Possibly trading a rifle, looking for opinions on the trade.

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WolfMacabre

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I posted my Savage 93R17 on craigslist and someone replied wanting to trade their "sporterized mosin Nagant m91/30" I'm not really familiar with rifles a whole lot so I'm wondering if this is a decent trade and what that gun would be good for hunting, or even if it would be good for hunting.
 

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I dont think firearms are allowed on Craigslist...

You can sporterize (sp?) a Mosin real cheap, but check for muzzle were and I think that is about it.
 
they aren't, i made my post on there really basic though, really only someone who knows anything about guns would get what I was talking about. ".17hmr for .22" that kinda thing

What kind of game would that be good for hunting?
 
7.62x54R is about a 30-06.

Comes down to the shooter, the gun (less something is strange with it) should be fine for most any game.
 
7.62x54r. It has a 4x20 scope on it. Its meant for big game, it was the mainstream firearm for the Russians in ww1 and 2. The ammo is pretty cheap 440 rnds for under $100. But the only downside is you have to order the ammo online. No local stores carry it. The only thing I hunt anymore is nuisance groundhogs and this rifle is to large for them.


1940, it was an older models with the wood stock and the long barrel but I cut the barrel down to 19inch, re-crowned it to an 11degree target crown and put an supermarket stock and bent bolt handle on it. It also has a removable bi-pod that's wasn't in the picture.
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These were 2 emails I got from the guy. Is the cut down barrel something I should be concerned about? And what does he mean is was recrowned to an 11 degree target crown?
 
A nice original 91/30 is worth $100. A nicely sporterized one is worth more, but not a whole lot more. maybe $125.
 
the 7.62x54r rounds have been going up in price from what ive seen recently. the 440rd tins are fmj ammo which wouldnt be suited for hunting. soft point on CTD runs between $18-39 for 20rds.

i got my 1938 m91/30 mosin for $99 from my lgs and from what ive seen the modifications dont really increase the value of the rifle all that much. they also are not known for being amazingly accurate with alot of that dependant on what condition the 70+ year old bore is in. also being that the rifle wasnt manufactured before the start of wwII the machining on certain parts might not be as good as a rifle that was manufactured a couple years before that since production started to be rushed after the start of the war. hope this info helps with your decision
 
Yep, to me that's $100 gun max. That's about what they seem to go for around here and that I'd subtract value for it being modified, but maybe add some back for the scope. IMO that's a $20-25 scope at best. So I'd honestly say $100 is the max I'd give for that gun, to be truthful, I don't like modified items as you are often getting into someone else's headaches so I'd stay away from it all together.

As for your gun, it depends on which one it is. If it's the heavy barrel version with the accu trigger and just regular blued barrel and synthetic stock, I'd say it's worth at least $200-225 around here. If it's fancier it would bring more, and without those two features less, but I don't think it would be a $100 gun no matter what. So either way you look at it, I think you are trading for a gun that's worth a lot less than what you have. The only way I'd trade and this was if I had to have that gun would be for him to throw in at least $100 cash if not $150.
 
To me the trade is close to even. Your gun goes new for $230 or so on gunbroker. The base MN goes for $100, the guy has probably an additional $200 in it for stock, shortened and crowned barrel, bases and scope. So if you're looking for a brush hunting gun you could do worse than the trade.
 
The MN is often underrated by those that don't know better.

My sporter shoots just over MOA with handloads, and 2-3 MOA with commie surplus (BTW- know that the surplus ammo is corrosive and you need to clean the salts out of the barrel immediately after shooting).
Assuming the prior owner wouldn't have wasted time/money on cutting and re-crowning the barrel unless the bore was in good shape, it should be a shooter- definitely accurate enough for a hunting rifle. Properly bedded, with a free-floated barrel these guns will deliver...


As mentioned, it's in the 30-.06 class- it's suitable for anything on the continent.
 
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