im not sure if this is the proper forum to post this question in, but you expert collecters must have some idea as to an answer so here goes.
I'm looking at buying a mosin nagant. i can get one all matching numbers and in excellent condition. one excuse im using to buy the rifle is that the price would eventually be going up on it.
but i want to shoot the rifle with a scope, which for the vintage look mount i want would require drilling into the stock. would that absolutely kill any kind of future value? because itd be cheaper for me to get one with no matching numbers and ruin its value, and still have it shoot just as well.
so to sum up: would drilling holes in the stock for the scope ruin what value i gained by buying a matching numbers?
thanks for the help,
kis2
I'm looking at buying a mosin nagant. i can get one all matching numbers and in excellent condition. one excuse im using to buy the rifle is that the price would eventually be going up on it.
but i want to shoot the rifle with a scope, which for the vintage look mount i want would require drilling into the stock. would that absolutely kill any kind of future value? because itd be cheaper for me to get one with no matching numbers and ruin its value, and still have it shoot just as well.
so to sum up: would drilling holes in the stock for the scope ruin what value i gained by buying a matching numbers?
thanks for the help,
kis2