Cheap Scout for the Cheapskate

[Sinus211]

Always had a love for cheap guns. With ammo prices on the rise I once again got the cheap gun bug. And then I started thinking.....

$130- Big 5 Mosin Nagant 91/30
$60-- Synthetic Monte Carlo Stock
$70-- Primary Arms Red Dot on Low Mount/ or crappy AIM surplus scope $40 (regrettable impulse buy)
$8--- Picatinny Rail Mount
$5--- Stock Sleeve with Ammo Loops
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$273 + tax/shipping = app. $315

Then payed $185 for 880 rounds of corrosive light ball ammo shipped to my doorstep. In total that's a rifle w/ optic and 880 rounds of ammo for <$500. I also cut the barrel down to 17.25" (based on looks alone).

MOA? Oh, hell no! But a boatload of fun and lights off like a cannon on every shot!
Here is the end result:

 

[Crosshair]

Purists will scoff, but I like it. Gotta remind people there were 17 million of them made: ) I have a coupe of pretty Mosins, a Hex-receiver 1918 Izhevsk, and a Hex 1935 Tula. I scored on 880 rounds for $150. I've toyed with making a scout out of a mosin one of these days, I'll probably wait to find one with a beat up stock that needs cleaned up and chop it to 18". I'm a sucker for wood stocks, so I'll probably reshape the front end and refinish it. Its insane the boom they make with a short barrel. The M44's and M38's are cool too! My theory is short barreled mosins that are free floated with a good clean muzzle crow can be pretty accurate (for a mosin), the ammo is the weak link at that point. Be sure to clean it immediately after shooting! I learned the hard way...

 

[lonely_wolf]

Well done! That does look like a fun rifle!

 

[roggom]

Thats gotta make hella big fireballs. Will do for a truck gun.

 

[Sinus211]

The fireballs are pretty damn impressive, as is the concussion. Didn't like how high that mount sat so I did some researching and it turns out there's basically a dovetail rail under the rear sight base that you can clamp a .22 rail onto.

Mosin Nagant 91/30 Scout Scope Tutorial - YouTube