New to me 91/30
Re: New to me 91/30
Congrats, it is a nice 91/30 with some interesting little points. Pre war escutcheon on the butt and war time half escutcheon in the forestock, also like the Balkan type repair on the left side of forestock. Nice khaki colored sling and one black dog collar. I'm diggin it.
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Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
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Re: New to me 91/30
I forgot to mention the bore is VERY nice as well.
I put a round in the end of the barrel, it was very tight and went in about half way..not bad...not counter bored.
I will probably shoot her tomorrow.
You see I had the ammo but I needed the rifle to go with it....at least that's what I told my wife.....I don't thing she was fooled.
I put a round in the end of the barrel, it was very tight and went in about half way..not bad...not counter bored.
I will probably shoot her tomorrow.
You see I had the ammo but I needed the rifle to go with it....at least that's what I told my wife.....I don't thing she was fooled.
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Done that many times, have ammo, no gun, find gun, shoot ammo, have gun, no ammo.
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
Theodore Roosevelt
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
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Re: New to me 91/30
Better machining than most of the wartime examples. I have yet to add a wartime produced Mosin to my
small but growing collection. All I have stumbled up on lately is Finns ( 2 M39s and 34 Izhevsk 91/30) but
that's not a bad thing at all. Finns eluded me for 3 years but have been showing up, 3 since early March.
The addiction is getting expensive. You have a nice rifle, shoot it clean it and enjoy it.
small but growing collection. All I have stumbled up on lately is Finns ( 2 M39s and 34 Izhevsk 91/30) but
that's not a bad thing at all. Finns eluded me for 3 years but have been showing up, 3 since early March.
The addiction is getting expensive. You have a nice rifle, shoot it clean it and enjoy it.
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Re: New to me 91/30
The machining on this rifle tells it all as to what was happening in the world at this time. "Get it out the door, Ivan is waiting."
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Re: New to me 91/30
Yep the Nazi's made the big mistake of attacking the Russians. Dumb.
The rough machining is beautiful to me!
By-the-way. I do put a thin piece of cork under the end of the receiver at the curve (It always seems to be rough there and over cut.) and a piece under the very end of the barrel for some upward pressure and to take out some of the vibration.
I have had great results even 1 1/4" groups at 100 yards.... hard to believe but true and the cork can always be removed when you sell it if you want to or at least let the buyer know for sure.
Here's a good sight on corking and I only put it in here because it doesn't change the rifle one iota.
http://www.theboxotruth.com/educational ... -accuracy/
The rough machining is beautiful to me!
By-the-way. I do put a thin piece of cork under the end of the receiver at the curve (It always seems to be rough there and over cut.) and a piece under the very end of the barrel for some upward pressure and to take out some of the vibration.
I have had great results even 1 1/4" groups at 100 yards.... hard to believe but true and the cork can always be removed when you sell it if you want to or at least let the buyer know for sure.
Here's a good sight on corking and I only put it in here because it doesn't change the rifle one iota.
http://www.theboxotruth.com/educational ... -accuracy/
Re: New to me 91/30
Thanks!djbuck1 wrote:Nice one!
Re: New to me 91/30
Yep pretty consistent 5 round groups at 50 yards with Wolf 147 grain ammo.
Two 5 shot groups were a tad over 1" not too bad.
The group in the upper left is Wolf hunting ammo 203 Grain.
All were shot at the same Point Of Aim as marked.
It's interesting that the Wolf 203 grain shot high and to the right.
It was pretty windy as well with about a 14 wsw knot cross wind. The range is pretty much n/s.
Two 5 shot groups were a tad over 1" not too bad.
The group in the upper left is Wolf hunting ammo 203 Grain.
All were shot at the same Point Of Aim as marked.
It's interesting that the Wolf 203 grain shot high and to the right.
It was pretty windy as well with about a 14 wsw knot cross wind. The range is pretty much n/s.
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That rifle helped win the Great Patriotic War. Along with a lot of guts. Mother Russia has always resisted the invader. Stopped the Hitlerites at the gates. If you can read thank a teacher, if you can read in english thank a veteran.
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Re: New to me 91/30
1942 VKT M39 [1905]
1944 Tikka 91/30 [1915]
1940 Tikka M91 [1897]
1940 Tula [SA] 91/30
1935 Tula 91/30
1937 Tula 91/30
1928 5 line ex-Dragoon
1939 Izhevsk 91/30
1942 Izhevsk 91/30
1944 Izhevsk M44
Eddystone M1917 Enfield
1943 Shirley Enfield No 4 MK 1
1939 ERMA K98k
1944 Swiss K-31
1939 M1895 Nagant
CZ82
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Re: New to me 91/30
I agree with neorebel, roughly machined wartime receivers are a thing of beauty. You got a nice 42
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+1bunkysdad wrote:I agree with neorebel, roughly machined wartime receivers are a thing of beauty. You got a nice 42
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Re: New to me 91/30
Nice rifle!
M91/30 1940 Izhevsk
Oct 1944 Springfield Armory M1 Garand
Czech post war K98k
Izawa Jyuko Series 9 Type 99
SMLE No.1 Mk.III 1918 "peddled scheme"
Oct 1944 Springfield Armory M1 Garand
Czech post war K98k
Izawa Jyuko Series 9 Type 99
SMLE No.1 Mk.III 1918 "peddled scheme"
Re: New to me 91/30
Yes, I think that is a very nice 42'. Congrats!
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