Mosin Nagant Asking Price

rifleman14 · 07-26-2009, 12:53 AM

Ok my mosin is always shooting to the right and way high and i have tried everything to fix it. making the front sight taller, trying to drift the front sight which wont budge, shooting with the bayonet on and off...anyways, if i cant fix it within the next few days then i might be selling it or trading it off. I have bent the bolt because i put a mount on it for a scope. the mount is wayyyy offset to the left though which is why i took it off. i left the rail on though because the rifle doesnt look right without it since i took the wood off in order to mount it. the bolt was made by a machinist friend..ive tried loc tighting it with two different brands and strengths. It doesnt seem to want to stay sturdy though. Im sure it can be fixed though. the bolt works perfectly fine even if it doesnt stay exactly in place. i have sanded down, stained, and refinished the stock. IN THE PICTURES, THE AREA OF THE BOLT FROM THE BOLT BODY TO THE BOLT HANDLES BEND IS ABOUT TWICE AS LONG AS IT IS NOW. i didnt like how it looked being that long so i cut some off and the lenth from the bend of the bolt handle itself to the bolt body is about half as long as it is in these picures. by the way all numbers on the rifle are matching except the bayonet. the rifles number is 1259. the bayonet is 8000 something

SO...i need an aproxamate asking price for this, the rifle, the package that it came with(the tool, the bayonet, the magazine pouches, the tool pouch, and some rod things that i havent payed much attention to), the rail from kalinka optics(retail $25), the mount from kalinka optics(retail $70), and roughly 175 rounds of czech 147 grain steel core light ball ammunition.

rifleman14 · 07-26-2009, 01:00 AM

cant get the pics to upload but i put them in this thread http://www.gunandgame.com/forums/mos...ide-mount.html (side mount)
i put the rear sight back on and the scope is not included

Iron_Colonel · 07-26-2009, 01:24 AM

Try to work out your problem before going and selling it. Hopefully you can diagnose it.

texnmidwest · 07-26-2009, 09:20 AM

I would put the rail back on and put it on gunbroker for 200 no reserve and see what happens. Explain the issues you are having in the description. They just might get in a bidding war! If you are not attached to the scope I would include the scope as well. That would help it sell. JHMO.

rifleman14 · 07-26-2009, 11:36 AM

the scope is on my 22 now. its a bushnell sportsman 4-12x40 AO but i have another bushnell sportsman i could include. Its silver and 3-9x32 but it might help.

iron_colonel, i am trying to resolve the issues and i have a few things im going to try today but if they dont help then it will probably go up for sale

LefthandShooter · 07-26-2009, 02:10 PM

Please keep us posted, with a link to the listing, if done so.

PSLMAN · 07-26-2009, 02:17 PM

That's sure a nice looking rifle, too bad you can't make it shoot straight. Why not keep it for parts if nothing else?

thrillbilly · 07-26-2009, 02:32 PM

If it's refinished and had a scope mount put on it...I'd offer nothing. Not sure how much a bubbaed MN is compared to a original condition one.

rifleman14 · 07-26-2009, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by LefthandShooter

Please keep us posted, with a link to the listing, if done so.

well i put it in the for sale section but not on gun broker yet

PSLMAN · 07-26-2009, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by thrillbilly

If it's refinished and had a scope mount put on it...I'd offer nothing. Not sure how much a bubbaed MN is compared to a original condition one.

I don't think he actually did a Bubba job on it.

rifleman14 · 07-26-2009, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by PSLMAN

I don't think he actually did a Bubba job on it.

theres a thick line between bubba and custom

thrillbilly · 07-26-2009, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by rifleman14

theres a thick line between bubba and custom

Well if it's "custom" I'd place it at auction for about 1,000$ then!
LOL as P.T. Barnum said "There's one born every minute"

"The "rare" sniper m44, only 100 made in Russia, paid 1,200$ for it, must sacrifice at 1,000$"

gandog56 · 07-26-2009, 07:51 PM

Yeah.........extremely rare M44 sniper. Yeah, that's the ticket.

PSLMAN · 07-26-2009, 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rifleman14

theres a thick line between bubba and custom

What I mean is he didn't take a hacksaw to it and chop the stock or barrel down. He simply refinished the wood which could be redone to an original type finish.

I realize the scope mount mod is permanent but could be covered up with screw hole plugs and a replacement stock just like the ex snipers were.

