Mosin nagant

LiamLad

Anyone know of dealers with these in stock?

juice1304

You could try here, John is a gent.
http://www.fingalsports.com/classic.html

LIFFY FISHING

Paddy Fagan in Gunshop.ie has one for sale

Grizzly 45

The Alamo in Kerry has a couple as well.

kowloon

juice1304 wrote: »

You could try here, John is a gent.
http://www.fingalsports.com/classic.html

Dead sound, I'll be going back to him when I get some cash together.

LiamLad

Thanks for the info lads i'll know where to look now!

EWQuinn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmVJYB3uDkc

Here's a little encouragment, Mosin Tennessee style Its fun watching him have fun.

1shot16

Just interested how much is ammo its the 7.62 X54R?

deeksofdoom

They seem to be cheaper than the Lee Enfield and the ammunition seems to be easier to come by coz the Russians still make them for the PKM.

My Grandfather was one of the Irish Volunteers who was mobilised to March to meet the Aud to unload the rifles in Kerry in 1916. They were rifles the Germans captured off the Russians during the opening battles of WW1, I think at the battle of the Masurian Lakes.

I magine if they had landed, there would be far more Mosin nagants than Lee Enfields at the Classic Rifle events.

FISMA

LiamLad wrote: »

Anyone know of dealers with these in stock?

LiamLad,
Have you considered an Enfield, K31, or K98?

LiamLad

FISMA....nothing set in stone yet, i like the rugedness of the mosin and its history....but if i had the choice of a mosin or k98 which ever would feel best and fit best i would buy.

LiamLad

Here's a little encouragment, Mosin Tennessee style Its fun watching him have fun.[/QUOTE]

Anyone know if you can have a bayonet on a rifle here in ireland??

FISMA

LiamLad wrote: »

FISMA....nothing set in stone yet, i like the rugedness of the mosin and its history....but if i had the choice of a mosin or k98 which ever would feel best and fit best i would buy.

I have had them all and would greatly urge you to consider buying, in this order:
1) Enfield No4 Mk2
2) Mauser K98
3) Swiss K31

If the Springfield 03 was available in Eire, it might have been #4. However, it is just a bootlegged Mauser, so it does not make the list. The Garand would be at the top, but for obvious reasons, she is not there.

I have an Irish Enfield and a K31. I had two Nagants which I traded with a few other toys for a nice Browning.

The Enfield and the K31 are a quantum leap above the Nagants. There are a few things I like about the Nagants, but again, they are few.

I would recommend getting a Nagant if you were paying $100 or $200, but nothing more.

For the prices you are going to pay in Eire, along with the hassle, save a few more euro and get the Enfield or K31. They are both that much better.

LiamLad

1shot16 wrote: »

Just interested how much is ammo its the 7.62 X54R?

Calibre 7.62X54R 182Grn FMJ €85 Per 100 €18 Per Box of 20

that is in fingal sports online shop

kowloon

LiamLad wrote: »

Here's a little encouragment, Mosin Tennessee style Its fun watching him have fun.

Anyone know if you can have a bayonet on a rifle here in ireland??[/QUOTE]

Were they not originally zeroed with the bayonet on?

EWQuinn

Supposedly with bayonet fixed, although I doubt it would make too much difference.

kowloon

EWQuinn wrote: »

Supposedly with bayonet fixed, although I doubt it would make too much difference.

Maybe enough to justify having it on the gun?

EWQuinn

My view, I think you want it on the gun for historical accuracy if nothing else, if allowed in ROI.

Check this link out (below), it seems pretty good. It talks about battle sight zero and how to adjust one, and the affect of the bayonet.

Edit: Just noticed, this link is Part 3, which appears on topic for what you are asking. At the bottom of that article are links to parts 1 and 2, first of which is kind of a buying guide. Overall it seems pretty good.

http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2011/09/ralph/ralph%E2%80%99s-guide-to-your-first-mosin-nagant-9130-pt-3/

(PS I have an M39 Finnish Mosin, so I can't help too much with the Model 91 from personal experience, but people seem to really like them. With the M39, Finns put shims in the stock under the receiver, and to keeping it shooting straight its all about keeping the shims in place and tight.)