Picked up a 1940 Mosin Nagant

[connal]

Well, I was out and about, and happened to notice that Dunhams at the local mall got some "new"mosin nagants. Asked to see all of them, looked them over real good, and picked out my new baby.

Numbers matched, 1940 Tula, not counterbored, soaked in cosmoline, and with all the little extras. I am going to try and go outside and start to clean to cosmoline off. I might just rub it down for the time being. I won't get a chance to shoot it for a few weeks, so there is no real rush.

I'm going to snap a few pics of it if I can as well, post them up for any other owners to look at. Anyone have any suggestions for easy removal of cosmoline?

[rob]

Very good!

Wouldn't mineral spirits work to remove that gunk?

[connal]

Yeah, but I'm not a big fan of that stuff. A large barrel fell on my grandfather and killed him. Havn't trusted it since.

On a more serious note, got all the metal parts cleaned up. The design is so simple, it's brilliant. A few screws, pull the bands off, and there you are. With the barrel of, looked down it. . or correctly. I looked up it, towards the kitchen light. Very minor pitting, rifling is good, no apparent signs of damage. And I confirmed, that it is indeed all numbers matching.

Now I just have to get the cromaline out of the wood, which I will be doing in the next few days. Right now all the parts are sitting, freshly oiled, waiting to go back together. I heard people have alot of luck using kitty litter to get it out of the wood. As long as it is unscented, and non clumping.

[Weldon]

I also heard using a heat gun to liquify the cosmoline, then use a rag too wipe it off.

[brown_bear]

Well, I was out and about, and happened to notice that Dunhams at the local mall got some "new"mosin nagants. Asked to see all of them, looked them over real good, and picked out my new baby.

Numbers matched, 1940 Tula, not counterbored, soaked in cosmoline, and with all the little extras. I am going to try and go outside and start to clean to cosmoline off. I might just rub it down for the time being. I won't get a chance to shoot it for a few weeks, so there is no real rush.

I'm going to snap a few pics of it if I can as well, post them up for any other owners to look at. Anyone have any suggestions for easy removal of cosmoline?

Nice pick up.. I read about the nagant rifles and how the Finnish would capture them from the Russians early last century every time there was an attempted invasion of Finland. The Russians attacked, the Finns were always outnumbered, but still managed to slaughter them, take the rifles and modify them, ready for the next time.

So much history behind the Nagant rifle.



Lot's of history in those rifles

[epitome]

Top stuff.

Well done.

Now once you've cleaned it out, we want to know if you can kill a deer at 987yds. OK!!

[connal]

Top stuff.

Well done.

Now once you've cleaned it out, we want to know if you can kill a deer at 987yds. OK!!

The blast alone might just scare it to death lol

I might have to try that weldon. You know bear, me and the Mrs. were talking about that. It's obviously seen war time. It makes you wonder about the history of it. Who used it? Did they make it home? Did he ever see hard action? So many questions, that I don't think can really be answered.

[marlin vs]

True connal, if ony it could tell.

[rob]

I have a strong feeling that these nicely preserved old WW II military rifles are soon going to start going up in price, and that shooting clubs are going to someday organize matches for them.

Just a hunch, but there is a lot of interest.

[brown_bear]

I have a strong feeling that these nicely preserved old WW II military rifles are soon going to start going up in price, and that shooting clubs are going to someday organize matches for them.

Just a hunch, but there is a lot of interest.

They already have comps for them Rob.. some of those nagants are worth big money, depending on the variant. Something like 20 or more different nations made nagant rifles. The Carbines are rare as rocking horse shit and worth a lot of money, as are the Finnish sniper versions.

[connal]

Well, sanding on the stock and top piece is I would say 90% done. A little more touch up work tomorrow on the wood, and then a nice new stain on it. Re-oiled all the metal, and it is so far looking like it's going to be great to shoot.

Going to a pittsburgh area shoot out on sunday, if I have it done by then, it's going with me. As it sits, my 9mm, .40, .17, and my whole ammo reserves are going down. If I get a chance to shoot it, I will defenitely post the info up.

[epitome]

Now correct me if I'm wrong, but the Mosin Nagant shoots the 7.62x54 doesn't it?

[rjd3282]

Now correct me if I'm wrong, but the Mosin Nagant shoots the 7.62x54 doesn't it?

yes it does

[rob]

The other European rifle in use at the same time was the German Mauser (8mm Mauser), also made in a lot of other countries, like Yugoslavia, Sweden, Turkey, etc.

I would be cool to have a really nice example (or two) of each one.

[brown_bear]

Now correct me if I'm wrong, but the Mosin Nagant shoots the 7.62x54 doesn't it?

They also come in 7.62x39 carbine (rare and expensive), 7,92x57 polish, 8x50R Austrian, 30-06 US variant, and there is even a 12 guage version.