Mosin nagant and ammo price?

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I've got a 1925 hex in good shape, bought one of the last from Century about 2 years ago & THINK I paid close to $200 for it.

The last standard Mosin I bought before that three or four years back was $100.

The market is what it is, and anybody looking to buy or sell in it nowdays has to recognize the current pricing.
Doesn't matter what we used to be able to do, or what we think is high if buying.

I'd hold to the original rifle price & sell the ammo separately.
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Okay, so...you have a really nice, good looking, refurb Izhevsk rifle, refurbished by 7th GRAU Arsenal at Riga. Izhevsk stopped producing hex receivers in 1935, since your rifle is dated 1935, yours is likely an earlier receiver, and not a replacement.

Your rifle is most likely either an arsenal forced matched, or a non numbers matching rifle, it is definitely not factory matching. One of the big clues is that the stock that's currently on it is post war. You can tell by looking at the sling escutcheons, which are pressed into the stock on your rifle, rather than held in by screws or lined with sheet metal. If the numbers on the butt plate, bolt, and magazine floor plate all match the serial number on the barrel, then this is likely an arsenal force matched rifle, and the numbers were scribed back on there with an electro pencil tool after the rifle was rebuilt. If any of those numbers don't match, then this a non-matching rifle.

For some crazy reason people tend to favor the Tula over the Izhevsk. There are no major differences between the two. Also, the Century import mark directly on the receiver of your rifle is hurting you as well. There were a few importers who put their stamp in a more discreet location than Century, and these tend to sell a little quicker.

All in all, $250 today is not a bad price at all from a buyer's perspective for an arsenal force matched M91/30. If it is non matching, and you don't have the bayonet, cleaning rod, sling etc, then the price is definitely more than I would pay. There are some variations that could make it more valuable, but without seeing the gun, or closer pictures of the sights, bolt, etc, then I can't say either way for sure.
 
Got a question , if you shot corrosive ammo in it did you clean it the bore and bolt with hot soapy water or windex after? If not I would otherwise you'll mess up the bore. Anyway if you were local I would meet you half way on the price , on gunbroker and such many are wanting $300 to $400 for one now but factor in shipping and transfer fees on top that adds up to another $75 to $100 which is why I'm just not buying anymore Mosin over the net. Not that gunshow prices are much better.

If a run of the mill Mosin is gonna push $500 I' rather just spend the extra coin on a Finland M39 mosin that I KNOW will shoot tight groups.
 
Okay, so...you have a really nice, good looking, refurb Izhevsk rifle, refurbished by 7th GRAU Arsenal at Riga. Izhevsk stopped producing hex receivers in 1935, since your rifle is dated 1935, yours is likely an earlier receiver, and not a replacement.

Your rifle is most likely either an arsenal forced matched, or a non numbers matching rifle, it is definitely not factory matching. One of the big clues is that the stock that's currently on it is post war. You can tell by looking at the sling escutcheons, which are pressed into the stock on your rifle, rather than held in by screws or lined with sheet metal. If the numbers on the butt plate, bolt, and magazine floor plate all match the serial number on the barrel, then this is likely an arsenal force matched rifle, and the numbers were scribed back on there with an electro pencil tool after the rifle was rebuilt. If any of those numbers don't match, then this a non-matching rifle.

For some crazy reason people tend to favor the Tula over the Izhevsk. There are no major differences between the two. Also, the Century import mark directly on the receiver of your rifle is hurting you as well. There were a few importers who put their stamp in a more discreet location than Century, and these tend to sell a little quicker.

All in all, $250 today is not a bad price at all from a buyer's perspective for an arsenal force matched M91/30. If it is non matching, and you don't have the bayonet, cleaning rod, sling etc, then the price is definitely more than I would pay. There are some variations that could make it more valuable, but without seeing the gun, or closer pictures of the sights, bolt, etc, then I can't say either way for sure.





Very good info. Thank you!
 
