i dont know what to do the custom shop i went to the guy cut the rear sight off my hex m91/30 am i supposed to pay to now tap the receiver somthing i dont wanto do cant just weld the sight bk on the barrel he used a hack saw to cut it off fuck...
Per the Bubba efforts: There were 30 million Model T automobiles made. You wanna make grandpa's antique car into a 90 year old flower pot or snow blower? Why not just buy a new one?
Would you consider an SKS a "non-sporterizing" military surplus rifle? I just modernized mine and am more than pleased! :D To each their own I guess though right?
if its your rifle you can do what you want. however i agree with you. i saw a 1910 mosin nagant that never saw service, that was being sold for 150. now that is something that needs to be left in that condition. now if it was a later gun in service beat to shit, yea then i can see sporterizing it. especialy if its cheaper
Difference between an accumulator and true collector. Accumulator sees historic items as entertainment. True collector views his or her role as a temporary steward of relic of history who's duty it is to preserve and protect them for future. If you can't understand my point I can never explain it to you. There are plenty of hacksaws, urethane spray, cheap accessories around to help you desecrate the past.
I collect old gun magazines. In 1950's Springfields, Krags and US Enfields, common. In 60's, many beautiful Mausers were readily available, by mail. Sporterizing, or "bubbafying" these true historic relics was common. Recently saw a 99% 7mm Austrian 1910 Steyr Mauser out of an old man's collection sold by an unknowing family member to guy for $100. Guy took gun home, chopped barrel in front of upper band, put a cheap Chinese scope and proud of his desecration. $700 item now $75 "truck" gun.
you can give me the best ww2 war relic every captured with papers and i would still make it a tactical. because thats what i want to do. you people act like everyones opinion should dictate your own actions. if it is YOUR gun do what YOU want to do with it. im not going to be the cocky idiot trying to tell you to do things to your property when its not my right.
Very interesting video! I was linked by another user from a previous video. Since I am going to purchase a 91/30 in the very near future I'd like for it to have been used in combat but I am afraid that since there are so many of them and they are so cheap chances are they are just refurbished or never seen combat. Working in the sales field I know that a rep would tell me what I need to hear just to get a sale but how else can I know if my purchase has seen combat and killed, which is a plus.
The reason I wold "sporterize" a rare firearm such a my norinco model m (not too rare but a nice one will be eventually), or your mosin you're talking about, is to not further damage the stock and to keep it in the condition I purchased it in. I can not hold a rifle for long without eventually bumping it against something. So by putting a new stock of whatever kind on it I will be able to store the original in the condition I received it in. And also personnel preference, You bought it.
It is Alright As Long as There Not Are Original Model 1891's or 1925 Hex Recievers, Dont Customize Rare Guns Surplus are Fine, Who Cares if You Customize an Ak47? There Techniqly Military Surplus
If you sporterize a surplus rifle I will find you and I will castrate you. If you do not permanently alter , ill let it slide. But if you drill and tap, say bye bye to your balls Buba
One day, even the Mosin 91/30 imports will dry up; look at the M44 now. All these rifles are from a different era that we will never see again. You wouldn't sporterize the Enfield, 1903, or Garand (at least, I hope you wouldn't). The modern plastic rifles are plentiful to cut up.
@TheWabbitSeason One day, it won't be our job to tell people what to and what not to do with their purchases. If you bought the 1636 old as shit gun and want to make it into plastic that fires penis shaped bullets, more power to you. You bought it, your choice.
@TheWabbitSeason well you do not have to get a M91/30 you can get a modern repro to mess with from Tula Arms. Those others like the Gerand are not as produced as the M91/30
Recently I sold a Remington 91/30 made in 1917, in a fit of poverty and starvation. Used to have a number of Nagants, and tho they're common now, they'll dry up some day -- as did Enfields and Mausers! For now, they're a great candidate for sporterizing, good triggers are now available, so have fun! I agree with your comments, and love your flag.
I generally don't agree with sporterizing a military rifle. Exception would obveously be the 91/30 because they are a dime a dozen. I do own a Spanish Mauser 93 that my grandfather sporterized and it looks and handles great. I also know someone who own a sporterized Springfield 1903 (I think if you did that to one today you would be shot) but it is a great rifle and has killed more deer then anyone can count.
I have a M24/47 that I will sporterize for my wife. Under normal circumstances, I wouldn't but this rifle is a complete pig. It's really not well suited for anything other than parts. So, I'm going to re-chamber to .22-250, put a Microfit stock on it and do it up nice for my wife.
Dude i have a question. What the difference between a gun that was used in a real battlefield and another that was never used (both of the guns are the same model just like in your video)
I'm asking is there something wrong between those two guns? You said that you will not 'sporterize' the one that was used in a real firefight. Is it for ethic that you said that?
@IceZeneo Probably for the honor and reasons the men or women who wielded that weapon fought for. To hold a weapon from the Great War, or WW2 is a humbling strange experience.
I consider the war-era Mosin Nagant the 1987 Ford Escort of Surplus Rifles. It works great, it's cheap, and there were gazillions made. If you want to add some nice rims and stereo, knock yourself out. It's your rifle, make it the way you want it. 50 years from now there will still be an overwhelming amount of unaltered Mosin Nagants for the purists to enjoy.
I could care less what somebody chooses to do to their rifle, my 91/30 is too nice, but if I had a wartime rifle, I'd probably sporterize it, at the end of the day, it's just an $80 rifle, with millions just like it on the market.
My opinion? Well, it's your gun, do whatever! But I think sporterizing is unnecessary. If you want a sporter, buy a real 1. A professional can make sporters, but can you? I say treat a military rifle like a girlfriend. Love her for what she is, not for what you think she should be. Do the minimum. Clean her up, refinish her wood, touch up her bluing, & slick up her action. Mount a scout scope. Work up accurate hunting loads & spend some quality time with her at the range. Then take her hunting!
Question to the name of the video... if its your gun and you paid for it and want to sporterize it why wouldnt you. people may not like it but who gives a .....
Why do people sporterize rilfes? Does it really make a diferince? Isn't just the same rifle with a exposed barrel? Serriously,can some one explain how this works because I think you can just use the rifle as is and have the same results.How does it make a diffrence?
There is an old beat up Type 38 at the local shop that I am thinking about buying. It has been sporterized years ago. The front site is missing, the stock is an old sporter job and is cracked at the wrist. It does have a nice peep sight drilled and tapped on the receiver. I think If I can get it for less that $100 I will rescue it. It is far gone from ever being restored but, I think it could make a nice shooter.
