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http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=275961764
That guy just relisted this. I forgot to mention $499.95 without shipping, sales tax is $41.25 but had free shipping. So basically if you didn't have a C&R a FFL fee would be oh $30-$50 so basically your looking close to $600 if it goes to a FFL.

Good thing nobody bought it, gotta be crazy to pay that much. Even then if I can't find anything at the gun show next week then I will probably pick up a M38 if my friend can get me a discount.

$600 is absurd O_O it is a great looking gun, matching numbers, 1943. If the bore is smooth and shiny that would have been a great gun. Stock looks a little worn but it shows the tender love of war :p I just can't believe it'd come out to be that much in the end, even with shipping and transfer fees

Way, way too much for what it is. Maybe it it came with a shitload of accessories, a 880 case of ammo, and like, 6 preserved hearts of German soldiers. But like it is, no fucking way.

Way too much for what it is. He hasn't even mentioned counterboring or lack thereof, which isn't an enormous issue on a 91/30 (29" barrel, lol) but is a Pretty Big Thing on an M38. I'd assume it's an Izhevsk since he mentioned the Soviet crest, if people are going to gouge you for a Mosin it's usually a Tula unless it's something Izhevsk didn't produce much of. I can't remember figures offhand but I don't think M38s were one of those things.

Heads-up for anyone with an ex-sniper (Peng) - the folks over at Gunboards have a couple databases going of 91/30 sniper/ex-sniper serials and scope serials, for verification and matching purposes. It is a very, very long shot, but it's worth posting there in case someone has one of your original parts (including scopes, for Izhevsk rifles). Found a couple guys within the same block as my rifle, one is about 200 rifles off - also found a PU that's fairly close to mine.

They have threads for other stuff like PSLs as well. Pretty neat site, although they do get a bit crotchety and some of the posters are just terrible.

They have an awesome thread about reuniting magazines with serial numbered PSLs.

The M38 racks at the gun shop dont have counter-bored bores, or I think the majority. Still I'm waiting on the next gun show....if nothing shows up I'll head over with my friend to see if I can get a discount, comes with all standard accessories except bayonet (obviously) but if I see something like a rare date on a M38 and my friend cant get a discount I'll buy it. I did spot a Tula 1940 M38 with brass caps but it didn't last long.

And in a month I'll be retrieving my first 91/30 after it was sitting in Florida with my grandparents. So if planned right 3 Mosin Nagants, if not then 2 MN's and maybe a SKS or something else.

You should branch out and buy some non Mosins lol.

Mosins are a disease I tell you, cheap and fun to shot...well cheap in most variants, not some. The only reason why I have the one I have now is because my friend was going to butcher the shit out of it, wasn't gonna let that happen.

If I wanted to I could get a Romanian WASR 10/63 since I want a AK platform over a AR platform. It could be my choice but I'm after other things atm.

I really want to go to a pawn shop and pick up a pair of butchered Mosins for less than one nice one costs. Would be pretty sweet.

They're not all that fun to shoot. They're just cheap, haha.