Nice look at the Nagant. I like your presenting style too. Nice and calm and clear. There are too many over-excited presenters in the world! I'm going to watch some more over the coming days.

I just found this video, great presentation sir. Reminded me of an Alaskan hunt in 1998. We stopped in Noorvik for supplies - the small store carried all the necessities. In the corner by the cash register was a barrel, the sign on it said "your choice $35 each". Inside were nine Nagant rifles in various condition. I asked the proprietor about this and he told me that this rifle was very commonly used by the native Alaskan people to hunt seal, moose and other game. The rifles in the barrel were are in working order, just not what a collector would be looking for. This is a testament to the durability and quality of these rifles and the capabilities of a people to be able to put food on the table in this most harsh environment with them.

Hey it's me again Mike. Another fine video from several years ago that I just discovered. Gee, you have good taste in music too. Another obviously knowledgeable viewer commented that he was somewhat confused by the selection. I found it entertaining with the well done videography. With the Christmas decor you might have selected Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite but your selection was fair and balanced with no political interpretation. As to the Mosin-Nagant, until about 10 years ago I didn't think much of it (mostly because of styling) until I looked at the ballistics of the 7.62x54R cartridge. It gets pretty close to 30-06. I don't have one, but maybe some day.

I love my 91/30 dragon it's not a tack driver but it gets the deer in the freezer every year with the iron sights no problem as long as I keep it to 300 yards or less great Channel the best I've seen on KZfaq so informative thank you for all the hard work it takes to get it all done

Nice video and nice rifles! From the looks of your Mosin, it's an ex-dragoon rifle, and I have one identical to it. If you're not familiar with this variant, it is a model 1891 Dragoon rifle that was reworked to the 91/30 configuration. The hexagonal receiver, 91/30 sights, and the spring-type barrel band retainers are the distinguishing features there. Great guns and not as common as the standard 91/30!

The music is totally throwing me off... Bizet is French and Carmen is an opera based in Spain. Let see, Germany took over France and had an agreement with Spain, which was neutral in WWII but provide rear echelon firearms to the Germans such as the Star, Star B and Super B. The connection might be a bit of a stretch but the Germans did fear the Russians when the tide of WWII turned and the Russians weren't only at their door step but managed to kick down the front door armed with and proving that the moist nugget is much more than that. At best it was a robust firearm that everyone knew how to use and at its worse it is a hard club made of steel and wood, both ways equally effective when correctly. Keep up the good work, really enjoy the videos.

My god! You have a fantastic collection you have there! Right now I have a Izhevsk 1942 which has been refinished after the war and it shoots alright. My pride and joy is my Finnish M39 which can out shoot my Rock Island M1903 and M1 Garand made by Breda. I am trying to hunt down a decent condition Remington or Westinghouse Model 1891s made during WWI.

I've been following you for over 2 years. The review of the Mosin Nagant was one of the 1st reviews that I remember. I too am somewhat of a technocrat, and enjoy, not only the history of firearms, but how they work too. Since you've done a Russian Mosin, I would really like to see a review of the Finnish version, the M-39. My best, Al Lovitz

The first Mosin I owned was a M91/30 that I bought last year for $200. It was not too pleasant to shoot, had a fairly rusty bore, and started falling apart after a few shots (barrel bands would jump the retainers and the cleaning rod would come loose and fall out). I wrote Mosins off as "garbage rods" and traded it to a pawn shop for money towards a Swedish Mauser and an Egyptian Hakim. No regrets there. A few months ago however, a like new condition Mosin M44 showed up on the shelf and I told myself that if I was going to collect at least one example of a Mosin, this is the one. $350 out the door and I don't regret it. This is one beautiful rifle with a shiny bore that shoots straight! I hand made a leather cheek rest with bullet loops on the side and put a Pachmayr Decelerator on the back and what a pleasure it is to shoot! Easily one of my favorite rifles.

