All the Mosin hype

I am not trying to offend anyone, merely wonder what other opinions are. I have a nice 1939 91/30 , but it is the last rifle I would grab to take to the range. I guess most people like them because they are cheap to buy and relatively cheap to shoot. Personally, I think they are Russian junk. I would much rather grab my M1 Garand or K98 to take to the range than my Mosin. Any opinions either way?

Ehh, I dunno, it has it's place. Granted yeah, I'd rather shoot my Garand or my EBR, but honestly imo it's almost as much fun to me to shoot. Not to mention that shooting up 54R ammo doesnt make me nearly as sick as shooting up my 5.56.

Hammer vs scalpel, IMHO.

Hammers are a lot more fun to whack stuff with!

First off, with comments like that, I hope you have your defensive typing skills honed keen because the troll hunters will be here soon.

I don't think they are junk. Sure when compared to '98 or a Krag, they are a bit crude, but they are tough as nails. The finnish made Mosins are actually VERY nice rifles capable of serious accuracy.
I have a pair of M44's and I don't run to them every range trip either, but I do like them, or I wouldn't keep them. They have their place.

It's all belly buttons and a22holes; We all got em, everybody may not enjoy it if you share them too much Personally I wouldn't give fifty cents for a Garand or 1911 unless I could sell them for a profit. I've had both, and hated them. BUT, I can't call them junk because I don't like them. I hate Chevrolet too, but they build some darn fast race cars. To say they are junk is really not fair.

It all boils down to opinions and what you like, and you're an American, you get the freedom to love em or leave em. Just be mindful of how you step on some excessively sensitive toes, some people get defensive to an extreme over what they like.

I've got a two M91/30s. I've used them both to outshoot my friend at 200 yards prone, he uses a DPMS.

However, my M44 is a piece of . Then again, it was a pawn shop rescue that I fixed, so that might be part of it.

I like mine (minus the M44) cause they are reliable, easy to clean, and scare the out of the others at the range when it kicks off.

I wouldn't give fifty cents for a Garand

Originally Posted by Astra900

It all boils down to opinions and what you like, and you're an American, you get the freedom to love em or leave em. Just be mindful of how you step on some excessively sensitive toes, some people get defensive to an extreme over what they like.

I thought a disclaimer in the first sentence would suffice. I take it back, Mosin's are not junk...I just don't personally care for the! But an M1 not worth .50 seems more dangerous.

They are what they are, cheap, cheap to shoot, reliable, and in my opinion fun to shoot. I like the M44 better than a 91/30 because it blows a big ass fireball when you shoot it. Do I like shooting it better than my M1 or my EBR's? No, but i still enjoy shooting it. Guns are like every other hobby there is somthing out there for everyone.
-Jason G

Mosin hype? There is an upside to a crudely machined truck axle, a stock made from the finest grade of 2x4 framing lumber, a trigger which is very close kin to the parking brake in my 36 plymouth, and sights calibrated to a measure that no one on this planet uses.
With the bayonet extended, they make dandy tomato stakes.

I like mine to watch all the pansy a** guys that think the recoil is so much when I hand it to my 12yr old boy to put 20rds downrange & look up with a smile from ear to ear.
If you have a gun & don't like it may I ask why you still have it?