If you're thinking about a Mosin, don't. They're called garbage-rods for a reason and nowadays you'll be lucky to see one for less than $300 for really shit condition. They're worth maybe $80 at most, for the novelty. My experiences with a few Mosin have involved hammers being mandatory equipment as the bolts frequently jam shut.
Well, what’s a good rifle? I was thinking about a Mosin because I could get ammo for cheap from someone local.
There are some good Mosins out there but like Rent Tin said, they're insanely overpriced now.
It depends what your purpose is, plinking, hunting, defense?
Ideally I’d just want something fun to shoot with. That’s a very useless quality, but I haven’t gone hunting in years. Plinking for the most part, but I’d like something my mom could try to learn to use for self-defense.
I do agree that they're insanely overpriced now, but they do shoot well, so that does not mean they're garbage. Out of the 4 Mosin Nagants I own, I've never had the bolt jam shut but I know it's an issue for rifles that were stored with cosmoline. All it really takes to remove it is a hairdryer and a rag and clean as you normally would.
I've never had an issue with mine but I don't treat it like worthless trash like everyone did when they were on rifle racks for $60 a pop. Mines actually all matching numbers and in excellent shape. I want to get a Finn eventually.
Exactly, some maintenance will keep it running well pretty much indefinitely. Get rid of ALL the cosmoline, check your extractor to ensure it's not bent, and it will run just fine.
Unless you live in one of the more restrictive areas, an AR-15 is probably the way to go if you want a rifle to cover both of those bases on a modest budget. Just get a plain-Jane off-the-rack one and have at it.
What's even the story here? They're going to send the "surplus" to Ukraine? Lake City is going to slow down production to make room for 6.8x51?
The Romanian Mosin M44 carbines deserve a look. They are generally overlooked by Russophiles and assumed to be inferior quality but they were somewhat rare in comparison to the Russian and Chinese produced versions. I managed to snag one for $300 2 years ago that nobody wanted because "It isn't Russian" and wound up being very surprised. Shoots accurate enough and the action is solid. Bolt can stick but only if you're being too gentle with it. They are post-war production but in generally good condition and parts matching a lot of the time.
lel at 3300 fps from that 7" barrel
Excess Lake City ammo produced for military contracts (specifically 5.56 m855/green tip) will no longer be on the civilian market. If the article is to be trusted the decision has already been made.
Yeah, but is the government going to offer compensation pay to Winchester for all the surplus they won't be able to sell? Is the military just going to claim all ammo as necessary? Or are they going to roll back M855 production?
To be fair, there were a few agencies that were getting some of that that was eyebrow raising to say the least.
I have a PSA lol on order just to finish up an Anderson lower. They're OK, not nice but perfectly functional.
That article is unconfirmed as of now
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