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Well, maybe this. On 2 separate occasions folks have done the equivalent of "Is a Mosin Nagant ok of a rifle?"
Well, for that price, I don't see how you can go wrong, really. Only a few negatives. Sometime, the extractor is broken. You'll find that out at the range. The ammo tends to be corrosive so you gotta watch out for that and clean it good everytime, right away. Cosmoline can be annoying to clean off when you get it, but that's a one time thing. And it kicks like a mule.
That's it. The negatives I know. Everything else is positive, pretty much. Especially, like I said, for that price. As cheap as a 'tomator stake.'
Well, the Safety is a Bitch to apply, the stock is designed for those who have a Length of Pull of 9 inches or less (Damn Short Serfs!), and those Stripper Clips sure don't seem to want to move the Ammo into the Mag well very smoothly. Oh, and the older models Sights are measured in "Arshins" (Wiki it), and the Battle Zero is set to like 300 yards, so when you're trying for a Hundred Yard Zero at your local range, you need to take that into account. The Bayonet is the Cruciform style of the 19th Century, so you can only Stab Zeds in the Head, no slicing (unless you get one of the M-44s with the Folding Bayonet). And the Bolt Handle that sticks out takes some getting used to (but it works great with gloved hands).
ReplyDeleteBut for a C-note (plus Tax, Title Dealer Prep, etc.), having a few around with some Spam Cans of ammo is never a Bad Idea, Just in Case. I'd just have a GOOD Gunsmith run a Chamber Reamer to smooth out any Crap, and replace the Firing Pin Spring with something Newly made, just because it can be Hundred year old Steel.
Of course the Mosin can also be used as a handly club. Mosin vs. AR-15? Advantage Mosin, especially if you'd rather club baby seals over the head than shoot them.
ReplyDeleteKicks like a mule? I haven't fired mine yet (just got it), but I put a few rounds through CTone's... I thought the recoil was fine.
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