Mosin Nagant Trivia
I figured since I am giving one away I would supply ya'll some trivia about them.
Mosin Nagant Trivia
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The forward sling slots on Hungarian M44s are approximately 1'' closer to the butt than all other M44s.
The Polish M44 "low wall" receiver cut is unlike all other Mosin Nagant receivers.
The co-designer of the Mosin Nagant, Emile Nagant, is the brother of Leon Nagant, designer of the M1895 Nagant revolver.
All New England Westinghouse M91s are dated 1915 regardless of the year they were actually made.
Many M91/38 front sights are made from M44 front sights with the bayonet lug cut off.
Albania made a small number of M91/30s in 1961.
The 7.62x54r is the oldest military cartridge still in common use today.
There are nearly 300 variations of Mosin Nagant rifles and carbines which have been used by over 20 countries (source: Karl-Heinz Wrobel).
The Finnish designation for the Mosin Nagant cartridge is 7.62x53r.
Tula used three distinct logos during 1919.
New England Westinghouse stock cartouches translate to "English Contract" because the manufacturing equipment was owned by the British government and it was also the guarantor of payment for the rifles.
Mosin Nagants were tested along with M1903 Springfields during the "Pedersen Device" experiments.
A pair of working half scale Mosin Nagants and ammunition were made for the son of Tsar Nicholas II.
During the Russian Revolutions and Civil War partisans cut down the barrels and stocks of Mosin Nagants to create a 7.62x54r "pistol" known as an "obrez".
There are 81 parts in a Russian M91 and 64 parts in a Soviet M44.
Mosin Nagant Trivia
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The forward sling slots on Hungarian M44s are approximately 1'' closer to the butt than all other M44s.
The Polish M44 "low wall" receiver cut is unlike all other Mosin Nagant receivers.
The co-designer of the Mosin Nagant, Emile Nagant, is the brother of Leon Nagant, designer of the M1895 Nagant revolver.
All New England Westinghouse M91s are dated 1915 regardless of the year they were actually made.
Many M91/38 front sights are made from M44 front sights with the bayonet lug cut off.
Albania made a small number of M91/30s in 1961.
The 7.62x54r is the oldest military cartridge still in common use today.
There are nearly 300 variations of Mosin Nagant rifles and carbines which have been used by over 20 countries (source: Karl-Heinz Wrobel).
The Finnish designation for the Mosin Nagant cartridge is 7.62x53r.
Tula used three distinct logos during 1919.
New England Westinghouse stock cartouches translate to "English Contract" because the manufacturing equipment was owned by the British government and it was also the guarantor of payment for the rifles.
Mosin Nagants were tested along with M1903 Springfields during the "Pedersen Device" experiments.
A pair of working half scale Mosin Nagants and ammunition were made for the son of Tsar Nicholas II.
During the Russian Revolutions and Civil War partisans cut down the barrels and stocks of Mosin Nagants to create a 7.62x54r "pistol" known as an "obrez".
There are 81 parts in a Russian M91 and 64 parts in a Soviet M44.
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"During the Russian Revolutions and Civil War partisans cut down the barrels and stocks of Mosin Nagants to create a 7.62x54r "pistol" known as an "obrez"
That would be one hell of a pistol! I would'nt want to fire it, but I would like to watch someone else fire it.0 -
quote:Originally posted by allen griggs
"During the Russian Revolutions and Civil War partisans cut down the barrels and stocks of Mosin Nagants to create a 7.62x54r "pistol" known as an "obrez"
That would be one hell of a pistol! I would'nt want to fire it, but I would like to watch someone else fire it.
Would be a HE!! of a pistol huh!0 -
quote:Originally posted by allen griggs
"During the Russian Revolutions and Civil War partisans cut down the barrels and stocks of Mosin Nagants to create a 7.62x54r "pistol" known as an "obrez"
That would be one hell of a pistol! I would'nt want to fire it, but I would like to watch someone else fire it.
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How many rounds do they hold?Do you have to manualy pull back the bolt to fire it?Big 5 sells them for $89.00 plus tax. The ammo sells for more the an A.K or S.K.S.I just wondered what its claim to fame was. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by victorlvlb
How many rounds do they hold?Do you have to manualy pull back the bolt to fire it?Big 5 sells them for $89.00 plus tax. The ammo sells for more the an A.K or S.K.S.I just wondered what its claim to fame was.
Look around, ammo can be had for $0.10/rd. Many loads from 147 gr to 190+.
I just bought some 700 rds of light ball for $80 shipped.0 -
Thanks, I'll sleep better tonight knowing that. 0 -
Blckhrn
Thanks for the reply.The rifles are not semi auto's right?0 -
quote:Originally posted by victorlvlb
Blckhrn
Thanks for the reply.The rifles are not semi auto's right?
These are bolt action with a fixed 5rd mag. Nice high powered and very accurate.0 -
The Mosin Nagant is bolt action.
They hold five in the magazine.
This rifle's claim to fame is that it was the main battle rifle of Russia in WW1 and WW2. Some 17 million of these rifles have been produced.
It won't shoot as many rounds per minute as an AK, but the Mosin Nagant is much more powerful.
These rifles can be pretty accurate. The sniper rifles used by the Viet Cong were Mosin Nagants.
Muslim snipers in Iraq are reportedly using the Mosin Nagant cartridge for sniping, but they are shooting the Dragunov rifle, a semi or full auto which holds 20 in the mag.
ps By the way, git-r-done, I have met 7.62x54r.net, the author of this list. His name is Ted, he lives in Atlanta. I sold him a rare Finnish Mosin Nagant five years ago. My Finn was the 24th Mosin Nagant he owned. He didn't have that web site in those days. No telling how many Mosin Nagants he has now.0 -
quote:Originally posted by allen griggs
The Mosin Nagant is bolt action.
They hold five in the magazine.
This rifle's claim to fame is that it was the main battle rifle of Russia in WW1 and WW2. Some 17 million of these rifles have been produced.
It won't shoot as fast as an AK, but it is much more powerful.
These rifles can be pretty accurate. The sniper rifles used by the Viet Cong were Mosin Nagants.
Muslim snipers in Iraq are reportedly using the Mosin Nagant cartridge for sniping, but they are shooting the Dragunov rifle, a semi or full auto which holds 20 in the mag.
ps By the way, git-r-done, I have met 7.62x54r.net, the author of this list. His name is Ted, he lives in Atlanta. I sold him a rare Finnish Mosin Nagant five years ago. My Finn was the 24th Mosin Nagant he owned. He didn't have that web site in those days. No telling how many Mosin Nagants he has now.
He does have a nice site with more info than most would ever need about these guns.
I have 2 of them (91/30 and M-44) and enjoy the heck out of them. And when I go to the range you can bet that I have one of them with me. They are probly my favorite to shoot. I can keep everything on a pie plate sized target at 200 yards with the iron sights (probly farther if I ever got them to a range with more distance). The 91/30 will keep everything within about 4" at that 200 yards.
Great guns, cheep to buy, reasonable briced ammo, and great fun makes them a must for all collections.0 -
no doubt, the Mosin is just an all around sweet looking and smooth operating gun with more than enough knock down power and range than the average civilian will ever need as far as big game hunting or sport shooting goes. I bought a polish model bout a year ago fixed it up with the black monte carlo synthetic stock, side stock shell holder, down cut bolt, black nylon sling, and swivel mount bi-pod and it looks scary to say the least[:D] all i need now is my scope mount an scope. anyone know what the 11 with a circle around it stamped behind my back stands for? 0 -
Thanks for the trivia, didn't know all that. 0
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