Justice06RR
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The days of modifying a military rifle to a sporter as a more economical way of getting a quality hunting rifle are gone. This made a lot of sense when they were a fraction of the price of the bottom of the line Remington or Winchester, and could be found by the barrel full in the local hardware store for $10. Those days are long gone.
Well, not completely gone.
A Hex 91/30 goes for $170 at Budsgunshop. $70 aftermarket stock, $40 scope, $15 scope mount, and you're under $300 total. Granted you get a good-to-excellent bore and rifling, that makes maybe 3-4MOA at best. Around 100yds that may be ok-- not exactly ideal for hunting but not bad if you only intend to sporterize a rifle and use it for light plinking.
Personally I won't bubba a Hex Mosin or any other collectible milsurp, but its your money so you can do what you want with it. A $350 Ruger American from Walmart is a better rifle, but you don't get the thrill of modifying and working on a rifle.