I can't think of any way to justify sporterizing a surplus rifle. History should be preserved and appreciated, not turned into "Bubba's dear huntin' gun." I own an Izhevsk 1943 refurb Mosin which is about the most common gun ever yet I proudly own it. Whether it is one of a million or one of my guns I treat as one in a million, I respect the history and would never dare modify and ruin that. Hunting rifles are so cheap anyway, I don't understand why people don't just buy those and save effort.
While I respect your right to sporterize a rifle, I am not for it. Sure, a wartime 91/30 isn't exactly uncommon, I always keep in the back of my mind that once upon a time, a Krag, '03 Springfield, M1917 Enfield or a Springfield trapdoor wasn't an uncommon rifle either. How much are unmolested rifles of this type going for these days???
Because guns are only dangerous in CA. Just like lead and all of those other things that say "Contains chemicals known to the state of California to cause cancer."
I miss the days when I could go down to Big5 and pick up a few Mosins for $69.99 each... Buy 'em cheap, stack 'em deep.
It's funny how uptight some people are above "sporterizing" an old military rifle. I bought a M44 Spanish Air Force Mauser in 1973 off the rack at a "dime store" for $17, and did a Bubba sporterized job on it when I was about 14 years old. That gun would now be worth maybe $250-400 if it were original. But you cannot undo what is done. In my mind, it's the perfect piece to develop my skills on. Same goes for the Mosins; heck they built over 17 MILLION of the 91/30's; they'll never be rare.
@MrSouthernSurvival After the Bolsheviks took over Russia in 1917 Remington and Westinghouse got stuck with a whole bunch of the Mosin-Nagant 91's they had produced for Czarist Russia that hadn't been shipped. The US purchased them and designated them the Model of 1916. They actually saw use with AEF forces in Russia against the Bolsheviks. Don't believe me? "Keyboard it." It's a small footnote in history but a very interesting one I would have never known if not for you.
@MrSouthernSurvival your thinking of the the m1916 ;) (which was also produced by Westinghouse) He is completely correct in the statements about the Remington M1917/P17 etc
@MrSouthernSurvival I'd like to thank you for so "graciously" informing me of my error. My apologies, I was mis-informed on the Remington manufactured Mosin-Nagants and freely admit to the world I was wrong. Feel better now? To set the record straight I own a first year production Winchester Model of 1917 among others. Keyboard commando? Hardly. As to being an asshole.......Yeah, I can live with that. ;-)
For the record, unless you got a rare one, 99.99% of cheap Mosins you will buy today are Refurbished. Even Finnish ones. If it isn't, then you will pay through the nose for it. Anyone who is really concerned about ruining a historical arm, but want to do a full sporterization, can find all the parts needed online to put one together however they want.
People who are opposed to sporterizing a rifle for the historic value, should just buy a few (Mosins are cheap) and keep them original. Part of the draw of getting a Mosin is it's cheap and perfectly usable as is. But ultimately it's a bunch of metal and wood hammered together by red frost monkeys. You paid for it, do what you want to it. I have one right now, and probably won't mess with it. When I have a few more, I can probably justify myself sporterizing one for a fun project.
@MrSouthernSurvival You saw a what? A 1917 Remington is .30-06 version of the Pattern 1914 .303 Enfield officially called the "United States Rifle, Caliber .30, Model of 1917". They were also manufactured by Winchester and there is an "Eddystone" version that was manufactured at another facility under Remington supervision. Mosin had NOTHING to do with it.
I've often thought,"if my Mosin's could talk, they'd hve some stories to tell". But then I think," if they could talk, they'd be speaking Russian, and I wouldn't understand them anyway".
@TheHeretic2011 well some mosin nagants were made by remington arms so they could speak English to if a 91/30 can tlk in english he mostly likely will be talking about his life in a crate with all of his room mates
To each his own, I personally do not want to ever sporterize any rifles. I think it is more fun to put a sporter back into original configuration. I am about to begin work on a No. 1 Mk. 3 Lee Enfield that is sporterized. The good part of this story is the rifle only set me back $50. Great bore and action, just appears "bubba" got ahold of the stock.
You love gun for the history it seems and that what i love also i would hate to mod any gun that looks like its been in the war i would restore it and not by much i like my gun looking like it just came from hell and now it's going to give hell I wish some of these guns could tell storys for if they could id get rid my tv till then ill just dream of what its been though
Another stupid fuck trying to justify his poor decision of ruining a perfectly good piece of history. If it didn't put me in danger of becoming a felon, I would take your rifle from you and appreciate it for what it is, or if you had already sporterized it then I'd just beat you senseless with it.
@therugburnz if it ACTUALLY has meaning than only a stupid ingorant fuck would do so but it's a 91/30 then i most likely don't give a shit because those don't have as much story or even importance as others
@therugburnz No, It belongs to the man who died with it in his hands, or the one who was shot by it or even the one who just lugged it threw some god forsaken war zone. No you.
I'm not going to bash you for sporterizing this rifle, but I have to ask you why you wouldn't just buy a barrel and action or a barreled action, and sporterize that instead? As long as those are available, I wouldn't personally sporterize a complete milsurp, and I find it slightly puzzling that someone else would. Any particular reason you didn't go with a barreled action instead?
mhmmm. . . might just be me, but if you're going to make a 5 minute video.. people want to see results at the end of it. Its a wonderful rifle. Nothing wrong with that. Nothing wrong with wanting to sporterize it. Just SHOW me the finished product.
its not an M9130 dont try to americanize a russian rifle besides that i like the video and totally agree with u i hate when people get good old guns and making them look stupid with retarded gadgets
ok, i have a '42 izhevsk 91/30, it has stamps in the stock and all matching numbers, and it has a horridly beaten stock and pitted receiver, dare i sporterize it permanent modifications?
Dime a dozen today is the rare firearm of tomorrow... 1903's were a dime a dozen 60 years ago, now they're hell to find one untapped and original. Go buy a modern rifle and leave the milsurps alone...
i agree with the dime a dozen no big deal. what i hate is i was looking for an old 1903 and all i could find at a reasonable non collecter price was the sporterized ones. Same kinda deal when was looking for a russian sks, countless chinese and almost as many yugo's but 90% of the russian ones for sale had the stock replaced by tapco junk.
A firearm is a tool. If you are a collector fine, but if you wish to use your tool and customize it for your needs it doesn't matter what it is Nagant SKS Garand ect...
