well I spent 600 bucks today on an impulse find. Coming back from the flea market I started hitting the hawk shops in town anyway in my favorite one I was handed a m91/30 sniper. Right now I'm trying to make sure its real even though it looks real to me. Just wanted to say that actually very excited for some reason over it. Pics soon and btw the 600 included a 1918 303 I paid 60$ for. Would love to hear what you guys have to say about this sniper rifle.
m91/30 sniper find today
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That is a very good price for a real one. They are great rifles. Post closeup pics of the receiver, scope, and mount; we can tell you if it is real.
Well good news and bad news.
The bad news is there are an absolute flood of clones out there that IO and others are selling that are basically standard infantry mosin 91/30's that they drilled and tapped for a reproduction mount and scope. These are selling for around $400. They are a nice replica, but not worth $600.
The good news is that Rguns and a few others have brought in original ones and if that is the case it would be worth $800-1000
We need pictures of the upper part of the receiver where all the main stampings are plus a pic of the scope and mount to really tell you whether yours is one of the clones or the real deal.
The bad news is there are an absolute flood of clones out there that IO and others are selling that are basically standard infantry mosin 91/30's that they drilled and tapped for a reproduction mount and scope. These are selling for around $400. They are a nice replica, but not worth $600.
The good news is that Rguns and a few others have brought in original ones and if that is the case it would be worth $800-1000
We need pictures of the upper part of the receiver where all the main stampings are plus a pic of the scope and mount to really tell you whether yours is one of the clones or the real deal.
I have come to really enjoy shooting my Sniper Mosin/Nagant. The optics are surprisingly clear, I can get a decent field position in kneeling or seated, and it is rewardingly accurate.
My P/U that I made myself (For about $400 total, about right) also has stunning optics. Yes, your vision has to be corrected (contact lenses) but it shoots great. IMO $600 is a little steep, but I haven't purchased a gun since November. Just make sure you hang on to it! 
Very cool. If you put the loop of your sling under the forearm, and adjust it just so, you can use it to assist you in field positions.
Zeroing these rifles can be a real pain. One that has been properly zeroed (usually) will have the center post of the reticle centered up in the scope, left-to-right, and the tip of the reticle in the upper center of the scope picture. If you could run five horizontal lines across the scope picture, with the center line across the equator, or exact middle of the scope picture, the tip of the center post would be between the first and second lines from the top. This allows you to make full use of the ranging feature of the reticle, to the greatest extent theoretically feasible.
The scope base which is permanently affixed to the receiver will (usually) have the lower screw staked in place, and the two horizontal tabs on the scope mount ground down just enough to center the scope for windage, where they contact the scope base. If you have found a shim in there, between the scope mount and the scope base, it is a pretty good indication of a post-war remake.
Typically, if they are off by very much, this is an indication that the scope and mount you have is not one which came on the rifle. When these things left the armories for the front they were already zeroed, and the scope numbers (usually) stamped into the barrel shank, and the scope mount etched with the barrel number of the rifle it went on.
Hope you enjoy your rifle as much as I have mine.
Zeroing these rifles can be a real pain. One that has been properly zeroed (usually) will have the center post of the reticle centered up in the scope, left-to-right, and the tip of the reticle in the upper center of the scope picture. If you could run five horizontal lines across the scope picture, with the center line across the equator, or exact middle of the scope picture, the tip of the center post would be between the first and second lines from the top. This allows you to make full use of the ranging feature of the reticle, to the greatest extent theoretically feasible.
The scope base which is permanently affixed to the receiver will (usually) have the lower screw staked in place, and the two horizontal tabs on the scope mount ground down just enough to center the scope for windage, where they contact the scope base. If you have found a shim in there, between the scope mount and the scope base, it is a pretty good indication of a post-war remake.
Typically, if they are off by very much, this is an indication that the scope and mount you have is not one which came on the rifle. When these things left the armories for the front they were already zeroed, and the scope numbers (usually) stamped into the barrel shank, and the scope mount etched with the barrel number of the rifle it went on.
Hope you enjoy your rifle as much as I have mine.
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