I bought a 1938 Izhevsk for a shooter about five years ago. Mounted it in a ATI stock and removed the rear sight and clamped a scout mount and long eye relief 2x7 scope. Shoot it does: Barnaul 174 FMJ ammo will group into about 1.5 MOA, despite the horrendous 9 lb. trigger.

they're very Accurate

Love mine, as you say its as Russian as the people and thats where its beauty is. It's a joy to shoot and the ammo is relatively inexpensive. Thank you for the vid, cheers.

Good looking 91/30 you have. Mine is similar with the hex receiver. The receiver for that Mosin was made by Remington under a 1915 contract with Russia. Also have the M44 Carbine. The Russian 7.62x54r uses a slow burning powder based on some observations I've noticed. With the M44 short barrel it blasts donuts, especially noticeable in low light.

Hello again! I think in my honest opinion, the best conversions of Mosin-Nagant is the Finnish infantry Rifle M/27 (Pystykorva) desing by Kuusisto and the M/39 (Ukko-Pekka). I have shot the M/39 a few times and the barrel is excellent. With iron sights you can easily hit your target even with a good distance. Also one feature with the rifle is that it is reliable and easy to maintain. And also it doesn`t jam on you that easily. The Mosin-Nagant is not the only design we "took" from the russians. The Finnish assault rifle RK62 is based on the russian AK-47 in many ways. And you can throw RK62 in a swamp for a week and it still works. :D Nice video once again.

Bizet's Carmen. Nice.

I paid $150 for mine. Made in 1938, Tula. I have a ton of surplus ammo. Glad I stocked up when I did. Good brass is not cheap lol.

I remember buying these for 100 and now all the gun shops are selling them for 300 and up. Its like all mill surp guns. The prices just keep going up. Its a great gun to shoot and fun to collect.

Oh no, you scoped a Chilean 1912, didn't you? I'm not an Uber purist, but there are a few old rifles that I feel should never be altered and a few of the south American Mausers fall into that category. It is a beautiful rifle though.

Hey 👋 l have that same book. It’s a good one. I also have a 9130 Tula. Not a mark on it. Made in 1939. Never issued l am thinking 🤔 Take care of yourself bud🇨🇦🤠

I think most of the Mosin hate is from how most of these rifles have been through one or two of the most brutal conflicts in history and show that wear, and the general problem of people treating things like cheap crap and getting what they expect. In my experience the bolt wont't stick if the chamber is clean and free from pitting, and you aren't running surplus ammo through it with degraded powder that's gone greatly over pressure. Trigger is usable, albeit heavy, with just stoning of the contact surfaces to smooth them out. Accuracy can be brought up to typical milsurp bolt gun levels (3-4 moa with surplus ammo) playing with the stock bedding/barrel pressure. They're ugly and clunky compared to anything else, but they're perfectly serviceable rifles if you treat them as such and pick out one with life left in it. That said I can't really blame anyone for not buying one outside of historical interest with how expensive they've gotten, surplus ammo drying up, and how affordable a new .308 bolt gun has gotten.

I have one of these 91/30 rifles. Its in good shape, numbers matching refurb with the bbq painted metal so not really a collectors rifle I would say. Got it for $300 and Im planning to cut the barrel down to 19" and just use it for plinking with corrosive surplus ammo. Whats your take on cutting barrels? Should I just leave it the way it is and buy a M44 nagant instead?

Have the book, have the gun.....

Interesting video , the book and the music scene was cool ! The mosin is a interesting and good rifle but the Finnish people made it great , they installed better wood and much better barrels and tweaked the the action and bolts , I have many examples of both and enjoy shooting both ,,, thanks again for another fine video ,,, PS. The hex receivers were milled and are much more desirable but even the round receivers can with stand pressures exceeding 90,000 PSI 👍

Hows the march in the beginning called?

I love shooting these things with a PU Scope

May I ask what in Russian history have you read? As in books, articles etc.

MountieFan16

thing is none can shoot over 100 yards and hit a person with out a scope ..shame fun gun . very bad short bolt handle .no leverage .. working safety is basic not able to engage .. so leave the chamber empty .solid nothing can break will last 100's of years ..but do not expect to hit anything with iron sights... great rifle for russian people who can not write / read . understand how anything works .. basic with a bayonet with a long wood stick that might go bang 4-5 times

Decent not fantastic