Ultra12
December 20, 2010, 02:49 PM
Few weeks ago I got myself mosin nogant 91/30 1938 tula. Great shape, bought it from a guy in north NY while deer hunting there. it was used as guard duty so stock is not in best shape but barrel is great. after doing some research i realized that there are a couple of ways to mod a mosin. There is a sport stock route- not my cup of tea; make it a sniper version with "ww2" scope mount and PU scope -requires gunsmith work and you end up investing 4 times as much as the gun is worth just to get replica - once again not what i really ready/ want to spend on a 70+ year rifle. ( i intend to get a m39 sniper eventually and recreate original sniper with authentic parts but thats in the future with more funds available) and then there are a cheap and easy mod with either a rear sight scout scope mount or a jmeck scope mount. I didn’t like the way the scout scope looked and dont get as much magnification with scout scope as i would like.
So i went with jemck scout mount. i read nothing but great reviews and decided its a good and not very expensive way to go. my mount is in the mail right now should get it right before Xmas.
So far Mosin nagant $160+ $60 bent bolt by max Shepard (on ebay-btw unbelievable work and lightning fast turn around time) + $80 jmeck scope mount = so far about $300 invested i expect anywhere form $60-$100 for a barska scope. i think at the end of the day i will be roughly $450
You might say its way to much to invest in to rifle that one could buy for $99 but hey the fun of it is worth it and its a great learning experience for a newbie. I will post pics once everything is done and completed.
BTW i went to a range just to shoot it with iron sites. a range officer shot 3 rounds in about 1.5-2 inch group at 100 yards. ( had to make sure its shoots ok before investing money in to mods) once all is done i will be ordering 440 rounds for about $90. i think not bad at all for a 450$ plinker that will shoot 20c rounds.
So i went with jemck scout mount. i read nothing but great reviews and decided its a good and not very expensive way to go. my mount is in the mail right now should get it right before Xmas.
So far Mosin nagant $160+ $60 bent bolt by max Shepard (on ebay-btw unbelievable work and lightning fast turn around time) + $80 jmeck scope mount = so far about $300 invested i expect anywhere form $60-$100 for a barska scope. i think at the end of the day i will be roughly $450
You might say its way to much to invest in to rifle that one could buy for $99 but hey the fun of it is worth it and its a great learning experience for a newbie. I will post pics once everything is done and completed.
BTW i went to a range just to shoot it with iron sites. a range officer shot 3 rounds in about 1.5-2 inch group at 100 yards. ( had to make sure its shoots ok before investing money in to mods) once all is done i will be ordering 440 rounds for about $90. i think not bad at all for a 450$ plinker that will shoot 20c rounds.