Mosin Nagant M44 value?

Mosin Nagant 91/30 ...

The 91/30 is what I had first. It's the first major revision of the rifle after the original 1891 hex receiver style. The $80-$100 91/30s coming into the country now (in large numbers) tend to have perfect bores from what I have seen (easy to check by removing the bolt). They shoot really well and are accurate. If the front sight is off side to side, do NOT adjust it with a hammer and punch. Use a tool designed for the job or a "C" clamp. Most will be WWII vintage (1938-1944). They're great shooters. The 1891 Mosin Nagant had a 31" barrel. The 91/30 has a 28½ inch barrel. I have bought several from the place below, and a friend of mine in California ordered three from them. He was very satisfied. I was able to hand pick mine. Thinking of going back for a case of 'em.

http://www.kygunco.com/products2.cfm/id/51889/name/ati-mosin-nagant-m9130-rifle-762x54r-28.7
 
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You'll love shooting that gun Hoyt. Pretty simiiliar to shoot a .308 or a 30.06. I'd put some down range before I messed with the sights. I think you'll get you'll like them if you give them a chance.
 
I was thinking about a 90/31. I found one locally for under $100. Assuming everything's in working order and the bore is clean, about how accurate are they and about how far out?
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There is a luck involved, an average one is probably a 2 MOA gun with good handloads, maybe less. With cheap surplus ammo, a little more. The sights are graduated to 2000 meters, so if you ever find yourself in the position to do area fire on a formation of Fascists, you are all set.

Are they useful for anything other than having a good time?
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Well, there was that whole "World War" thing, ;) They are ballistically similar to .30-06, so in theory anything you can do with one you can do with the other.
 
There are oodles (the scientific term, I think :)) of gun owners that view their Mosins as a great end-of-days rifle. They are built like tanks and very simple to use and operate. The only thing you shouldn't fiddle with is the safety. It isn't "safe". Only load that gun up if you intend to fire it.
 
I remember having read about something like the safety can bang down on the bolt too hard or something and cause the pin to slam forward. I can't confirm this, and it might not even be true, but I remember it enough that I just don't use it. Either way, if the gun needed to be at the ready in an instant, I think the 60 seconds it takes you to put the gun into kill would make it plenty unsafe! Also, the gentleman that runs http://7.62x54r.net/ wrote that he pinched a nerve trying to disengage the safety that has caused him permanent damage.
 
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I use the safety on mine, but will keep in mind what you told me. And as usual keep the barrel pointed in a safe direction.
 
My safety on a Mosin is to not chamber it until I'm ready to shoot. Otherwise a Timney trigger is a nice upgrade if you don't mind modifying the rifle.
 
I know the safety isnt like most other safeties but its not hard to engage or disengage on any of my mosin's. They all work just fine. I dont see how it could cause permanent damage to someone. If the safety caused him damage I wonder what cycling the bolt has done.
 
Well, I still haven't got a chance to shoot it but I've completely stripped it down to get myself familiar with it and it's really simple. I didn't know it had a safety till I read this thread then looked into it. I don't think the safety has ever been on on this rifle as it's a PITA to get on/off.....think I'll just leave it off and keep the chamber empty till I ready to actually use it.
 
Stumbled upon this Finnish M39 (dated 1941) yesterday ...

Yesterday, I was in a wonderful gun store, and I just HAPPENED to mention my love for the Mosin Nagant to the owner. He disappeared and came back with THIS, which he had just taken in trade:

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That's what I've been told, Hunter. I'm told that they are among the most accurate of all the Mosin Nagants. I am glad to have stumbled upon it. I have other Mosins, including several run of the mill 91/30's, an M44, and an M91/59.

Here in Kentucky, M91/30's are selling for as little as $80. There is also a variant of the M44, (which in reality is a "Chinese T53 carbine") that sells for $175 at the Kentucky Gun Company in Bardstown. At least these were the prices I saw on their last flyer.
 
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