Bubbas are renown for making changes that can't be undone and do next to nothing to improve the rifle, outside of making it handier for fat azzed Bubba to carry to the deer stand.

jmeck · 07-26-2009, 11:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thrillbilly

If it's refinished and had a scope mount put on it...I'd offer nothing. Not sure how much a bubbaed MN is compared to a original condition one.

And your point is?

Do you really think you can shame members out of changing there rifles original configuration? Did you have a rare Mosin and someone ridicule you for not refinishing it or adding a scope or something?

07-26-2009, 12:53 AM	#1
rifleman14 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Indiana Posts: 579	Mosin Nagant Asking Price Ok my mosin is always shooting to the right and way high and i have tried everything to fix it. making the front sight taller, trying to drift the front sight which wont budge, shooting with the bayonet on and off...anyways, if i cant fix it within the next few days then i might be selling it or trading it off. I have bent the bolt because i put a mount on it for a scope. the mount is wayyyy offset to the left though which is why i took it off. i left the rail on though because the rifle doesnt look right without it since i took the wood off in order to mount it. the bolt was made by a machinist friend..ive tried loc tighting it with two different brands and strengths. It doesnt seem to want to stay sturdy though. Im sure it can be fixed though. the bolt works perfectly fine even if it doesnt stay exactly in place. i have sanded down, stained, and refinished the stock. IN THE PICTURES, THE AREA OF THE BOLT FROM THE BOLT BODY TO THE BOLT HANDLES BEND IS ABOUT TWICE AS LONG AS IT IS NOW. i didnt like how it looked being that long so i cut some off and the lenth from the bend of the bolt handle itself to the bolt body is about half as long as it is in these picures. by the way all numbers on the rifle are matching except the bayonet. the rifles number is 1259. the bayonet is 8000 something SO...i need an aproxamate asking price for this, the rifle, the package that it came with(the tool, the bayonet, the magazine pouches, the tool pouch, and some rod things that i havent payed much attention to), the rail from kalinka optics(retail $25), the mount from kalinka optics(retail $70), and roughly 175 rounds of czech 147 grain steel core light ball ammunition. Last edited by rifleman14; 07-26-2009 at 11:38 AM.

07-26-2009, 01:24 AM	#3
Iron_Colonel Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Washington St. Posts: 3,661	Try to work out your problem before going and selling it. Hopefully you can diagnose it. __________________ Mosin Nagant evangelist on a mission to convert YOU!

07-26-2009, 09:20 AM	#4
texnmidwest They wonder why I drink.. Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South east Wisconsin Posts: 7,681	I would put the rail back on and put it on gunbroker for 200 no reserve and see what happens. Explain the issues you are having in the description. They just might get in a bidding war! If you are not attached to the scope I would include the scope as well. That would help it sell. JHMO. __________________ The first rule of tinkering is to save all the parts.

07-26-2009, 02:10 PM	#6
LefthandShooter Tex's little Brother Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Northeastern Ohio Posts: 5,185 Blog Entries: 2	Please keep us posted, with a link to the listing, if done so. __________________ How can Tex be considered sane when he gave me his Girlfriend's e-mail address?.

07-26-2009, 02:17 PM	#7
PSLMAN Square peg in round hole. Join Date: May 2008 Location: Rheas Mill, Arkansas. Posts: 2,899 Blog Entries: 2	That's sure a nice looking rifle, too bad you can't make it shoot straight. Why not keep it for parts if nothing else? __________________ A normal man finds ways to avoid zombie situations. PSLMAN finds ways to get into zombie situations.

07-26-2009, 01:00 AM	#2
rifleman14 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Indiana Posts: 579	cant get the pics to upload but i put them in this thread http://www.gunandgame.com/forums/mos...ide-mount.html (side mount) i put the rear sight back on and the scope is not included

07-26-2009, 11:36 AM	#5
rifleman14 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Indiana Posts: 579	the scope is on my 22 now. its a bushnell sportsman 4-12x40 AO but i have another bushnell sportsman i could include. Its silver and 3-9x32 but it might help. iron_colonel, i am trying to resolve the issues and i have a few things im going to try today but if they dont help then it will probably go up for sale

07-26-2009, 02:32 PM	#8
thrillbilly Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ozark Hill Country Posts: 3,182	If it's refinished and had a scope mount put on it...I'd offer nothing. Not sure how much a bubbaed MN is compared to a original condition one. __________________ *" I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on."* John Wayne

07-26-2009, 07:51 PM	#13
gandog56 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Montgomery, IL. Posts: 13,228	Yeah.........extremely rare M44 sniper. Yeah, that's the ticket. __________________ People think I'm paranoid because I own guns. If I own guns, what do I have to be paranoid about?