Russian 1891/30s again
 

I was in a gun shop yesterday that got in a bunch of Russian 1891/30s. I spent a lot of time going over all of them. They were all priced at $100.00 and came with a bayonet, sling and ammo pouch. Of the dozen on the racks, 4 had very dark bores, 6 had frosted bores and two had perfect bores. Of the latter two, one was matching and it came home with me. My intention is to get an 1891/30 rifle for each year of the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945. These rifles are available at reasonable prices. One of these days, the supply will dry up. All the best...
Gil

Now thats the kind of deal I'm looking for.
How do you determine the condition of bores while casually looking at them in a gun shop?

justwannano
 

I determine the condition of the bore by borrowing a cleaning rod and patches from the gun shop owner. I run a few patches down the bore and then check them. Usually works. All the best...
Gil

Gil
 

How many of those 1891/30s do you have now? Take care...
Joe

Gil,

I like the Mosins, especially those made in Finland. We had our big gun show last weekend nearby and I found a matching Finnish M1891 Mosin made in "1942" in mint condition with bayonet, double ammo pouch, sling and oiler for $150.00. The [SA] indicates it was on the right side in the Great Patriotic War. The Finns called it the Continuation War to get back the lands Russia grabbed in 1939-1940.

I shot it today with .308 diameter jacketed bullets and .309" cast Lyman #311467 bullets and it held the 10 ring at 100 yards at the same sight setting. Looking at the fluctuating stock market, I prefer to invest in iron. Be well.

Adam