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The Mosin-Nagant is the first firearm I have ever bought. It has a date stamp of 1942, and was made in the former Soviet Union. I’m have never really been “into” guns, but for me, this is a very interesting gun with an interesting history. The Mosin-Nagant is a bolt action internal magazine fed, military rifle used by the Russian Imperial Army and later the Soviet Union. The rifle’s initial design in 1891 was a compromise between the two designs submitted by Sergei Ivanovich Mosin, and Léon Nagant, who was a Belgian. Mosin’s rifle was used with a Nagant designed feed mechanism and the 3-line rifle, Model 1891 was born. The particular rifle pictured is a M91/30 model. It fires a 7.62×54r round, hold 5 rounds, and can be loaded with “sticky clips”. When the Soviet Union was invaded by Nazi Germany in 1941, the Mosin-Nagant was the standard issue rifle given to Soviet troops. With a scope the Mosin was deadly as a sniper rifle. The movie Enemy at the Gates features the Mosin-Nagant as the deadly accurate sniper rifle that it was. The great thing about these rifles for the collector today is that they are relatively cheap to purchase. Whether a person wants to collect antique firearms, are looking for a hunting rifle, or just a cheap gun to blast some lead, the Mosin-Nagant is a good military surplus to buy. It looks good, is accurate, does not have a lot of kick, has cheap ammo, and is just plain fun to shoot.

For more information about the history of the Mosin-Nagant or the different models that are out there, visit these informative sites:

• Mosin-Nagant.net
• 7.62×54R.net
• Russian-Mosin-Nagant.Com

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