The Russian Mosin Nagant Forum

My best purchase of this year is my next one! but in all seriousness it was my lucky number 1968 m39.

Anyone else seen a stamp like this one?

I haven't, and thought it was pretty cool. It is on a 1970 m39. I have more pics if people want to see them.

Great find for a very good price!

Very nice pair now, which one shoots better?

Buy it! A 1941 tula is harder to find than hens teeth.

Tell you what, I will give you $300, not including shipping, for that rifle so you can have an extra $100 for your arisaka fund.

Very nice. also, hopefully we will have some new converts soon from the crowd you drew. Great find and a good price for these days.

The real impact on price happens the days after the tap is shut off and no fresh rifles are coming in. That's true... just look at the prices for a good SVT-40 in the U.S. ($800 - $1000) versus what I will pay for one in Canada ($300 - $400). http://www.wolverinesupplies.com/details/12364/Tokarev-S...

I want a truck to show up with nice rifles like those. great looking pair.

Plus one for the motor oil. 10w30 for regular use, 20w50 for something a bit thicker. Maybe i have that backwards... anyway. It is cheap and easy to find.

See my thread on bore shots. There are some mirrors there.

Shooting position and technique will have a lot to do with it. Also the tightness of the action screws. These old rifles also have heavy triggers, so proper trigger control could be an issue. But, the results you got really weren't that bad. :) so long as you had fun, and enjoy the rifle, it shouldn...

Yeah, I'm not too worried about it. What's the worst that could happen? I'm sure the Finns put a lot of care into their rifle making, that's why I found these two things funny.

Very nice looking rifle

Its the outside of the barrel that bets thinner. Its as if the barrel maker held the lathe on that three inch spot a bit too long, then went on to make the rest of the barrel as they should. It is hard to see by eye, but easy enough to feel, so it isn't that much different. The inside of the bore is...

The barrel also has a thin spot. Basically as you run a cloth all he way down the barrel, about 1/3 of the way to the end you can feel it getting thinner then it gets thicker again. What a quirky rifle this one is. The thin barrel doesn't really worry me. It still has my lucky number as its serial n...

Sights are on top and in line. Basically there is no rocking when the front and rear protective ears are on the ground. The tang date is 191? And the barrel is 1968. Its an m39. Head space is good too.

As the title says, the line on the barrel and reciever don't quite line up on one of my m39's. They are about 1/8-1/4 of an inch off. I was just wondering how much this would be an issue. Granted, I suppose the best way to find out is to shoot the thing, which I plan on doing. Just checking out your...

A fine looking m39 at a great price too!

Very nice rifle