[sierram37]

Well I picked up my mosi this Wednesday, cleaned her all up, worked on the barrel which is not counter bored, clean crown. Fired the first two rounds this evening, one by me and one by my 15 year old. She's loud and the kick wasn't as bad as I expected. Already thinking about another. This one is a 1942 and all numbers match. Damn best $89 I ever spent for a piece of history. Time to order a couple cans of the cheap stuff.

[texaswoodworker]

Originally Posted by orangello

That's a frikkin BEAUT!!!

Thank you.

Originally Posted by vincent

Best advice I could give you for the bayo is to just carefully dremel it out 'til it fits right. They were designed to stay affixed to the gun, not so much for on and off. I've yet to shoot mine with the bayo attached, supposedly it does better as far as accuracy goes, something to do with barrel harmonics...or so I've read in a couple of places. I'm not good enough of a shot to spot a difference like that and I'm afraid if I put in on snug that I won't be able to get it off to fit in the safe without a hammer and prybar...

I see I'm not the only one who got a sling covered in goo!!

Ok, I'll give the dremel a try. I have it to where it will slide onto the barrel until it is almost to the end of the first slot, but it gets stuck after that.

I don't know if the goo on the sling was cosmoline, or what ever kind of oil used to be in the can, but it was sticky, smelly, and nasty. Pouring a little boiling water over it cleaned it up nicely. The oil can still had some oil in it too. That is some of the nastiest stuff I have ever seen.

Originally Posted by sierram37

Well I picked up my mosi this Wednesday, cleaned her all up, worked on the barrel which is not counter bored, clean crown. Fired the first two rounds this evening, one by me and one by my 15 year old. She's loud and the kick wasn't as bad as I expected. Already thinking about another. This one is a 1942 and all numbers match. Damn best $89 I ever spent for a piece of history. Time to order a couple cans of the cheap stuff.

Congrats. Sounds like money well spent.

[dteed4094]

Just take a tapered rod or punch and open the hole up, very simple. I put emery cloth on a dowell till I got smart.

[Todd_]

This makes me want a Mosin SO BAD. I would love to buy 6-7 of them and a few thousand rounds of ammo and call prepping for societal unrest DONE. A gun for every member of my family who will come to my house if the SHTF, and for under $100 a pop? Yea, I think so!

I wonder,

Is getting your C&R license worth it?

[Chainfire]

Originally Posted by Todd_

This makes me want a Mosin SO BAD. I would love to buy 6-7 of them and a few thousand rounds of ammo and call prepping for societal unrest DONE. A gun for every member of my family who will come to my house if the SHTF, and for under $100 a pop? Yea, I think so!

I wonder,

Is getting your C&R license worth it?

Yes, if you are interested in Mosins, the C&R is just the ticket. It cost $30.00the Feds don't make you jump through too many hoops. You can save the cost on your first on-line purchase, and you can easily find 200 rifles for sale on any given day..

[texaswoodworker]

Originally Posted by dteed4094

Just take a tapered rod or punch and open the hole up, very simple. I put emery cloth on a dowell till I got smart.

I don't really have a tapered rod that would work. I used the back of a body hammer (the back is basically a tapered rod), and it opened up the front a little, and made it easier to to slide the barrel through the back, but the part that is tight is in a hard to reach area (the tapered rod on the back of the body hammer won't reach this area at all). I'll have to either find a rod the same size as the barrel, out use a dremel.

Originally Posted by Todd_

This makes me want a Mosin SO BAD. I would love to buy 6-7 of them and a few thousand rounds of ammo and call prepping for societal unrest DONE. A gun for every member of my family who will come to my house if the SHTF, and for under $100 a pop? Yea, I think so!

I wonder,

Is getting your C&R license worth it?

Yes. It can save you a lot of money. A transfer fee around here cost about $20. The C&R license cost $30 for three years. I will definitely get one when I turn 21.

The Mosins for SHTF is a good plan. Its a good cheap way to have enough guns for everyone, and have thousands of rounds of ammo for them.

[texaswoodworker]

Well, I finally shot my mosin last weekend. The first time I shot it, I put 20 rounds down range. Only one actually hit the target (at 100 yards). The rest were about a foot above it. So I took a break, and worked on the bayonet until I finally got it to fit.
I shot 5 more rounds with the bayonet on, and 4 hit the target (I jerked the trigger on the 5th one, so it was my fault it missed ). I cannot believe how much that bayonet affects the rifle. With it on, it's a pretty accurate gun. I love it!!!

[texaswoodworker]

What do you guys use to clean your mosin? I used hoppes, but it took forever. I also read somewhere that it doesn't get rid of the corrosive salts very well either. What should I use?

[vincent]

Originally Posted by texaswoodworker

Well, I finally shot my mosin last weekend. The first time I shot it, I put 20 rounds down range. Only one actually hit the target (at 100 yards). The rest were about a foot above it. So I took a break, and worked on the bayonet until I finally got it to fit.
I shot 5 more rounds with the bayonet on, and 4 hit the target (I jerked the trigger on the 5th one, so it was my fault it missed ). I cannot believe how much that bayonet affects the rifle. With it on, it's a pretty accurate gun. I love it!!!

Sounds like a great day at the range!! So the bayo made that much difference huh? I'm gonna have to try that out...

Originally Posted by texaswoodworker

What do you guys use to clean your mosin? I used hoppes, but it took forever. I also read somewhere that it doesn't get rid of the corrosive salts very well either. What should I use?

Maybe c3 will chime in, thought I heard him say Hoppe's was made for cleaning the corrosive stuff...

He also says that hot, hot water will clean out the "salts" best...

[JonM]

Originally Posted by texaswoodworker

What do you guys use to clean your mosin? I used hoppes, but it took forever. I also read somewhere that it doesn't get rid of the corrosive salts very well either. What should I use?

I use hoppes its designed specifically to remove corrosive residue. I also use a very hot bucket of soapy water stick the muzzle in and use a nylon brush. Pulling the brush up and down pulls the hot water up the bore. Just be sure you dont have the stock on.

Then clean as normal and lube everything hit by the water.

the bolt still needs to be taken apart and cleaned with hoppes. If you dont the corrosives can transfer from the bolt to the rest of the gun during storage