TrueBlue711
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I've always had an interest in getting a Mosin Nagant, putting a modern stock on it and making it a budget hunting rifle. However, I don't feel like it's really a "budget" gun anymore. I remember when it was easy to find these for around $100. Now, it's hard to find one for less than $200. I can buy a modern hunting rifle (Savage Axis for example) for about the same price range! Ammo is another cost consideration. Doing a 10 second comparison between 7.62x54 vs .308 vs. 30-06 on ammoseek.com, there isn't a huge difference between the cost (for the steel cased ammo). So is the Mosin Nagant really even worth pursuing at its current cost? I'm leaning towards no.