So I just bought a 91/30 Mosin Nagant. Unfortunately because of californias stupid gun laws I cant pick it up for 10 days. But I also bought 440 rounds online. I cant WAIT till next saturday. Im going to be there 20 min before the store opens, run in, grab it, run out and go clean it. Then going to shoot it! lol
-BigBOBCH
Where was it made, etc.?
Mine's a Tula Hex Receiver but... the plot thickens... it's dated 1944 and the rest of the gun was built at Izhevsk, including the bolt (obviously it was rebuilt), but all of the serial numbers match so I'm assuming it was rebuilt in 1944 at an armory on an old receiver. It's also finished like a pre-war Nagant (it's got the brass pieces on the stock loops, single piece of wood for the stock and such).
It shoots surprisingly well, got one of those 440 round surplus tins for it too.
Friend down the street has 2 of them that were actually used on the Eastern front in 1944. Unfortunately stupid Georgia laws prohibit use of them due to something along the lines of being to powerful for any of the gun ranges around here, or thats what my friend said. He has the original ammo and the original oil and grease in a little bottle in a pouch. Its pretty cool and he said when he finds a range he'll let me fire it. Thing is i've never fired a real fire arm in my life. 
A Mosin Nagant isn't going to pack much more punch than your average hunting rifle. Granted, if he's shooting surplus ammo, I guess full metal jacket may be illegal for range use in some states? I'm pretty sure it's illegal for hunting, here at least...
Also, Mosin Nagant 91/30 + bayonet = sweet, long arse gun