I agree with you. My great grandfather sporterized an Arisaka Type 38 carbine by removing the wood on the barrel and sanding down the flat end and rounding it. I'm glad he didnt do the same to the Mauser 98k. He made a custom walnut stock that is beautiful however I am restoring it to its original configuration.
Drilling and tapping? Ever concidered just getting a scout/pistol scope? I actually have an example of a good way to mount a scope where the rear sight was. I have a vid of it on my channel. I just like not having to modify my rifle to much or cover the ejection port where I would primarily load the gun. Just a suggestion.
a pastor of mine once gave me an old beat up,neglected,sporterized arisaka t99.the sporterazation was a shit job.im not sure wether to pimp it out or try to restore it.the barrel was cut down,sights removed,and barrel taped.
@superpablobros It means to convert it to a hunting rifle; lightening by removal of unnecessary parts. Often, shortening the barrel and various accurizing proceedures. Military guns tend to be heavy and durable, but this is not desirable in a hunting rifle, that will be carried a lot, but seldomly shot.
@Lookinformemarbles Check the bore as thoroughly as possible. Try to avoid pitting/frosting, worn lands, or a damaged crown. Rifles with counterbored crowns can be okay. The nice thing is that for $89 even if you get a bad shooter you're only out less than $100 and you now have a source for parts ;^)
@crashpix thanks a lot for the response thought i could get some info from him but o well. good tips you gave me thanks a lot! i have one now but was just looking to see if i could find a cherry!!
i have a 1936 tula 91/30 and all the parts match except the bayonet........ i wanted to know what your opinion is on if i should put a pu scope on it like russian snipers had in ww2. the reason i ask is because i know i have to get a bent bolt . Also i wanted to know if you can put a pu scope mount on if the reciever is a low wall like mine. if you could send me a message back i would be very greatful. thanks
Stocks for Mosins cant be too bad if you just keep the original around, considering how easily interchangeable they are.However, I think it's always worth considering that they're not going to worth $90 forever.
When I am looking for a new project, I normaly look for something that has been destroyed. I never feel good about hacking up a rifle that survived wars and 60 years of use. I like going for, some jerk hack sawed the barrel off kind of weapons for project guns.
But another interesting point is that military arms go up in value if they are restored to their original armory condition. A case in point- another guy I know bought a rusted up M1861 Springfield musket. The stock was in good condition but the metal parts weren't. My friend who owns the M1795 took it, worked his magic, and returned the musket to the guy with the metal parts being armory bright and showing slight pitting. That made it worth more than the $800 paid to get it.
To answer your title/question- I think it all depends on the weapon. Example- a friend of mine owns an ORIGINAL M1795 Springfield Flintlock that is in IMMACULATE condition. If he tried to sporterize it I would gladly commit murder to save that piece of history. Compare that to a Mosin nagant that costs less than $100. A replacement stock for a mosin costs almost as much as another mosin! I wouldn't hold it against anyone if they sporterized their own mosin.
Major, major kudos. i love that re-arsenalled rifle. the finn. that's love of a rifle, to put the rifle back into its wood, full-length stock. that rifle is gorgeous. kudos to you, my friend! :)
@LukyRemington oh, and it is called re-arsenaling, right? is there any more specific term for restoring a rifle to its military condition? your help would be appreciated.
My 7.35 finnish carcano SA is in great shape. I cannot tell if it was used or not. THe stock is dinged, but the blue is there, and there was a little green in the barrel before I cleaned it up.
I think the best option for a historic rifle, is to find one that someone else has already modified. Find a rifle that is not in original configuration, and have at it. Always check to see what you've got though... I've seen many a VALUABLE rifle sporterized. This leads to lower value. Have fun, project guns are out there!
Another option is the tamper-free sporterization. This would include a good scout scope mount and a sporter stock. The benefit to this is a rifle that is easily restored!
I got 1941 91/30 from my great grandpa last year. It was in his shed for like 40 years. There was moss in the barrel, it had a ziplock with some ancient AP 7.62X54r rounds. My buddy fired it first, lol. Its way accurate, i was pretty surprised. I love it. Nice wartime rifle
@Iraqveteran8888 im looking forward to watching you pillar and glass that sporter project. How do you like the Rock Solid mount, would you reccomend it?
if there are millions of the same rifle like the mosin nagant it's oke to sporterize them. Oke if it's a very rare one of a kind rifle, don't do it but these mass produced rifle can be sporterized as much as you want, just do it good.
This is the only thing I dont understand. Why would russia build a gun but never put it in the war. I mean they had a serious lack of firearms that they had to give every other soldier a rifle and those without had to pick one up from the ground. I mean I just dont see why russia would do that. I personally think my mint looking 91/30 from 1939 was used at some time in the war, only way I can logically see a post war stock replacement being used.
I say do what you want with YOUR rifle! What is the worst that can happen, you drive up the value of those that keep theirs original? I never understood the griping of others about modding guns, cars, motorcycles!
Yes I get it that it is a peice of history(not like it is the only one), it is not the MonaLisa, or some other one off piece, and if the Mona lisa was owned by one idividule who felt the need to change it....wouldn't that add to history 50yrs from now!?
@fullthrottlemf, I agree, thats why i dont get upset when I see something destoryed or messed up. I just tell myself they just increased the value of the orignals. Like with the sporters I dont mind them, but I sure wont do it to mine. Only issue I have is I keep hearing how rifles with very nice blueing probably never saw any action. I dont see russia stock piling arms during the war when they were short on guns. It makes no sense to me.
It is never a good idea to Sporterize a piece of history. just look at what happened to all the 30-40 krags, good luck finding one in the original configuration. A bunch of buba gun smith wannabees turned them in to red neck abominations. They work just fine for killing deer without screwing with them. hands off. Go buy a Remington 700 if thats what you want.
@sharpie443 I understand your point, but at the same time, we are in very different times with military surplus rifles as gunsmiths in those days were. We have all the above and then some now a days. I would never sporterize a rare or even semi-rare rifle, but let's face it...I know a guy that bought a few M91/30 rifles over 25 YEARS ago for about the same price they sell for today....wow what an investment. I hate it when people butcher a milsurp, but if it's done well it can be a great thing.
Deceitful response without context. 25 years ago there were not very many Mosins in the country due to this thing called the Soviet Union being in existence. That's a horrible example and doesn't further your argument.
