Friday, March 19, 2010

Riverwalker's Gun Pics - Custom Mosin Nagant M91/30



Left Side View

Right Side View

Mosin Nagant M91/30 with Synthetic Stock

This is an M91/30 Mosin Nagant with a custom stock. It's from the Izhevsk arsenal(arrow inside triangle) with a 1940 date year and a round barrel. It has a fixed 5 round magazine with a hooded front sight and adjustable rear sight. All parts have matching serial numbers.




Here's a picture with the bolt removed. The bolt is easily removed by opening the bolt and sliding it backwards while depressing the trigger (make sure it's unloaded!). This gives easy access to the barrel for cleaning. No tools are required to remove the bolt.




View of Barrel with Bolt Removed

With the bolt removed, access to the barrel for cleaning while in the field is a simple process.



Hooded Front Sight

Here's a view of the hooded front sight on the barrel.



Adjustable Rear Sight

Her's a top view of the adjustable rear sight. Elevation markings are from 1 to 20 in increments of 100 meters (approximately 109 yards).



Side View of Rear Sight

Here's a side view of the rear sight showing the pins which allow removal for the addition of a scope.



Mosin Nagant Ammo

Got 7.62x54R ?

Staying above the water line!

Riverwalker



14 comments:

Anonymous said...

Nice RW!

Pickdog
III

Mayberry said...

Drool.....

Anonymous said...

need's a muzzle brake......
Dean in az

Wyn Boniface said...

Yes, but no you butchered it! Sorry I had to because I am a purist. I love those rifles though . . .

Anonymous said...

Neat rifle sir. Wyn, be consoled that there are still a whole lot of pristine M/N rifles out there.

Anonymous said...

To Wyn:
Butchered it??? Granted,a nice wooden stock is nice,but let's think of performance,wear and tear,durability,whatever...even as good as it was new,it can be made better!
Dean in az

riverwalker said...

Thanks Pickdog!

RW

riverwalker said...

To: Mayberry

What's that dripping off your chin? LOL

Thanks Mayberry!

RW

riverwalker said...

To: dean in AZ

It's my understanding that muzzle brakes are available for the M44's but not the M91/30's. ????

Let me know if I'm wrong and I'll get you make one for me.All the ones that I've seen on the net are for M44's that have the shortened barrels.

Thanks dean!

RW

riverwalker said...

To: anonymous 12:53

Perhaps I'll be able to find one that I can keep in it's original form.

Thanks anon!

RW

riverwalker said...

To dean in AZ

It is different from the original but has been made useful again.

Thanks.

RW

riverwalker said...

To: Wyn

I know how you feel about these rifles and figured it might upset you but allow me to explain my reasoning.

Rather than have a set of spare parts sitting in a box that may not be used anytime too soon (these riles are darn near indestructible) and having a wooden stock that was completely useless due to someone else's neglect and abuse, doesn’t it make sense to use a synthetic stock?

The conversion to a synthetic stock seems to be a good way to keep the original parts (all matching serial numbers) together without needlessly sacrificing another rifle. The conversion is also a simple "drop in" process that doesn't require any gunsmith work.

Since all these parts had matching serial numbers, it would be a shame to have them wind up as spare parts sitting in a bin or installed on a different rifle if not totally necessary. With a new synthetic stock, this rifle should last another 70 years. I would still like to have one with a nice original wooden stock though.

BTW, I'm not sure if the elevated rear sight is original as most WWII era Mosin Nagants had front and rear slopes on the adjustment but there seems to be a difference of opinion as to when this changed or modification actually took place.

Thanks Wyn!

RW

Anonymous said...

Mayberry was kind enough to send me the measurement's for both the 44 and 91. There seem's to be some variation as to when and where they were made.Maybe that's why all the one's I see have some stupid clamp on them.I'm working on a universal one that will fit both.I'll keep you informed.
Dean in az

riverwalker said...

To: dean in AZ

The barrel diameter is probably different due to shortened barrel lengths...thus the use of a clamp mechanism.

Keep me posted on how things are going.

Thanks dean!

RW

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