hey guys i was taking it for granted that when the oaks gun show rolled around i was gonna pick one of these up with my left over pocket change... with all of the calamity going should i be worried about paying big bucks for one of these at the gun show coming up??

 

you guys who are mosin aficionados what has been goin on in that market??

 

im gonna search a lil online after i post this just wanted to get some opinions from trusted peeps

Wondering same thing.

Not sure of the origin or models but was looking at a bunch at SARCO on Monday. I may have been looking at M91s going for $199. Didn't have a bayo, but on the other side of the rack, there were bayo'ed carbine models.

what is SARCO? and thanks for the info! the bayo models are the m44 carbine which is the one i want... just to be a lil different

Up up up. 2-3 years ago M44s were $120. Early last year they were like $160-$180. Widener's just had really clean matching M44s for $219 a week ago. In November they were $199.

 

On Gunbroker right now, all matching and good condition is absolutely crazy. Like $300

 

If you're looking for the real deal M44, expect to be paying $200 for a shooter, $250 for a matching good condition. All Mosins are just military rifles. Your'e got going to be getting crazy accurate groups. If you want a cheap shooter, some Type 53s are still cheap.

For FTF transactions expect to close to $230-$250 but most important you can see it before you buy it!!

 

If you buy online at $220+$20 shipping+$45 FFL transfer Fee+ $16.05 NICS =~$300 and hoping you will get a good one!!!

Google SARCO in PA. Big mil-surplus store. If you're close, you can take a drive there and take a look. You can just pull these off the rack to inspect. I think you can do a PA NICS check and COE for purchase. No FFL transfer or shipping required.

 

Give them a buzz. They'll walk you through it.

AIM Surplus $189.99 2 weeks ago.

 

Local shows $179.00-$250.00 depenig on country and condition, pay anymore then that and your getting

ripped for you average run of the mill m44. Unless.....You are getting into Finish MN's they bring a higher

dollar value from the high 200's to the mid $400.00's.

yea i just want a shooter nothing fancy! ok so the $200 range is pretty normal then ok good!

 

yea i have heard some bad stories of people ordering them and getting real crap!

Keep an eye out on the surplus like AIM Surplus, Classic Arms and J&G.com new batches of 91/30's and now the

thought to be almost extinct M38's are being sent in by Molot from Russia. The price point for a M38 is excellent coming

in at $219.00.

 

http://www.classicfirearms.com/long-guns/m38rifle

These sold out rather quickly, I was able to get my order in last night late and it shipped today.

If it is a WW2 dated one that is all matching in good shape with no lineouts and import marked under the barrel then you are looking at $400+. A regular one with the billboard import marking would be $200-$250ish.

Keep an eye out on the surplus like AIM Surplus, Classic Arms and J&G.com new batches of 91/30's and now the

thought to be almost extinct M38's are being sent in by Molot from Russia. The price point for a M38 is excellent coming

in at $219.00.

 

http://www.classicfi...g-guns/m38rifle

These sold out rather quickly, I was able to get my order in last night late and it shipped today.

 

great thanks for the heads up hoagie!! i really like shooting them, i hear cleaning sucks ass though.. lots and lots of windex

ahaha spell check sorry hoagie

great thanks for the heads up hoagie!! i really like shooting them, i hear cleaning sucks ass though.. lots and lots of windex

 

After a range session, I will spray down a bore snake with windex and ruin in through a few times.

Remove the bolt spray is a bit wipe it down and do the same for the chamer. It only take a quick minute

and is good enough to keep any rust from forming from the corrossive primers.

http://www.wideners.com/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7006&dir=700|701

 

thanks hodgie!

 

heres what i went with!

 

they look really really clean and hodgie said he knows some people that got some from this lot and they were super clean all numbers matching (not that i even care)

 

hodgie we can have mosin cleaning parties now yayyyyy lol

Hell

I have all of these clean, tomorrow is all planned out for me.

Hell

I have all of these clean, tomorrow is all planned out for me.

 

really nice! they look great! im gonna have to get some cleaning tips from you!

 

i saw another guy posted to look at wideners also.. thank you must have looked at it while i was working or something

really nice! they look great! im gonna have to get some cleaning tips from you!

 

i saw another guy posted to look at wideners also.. thank you must have looked at it while i was working or something

 

A FFL friend of mine sent me the link late last night, not sure but I think they just got them in.

i have been looking at these too. Really want a numbers matching though

They will always try and send a all matching rifle 1st, typically if something does not match on a Mosin its the magazine box.

I have a Molot PU and a M38 on the way, the PU is all matching and I hear that the M38's are beauties.

i was going to order an m38 from classic arms but they sold out

Ah..what the hell..I just ordered one

I found a guy with a nice m38 and couldn't pass it up. It's in an m44 stock, but I believe that's the norm.

Ah..what the hell..I just ordered one

 

thats the spirit LOL

They will always try and send a all matching rifle 1st, typically if something does not match on a Mosin its the magazine box.

I have a Molot PU and a M38 on the way, the PU is all matching and I hear that the M38's are beauties.

 

i know this is in response to the other guy but for me i really dont care i just wanna shoot it

 

we took a pretty huge lot of rifles out about a month ago and it was my lil secret that out of all the new fancy stuff i just like sitting in the corner by myself shooting a mosin lol

 

after that i knew i had to have one!!

 

i really like that new arch angel stock anyone know when thats suppose to come out???

Hodgie im jealous of the condition your mosins are in. My type 53 stock looks like absolute crap and im contemplating spray painting that thing black or OD green and follow up with some clear coat.

I bought one from Wideners like 2 weeks ago. Waiting for it to come in, but I heard they are in amazing condition. Like too good to be true condition...

I bought one from Wideners like 2 weeks ago. Waiting for it to come in, but I heard they are in amazing condition. Like too good to be true condition...

 

I hope so. My spam cans of ammo await

I have a question from people that bought from Widener's. Did you make your purchace online, and if so at the checkout do you put a FFL for the shipping address?

I have a question from people that bought from Widener's. Did you make your purchace online, and if so at the checkout do you put a FFL for the shipping address?

that's what i did