Sounds like a great project to me. The standard issue mosin is ubiquitous and it's a bit silly for anyone to get indignant and split hairs over sporterising one especially when you've got one you're not sporterising. So long as it's done well the end result of sporterising can give the satisfaction of 'hey look my Ford hatch can keep up with your Ferrari sort of feeling. Brings out the true potential and hopefully amazes people that a nearly 60yr old mass produced rifle was well made.
No it's is not OK. Unless it just totally gone.
hallie5309 3 hours ago
i dont know what to do the custom shop i went to the guy cut the rear sight off my hex m91/30 am i supposed to pay to now tap the receiver somthing i dont wanto do cant just weld the sight bk on the barrel he used a hack saw to cut it off fuck...
ZombieMasterEd25 1 day ago
Per the Bubba efforts: There were 30 million Model T automobiles made. You wanna make grandpa's antique car into a 90 year old flower pot or snow blower? Why not just buy a new one?
audadvnc 3 days ago
Would you consider an SKS a "non-sporterizing" military surplus rifle? I just modernized mine and am more than pleased! :D To each their own I guess though right?
vote4pedro100 4 days ago
i wont mess with my 1930 izzy hex
ILITTHEWORLDONFIRE 1 week ago
if its your rifle you can do what you want. however i agree with you. i saw a 1910 mosin nagant that never saw service, that was being sold for 150. now that is something that needs to be left in that condition. now if it was a later gun in service beat to shit, yea then i can see sporterizing it. especialy if its cheaper
jlcyamaha 1 week ago
i really don't think you should sporterize at all! (with possible eception of removil sks's bakonet)
livecatgrenades 1 week ago
Difference between an accumulator and true collector. Accumulator sees historic items as entertainment. True collector views his or her role as a temporary steward of relic of history who's duty it is to preserve and protect them for future. If you can't understand my point I can never explain it to you. There are plenty of hacksaws, urethane spray, cheap accessories around to help you desecrate the past.
cleoshepardchou 1 week ago
I collect old gun magazines. In 1950's Springfields, Krags and US Enfields, common. In 60's, many beautiful Mausers were readily available, by mail. Sporterizing, or "bubbafying" these true historic relics was common. Recently saw a 99% 7mm Austrian 1910 Steyr Mauser out of an old man's collection sold by an unknowing family member to guy for $100. Guy took gun home, chopped barrel in front of upper band, put a cheap Chinese scope and proud of his desecration. $700 item now $75 "truck" gun.
cleoshepardchou 1 week ago
you can give me the best ww2 war relic every captured with papers and i would still make it a tactical. because thats what i want to do. you people act like everyones opinion should dictate your own actions. if it is YOUR gun do what YOU want to do with it. im not going to be the cocky idiot trying to tell you to do things to your property when its not my right.
multigunlover 1 week ago
Yes but not lee enfolds; they look handicapped when sporterized
095105003 2 weeks ago
Very interesting video! I was linked by another user from a previous video. Since I am going to purchase a 91/30 in the very near future I'd like for it to have been used in combat but I am afraid that since there are so many of them and they are so cheap chances are they are just refurbished or never seen combat. Working in the sales field I know that a rep would tell me what I need to hear just to get a sale but how else can I know if my purchase has seen combat and killed, which is a plus.
yaquak 2 weeks ago
The reason I wold "sporterize" a rare firearm such a my norinco model m (not too rare but a nice one will be eventually), or your mosin you're talking about, is to not further damage the stock and to keep it in the condition I purchased it in. I can not hold a rifle for long without eventually bumping it against something. So by putting a new stock of whatever kind on it I will be able to store the original in the condition I received it in. And also personnel preference, You bought it.
jweezyadig 2 weeks ago
It is Alright As Long as There Not Are Original Model 1891's or 1925 Hex Recievers, Dont Customize Rare Guns Surplus are Fine, Who Cares if You Customize an Ak47? There Techniqly Military Surplus
CAepicreviews 3 weeks ago
It's MY gun. I'll do what I want to it. Don't like it? I don't care!! What's important is if I'm happy with it or not....
tignorjt 3 weeks ago
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If you sporterize a surplus rifle I will find you and I will castrate you. If you do not permanently alter , ill let it slide. But if you drill and tap, say bye bye to your balls Buba
Allante715 3 weeks ago
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Allante715 3 weeks ago
are you american or canda
meto101ful 3 weeks ago
@meto101ful usa
csxconductor100 3 weeks ago
I wish M91/30s were $0.10 a dozen, thats less than $0.01 a gun, which means I could afford some lol
DeusMalleus 1 month ago
im sure the rifle would want a cup holder for its vodka.
ZAGGNUT1 1 month ago 24
My M44 is like that exactly. Beat up but my best shooter. Takes stripper clips like a dream... I sporterized it though :/
Survivalist25 1 month ago
One day, even the Mosin 91/30 imports will dry up; look at the M44 now. All these rifles are from a different era that we will never see again. You wouldn't sporterize the Enfield, 1903, or Garand (at least, I hope you wouldn't). The modern plastic rifles are plentiful to cut up.
TheWabbitSeason 1 month ago 2
@TheWabbitSeason One day, it won't be our job to tell people what to and what not to do with their purchases. If you bought the 1636 old as shit gun and want to make it into plastic that fires penis shaped bullets, more power to you. You bought it, your choice.
picassopainter2 1 week ago 4
@picassopainter2 Of course its his choice, its also my choice to call him a fucking retard for doing it.
J3rEmY17 1 day ago
@TheWabbitSeason well you do not have to get a M91/30 you can get a modern repro to mess with from Tula Arms. Those others like the Gerand are not as produced as the M91/30
MrGillby 1 week ago
Recently I sold a Remington 91/30 made in 1917, in a fit of poverty and starvation. Used to have a number of Nagants, and tho they're common now, they'll dry up some day -- as did Enfields and Mausers! For now, they're a great candidate for sporterizing, good triggers are now available, so have fun! I agree with your comments, and love your flag.
tyrssen1 1 month ago
My grandfather put a lot of lead in a lot of kraut ass. I can't see why anyone would wan't to sporterize it.
1337Leva 1 month ago
I generally don't agree with sporterizing a military rifle. Exception would obveously be the 91/30 because they are a dime a dozen. I do own a Spanish Mauser 93 that my grandfather sporterized and it looks and handles great. I also know someone who own a sporterized Springfield 1903 (I think if you did that to one today you would be shot) but it is a great rifle and has killed more deer then anyone can count.
