That is quite a spirited discussion, interesting stuff. Mine should deliver on Wednesday, I'm kinda interested to see what it is or is not.Ill try to post pics when I can, thanks again everyone for the info.
Hey Guys, I won a Izzy round receiver M91/59 on GB. It looks like it's on a M44 stock but I won't know till I get my hands on it. I've looked online and there's a little info but not much. Curious on how common these are, I still a newbie when it comes to missile weapons. Thanks
Last year I went for my annual physical. The nurse always asks the usual health questions about "how are you sleeping", "my favorite color" and so forth. One of the questions was "do you own a firearm" or something like that. I declined to answer and told the young lady I really felt it was none...
Fantastic pictures, thanks for sharing. I have V Mail that my father sent my grandmother when he was in India. Before he was drafted he worked in Ireland for Lockheed as a contractor to the RAF in what was known as the Civilian Technical Corp. I have his "uniform" in my closet, it's basically an...
I hope everyone is getting thru this snow storm okay. A buddy of mine is interested in getting a C&R to purchase a handgun. Does he need to have the handgun license to purchase or will the 03 suffice? I'm sure that this has probably be asked many times before but this storm is messing with my...
I let the bolt soak overnight in "oderless" mineral spirits and that did the trick. Bolt came apart with no worries. I was skeptical using the "green" version of mineral spirits but I really wanted to cut down on the fumes and keep the wife happy. That stuff really cut through the grease and...
Stuck Mosin Bolt
This makes sense to me. There was cosmoline/grease on the outside of the mag under the stock. I believe the previous owner just wiped down the gun without disassembling it, the gun stock itself felt kinda sticky ( for lack of a better word).The bolt is soaking overnight in...
I recently won a 1938 Mosin on GB. Overall the gun is in good shape but the previous owner did not do a good job of cleaning it (other than the bore). I tried to disassemble the bolt to clean and oil it but I can't get the cocking knob to unscrew off of the firing pin. The whole assembly looks...
Nice Finn's. I didn't make it over to Dulles today, working on my honey do list. I did win a Finn 1938 Izzy on GB. I hope it looks as nice as it does in the pics, stock looks a little rough but otherwise I hope it's as nice as yours.
Got it yesterday
No pics yet but when I took it out of the box I pi$$ed down both pant legs! She's Purdy for sure. I'm no expert in Mosins, Finn or otherwise, but the wood looks different from my other "Russian" rifles. Feels a little heavier than my others but that's probably just my...
My wife
was not much of a fan when we had kids in the house.She did grow up on a farm and is no stranger to shooting.Now that they are all grown she has tolerates my purchases. In fact ought be a rather nice 1933 MH for my birthday. She has never shown an interest in shooting, even though I...
Thanks Again Everyone.
I realize that this subject has been done to death in these forums, I appreciate everyones patience and advice. A couple of my buds have small farms and I am at their mercy for "range time". As soon as I can set something up I plan on taking it out and get the feel for...
Thanks Guys
I appreciate the imput. I know it's a complicated subject with lots of opinions and that's what I wanted. Thanks for the link too, I never considered fields of fire, construction etc. Lots to learn and yes I plan on going out with it as soon as this crappy weather breaks.
It's a...