Do you think a M91/30' Russian Mosin Nagant bolt-action rifle is worth $ 109.00?

The price is because the Russians have released millions of these onto the market,and for the $109 (or less) they "can" be a decent rifle to take to the range,mess with,etc-but for any real shooting/hunting you would be better served with a modern rifle that is easily scoped and doesn't represent a good percentage of your body weight and height out in the field.

There are myriad support forums for the M-N,so you can learn how to properly clean it,what problems can be worked out,which size hammer is best for beating the bolt open...

If you decide to get one,you can try to put a recoil pad on it,there is a replacement composite stock available,few other upgrades-but the phrase "Polishing a Turd" was invented for the M-N.

I'm not a fan of them,but they do function well for a design from 1891,but use the forums to see how much barrel wash-out effects the accuracy,how/if to fix it;how to clean the cosmoline best,how to wash down after corrosive primer/powder usage,etc.

There is plenty of cheap ammo still,but realize it is Mil-Surplus,loaded with military FMJ or steel core bullets that are illegal to hunt with and some shooting ranges restrict.

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Do you think a M91/30' Russian Mosin Nagant bolt-action rifle is worth $ 109.00?

it seems like a good deal for a 7.62 caliber rifle.

has anyone here ever purchased one of these old surplus Russian rifles ?

do you think it would shoot straight past 100 meters ?

Big 5 Sporting Goods is the seller

m9130 russian mosin nagant boltaction rifle worth 10900

you're paying too much.

yes its a good rifle

i have purchased a 91/30 from big 5 before, loved it and bought another one from classicarms 2 years later.

both of mine are capable of shoot a milk jug at 300 meters. i'm sure it cna do more but my eyes aren't that good.

It's consistent too, if you set out 5 jugs each at 100, 200 and 300 meters, give me 3 clips (15 rounds). I'd shoot them all without fail. no misses either.

One issue to be aware of is the Mosin has a very thin barrel, if you rapid fire the barrel warps on the stock and you'd get better luck with a shotgun. They're made for the sub-zero Russian winters, they don't do that well on a warm sunny day in america. So long as the the barrel isn't too hot to hold you'll be ok. if it gets really burning hot you need to let the barrel cool some. that's about 5-10 rounds a minute.

a Mosin Nagant is a soviet surplus rifle. they carry almost no collectors value whatsoever. they're old but the way their history is, they have almost no value to them. if there wasn't so much legal red tape they'd sell for about 8 bucks.

After WW2 and with the adoption of the AK47 assault rifle, tens of millions of Mosin Nagant rifles were rounded up, refurbished, and put away for WW3 that both america and the soviet union believed would happen. some Mosin Nagant rifles were reissued to non-combat units and reserve troops until 1959.

After 1959 Mosin Nagant rifles were seldom used, some were sold or given away to other allied nations (the com bloc) but the majority sat in some warehouse waiting for WW3 all the way into the 1990s. They were checked and refurbished periodically.

The problem is that due to all the refurbishing they loose all their value & history from that. Starting in the 1930s with the new 91/30 standard, almost all previously manufactured Dragoons, Cossack and M91 rifles were brought to the new 1930 standard. that means features removed, sights updated, new stock, etc. this destroys any collector's value to the rifle. yes, you'd be buying a old rifle, one that fought a war, but due to all the refurbishing it's basically no more valuable than an american Sears-era department store rifle that's been heavily used all it's life and poorly restored. The thing about old guns is that you don't restore them. if you do you chance to loose alot of it's collector's value. Since all the Mosins are restored one way or another, they have no collector's value.

They're great shooters and great for gun projects or builds, but because there's no collector value they're not worth a cent over 100 bucks.

Now there are valuable Mosins. ones that have been modified by the Finnish, ones not made in Russia, and the few M91, M1891, Dragoon, Cossack rifles that escaped repeated modernization and refurbishment by the government. They're the ones that's worth spending $100+ for. the carbines are more valuable too, since there's not nearly as many carbines as there's 91/30s. most are built as a carbine, some are 91/30s cut down. The M38 (pre war), M44 (middle of WW2) and M91/59 (post war) are worth about $125-$160.

Foreign carbines from Europe are worth at least $150 in good condition.

Chinese rifles & carbines are worth about $175 or so.

Still, they're not expensive rifles because there's just to many of them.

The more rare sniper Mosins (made for sniper, issued to sniper or used by snipers) are typically the most expensive, at $350 or so.

Ultimately the newest Mosin builds by Russia (some target rifle, retails for $650+) and the Finnish builds that were never returned to Russia are by far the most valuable and expensive, at least $400.

Your average round receiver, 1942 to 1944 Mosin Nagant M91/30 rifle from Big 5 should cost you $60 to $80. you need to inspect the bore, action, receiver carefully to excessive wear or rust/pitting. bore pitting is pretty common but shouldn't be severe. barrel pitting is bad. if everything checks out as good, then it's worth your money.

A later 1945 to 1947 M91/30 is worth $80 to $100, these were some of the last production M91/30s and post war, they're made better compared to wartime production.

if you find a hex Mosin at Big 5, good condition, matching numbers and under $140, I suggest you buy it. Big 5 rarely sells hex Mosins.

Big 5 typically sells the least valuable of Mosins- a 1942 Izzy 91/30. the 1943 is slightly less common but it's still way too common. This rifle is seriously worth about 50 bucks. They usually price them at $179 or $159 for suckers to buy. They have zero collector's value and wouldn't really matter if you Bubba'd it up. or plopped it in some ugly black Monte Carlo stock.

For bare bones shooting, without any modern accessories its fine, but if you are looking for something to hunt with, or a long range rifle I say no, there are multiple modifications to be made...

I also would wait until it goes on sale for $80 that's what big 5 does every month

Yes it was a very good gun. It had a really good round and has great accuracy and that's why in world war 2 the Red army converted so into sniper rifle .

While I don't have a need or a desire to own one, I think that those at that price are a great buy. $100 is about the average price I see them at.

YEP.. they are known for shooting straight... and for 109... their worth more than that in scrap iron.... you'll enjoy shooting it....