GMdrivingMOPARguy 1 month ago
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sirtom68 1 month ago
I have a M24/47 that I will sporterize for my wife. Under normal circumstances, I wouldn't but this rifle is a complete pig. It's really not well suited for anything other than parts. So, I'm going to re-chamber to .22-250, put a Microfit stock on it and do it up nice for my wife.
cedaytonarydr 1 month ago
you do know that it was re-arsend after the war, not during.
13FRAMER 1 month ago
DEATH PEN for anyone who sporterizes an M1 Garand
LafreniereJ 1 month ago
@LafreniereJ DEATH PIN......is that kinda like a FEMA camp?
sirtom68 1 month ago
@sirtom68 Death Penalty. Haha FEMA Camp? I heard something about that. Sounds like you Americans have some trouble soon...
LafreniereJ 1 month ago
Dude i have a question. What the difference between a gun that was used in a real battlefield and another that was never used (both of the guns are the same model just like in your video)
I'm asking is there something wrong between those two guns? You said that you will not 'sporterize' the one that was used in a real firefight. Is it for ethic that you said that?
IceZeneo 1 month ago
@IceZeneo Probably for the honor and reasons the men or women who wielded that weapon fought for. To hold a weapon from the Great War, or WW2 is a humbling strange experience.
sirtom68 1 month ago
@sirtom68 ho.. i see well that a good reason.
IceZeneo 1 month ago
its okay its use but i like to keep it to with my colt 45 1903 spring m1 garand a nd k 98
johnfritz29 1 month ago
The only thing I'd do is: change the stock if the original stock is shit. The other is adding some form of night sights.
kop4321 1 month ago
Good save the 91/30 from a life of 'boringness' in it's old age
biggrex 2 months ago
I consider the war-era Mosin Nagant the 1987 Ford Escort of Surplus Rifles. It works great, it's cheap, and there were gazillions made. If you want to add some nice rims and stereo, knock yourself out. It's your rifle, make it the way you want it. 50 years from now there will still be an overwhelming amount of unaltered Mosin Nagants for the purists to enjoy.
CanDoSeabee1 2 months ago
What do you think of the SKS?
ungd1 2 months ago
thay buck like a donky when you Sporterize them
metisman100 2 months ago
I could care less what somebody chooses to do to their rifle, my 91/30 is too nice, but if I had a wartime rifle, I'd probably sporterize it, at the end of the day, it's just an $80 rifle, with millions just like it on the market.
sheepfinger 2 months ago
Sporterizing is the 8th deadly sin. I don't care how common a rifle is.
Ljungman42 2 months ago
you don't need to sporterize a rifle like that to use it for hunting.
rockergod789 2 months ago
SPORTERIZED=RUINED!!!
iLikeGuns88 2 months ago
My opinion? Well, it's your gun, do whatever! But I think sporterizing is unnecessary. If you want a sporter, buy a real 1. A professional can make sporters, but can you? I say treat a military rifle like a girlfriend. Love her for what she is, not for what you think she should be. Do the minimum. Clean her up, refinish her wood, touch up her bluing, & slick up her action. Mount a scout scope. Work up accurate hunting loads & spend some quality time with her at the range. Then take her hunting!
xbones101 2 months ago
Question to the name of the video... if its your gun and you paid for it and want to sporterize it why wouldnt you. people may not like it but who gives a .....
bbrown4261 2 months ago
I wouldn't sport a hex receiver (pre-war production). But war production, go for it!
aemmel1970 2 months ago
I bought two of these M91/30, great guns, fun to shoot, they're all original, and will stay that way. cool flik
madbalrog 2 months ago
Why do people sporterize rilfes? Does it really make a diferince? Isn't just the same rifle with a exposed barrel? Serriously,can some one explain how this works because I think you can just use the rifle as is and have the same results.How does it make a diffrence?
dasdew2 2 months ago
There is an old beat up Type 38 at the local shop that I am thinking about buying. It has been sporterized years ago. The front site is missing, the stock is an old sporter job and is cracked at the wrist. It does have a nice peep sight drilled and tapped on the receiver. I think If I can get it for less that $100 I will rescue it. It is far gone from ever being restored but, I think it could make a nice shooter.
Evilliboba 2 months ago
I have a m39, nice weapon, i think I will put a slide buttpad over it to add recoil protection.
Coontree 2 months ago
I can't think of any way to justify sporterizing a surplus rifle. History should be preserved and appreciated, not turned into "Bubba's dear huntin' gun." I own an Izhevsk 1943 refurb Mosin which is about the most common gun ever yet I proudly own it. Whether it is one of a million or one of my guns I treat as one in a million, I respect the history and would never dare modify and ruin that. Hunting rifles are so cheap anyway, I don't understand why people don't just buy those and save effort.
flydfan 2 months ago
Sorry, I gotta ask. What the hell are you looking at :) The camara is a little to your right.
Welther47 2 months ago
While I respect your right to sporterize a rifle, I am not for it. Sure, a wartime 91/30 isn't exactly uncommon, I always keep in the back of my mind that once upon a time, a Krag, '03 Springfield, M1917 Enfield or a Springfield trapdoor wasn't an uncommon rifle either. How much are unmolested rifles of this type going for these days???
USMC03Grunt 2 months ago
thanks for trying to tell me what i should do with a gun that I PAID FOR you self righteous sperm junkie
mumbleye 2 months ago
keep it the way it is....its like ruining a classic car....please dont
teamtagaly1 2 months ago
You know what's so stupid? In CA mosins are 229.99 and go on sale for 129.99. why is California so stupid
MrDobans13 2 months ago
@MrDobans13
seems you needa move out boy.
warriorofsteel01 2 months ago
@MrDobans13
Because guns are only dangerous in CA. Just like lead and all of those other things that say "Contains chemicals known to the state of California to cause cancer."
I miss the days when I could go down to Big5 and pick up a few Mosins for $69.99 each... Buy 'em cheap, stack 'em deep.
Evilliboba 2 months ago
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sporterize a mosin all you want, if you even harm a 1903 Springfield...I hope you get cancer
USMarineRifleman0311 3 months ago
It's funny how uptight some people are above "sporterizing" an old military rifle. I bought a M44 Spanish Air Force Mauser in 1973 off the rack at a "dime store" for $17, and did a Bubba sporterized job on it when I was about 14 years old. That gun would now be worth maybe $250-400 if it were original. But you cannot undo what is done. In my mind, it's the perfect piece to develop my skills on. Same goes for the Mosins; heck they built over 17 MILLION of the 91/30's; they'll never be rare.
quailvalleyfarm 3 months ago
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@MrSouthernSurvival
Try doing some research before making yourself look ignorant.
balexwogel 3 months ago
@MrSouthernSurvival After the Bolsheviks took over Russia in 1917 Remington and Westinghouse got stuck with a whole bunch of the Mosin-Nagant 91's they had produced for Czarist Russia that hadn't been shipped. The US purchased them and designated them the Model of 1916. They actually saw use with AEF forces in Russia against the Bolsheviks. Don't believe me? "Keyboard it." It's a small footnote in history but a very interesting one I would have never known if not for you.
