Picked up a Finnish M28 Mosin Nagant in a Ski Trooper stock today for a good price. Rifle just kind of fell into my lap, and it's in good shape. I wasn't so sure at first as when I looked down the bore I was worried it would end up being a sewer pipe because it was so caked with crud. I could make out some solid rifling, so I went ahead and pulled the trigger on it as the price was very good.
Spent this evening cleaning it up, with a couple of hours spent on the bore. Rifling ended up being nice and strong, with some minor pitting in the lands in the top third of the barrel. Bore ended up looking much better than I thought it was going to, and muzzle wear is real good too. Glad I went ahead and picked it up. Headspace checks great, and function test with dummy ammo is good to go too. I'll be interested to see how this one shoots. Figured I'd post this one up as bombtek is a sucker for Mosin's. Hell, I am too for that matter!
Spent this evening cleaning it up, with a couple of hours spent on the bore. Rifling ended up being nice and strong, with some minor pitting in the lands in the top third of the barrel. Bore ended up looking much better than I thought it was going to, and muzzle wear is real good too. Glad I went ahead and picked it up. Headspace checks great, and function test with dummy ammo is good to go too. I'll be interested to see how this one shoots. Figured I'd post this one up as bombtek is a sucker for Mosin's. Hell, I am too for that matter!
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