For a while I thought about having one bored out to a larger diameter to play with cast.
Well, maybe you never got hold of one that was good. They aren't modern rifles like a Savage, but for war time production guns, I used to have a lot of them, buying by the case and selling all the ones I didn't want, made them pay me. Having decent ammo also makes a difference, some of it wasn't very good but some of it was really good. I still have a few M/N's that I love to shoot plus a decent amount of ammo for them.…….and they still shoot horrible…..
Well, maybe you never got hold of one that was good. They aren't modern rifles like a Savage, but for war time production guns, I used to have a lot of them, buying by the case and selling all the ones I didn't want, made them pay me. Having decent ammo also makes a difference, some of it wasn't very good but some of it was really good. I still have a few M/N's that I love to shoot plus a decent amount of ammo for them.
I had gotten rid of my two 91/30's, then the prices jumped. I was having seller's remorse and then AIM got a batch in for 99 bucks so I got another one... just because. Yes, you can get modern rifles that shoot much better, but that's not really the point (for me and other milsurp enthusiasts). I have that one, a Romanian M44, an M38 that I got for free from another INGO member, and a Finn M39. I haven't shot any of them in awhile. I need a Mosin day at the range sometime. They always put a smile on my face.
We used to do a winter time Mosin shoot with carbines. Absolutely hilarious! Tremendous "thump" and fire ball amidst the falling snow. Get several in a row and open fire!