7thKansasCav 3 months ago
Im not going to sporterize mine when i get one... It will double as a walking stick or a fence post !!!!! lol
jslane20 3 months ago
@MrSouthernSurvival your thinking of the the m1916 ;) (which was also produced by Westinghouse) He is completely correct in the statements about the Remington M1917/P17 etc
balexwogel 3 months ago
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@MrSouthernSurvival I'd like to thank you for so "graciously" informing me of my error. My apologies, I was mis-informed on the Remington manufactured Mosin-Nagants and freely admit to the world I was wrong. Feel better now? To set the record straight I own a first year production Winchester Model of 1917 among others. Keyboard commando? Hardly. As to being an asshole.......Yeah, I can live with that. ;-)
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7thKansasCav 3 months ago
For the record, unless you got a rare one, 99.99% of cheap Mosins you will buy today are Refurbished. Even Finnish ones. If it isn't, then you will pay through the nose for it. Anyone who is really concerned about ruining a historical arm, but want to do a full sporterization, can find all the parts needed online to put one together however they want.
gunjunky7520 3 months ago
People who are opposed to sporterizing a rifle for the historic value, should just buy a few (Mosins are cheap) and keep them original. Part of the draw of getting a Mosin is it's cheap and perfectly usable as is. But ultimately it's a bunch of metal and wood hammered together by red frost monkeys. You paid for it, do what you want to it. I have one right now, and probably won't mess with it. When I have a few more, I can probably justify myself sporterizing one for a fun project.
gunjunky7520 3 months ago
@MrSouthernSurvival You saw a what? A 1917 Remington is .30-06 version of the Pattern 1914 .303 Enfield officially called the "United States Rifle, Caliber .30, Model of 1917". They were also manufactured by Winchester and there is an "Eddystone" version that was manufactured at another facility under Remington supervision. Mosin had NOTHING to do with it.
7thKansasCav 3 months ago
tactical custom mosin nagant...i agree with you but the shit he did is sad.
mrantihippie 3 months ago
Don't get the point of the vid.... As long as it's safe, I don't see any problem with it......
legendmove 3 months ago
I've often thought,"if my Mosin's could talk, they'd hve some stories to tell". But then I think," if they could talk, they'd be speaking Russian, and I wouldn't understand them anyway".
TheHeretic2011 3 months ago 110
@TheHeretic2011
I'd be able to understand its story :d
IMO it would depend on what you're going to do with it..At the end of the day its yours and millions were made so knock yourself out modding it lol.
kop4321 1 month ago
@TheHeretic2011 well some mosin nagants were made by remington arms so they could speak English to if a 91/30 can tlk in english he mostly likely will be talking about his life in a crate with all of his room mates
MrDip02 1 month ago
@TheHeretic2011 If your Mosin talks to you - give me a shout and I'll translate it for ya :-D
TTok33 3 weeks ago
@TheHeretic2011 fucking great comment!
Slapchop8 2 weeks ago
Hey man i already have a mosin. Any idea where i can get a WW2 used Mauser? Thanks...not M98 btw..
SkateShoeReviewer 3 months ago
To each his own, I personally do not want to ever sporterize any rifles. I think it is more fun to put a sporter back into original configuration. I am about to begin work on a No. 1 Mk. 3 Lee Enfield that is sporterized. The good part of this story is the rifle only set me back $50. Great bore and action, just appears "bubba" got ahold of the stock.
strechinpick 3 months ago
Where is ivan chesnokov when you need him?
mgdthrls 4 months ago
You love gun for the history it seems and that what i love also i would hate to mod any gun that looks like its been in the war i would restore it and not by much i like my gun looking like it just came from hell and now it's going to give hell I wish some of these guns could tell storys for if they could id get rid my tv till then ill just dream of what its been though
You just got a sub btw
SDAGAMES 4 months ago
You made me feel bad about my refurbished mosin :(
BoggleDongMongerFlog 5 months ago
it depends on the rifle if its a rifle thats hard to find and expensive hell no
starwarsman96 5 months ago
Can't wait to see the series. I'm always willing to learn about military surplus firearms.
buckshoty 5 months ago
It belongs to me. I'll do what I want to it. If you don't like it. Take it from me.
therugburnz 5 months ago 35
@therugburnz
Another stupid fuck trying to justify his poor decision of ruining a perfectly good piece of history. If it didn't put me in danger of becoming a felon, I would take your rifle from you and appreciate it for what it is, or if you had already sporterized it then I'd just beat you senseless with it.
Cozmolyne 3 months ago
@therugburnz Can I take it from you? :D
anjirocool 1 month ago
@therugburnz if it ACTUALLY has meaning than only a stupid ingorant fuck would do so but it's a 91/30 then i most likely don't give a shit because those don't have as much story or even importance as others
MrDip02 1 month ago
@therugburnz No, It belongs to the man who died with it in his hands, or the one who was shot by it or even the one who just lugged it threw some god forsaken war zone. No you.
shrector123 1 month ago
I'm not going to bash you for sporterizing this rifle, but I have to ask you why you wouldn't just buy a barrel and action or a barreled action, and sporterize that instead? As long as those are available, I wouldn't personally sporterize a complete milsurp, and I find it slightly puzzling that someone else would. Any particular reason you didn't go with a barreled action instead?
TheLastGuyOnEarth 5 months ago
You can't make gold from shit. I would buy a Remington 700 from Gander Mountain. Leave the Mosin Nagant to shoot watermelons.
gbmcy 5 months ago
mhmmm. . . might just be me, but if you're going to make a 5 minute video.. people want to see results at the end of it. Its a wonderful rifle. Nothing wrong with that. Nothing wrong with wanting to sporterize it. Just SHOW me the finished product.
kobraa55a55in 6 months ago
@kobraa55a55in check his other videos!
