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Old 11-18-2006, 09:29 PM   #1
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Thumbs up Mosinitis strikes NRAJOE again...
I went to a gunshow today....looked around for a couple hrs. Everything was either mismatched or cost too much.

As I was leaving a guy was walking towards me with a beautiful hardwood M44. I asked him if he had just bought it or was selling it....he said he was selling...

I looked at it and it was all number stamped matching...

Bluing around 98%...1948 Izzy...nice smooth receiver...wood around 98%...but the wood had been Poly'd...I know the purists won't like it but the wood is beautiful!

I made a rookie mistake of not even looking at the bore and gave him $80 bucks and ran.

When I get out to my truck where the light is better I look down the bore and see rust!

Oh crap! I bought a pretty sewer pipe!

Cussing at myself all the way home I couldn't believe I didn't look at the bore!

But I get home...run some patches with Windex on them...get all kinds of brown crud.

Then I get out the brass brush and Hoppe's....run the brush through multiple time...get all kinds of black crud.

Switch over to Shooters choice copper cleaner and a brush....more black crud.

Start running patches through....they get lighter and lighter...to my surprise the bore has cleaned up to a solid 90% with nice grooves...shiny bore and very light scattered frosting.

She has come home to roost with her other siblings!

Also picked up another 120 rds of Swiss GP11 for the K31's....makes about 1,000 rds of that now.
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Old 11-18-2006, 10:30 PM   #2
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Cool, guy.


sounds like a nice lil find.

BTW, how much are 7.5X55s going at gun shows out your way?
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Old 11-19-2006, 05:47 AM   #3
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A very nice find - and a good piece of luck with getting that bore clean! My luck, it would have been too far gone.
We need a range report!

How many Mosins for you now?
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Old 11-19-2006, 10:01 AM   #4
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Dale....$25 box of 60 WHEN I can find it!
Getting less and less every show!

Big Dog...I believe thats number 6 or 7....I've sold a couple like an idiot....no more leave....

Forgot to mention...not counterbored either...
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Old 11-19-2006, 11:56 AM   #5
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Good deal Joe, I need to get me one of those commie guns someday
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Old 11-19-2006, 12:01 PM   #6
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Good deal Joe, I need to get me one of those commie guns someday
Yup, you held mine...you see how nice they can be.....this one I picked up is just as nice if not nicer....
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Old 11-19-2006, 02:04 PM   #7
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Dale....$25 box of 60 WHEN I can find it!
Getting less and less every show!
That's great news. I'll have to look around here and hope for the same.
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Old 11-21-2006, 09:35 PM   #8
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Totally understandable, Joe
I'd probably have grabbed it and run, too. Glad to hear it cleaned up.
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Old 11-22-2006, 07:21 PM   #9
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Nice find NRAJOE. I'm glad that it cleaned up well for you. Post up some pics or something!
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Old 11-22-2006, 07:45 PM   #10
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Yup, you held mine...you see how nice they can be....
What exactly did you guys get into, anyway?
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What exactly did you guys get into, anyway?
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Old 11-26-2006, 11:39 PM   #12
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Nyuk...nyuk...nyuk....you guys are funny!

Jerry ran his hands over my wood at least 7-8 different times....
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ROFLMAO!!! What say you, Jerry?
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Nyuk...nyuk...nyuk....you guys are funny!
Jerry ran his hands over my wood at least 7-8 different times....
Am I on the wrong website? I thought this site was about guns, not.... oh nevermind.
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Nyuk...nyuk...nyuk....you guys are funny!
Jerry ran his hands over my wood at least 7-8 different times....
Give ya a half an hour to stop that!
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TMI there NRAJOE
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Nyuk...nyuk...nyuk....you guys are funny!
Jerry ran his hands over my wood at least 7-8 different times....
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Old 12-06-2006, 03:52 PM   #17
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Mosinitus dittos. Just picked up M44 number 3. A purrdy 1948 with all matching stamped (not electropenciled) numbers. These post-war Russian M44's are really getting hard to find. Most of the M44's I've seen recently are war (1943-1945) manufacture, (very) well used, and rough around the edges. I have a decent 1944, but it is well-used. It appears that we are getting to the bottom of the Mosin barrel (no pun intended).

Next on the list will be the 91/30... really... I know I've said that before, but the Yugo SKS was pristine, and I just can't pass up a nice M44.
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Old 12-06-2006, 04:14 PM   #18
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You can definately tell the difference on the receivers on the postwar M44's...they had more time to polish them.
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