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Old 11-01-2013, 02:08 PM   #5797
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FWIW, I've purchased surplus guns and ammo from AIM and CLASSIC from the list above, and liked 'em both. They'll usually offer a $10 service to pick 'the best of 4 guns' as they choose the gun to send you - it's worth the $10 IMHO.

Pointers on picking a Mosin? Read a few of the links above and below for more details. They've mostly been 're-arsenaled', so they've been blued and the wood shellacked. The bores will ALL look kind of bad, due to the primers the Russians used - but if the rifling is strong you're good to go. One more interesting tid bit. The shorter Mosins - M38, M44, will serve as a pretty good 'flame thrower' if you shoot ball ammo after dark. It's kind of fun to watch - it also ruins my night vision if I'm the shooter.

If you choose to hunt with a Mosin - I like Mosin ammo from Prvi Partisan (google it) They're from what used to be Yugoslavia, and make decent, cheap ammo. A lot of the surplus stuff is 'hardball' and not a good choice for putting Bambi down cleanly. Try some of the Prvi hunting ammo, priced pretty well and it always goes bang.

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/773...oint-box-of-20

A few more links: http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles/hooker47.html

http://www.surplusrifle.com/russianm...9130/index.asp
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