Nicest Mosin

SwedeSteve · 07-15-2008, 04:47 PM

Which model, and which arsenal gets the nod for nicest looking Mosin? I say the Sestroryetsk M91.

texnmidwest · 07-15-2008, 04:50 PM

That is NOT a fair question! I have not seen them all yet!

I would like to say that I have a deep itch to pick up a m91 from the early 1900s with all the artistic writing on it.

gandog56 · 07-15-2008, 06:42 PM

I only have Two Tulas and an Izzy to compare.

Geo M44 · 07-15-2008, 06:48 PM

They are all beautiful...

... but some are special.

Deegs · 07-15-2008, 07:52 PM

I would say M39 Finn because of the beautiful tiger stripe and leopard spot stocks they have on them but for overall best gun (mayb just a bonding thing) but my first mosin '40 91/30 is the most accurate mosin and most durable one i have shot or owned in my years

lunchbox99 · 07-15-2008, 10:22 PM

ONLY HAVE TWO IZZYS TO COMPARE BUT THE 1946 M44 IS ALOT NICER LOOKING THAN MY 1943 91-30. MUST BE BECAUSE MIDDLE WW2 PRODUCTION

SwedeSteve · 07-16-2008, 10:42 AM

I wasn't specific enough. What I meant was the stampings on the barrel. Like these:

Mosin Nagant Rifle Guide to Proofs and Markings

R5CYA · 07-16-2008, 11:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SwedeSteve

I wasn't specific enough. What I meant was the dtamings on the barrel. Like these:

Mosin Nagant Rifle Guide to Proofs and Markings

in that case, i go with your vote as well.

SwedeSteve · 07-16-2008, 12:40 PM

I really like that one the best !! I think the Remington is nice as well.

ouch · 07-16-2008, 01:57 PM

My nicest is a 1953 Polish M-44. It is in new condition including wood. I would say that it has not been fired as the metal shows no wear on any internal component.

SwedeSteve · 07-16-2008, 04:31 PM

Hey Ouch!! Where ya been hiding ??

White Death · 07-16-2008, 06:36 PM

Sestroryetsk M91 is good, but I like the Tula Peter the Great M91.

SwedeSteve · 07-19-2008, 08:32 AM

Hey, that's another really nice one WD !!

Geo M44 · 07-19-2008, 11:31 AM

I'm voting for the Peter The Great as well. Now I need to find one for $89.95...

SwedeSteve · 07-19-2008, 11:54 AM

Well I got my ex dragoon for $110. Just stacked in with the other long rifles.

Geo M44 · 07-19-2008, 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SwedeSteve

Well I got my ex dragoon for $110. Just stacked in with the other long rifles.

Pictures Steve... Pictures!

Have you ever seen Marion post a picture of his MN's? If not... maybe we have a closet AH.

TheWanderingMind · 07-20-2008, 03:48 PM

That's okay. Ran across a beautiful laminated 91/30 at Cinco Grande yesterday. They only wanted $209 for it! But! The markings are totally ground off, except for the Ishevsk triangle and arrow. WTH? The gun is in beautiful condition, straight from CAI, except: It seems to have been polyurethaned! There is even poly over the cosmolene on the sling-mount escutcheons! Again, WTH? The gun is blue-black 100% except for the bolt, the stock is gorgeous, but the markings are ground off and somebody put on poly!

I told the clerk I wouldn't give more than $99 for it - and he agreed it is way, way overpriced. But, of course, they wouldn't lower the price, either.

Oh, well... Wait until I get my M91 back! Then I'll get a chance to do things my way...

gandog56 · 07-20-2008, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gandog56

I only have Two Tulas and an Izzy to compare.

I must have been drunk when I posted this. I meant two Izzys and a Tula.

Geo M44 · 07-20-2008, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gandog56

I must have been drunk when I posted this. I meant two Izzys and a Tula.

We are making progress.

cremley · 07-20-2008, 05:29 PM

Sestroryetsk Imperial M91 and the Tula "Peter the Great" Imperial M91 are my favorite.

