Re: foreign ammo ?
That's 7.62x54R
It's a stellar round when loaded properly in a properly headspaced rifle. It's equivalent to a 30-06 in almost every way and it fits in a short action.
I have 2 MN 91/30's like shown above, they're wonderful rifles.
The ammo is .310 or .311 diameter bullets, don't try pulling them and shooting them in a 308. You'll wear it.
That being said, if you buy one of those rifles and take the time to work a load for it you can do some damn fine shooting with it.
Much of the stuff on the market in that caliber is still corrosive unless it's new manufacture Wolf ammo. Anything pre 1985 is suspect for foreign military ammo.
It shoots great, but if you don't clean every metal surface in the action and bore you will have a rusty pile of junk over the course of a year.
And yes, the Dragunov uses that round.
There are 2 shorter versions. The M39 and the M44, both use the same action they just have shorter barrels. I have an M44 Tula and it's a great rifle, but it kicks like an an angry horse. Light rifle and full bore 200 grain bullets in the mid to upper 2000's make for a nasty combination with steel butt plates and short LOP stocks.
