Mosinitis contagious? - Page 2

gandog56 · 07-10-2008, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by SoDakHunter

Maybe ill just go out and pick up an m44 and a 91/30 just to try them out. (Pretty cheap at the local gun store) \

So sad, another poor lost soul. DAMN YOU MOSINITIS!

SoDakHunter · 07-10-2008, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by gandog56

So sad, another poor lost soul. DAMN YOU MOSINITIS!

Heh, who knows (sorry for the blasphemy), i might just hate the damn things. I love the looks and i have handled a few but i have never seen anyone fire one or fired one myself, so i can't really say if I am going to have full blown Mosinitis (ive heard the virus can stay dormant in the host for up to 22 years) But if you guys see some pics up tomorrow of my new toys i might just be on the slippery slope. Everyone has to start somewhere right?

tullyx · 07-10-2008, 11:16 AM

getcha an M44. Huge flame, loud bang, and the proof is in your target. My m44 kicks harder than my 12gauge with 3" mags. I would say my M44 kicks harder than any gun I own really. And it's probably the loudest. I have a 300 winmag and it's mighty loud, but I do believe the mosin is louder. It send off more of a thundering roar than a bang, haha.

SwedeSteve · 07-10-2008, 01:22 PM

When they coined the phrase "thunderstick" they must have been shooting a Mosin !!

gandog56 · 07-10-2008, 01:34 PM

My Steyr M85/34 still kicks harder, but the ball of flame out of my M44 is something.

SGRAVESOK · 07-10-2008, 03:35 PM

SoDak, I, too, think it's too late for you. You don't even have a Mosin and you've already got Mosinitis. I shot my Mod 38 last weekend at first dark and my buddy said the fire ball (more like stream) was at least a yard long. I must say that it was far more impressive from the side watching him shoot it that from the rear when I shot it. You only see a basketball size flash when you are shooting it. Get one, get 2, get a bunch while they're still cheap. I'm still kicking my own a__ for not buying milsurps when I was your age. My policy now is if I can afford it (or maybe even close to afford it) I buy it. It will NOT be cheaper in the future.

ingous · 07-10-2008, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by TheWanderingMind

......Oh, and Mosinitis is not only highly contagious - it's terminal! ...

......good things do happen!!

sean46953 · 07-11-2008, 12:03 AM

Yeah...You're done for...Mosinitis is sure to set in soon with you! lol For what you want, I would go with the M-44 of even the M-38. Both are crown pleasers! Good luck, and let us know what you get!

texnmidwest · 07-11-2008, 01:55 AM

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Originally Posted by SoDakHunter

Heh, who knows (sorry for the blasphemy), i might just hate the damn things. I love the looks and i have handled a few but i have never seen anyone fire one or fired one myself, so i can't really say if I am going to have full blown Mosinitis (ive heard the virus can stay dormant in the host for up to 22 years) But if you guys see some pics up tomorrow of my new toys i might just be on the slippery slope. Everyone has to start somewhere right?

SoDak, DON"T SHOOT IT!!!! Next thing that happens is you are going to have to buy another gun safe to keep your Mosins in! You will not be able to control yourself. You will spend every spare moment poking through every gun rack that has mosins searching for that special collector. You will see a rack of m44s and drive the gun clerk nuts asking to see each one. Searching with never ending hope for the one that has a 100 buck price tag and a star on the receiver or the numbers 1943 stamped on it. Then there are the things that will make you loose sleep night after night. Should I buy that rusted M91 Tikka or shuould I pass? It will drive you insane!!!! Don't shoot a mosin!!!

I was skeptical until I shot one and then 6 months later I have a safe full of them. They are a blast to shoot and collect!

marion57 · 07-11-2008, 02:00 AM

+1 what tex said

07-10-2008, 01:22 PM	#24
SwedeSteve Thor's Hammer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 10,346 Images: 1	When they coined the phrase "thunderstick" they must have been shooting a Mosin !! __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

07-11-2008, 12:03 AM	#28
sean46953 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Marion, Indiana Posts: 357	Yeah...You're done for...Mosinitis is sure to set in soon with you! lol For what you want, I would go with the M-44 of even the M-38. Both are crown pleasers! Good luck, and let us know what you get! __________________ http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/b...00_0535100.jpgSean M. Hartman

07-11-2008, 02:00 AM	#30
marion57 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 2,880	+1 what tex said __________________ You can have my gun when you pry it from my cold dead fingers!(Charlton Heston)

07-10-2008, 11:16 AM	#23
tullyx Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ashland, ky Posts: 31	getcha an M44. Huge flame, loud bang, and the proof is in your target. My m44 kicks harder than my 12gauge with 3" mags. I would say my M44 kicks harder than any gun I own really. And it's probably the loudest. I have a 300 winmag and it's mighty loud, but I do believe the mosin is louder. It send off more of a thundering roar than a bang, haha.

07-10-2008, 01:34 PM	#25
gandog56 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Montgomery, IL. Posts: 4,307	My Steyr M85/34 still kicks harder, but the ball of flame out of my M44 is something.

07-10-2008, 03:35 PM	#26
SGRAVESOK Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 60	SoDak, I, too, think it's too late for you. You don't even have a Mosin and you've already got Mosinitis. I shot my Mod 38 last weekend at first dark and my buddy said the fire ball (more like stream) was at least a yard long. I must say that it was far more impressive from the side watching him shoot it that from the rear when I shot it. You only see a basketball size flash when you are shooting it. Get one, get 2, get a bunch while they're still cheap. I'm still kicking my own a__ for not buying milsurps when I was your age. My policy now is if I can afford it (or maybe even close to afford it) I buy it. It will NOT be cheaper in the future.