![]() ![]() You’re just thrilled that it goes bang each time you pull the trigger. Honestly, in that initial ownership period, you really don’t care how it shoots, when it was made, or by which European factory. Then you’ll dance until you got a leg cramp after buying an entire SPAM can of 400 rounds for only another $100. When you first get your hands on a Mosin, you’re just thrilled that you’ve found a powerful centerfire rifle that only set you back around $100. At this point in time there is no other large centerfire rifle that is this inexpensive to shoot. 308 or 30-06, can easily be had for a stunningly low $.25 a round. Part of the attraction of the cold war Mosin Nagants is that they are excellent rifles for the typical $70-$100 street price, but the even bigger draw is that the ammo, which is comparable ballistically to the. Only it’s not a Bose sound system – it’s a Boze (made in Cambodia), and the chrome on your spinners is flaking off after six months.The Ultimate Mosin Nagant: Transforming a Legend It’s like putting $6000 worth chrome spinners and low profile tires, a $3000 Bose sound system, and a $200 car alarm on a 1981 Chevette. The issue is spending MORE money for a WORSE end product. (And it isn’t “hate”, despite my jokes about ProMag magazines - it is pure disdain.) The “hate” here isn’t because you aren’t brand conscious or anything. So, for spendiong your extra $180, you have a rifle that is known for being very stiff to work, weighs more, is longer, and shoots 50% worse than just buying a good entry level rifle off the shelf. Even tweaked, a Nagant is lucky to hit 1.5 MOA on its best day. So the Nagant is now up to $480, and it sure as Hell ISN’T a 1 MOA gun. So, add a Timney Trigger and ATI bent bolt handle & scope base $160. The Nagant needs a new trigger, scope base, bent bolt handle conversion, AND then you can price rings and a scope. Total price of Ruger, minus the actual scope rings and scope is still $300. The RAR already has scope bases included, and has a good adjustable trigger. Moisin Nagant $120 (cheapest I’ve seen lately) + ProMag Stock $200. Chrome wheels don’t make my car any faster in the quarter mile, and a cheap plastic stock won’t make your Mosin a better gun. But be honest with yourself, and don’t waste $200 bucks on a cheapo plastic stock because you think it will make your Mosin-Nagant shoot better. If you want to buy this rifle stock because “it looks cool, and I like that sort of thing” go ahead. It has some fundamentally unserious parts on it, like a giant exhaust, chrome wheels, and a chrome shifter handle. ![]() Here’s a short list of things you could buy for a Mosin that will actually help you shooting it better that cost less or the same than this stock: There are functional ways to improve the shootability of your Mosin-Nagant, but buying this stock isn’t one of them. In fact, just typing that sentence makes me realize the nature of my objection to this sort of accessory – it’s fundamental unserious, like putting a giant rear spoiler on a front wheel drive Honda while neglecting any actual performance tuning. I am not so enamored with the AR15 that I can’t see a place for an old fashioned bolt gun in today’s world of rifles in fact there are many situations that I can imagine where I’d take a well trained marksman with a Mosin over a CODkiddie and his tacticalized AR15 any day of the week. Or, to put it another way: “MOSIN NAGANT IS FINE, USED TO KILL MILLIONS OF NAZI HORDES JUST FINE WITHOUT CHEAPLY MADE PARTS OF CHINESE PLASTIC.”Ī Mosin can absolutely be a serious rifle. Of course, what people do with their own money is their business, but as a consumer advocate I would counsel against spending perfectly good money on dressing up a Mosin-Nagant in silly, cheaply made aftermarket stocks and parts. Hanging cheap parts off your gun will not make it shoot better. However, buying a $200 stock for your Mosin is about as close to a perfect example of putting lipstick on a pig as I can imagine. The Mosin is a tough, rugged, and dependable rifle, and if someone had just $150 bucks and needed a rifle RIGHT NOW, it’s a smart choice. ![]() 30-06, which means it’s also a good gun to bring down most North American game animals. The 7.62x54R cartridge produces ballistics largely similar to the. I generally like Mosin-Nagants, because I’m 100% in favor of affordable rifles that are capable of hitting a man-sized target at about 100 meters. Now, let’s get a couple of things straight here. You can now buy a $200.00 Mosin-Nagant Conversion Stock, which will replace the factory wood on your Mosin with what looks like a drunken attempt to make a Magpul stock for a Mosin. ProMag Industries, makers of magazines for semi-automatic firearms that are notorious for their unreliability has launched a new product which proves that a fool and his money are easily parted.
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