Mosin Nagant Again

It has been a long time since I commented on the virtues, relatively of the Russian Mosin Nagant.

Mine is still going strong....as evidenced by the pictures below....at 100yds, from the bench, using Surplus Romanian ammo.

For me...this is the perfect utilitarian weapon...accurate enough for most needs....and if you can still find them....they are still a good buy.

Mosin Around

Surplus rifles are sometimes surprising, in terms of history and accuracy.

The Mosin-Nagant 1891/30 is such a rifle.



Millions were made by Russia in WWII and they helped save the USSR from the Nazis.

No one will claim that this weapon is superior to a Mauser design. But it's very functional and exhibits decent accuracy.

I recently took my Mosin to the range shooting at 100 yds with cheap Wolf ammo.
This 5.5 inch black circle ended up with 9 shot within 3.5 inches. Not bad for a gun made in 1944, using standard Russian ammo. All shots were from a sandbag rest with iron sights.

You can get these guns cheap. Mine cost $69 with all matching serial numbers.

These guns are fun to shoot, inexpensive to own, and can be scoped for hunting.