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Posted: 1/16/2013 11:28:08 AM EDT
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Just picked up my first C&R/old gun of any kind for me:
A 1939 Tula. Decent overall shape. Bore looks shiny with good rifling. Nothing weird about the crown to the visible eye. It has sling slot escutcheons held on by screws. $119 at a local ranch supply shop. I'll post better pics when I have better light and a better camera. This is what I can do with my cell phone: 
One quick question - what is this brass screwhead in the middle of the stock above the trigger? I poked around on some 91/30 guides and didn't see this anywhere.: 
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Reinforcing bolt near the trigger, you can see another example here, towards the bottom of the page -http://7.62x54r.net/MosinID/MosinFeatures04.htm
And, no, no one knows why. Fairly rare on a 91/30, mostly found on '44's and '38's. Sometimes called a secondary crossbolt, but it is not a crossbolt. |
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Nice 91/30, now since no one told you I will deliver the bad news. They multiply like rabbits. My lone 91/30 from Aim, turned into a Finn 91 a Finn 39: a 44 , a Polish 44, a .22 training rifle and about 4 more 91/30's. I am sure if you look around it happens a lot . Someone has a good explanation I don't. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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It's funny - I bought this thing with the idea that it would be a fun restoration project. I was planning on making it look as new as possible: strip, sand, stain and oil the stock, polish up all the metal, maybe do some re-bluing. I handled it in the store a bit and passed on some slightly better looking 1942 models for this 1939. But it wasn't until I got it home and started really looking it over and wiping off cosmoline that I realized how cool it is just the way it is. I don't have the slightest urge to restore this one. I'll clean out the remaining cosmo from the mechanical bits, maybe buff up the stock a bit to bring out some shine, but that's about it.
I still have the restoration urge, so maybe I need to go back for one of those 1942's. And hopefully I don't have a change of heart on that one before I start stripping lacquer! Quick question: does anyone know if the "non-corrosive" new russian ammo that AIM is selling for $6/box is truly non-corrosive? I just ordered 500 rounds of it. ( "New Russian Novosibirsk Cartridge Plant 7.62x54R white box ammunition. Features a 148grn lead core bullet, full bi-metal jacket, steel case, and non-corrosive" http://www.aimsurplus.com/product.aspx?item=AR76254FMJ148&name=Russian+7.62x54R+148grn+FMJ+20rd+Box&groupid=40) |
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It's funny - I bought this thing with the idea that it would be a fun restoration project. I was planning on making it look as new as possible: strip, sand, stain and oil the stock, polish up all the metal, maybe do some re-bluing. I handled it in the store a bit and passed on some slightly better looking 1942 models for this 1939. But it wasn't until I got it home and started really looking it over and wiping off cosmoline that I realized how cool it is just the way it is. I don't have the slightest urge to restore this one. I'll clean out the remaining cosmo from the mechanical bits, maybe buff up the stock a bit to bring out some shine, but that's about it. I still have the restoration urge, so maybe I need to go back for one of those 1942's. And hopefully I don't have a change of heart on that one before I start stripping lacquer! Quick question: does anyone know if the "non-corrosive" new russian ammo that AIM is selling for $6/box is truly non-corrosive? I just ordered 500 rounds of it. ( "New Russian Novosibirsk Cartridge Plant 7.62x54R white box ammunition. Features a 148grn lead core bullet, full bi-metal jacket, steel case, and non-corrosive" http://www.aimsurplus.com/product.aspx?item=AR76254FMJ148&name=Russian+7.62x54R+148grn+FMJ+20rd+Box&groupid=40) 91/30s, M44, M38s tend to be horrible guns to try to restore, seeing as for the most part they were all refurbished before they were put in to storage. If you want a restoration project look for a T53, or a M95/34 there are a lot of them out there and most are in rough shape. Also yes that ammo is noncorrosive. |
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It's funny - I bought this thing with the idea that it would be a fun restoration project. I was planning on making it look as new as possible: strip, sand, stain and oil the stock, polish up all the metal, maybe do some re-bluing. I handled it in the store a bit and passed on some slightly better looking 1942 models for this 1939. But it wasn't until I got it home and started really looking it over and wiping off cosmoline that I realized how cool it is just the way it is. I don't have the slightest urge to restore this one. I'll clean out the remaining cosmo from the mechanical bits, maybe buff up the stock a bit to bring out some shine, but that's about it. I still have the restoration urge, so maybe I need to go back for one of those 1942's. And hopefully I don't have a change of heart on that one before I start stripping lacquer! Quick question: does anyone know if the "non-corrosive" new russian ammo that AIM is selling for $6/box is truly non-corrosive? I just ordered 500 rounds of it. ( "New Russian Novosibirsk Cartridge Plant 7.62x54R white box ammunition. Features a 148grn lead core bullet, full bi-metal jacket, steel case, and non-corrosive" http://www.aimsurplus.com/product.aspx?item=AR76254FMJ148&name=Russian+7.62x54R+148grn+FMJ+20rd+Box&groupid=40) 91/30s, M44, M38s tend to be horrible guns to try to restore, seeing as for the most part they were all refurbished before they were put in to storage. If you want a restoration project look for a T53, or a M95/34 there are a lot of them out there and most are in rough shape. Also yes that ammo is noncorrosive. +1 |
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Nice 91/30, now since no one told you I will deliver the bad news. They multiply like rabbits. My lone 91/30 from Aim, turned into a Finn 91 a Finn 39: a 44 , a Polish 44, a .22 training rifle and about 4 more 91/30's. I am sure if you look around it happens a lot . Someone has a good explanation I don't. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile I just need to do some bolt work on my '33 Tula and she's done. Welcome to the club. I'm thinking a companion M44 is in my near future. They're addicting for sure. |
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...And you'll want one of these....  http://youtu.be/oapv0tEq1kc
Some one needs to learn how to link  Linking is hard dude |
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Nice 91/30, now since no one told you I will deliver the bad news. They multiply like rabbits. My lone 91/30 from Aim, turned into a Finn 91 a Finn 39: a 44 , a Polish 44, a .22 training rifle and about 4 more 91/30's. I am sure if you look around it happens a lot . Someone has a good explanation I don't. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Just in case you think whiskerz is full of poo, I assue you that he speaks gospel. I bought a mosin for grins in 07 as my first gun, have 5 now, and if my wife wasn't due in a few weeks, I'd wrangle more money to buy moar. |
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