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I picked up a couple of Mosins last weekend, so let's add them to the thread.

First up is a 1934 hex-receiver M91/30 from the Tula armory. I ordered this from Copes Distributing for a grand total of $100 ($90 plus $10 shipping), so I think that has to be pretty near the best firearms deal in town! The numbers are all matching except for the bayonet (not pictured), and the serial number is a nice low 404 which is kind of cool. (Serial numbers start over with each year, so it's not THAT cool....)

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Thu Jun 30, 2011 9:32 pm
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The second of my recent Mosins is a sniper reproduction, which I ordered from Southern Ohio Gun. This cost me $440, which include an upgrade for the hex receiver, a $25 handpick fee and the shipping. Yeah, that's damned expensive for an M91, especially a reproduction sniper, but I finally decided that the coolness and fun factors made it worth it!

This is a 1925 rifle from Izhevsk. Apparently the original snipers were all built on round-receiver rifles, but I figured that since it was a repro anyhow I'd go for the hex-receiver rifle and add that bit of nicety to it.

The scope and mount are new production, made in 2008 in the Ukraine and serial number-matched to the rifle. However, they are made to the 1928 specifications (and have a certificate to that effect), so they certainly have that WWII look and feel.

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Please forgive my sloppy crayon work on the engravings:

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And the view through the 4x scope . . . and YES, I took this photo BEFORE I mounted it to the rifle!

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Awesome! Better than the one that started this addiction at Big 5 I would say!


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The Faux Sniper is pretty cool.

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Nice additions. I know someone who would probably take that crummy Big 5 91/30 off your hands.... :)

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Fellow Dudes,
This is not a hijack! (no Really). If your looking for the definitive info and classifications of just about every type of Mosin ever made I point you to WWW.7.62X54r.net. It is the repository of all Mosin data ever published. Not only has it been "vetted" by some of the original Izhevsk (now making Saiga) factory old timers..They also have quite a few Finn Members with first hand knowledge on their side.Pictures and data. Thats where I discovered my "Very Uncommon" M38 was as common as dirt...Sigh. :((

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Fri Jul 01, 2011 1:22 pm
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Oh hell yeah, that's a great site. I like going to the ammunition pages to look up info on various 7.62x54r cartridges!

That's also the site I used to figure out that the "sniper" above was an Izhevsk, since I didn't recognize the old-style stamp.

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Fri Jul 01, 2011 1:27 pm
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Yeah, A whole new learning curve. Anything With a arrow and Triangle is a Izzy.Tula are stars and arrows. Triangle/circle t's are Finn Tikkakoskis....Hard to keep track.

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2 of my Stable of 12


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Very nice. Do you have a bigger picture?

What do you use in the engravings? Paint?

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I do but the pictures are too big to fit 300x300 but i'll take some different ones to see if i can blow them up.

buy one of those Paint pens that Lowes sells they are only about $3.00
shake it up real good and paint into the proof marks. count to 15 and wipe it off with your thumb..DO NOT use a cloth, it will clean out the grooves. Let it set up about 15 mins. then do a Quick wipe over them w/ paint thinner 1 time. Let dry. cleans up well

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There are many nice, old rifles in this thread.

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What do you use in the engravings? Paint?

Here's what I use icon_winkle :

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Simple, no mess and is easily removed with WD40.

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Nah, No mess, comes out like this............... cheers2


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I'd rather not wipe off paint with my naked thumb. One advantage to crayons is that you can easily wipe off the excess with a dry or damp paper towel without removing what is in the recesses. To each their own way, and yours certainly works. cheers2 right back atcha.

Here's one example of use of a white crayon (I've done better):

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DblTapp wrote:
buy one of those Paint pens that Lowes sells they are only about $3.00
shake it up real good and paint into the proof marks. count to 15 and wipe it off with your thumb..DO NOT use a cloth, it will clean out the grooves. Let it set up about 15 mins. then do a Quick wipe over them w/ paint thinner 1 time. Let dry. cleans up well


Thanks for the detailed description, I may just try that!

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Here's what I use icon_winkle :

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Simple, no mess and is easily removed with WD40.


Yeah, I've successfully used crayons in engravings before, on my modern pistols. It generally works very well, and has the advantage of being easily removed . . . though sometimes a bit TOO easily. :)

That's why I tried the crayon on the rifles above, but the engravings weren't very deep so it didn't work well. (The orange on the 1934 rifle is paint that was on it when I received the rifle.)

Oh, well. I'll try again one day when I'm bored. :D

Thanks for the tips, guys!

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