SteviePeeOutDoorLife 4 months ago
at 3:00 are you actually suprised that the best shooting rifle made it through the war, and its owner probably did too,
SacoreyRugger 6 months ago
its not an M9130 dont try to americanize a russian rifle besides that i like the video and totally agree with u i hate when people get good old guns and making them look stupid with retarded gadgets
MACEX1000 6 months ago
Would you reccomend the Century Arms SKS or are the Chinese Noricos better?
MrNeedsdecaf 6 months ago
ok, i have a '42 izhevsk 91/30, it has stamps in the stock and all matching numbers, and it has a horridly beaten stock and pitted receiver, dare i sporterize it permanent modifications?
Dmajorproductions 6 months ago
SURE MAN ! It's CULTURE for US ! Tnx MAN !
mptrax 6 months ago
Dime a dozen today is the rare firearm of tomorrow... 1903's were a dime a dozen 60 years ago, now they're hell to find one untapped and original. Go buy a modern rifle and leave the milsurps alone...
1zttz1 6 months ago
mosin nagants are amss produced, so i say its okay to sportize it.
stupify4life 7 months ago
i agree with the dime a dozen no big deal. what i hate is i was looking for an old 1903 and all i could find at a reasonable non collecter price was the sporterized ones. Same kinda deal when was looking for a russian sks, countless chinese and almost as many yugo's but 90% of the russian ones for sale had the stock replaced by tapco junk.
Arctic10mm 7 months ago
A firearm is a tool. If you are a collector fine, but if you wish to use your tool and customize it for your needs it doesn't matter what it is Nagant SKS Garand ect...
Ozarkprepper 7 months ago
I agree with you. My great grandfather sporterized an Arisaka Type 38 carbine by removing the wood on the barrel and sanding down the flat end and rounding it. I'm glad he didnt do the same to the Mauser 98k. He made a custom walnut stock that is beautiful however I am restoring it to its original configuration.
malakov5 7 months ago
Oh wait, I realize that this vid was made last year.
MavHunter20XX 8 months ago
Oh and I look forward to seeing how you'll sporterize the 91/30
MavHunter20XX 8 months ago
@MavHunter20XX All the videos on the M91/30 sporter are up.
Iraqveteran8888 8 months ago
@MavHunter20XX
TheJeffery1984 3 months ago in playlist More videos from Iraqveteran8888
Drilling and tapping? Ever concidered just getting a scout/pistol scope? I actually have an example of a good way to mount a scope where the rear sight was. I have a vid of it on my channel. I just like not having to modify my rifle to much or cover the ejection port where I would primarily load the gun. Just a suggestion.
MavHunter20XX 8 months ago
a pastor of mine once gave me an old beat up,neglected,sporterized arisaka t99.the sporterazation was a shit job.im not sure wether to pimp it out or try to restore it.the barrel was cut down,sights removed,and barrel taped.
akdude182 9 months ago
Your knowledge of firearms is superb sir.
SailfishSoundSystem 9 months ago
Sporterize means to modernize an old weapon.
HISSOM08 9 months ago
i may sound really dumb but what does he mean by sporterize?
superpablobros 10 months ago
@superpablobros It means to convert it to a hunting rifle; lightening by removal of unnecessary parts. Often, shortening the barrel and various accurizing proceedures. Military guns tend to be heavy and durable, but this is not desirable in a hunting rifle, that will be carried a lot, but seldomly shot.
johnboymccraken 9 months ago
I would love to glass the action and float the barrel and install a PU scope on a Mosin.
MrShawnc992001 10 months ago
why sporterize when you can make a custom stock look at mine and you will be amazed
SNIPERSCOTTIE 10 months ago
I friend of mine put a spas12 folding stock on a modified brown bess musket, friendship over.
yomejustacandy 10 months ago
@yomejustacandy your a bit messed up if you end a friendship because they modded there gun...
nssurge 9 months ago
@yomejustacandy was it original or a reproduction?
akdude182 9 months ago
I want to sporterize my rifle but I dont know where to start. Any tips?
yoyoyowasuppy 10 months ago
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@yoyoyowasuppy start by checking my mosin out at my channel you wont be dissapointed!
SNIPERSCOTTIE 10 months ago
I can't stand to see sporterized Enfields. Mosins I don't mind if done well.
rifleman1122 11 months ago
they have 9130 here cheap 89.00 bucks i gave one but am looking to get another. what would you recommend i look for to really find a gem? thanks!
Lookinformemarbles 11 months ago
@Lookinformemarbles Check the bore as thoroughly as possible. Try to avoid pitting/frosting, worn lands, or a damaged crown. Rifles with counterbored crowns can be okay. The nice thing is that for $89 even if you get a bad shooter you're only out less than $100 and you now have a source for parts ;^)
crashpix 11 months ago
@crashpix thanks a lot for the response thought i could get some info from him but o well. good tips you gave me thanks a lot! i have one now but was just looking to see if i could find a cherry!!
Lookinformemarbles 11 months ago
i have a 1936 tula 91/30 and all the parts match except the bayonet........ i wanted to know what your opinion is on if i should put a pu scope on it like russian snipers had in ww2. the reason i ask is because i know i have to get a bent bolt . Also i wanted to know if you can put a pu scope mount on if the reciever is a low wall like mine. if you could send me a message back i would be very greatful. thanks
TheBobbyWB 11 months ago
No, it is not okay.
AllesklarDerKommisar 11 months ago
Are you in OKC ? I know you from somewhere.
rickeyparker 11 months ago
Stocks for Mosins cant be too bad if you just keep the original around, considering how easily interchangeable they are.However, I think it's always worth considering that they're not going to worth $90 forever.
Slew42 11 months ago
When I am looking for a new project, I normaly look for something that has been destroyed. I never feel good about hacking up a rifle that survived wars and 60 years of use. I like going for, some jerk hack sawed the barrel off kind of weapons for project guns.
Jesses001 11 months ago
are you sure a rifle called "Fugly" would fall under the category of tasteful sporter? just kidding lol
SuperGhillie1 1 year ago
I love rifles but the more I learn the more my head and my walet hurts.
Thank you.
1joshjosh1 1 year ago
@1joshjosh1 i saw one of these for 95.95, these wont hurt your wallet that bad
XvChriisvX 1 year ago
But another interesting point is that military arms go up in value if they are restored to their original armory condition. A case in point- another guy I know bought a rusted up M1861 Springfield musket. The stock was in good condition but the metal parts weren't. My friend who owns the M1795 took it, worked his magic, and returned the musket to the guy with the metal parts being armory bright and showing slight pitting. That made it worth more than the $800 paid to get it.
