DownrangeFuture
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Every number mentioned is wrong. :spank:
The 91 in M91/30 is for 1891 which is when the rifle was developed in Belgium.
Right now, they range from $70 a run of the mill WWII surplus rifle (arsenal new, never fired) to $400-450 for a numbers matching sniper variant.
The Finnish M91s are capable of groups that tight, but the Russians usually do good at about 2-3" with bayonet.
Production ceased in 1965.
The AK-47 was fielded in 1947 and was general issued by 1949.
Meh, it was off the top of my head at work. I did all the research when I was given mine 2-3 years ago. So please correct my mistakes. Honest.
Mine is headstamped as made in 1943. And the prices are what I saw at the last gunshow in Jacksonville. I can't vouch for much else. I'm a shooter, not a history buff. I am fascinated when someone has one and knows about it, but I don't usually look for historic rifles. But the mosin are usually fairly cheap unless you're talking papers and full kit and all. The one I saw for $3000 was never fired, and had some papers to prove it, it came in the wood box with all of the cleaning gear, pouches, bayonet, and scope.
I've never got groups tighter than 8" at 100yds with it so I can't comment on if it's any better. My father in law's Mosin shoots a little under 2" but I kind of think the only thing original is the bolt...
I like the AR-15 man. I've been looking at the Ruger SR-556 standard for awhile now. I just can't justify it to myself. A .223 will drop a deer, but the shot needs to be well placed. I've shot the M16 and M4 and it's a nice shooting rifle. Most of my rifle shooting practice is aimed at hunting so I'm looking for 5" groups at worst. And why would I need 20 rounds? Of course, it looks awesome... Now if they had a three gun competition here, I'd buy one in a heartbeat.
I might pick up another shotgun. Or a pistol. That's about it for now. I really want to build one, but that whole pesky FFL deal. I saw a single shot system with interchangeable barrels that looked neat. The only deer I've ever taken was with my FIL's gun like that. Rossi Firearms I think? It had a .308 barrel and I got told that it had never been fired so he didn't know if it was any good. One shot on a doe turned quarter to me at around 83 yards. She fell right over. I'd say it shoots well. The feeder was 85 yards from the blind and she was in front of it.
At the end of the day, I have really only been shooting regularly for about 2 years. Before that I only shot at my in-laws, and it was infrequently. I mean, I got my first pistol last October. I've practiced about once a month with a Beretta 9mm in the Navy but that's not a lot. 50-75 round course once a month? Although, by my count I've put 2250 rounds through my XD since then. (100 a payday for 11 months plus the 50 yesterday.) Shooting the pistol kind of put a damper on my rifle shooting, but since I kind of feel obligated to as I carry it I kept shooting it. And I will continue to do so. That's why I was excited about the IDPA match every Sat at my range.
Oh, and if anyone shoots awesome enough for a precision rifle, Snipercentral.com makes some nice custom builds based off the Remington 770. But I can't shoot that well. 0.5MOA? Really? Wow.