Greetings everyone, I'm a newbie here and have just recently started acquiring and learning about Mosin Nagants. At the present time I have;
1. M9130 Izhevsk, 1934 Hex receiver
2. M38 Izhevsk, 1943 Round receiver
3. M44 Izhevsk, 1945 Round receiver
All of the above Rifle and Carbines are in very good condition with bright bores with well defined rifling (lands and groves). I have learned that there is a lot of cleaning and removal of Cosmoline involved!
I also did the "Trigger Fix" and added the slack take up spring and polished the trigger components and replaced the OEM firing pin spring with the weaker spring. Also replaced the metal stock butt plate with a rubber one. Finally I did a complete "Head Space" Check and Go, NoGo and Field all passed.
Last week I took the M38 to the firing range expended 40 rounds and zeroed the iron sights on target, it's a great weapon to fire, I like it !
I just acquired a M9130 Izhevsk, 1944 Round receiver, X-Sniper rifle ? with two threaded holes and two pin holes in the receiver and the stock is cut out for the PU Scope mount. I obtained the Russian, PU Scope as a separate item and just finished mounting and levelling the mount/scope.
It has the following marks on the receiver; to the left of the Soviet Union Crest is a circle with a y inside and to the right is a letter C. The Receiver has a fine smooth finish and on the left of the receiver near the scope mount is another letter C.
Looking forward to finishing this project, "Boresighting" the Scope and putting some rounds down range.
Now my question; Is my M9130 Izhevsk, 1944 Round receiver Mosin Nagant a genuine Sniper Rifle ?
I have been told the Rifle I bought from SAMCO, which has the holes/pins and stock cut out is not a genuine true Sniper Rifle but a knock off and the PU Scope I bought from Russia on Ebay is a reproduction ?
What do you all think and how can I tell for sure ?
1. M9130 Izhevsk, 1934 Hex receiver
2. M38 Izhevsk, 1943 Round receiver
3. M44 Izhevsk, 1945 Round receiver
All of the above Rifle and Carbines are in very good condition with bright bores with well defined rifling (lands and groves). I have learned that there is a lot of cleaning and removal of Cosmoline involved!
I also did the "Trigger Fix" and added the slack take up spring and polished the trigger components and replaced the OEM firing pin spring with the weaker spring. Also replaced the metal stock butt plate with a rubber one. Finally I did a complete "Head Space" Check and Go, NoGo and Field all passed.
Last week I took the M38 to the firing range expended 40 rounds and zeroed the iron sights on target, it's a great weapon to fire, I like it !
I just acquired a M9130 Izhevsk, 1944 Round receiver, X-Sniper rifle ? with two threaded holes and two pin holes in the receiver and the stock is cut out for the PU Scope mount. I obtained the Russian, PU Scope as a separate item and just finished mounting and levelling the mount/scope.
It has the following marks on the receiver; to the left of the Soviet Union Crest is a circle with a y inside and to the right is a letter C. The Receiver has a fine smooth finish and on the left of the receiver near the scope mount is another letter C.
Looking forward to finishing this project, "Boresighting" the Scope and putting some rounds down range.
Now my question; Is my M9130 Izhevsk, 1944 Round receiver Mosin Nagant a genuine Sniper Rifle ?
I have been told the Rifle I bought from SAMCO, which has the holes/pins and stock cut out is not a genuine true Sniper Rifle but a knock off and the PU Scope I bought from Russia on Ebay is a reproduction ?
What do you all think and how can I tell for sure ?