November 13, 2010 4:49 AM PST
This post will be mostly appreciated by History / Gun Buffs. I love world history during WW II time frame, and I love the Guns produced during that time. There were many gun manufactures that were making all sorts of guns during the war. I just purchased my second 1943 Russian Mosin Nagant 91/30 and a M1895 Naget Pistol. The 91/30 fires a 7.62X54R round, which is a bit shorter, but bigger around that a 30/06 round, and the Nagant pistol fires a 7.62x38R. The Mosin Nagant was the main battle gun of the Russian Military, and was used with a PU Scope as a Sniper Rifle. The nice thing about the Mosin Nagant is they are plenty of them out there cheep, and the ammo is cheep and plentyful. The gun is a great shooter, and with the PU Scope on it was extremely deadly against the Germans. If you want to see a great movie about the use of these rifles check out "Enemy at the Gates". At 80 feet, without a scope, with my old eyes I can put 5 rounds within a silver dollar circle. They were very accurate weapons, and served the Russians well.
I have attached a picture of the weapon both with and without the PU scope.
It does have a bit of a kick to it.....like a Old Army Mule!!!
Night Dragon