77thNYSV 1 year ago
To answer your title/question- I think it all depends on the weapon. Example- a friend of mine owns an ORIGINAL M1795 Springfield Flintlock that is in IMMACULATE condition. If he tried to sporterize it I would gladly commit murder to save that piece of history. Compare that to a Mosin nagant that costs less than $100. A replacement stock for a mosin costs almost as much as another mosin! I wouldn't hold it against anyone if they sporterized their own mosin.
77thNYSV 1 year ago
Major, major kudos. i love that re-arsenalled rifle. the finn. that's love of a rifle, to put the rifle back into its wood, full-length stock. that rifle is gorgeous. kudos to you, my friend! :)
LukyRemington 1 year ago
@LukyRemington oh, and it is called re-arsenaling, right? is there any more specific term for restoring a rifle to its military condition? your help would be appreciated.
P.S.: i think i found a new hobby! :)
LukyRemington 1 year ago
My 7.35 finnish carcano SA is in great shape. I cannot tell if it was used or not. THe stock is dinged, but the blue is there, and there was a little green in the barrel before I cleaned it up.
Does this sound like it might have been issued?
geiswiteb 1 year ago
dude, just saying, 1942 dated, she probably saw action in Stalingrad, Kursk, ETC, i woulds do that to her
himmler251 1 year ago
Still waiting to see the final episodes on this sporter conversion..because I am seriously thinking of buying one of these mil surplus rifles SOON.
vince38curious2 1 year ago
I think the best option for a historic rifle, is to find one that someone else has already modified. Find a rifle that is not in original configuration, and have at it. Always check to see what you've got though... I've seen many a VALUABLE rifle sporterized. This leads to lower value. Have fun, project guns are out there!
Another option is the tamper-free sporterization. This would include a good scout scope mount and a sporter stock. The benefit to this is a rifle that is easily restored!
graymatrrocks 1 year ago 7
Very nice job on the restoration of that 39-Finn... very nice!
BigJohn762mm 1 year ago
Who gives a shit about a 91/30... shoot the crap out of em... sporterize em... turn em into lamp poles... WHO CARES?!
BigJohn762mm 1 year ago
Where did you find the replacement Finn M39 stock. Been looking for one like that for over a year.
RTDPower 1 year ago
I got 1941 91/30 from my great grandpa last year. It was in his shed for like 40 years. There was moss in the barrel, it had a ziplock with some ancient AP 7.62X54r rounds. My buddy fired it first, lol. Its way accurate, i was pretty surprised. I love it. Nice wartime rifle
minimac541 1 year ago
Great rifle! The rifle of our Victory!
Vlad357russiangunner 1 year ago
Whats a website for Mosin info, like to discover where a rifle was made, refurbished etc from stamps on it or other characteristics.
richiestang78 1 year ago
@richiestang78 Check out 7.62x54r dot net
Iraqveteran8888 1 year ago 4
@Iraqveteran8888 thanks
richiestang78 1 year ago
so a simple bedding (pillar and glass) job, free floating the barrel and mounting a scope would alright in your book?
0122358 1 year ago
@0122358 Yeah if it's done correctly.
Iraqveteran8888 1 year ago
@Iraqveteran8888 im looking forward to watching you pillar and glass that sporter project. How do you like the Rock Solid mount, would you reccomend it?
0122358 1 year ago
if there are millions of the same rifle like the mosin nagant it's oke to sporterize them. Oke if it's a very rare one of a kind rifle, don't do it but these mass produced rifle can be sporterized as much as you want, just do it good.
keesurt 1 year ago
This is the only thing I dont understand. Why would russia build a gun but never put it in the war. I mean they had a serious lack of firearms that they had to give every other soldier a rifle and those without had to pick one up from the ground. I mean I just dont see why russia would do that. I personally think my mint looking 91/30 from 1939 was used at some time in the war, only way I can logically see a post war stock replacement being used.
Milner62 1 year ago
I say do what you want with YOUR rifle! What is the worst that can happen, you drive up the value of those that keep theirs original? I never understood the griping of others about modding guns, cars, motorcycles!
Yes I get it that it is a peice of history(not like it is the only one), it is not the MonaLisa, or some other one off piece, and if the Mona lisa was owned by one idividule who felt the need to change it....wouldn't that add to history 50yrs from now!?
fullthrottlemf 1 year ago
@fullthrottlemf, I agree, thats why i dont get upset when I see something destoryed or messed up. I just tell myself they just increased the value of the orignals. Like with the sporters I dont mind them, but I sure wont do it to mine. Only issue I have is I keep hearing how rifles with very nice blueing probably never saw any action. I dont see russia stock piling arms during the war when they were short on guns. It makes no sense to me.
Milner62 1 year ago
It is never a good idea to Sporterize a piece of history. just look at what happened to all the 30-40 krags, good luck finding one in the original configuration. A bunch of buba gun smith wannabees turned them in to red neck abominations. They work just fine for killing deer without screwing with them. hands off. Go buy a Remington 700 if thats what you want.
sharpie443 1 year ago
@sharpie443 I understand your point, but at the same time, we are in very different times with military surplus rifles as gunsmiths in those days were. We have all the above and then some now a days. I would never sporterize a rare or even semi-rare rifle, but let's face it...I know a guy that bought a few M91/30 rifles over 25 YEARS ago for about the same price they sell for today....wow what an investment. I hate it when people butcher a milsurp, but if it's done well it can be a great thing.
Iraqveteran8888 1 year ago
@Iraqveteran8888
Deceitful response without context. 25 years ago there were not very many Mosins in the country due to this thing called the Soviet Union being in existence. That's a horrible example and doesn't further your argument.
TheOtherVenkman 1 year ago
@TheOtherVenkman Cry me a river...lol
Iraqveteran8888 1 year ago
I say if it's a dime-a-dozen weapon like the Mosin Nagant go for it!. Hell you can likely pick up several spares for under $100 each to practice on.
hallis1 1 year ago
what dose dont trend on me mean
LLschoolJ2 1 year ago
@LLschoolJ2 Google the phrase, it would take too long to explain. It's a great American history lesson.
roakamun 1 year ago
Sounds like a great project to me. The standard issue mosin is ubiquitous and it's a bit silly for anyone to get indignant and split hairs over sporterising one especially when you've got one you're not sporterising. So long as it's done well the end result of sporterising can give the satisfaction of 'hey look my Ford hatch can keep up with your Ferrari sort of feeling. Brings out the true potential and hopefully amazes people that a nearly 60yr old mass produced rifle was well made.
grannman 1 year ago
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