I now have Mosinitis

Bought a 1937 Tula MN 91/30 today. It was too good to pass up and only cost $99.98. I can't get any M1's that cheap, besides, they're ugly as sin, shoot well, and I won't break the bank buying them. This gives me an Izhevsk and a Tula. All I need now is one with a hex receiver and I'll be a happy camper. Because of the draconian (read that as fooking ridiculous) laws here in the PRK I can't bring it home until the 6th of June so there are no pictures to prove it happened but I promise I'll get them up when it comes home to roost.
Jon

Cool, Congrats!
I have a '43 Izhevsk 91/30 and a '44 Tula M44, I would like a Hex receiver as well, Condolences on the wait...

I infected my boys about 5 years ago. Made them all buy M38s. We have an annual shoot at the cabin to see who is "TOP SHOT". follow link to some pics from this year


http://s176.photobucket.com/albums/w...012/?start=all

I have Stan's 91/30 PU here at my house. I'm gunsitting it. It's nice in an ugly way.

Nothing like the thunderclap and fireball from an M44 just before dusk.

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Nothing like the thunderclap and fireball from an M44 just before dusk.

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I have one of those here also. That is the most obnoxious gun I ever fired. The Russians tried to obnoxious the Germans in their effort to win the war.

Oh yeah! Well I see your m44, and raise you a Mitchell's Mauser M63 in 8mm shooting 1942 surplus turk..

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Nothing like the thunderclap and fireball from an M44 just before dusk.

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I have a '40 and a '43 tula 91/30, the '40 is in rather nice shape but the '43 looks like the Russian's dug out of a farmers field and refurbished it, still shoots good needs a new ejector though. Welcome to the disease

I have a 1934 and a '36 Tula, both hexes. I've only shot the '34 so far, made a nice little group, the only problem is that it was a foot and a half off to the right! Upon closer inspection I did find that the front sight was a little tweaked.

and that's how I got started. I've scrounged up a 1917 remington, westinghouse, a 98 tula, ishvesk, Sestroretsk,Chatterault, and a 39 sneak finn.

I just bought a 1928 Izhevsk hex last night. "Hi. My name is Jon. I have Mosinitis".

Does my SVT40 count?

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Oh yeah! Well I see your m44, and raise you a Mitchell's Mauser T63 in 8mm shooting 1942 surplus turk..

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I'll second this, the most obnoxious thing about my m63 is the absurdly large import mark on the receiver. Unlike the minimalist marks sometimes put on the barrels and such, Mitchell's saw fit to emblazon mine with a mark that could be towed behind an airplane at the beach announcing strippers at the mall. It's fricking huge!

Now I have 4. A 1943 Izzy, a 1937 Tula, A 1928 Izzy hex and my buddy gave me an M39 last night--1896 Tula hex w/Sako wood and barrel. I promise I'll get pics up because it DID happen. I just can't pick up the '28 Izzy until next week--PRK rules, ya know? I'll photo them all together in one cluster-shot.
Jon

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Now I have 4. A 1943 Izzy, a 1937 Tula, A 1928 Izzy hex and my buddy gave me an M39 last night--1896 Tula hex w/Sako wood and barrel. I promise I'll get pics up because it DID happen. I just can't pick up the '28 Izzy until next week--PRK rules, ya know? I'll photo them all together in one cluster-shot.
Jon

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I've got about 15 of them. 5 are M39s. those are by FAR my favorites

I sold one of my Garands and had enough money to buy 144 Mosin Nagants and 2000 round of corrosive ammo.

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I sold one of my Garands and had enough money to buy 144 Mosin Nagants and 2000 round of corrosive ammo.

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still true of the 91/30s and M44s but M38s got expensive (for a mosin, anyway) and have you priced good condition M39s lately? holy crap!

Stan shooting his 91/30 PU. Gun is accurate.

http://i369.photobucket.com/albums/o...01_800x600.jpg

I know nothing about these rifles.

Can someone recommend some of the better internet sites that deal with them?

Thanks

Also, it was unintentional, but every time I read my first sentence, I can't help but do it with a Sergeant Schultz accent!

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I know nothing about these rifles.

Can someone recommend some of the better internet sites that deal with them?

Thanks

Also, it was unintentional, but every time I read my first sentence, I can't help but do it with a Sergeant Schultz accent!

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Good place to start. http://7.62x54r.net/

How many times are you going to post this pic of your boyfriend? :)

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Stan shooting his 91/30 PU. Gun is accurate.

http://i369.photobucket.com/albums/o...01_800x600.jpg

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Originally Posted by REHRIFLE

I know nothing about these rifles.

Can someone recommend some of the better internet sites that deal with them?

Thanks

Also, it was unintentional, but every time I read my first sentence, I can't help but do it with a Sergeant Schultz accent!

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Unless something has changed, AIM Surplus has the best price for MNs on the net. J&G Sales is probably still right in there. I got a bunch of mine at Dunhams. They'd run Sunday-Monday doorbuster specials for $59 all the time. You save shipping, FFL fees (if applicable), and if the sales guy is nice you can ask him to bring a handful out and let you pick your own.