07-15-2008, 04:47 PM	#1
SwedeSteve Bullet Maintenance !! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: The anchor point, Alaska Posts: 10,251 Images: 1	Nicest Mosin Which model, and which arsenal gets the nod for nicest looking Mosin? I say the Sestroryetsk M91. __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

07-15-2008, 04:50 PM	#2
texnmidwest Listen to yur Inner Hippo Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South east Wisconsin Posts: 3,357	That is NOT a fair question! I have not seen them all yet! I would like to say that I have a deep itch to pick up a m91 from the early 1900s with all the artistic writing on it. __________________ "Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati" (If all else fails play dead)

07-15-2008, 06:48 PM	#4
Geo M44 Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: The Desert Posts: 2,161	They are all beautiful... ... but some are special. __________________ Remember when seconds count... the police are only minutes away.

07-15-2008, 07:52 PM	#5
Deegs Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Twin Bridges, MT Posts: 49	I would say M39 Finn because of the beautiful tiger stripe and leopard spot stocks they have on them but for overall best gun (mayb just a bonding thing) but my first mosin '40 91/30 is the most accurate mosin and most durable one i have shot or owned in my years __________________ ~We all end up dead, the question is how and why

07-16-2008, 10:42 AM	#7
SwedeSteve Bullet Maintenance !! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: The anchor point, Alaska Posts: 10,251 Images: 1	I wasn't specific enough. What I meant was the stampings on the barrel. Like these: Mosin Nagant Rifle Guide to Proofs and Markings __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers Last edited by SwedeSteve; 07-16-2008 at 12:39 PM.

07-15-2008, 06:42 PM	#3
gandog56 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Montgomery, IL. Posts: 4,181	I only have Two Tulas and an Izzy to compare.

07-15-2008, 10:22 PM	#6
lunchbox99 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: washington Posts: 470	ONLY HAVE TWO IZZYS TO COMPARE BUT THE 1946 M44 IS ALOT NICER LOOKING THAN MY 1943 91-30. MUST BE BECAUSE MIDDLE WW2 PRODUCTION

07-16-2008, 12:40 PM	#9
SwedeSteve Bullet Maintenance !! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: The anchor point, Alaska Posts: 10,251 Images: 1	I really like that one the best !! I think the Remington is nice as well. __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

07-16-2008, 01:57 PM	#10
ouch Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ridgerun, Mo Posts: 184	My nicest is a 1953 Polish M-44. It is in new condition including wood. I would say that it has not been fired as the metal shows no wear on any internal component. __________________ Banned from gunandgame

07-16-2008, 04:31 PM	#11
SwedeSteve Bullet Maintenance !! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: The anchor point, Alaska Posts: 10,251 Images: 1	Hey Ouch!! Where ya been hiding ?? __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

07-16-2008, 06:36 PM	#12
White Death Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 39	Sestroryetsk M91 is good, but I like the Tula Peter the Great M91.

07-19-2008, 08:32 AM	#13
SwedeSteve Bullet Maintenance !! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: The anchor point, Alaska Posts: 10,251 Images: 1	Hey, that's another really nice one WD !! __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

07-19-2008, 11:31 AM	#14
Geo M44 Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: The Desert Posts: 2,161	I'm voting for the Peter The Great as well. Now I need to find one for $89.95... __________________ Remember when seconds count... the police are only minutes away.

07-19-2008, 11:54 AM	#15
SwedeSteve Bullet Maintenance !! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: The anchor point, Alaska Posts: 10,251 Images: 1	Well I got my ex dragoon for $110. Just stacked in with the other long rifles. __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

07-20-2008, 03:48 PM	#17
TheWanderingMind Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Wichita Falls Texas Posts: 630 Images: 13 Blog Entries: 5	That's okay. Ran across a beautiful laminated 91/30 at Cinco Grande yesterday. They only wanted $209 for it! But! The markings are totally ground off, except for the Ishevsk triangle and arrow. WTH? The gun is in beautiful condition, straight from CAI, except: It seems to have been polyurethaned! There is even poly over the cosmolene on the sling-mount escutcheons! Again, WTH? The gun is blue-black 100% except for the bolt, the stock is gorgeous, but the markings are ground off and somebody put on poly! I told the clerk I wouldn't give more than $99 for it - and he agreed it is way, way overpriced. But, of course, they wouldn't lower the price, either. Oh, well... Wait until I get my M91 back! Then I'll get a chance to do things my way... __________________ Coincidences happen when I pray, and they don't when I don't...

07-20-2008, 05:29 PM	#20
cremley Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern New Mexico Posts: 943	Sestroryetsk Imperial M91 and the Tula "Peter the Great" Imperial M91 are my favorite. __________________ There are two kinds of people in this world. Those who have guns and those who dig. You dig.