Comments on: Russian Revolution — A Thoroughly Upgraded Mosin Nagant

By: Blake

Blake — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 23:58:11 +0000

Sweet. Easily the best looking Mosin Ive ever seen, period. Looks like it can put a group through a gnats a$$ as well. Great shooting. Definitely a very tastefully modded mil-surp, unlike most of the backyard-Bubba creations that a lot of people come up with. Id rather see a completely stock rifle than one of those. But this here, this rifle is world-class. Thanks for sharing this. I want to see more of it.

By: Russell

Russell — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 14:29:25 +0000

Yes i own a mossie its a great rifle very reliable the scopes can be iffy though .

By: Bruce

Bruce — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 10:20:01 +0000

Nothing wrong with Nagants.

Remember that back when they used to shoot “real” rifles at the Olympics, the Russians used reworked Nagants in 7.62 x 54.

Re. “Lee Enfields”:

How about building on a No4 action?

Skip .303 “proper”, as bullet selection is a dog.

How about .30-40 Krag; VERY similar cartridge, but .30 cal?

Then again, you could do my trick and build a .303 on a .30 cal (.308 groove) tube. Yes, it’s a custom reaming job, but it gets around a HUGE problem. Just swap out the expander ball in your dies for a “.30 cal” one.

Then there’s the Ackley Improved version of the .30-40; feeding from the standard Lee Enfield mag may be a problem.

The REALLY adventurous could try 7.62 x 54 on a late-production (Mk2) version of the No4, but that might be pushing things a bit.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 02:26:12 +0000

Well I’ll be damned. You CAN make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.

By: Rikky Lee

Rikky Lee — Sat, 25 Jan 2014 20:19:14 +0000

This is great to see. I would also like to see someone doing a modern interpretation of the .303 cartridge. With modern components and a decent stock I am am sure we would see similar.