dribs and drabs....the mosin comeback

NLMosin · Post by **NLMosin** » Sun Apr 19, 2015 7:31 am

Bought this 1940 Tula at a gun show in Upstate NY yesterday. I bought it because its the first laminated stock I've ever seen. The price wasnt bad...just $169.

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Rightwinger9 · Post by **Rightwinger9** » Sun Apr 19, 2015 8:32 am

Very nice., Thank you for sharing. I am having great difficulty in finding Mosins around here.

Titanium Hammer · Post by **Titanium Hammer** » Sun Apr 19, 2015 9:53 am

Nice one!

Let us know how she shoots.

SA1911a1 · Post by **SA1911a1** » Sun Apr 19, 2015 11:25 am

That is a very attractive rifle at a good price! Congrats!

NLMosin · Post by **NLMosin** » Sun Apr 19, 2015 12:17 pm

The guy had half dozen just like it. If I only had unlimited fundage....

guido66 · Post by **guido66** » Sun Apr 19, 2015 2:19 pm

Nice rifle....In my book,any pre -ww2 mosin in that condition with a laminate stock is well worth $169.00.

Lotema · Post by **Lotema** » Sun Apr 19, 2015 3:29 pm

Great looking rifle and a Tula as well! I know what you mean about the budget, I was tempted to buy all of the laminates I saw at our LGS this weekend but decided I didn't want my wife to kill me over it! One is better than none!

Post by **Junk Yard Dog** » Sun Apr 19, 2015 3:53 pm

Very likely it's somebody's old stockpile being sold, that looks like one of the older Ukrainian imports rather than the more recent Molot. Nice find and at a good price.

Capybara · Post by **Capybara** » Sun Apr 19, 2015 4:22 pm

I paid that much for a laminate 91/30 two years ago. But mine wasn't a Tula and wasn't is as nice condition. Score! Nice one.

qz2026 · Post by **qz2026** » Mon Apr 20, 2015 6:12 am

Very nice

It's getting hard to find a 1940 matching refurb any more. Also, it's nice to find a Laminate Mosin that isn't EP'd. Good snag.

zeebill · Post by **zeebill** » Mon Apr 20, 2015 6:53 am

Washington County show there were 4 at $149. 3 were still there Saturday night when I looked. Bill

NLMosin · Post by **NLMosin** » Tue Apr 28, 2015 6:01 pm

Finally got a chance to shoot the old laminate. Here's what It'll do at 100 yards. Even though I cleaned it for hours after 30 rounds the cosmoline was still oozing out of it. Getting kinda slippery toward the end so I wiped it down and called it a day.

The five up top were the first five to spot where it was hitting when held at bullseye. The rest are compensating down and right. Im happy with it.

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Rightwinger9 · Post by **Rightwinger9** » Tue Apr 28, 2015 7:12 pm

Nice find and great target.

BuckeyeSgt · Post by **BuckeyeSgt** » Tue Apr 28, 2015 9:10 pm

zeebill wrote:Washington County show there were 4 at $149. 3 were still there Saturday night when I looked. Bill

Come on Bill, you know what they are going for now. I'm surprised you didn't buy them all. I haven't seen them at that price for almost a year.

Post by **Junk Yard Dog** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 4:20 am

$149 is double what I paid for many of my refurb 91/30's, even triple in some cases. If I priced them at $200 all of mine would be gone in a few days once word got out.

NLMosin · Post by **NLMosin** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 4:47 am

If the unrest ends 'over there' the bottom might just drop out of the mosin market. I'm trying not to buy too many at these prices....but will they go higher?...why oh why didnt i get addicted to collecting used toilet paper rolls...no market there!

When I bought this Tula there was a kid there at the table with his dad trying to talk himself into buying one also. I 'helped' with that decision letting him know a '39 Tula in a laminate stock for $169 was the deal of the day. I should have kept my mouth shut and bought both of them...but noooooo not me!

qz2026 · Post by **qz2026** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 5:28 am

Well, the prices has doubled in the last two years. The prices will continue to climb unfortunately. There are very few, if any, coming into the country now. Classic just got a bunch in and has now reset the price for these rifle pretty high. I'm seeing the same thing at the auction houses. I am also seeing some resistance from the buying community - the rifles are not selling at the inflated prices unless they are something special or the seller doesn't know what he has. I'm not sure if Classic is selling a bunch or not. Hang in there though, there are still good deals out there - your find is an example of that.

NLMosin · Post by **NLMosin** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 7:20 am

Classic's Tula hex's went first, then the Tula rounds. Looks like just Izhevsk's left. Im sure the hex's will go first. Little bit harder of a sell on the Izhevsk rounds I would imagine. Especially sight unseen. Cant tell if there are any of the wacky markings we all love...

Post by **Junk Yard Dog** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 4:47 pm

In time they will sell at the higher prices as new first time buyers come along who don't remember the $55 91/30, or the $155 one either.

gopedxr7 · Post by **gopedxr7** » Thu Apr 30, 2015 7:48 am

awesome deal! very jealous!

what gun show was yesterday in NY?

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