Also, IIRC, the price difference between Izhevsk and Tula is because Tula made fewer rifles. Smaller supply adds to the price.
I've also heard it claimed that the quality from Tula was better, but I haven't been able to compare by year. I've seen some rough Izhevsk rifles and some very fine ones--particularly pre-war, and my 1944 M44 is nice--and I haven't had my hands on many Tulas.
 
I've also heard it claimed that the quality from Tula was better, but I haven't been able to compare by year. I've seen some rough Izhevsk rifles and some very fine ones--particularly pre-war, and my 1944 M44 is nice--and I haven't had my hands on many Tulas.

Likewise...and yes, Tula did make fewer rifles, but Izhevsk on the whole made fewer hex receivers, and fewer overall variants from what I understand.
 
Got a question , if you shot corrosive ammo in it did you clean it the bore and bolt with hot soapy water or windex after? If not I would otherwise you'll mess up the bore. Anyway if you were local I would meet you half way on the price , on gunbroker and such many are wanting $300 to $400 for one now but factor in shipping and transfer fees on top that adds up to another $75 to $100 which is why I'm just not buying anymore Mosin over the net. Not that gunshow prices are much better.

If a run of the mill Mosin is gonna push $500 I' rather just spend the extra coin on a Finland M39 mosin that I KNOW will shoot tight groups.

Yea I would rather spend $500 on another gun unless I was just a history buff
 
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-What about "snipers"?
I was looking at a dealer-assembled rig with what looked almost like a standard side-mount except it had one-inch rings. It included what was probably a repro scope and a Simmons variable-power. Import marked, of course. The shop wants $699 for this assemblage.

I would have laughed myself sick if I'd been offered this rig a few years ago.
Now?
 
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-What about "snipers"?
I was looking at a dealer-assembled rig with what looked almost like a standard side-mount except it had one-inch rings. It included what was probably a repro scope and a Simmons variable-power. Import marked, of course. The shop wants $699 for this assemblage.

I would have laughed myself sick if I'd been offered this rig a few years ago.
Now?

Yeah that tickles me too. The ex-sniper really only adds a slight cool factor, even though people do pay prices like that. It blows my mind.
 
I just did another quick search on gunbroker with "Mosin hex". I like Mosin, but what they are asking and expecting to fetch now, I just say no. I have a few Mosin already, only way I'll get another is if I get a deal and that means $300.00 or under AFTER shipping because even though they are not coming over (right now) most Mosin are not a unicorn. Other than that, plenty of of other kinds of guns to quest for instead.
 
I just did another quick search on gunbroker with "Mosin hex". I like Mosin, but what they are asking and expecting to fetch now, I just say no. I have a few Mosin already, only way I'll get another is if I get a deal and that means $300.00 or under AFTER shipping because even though they are not coming over (right now) most Mosin are not a unicorn. Other than that, plenty of of other kinds of guns to quest for instead.



That's pretty much what I was basing my sale off, I saw them going for 350 plus. I figured what I wanted with 500 rounds was a deal. Buds and other places cant keep them in stock so it's not affecting sales any
 
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That's pretty much what I was basing my sale off, I saw them going for 350 plus. I figured what I wanted with 500 rounds was a deal. Buds and other places cant keep them in stock so it's not affecting sales any

If I were looking to sell something I would check out auction sites also to get a idea. The thing is with milsurps there are collector/shooters (like me) who likes getting them but iaren't entirely focused on particulars of each gun like year, who made it , is it all original parts, the markings and such and then there are those who might not even shoot who just collect Mosin Nagant who are particular about every little detail looking to get every year, every manufacture and every nuance of a particular series.

Ultimately it comes down to how bad do you want to sell it, because there are people who list on auction sites who keep relisting forever because they won't budge and nobody will buy. Yeah so a guy wants $400 plus $50 shipping for his Mosin, but is anybody buying it? Maybe somebody will eventually but as long as the seller doesn't have to pay listing fees and is not in fast need of money, there is no motivation to drop the price.
 
The prices people got these for makes me a little pissed I only got into gun ownership about 5 years ago. I remember thinking about getting a Mosin at like $149 I think, and ended up not doing so because I had no legitimate use for it.
 
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