do the work for another 200 probably.  Then you will have a correctly done MN and all you will need is a PN scope.

When its all said and done you will have a correct MN sniper rifle that might shoot 3" at 100m with really good ammo.

Gavin

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I completed my project. Here are the results:

I thank all who responded to my post and helped direct me through the process. Thanks!