Gun Control & RKBA

tularetom

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3. The 91/30 modified sniper rifle can be pretty effective inside 200 yards

Reply to virginia mountainman (Original post)

Tue Oct 13, 2015, 10:51 PM

Oct 2015

But the only reason the basic 1891 Mosin could be considered a"fetish rifle" is because until recently you could buy one for around a hundred bucks and the ammunition was dirt cheap if you didn't mind steel, non reloadable cases and corrosive Berdan primers.

They're kinda neat old guns, a lot clumsier and more awkward to load than some of the Mausers on the market but built to take abuse.

Obviously whoever wrote the article wasn't very well informed about Mosins.

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it is not scoped, but it can be. guillaumeb Oct 2015 #1

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+1. My first thought. Brickbat Oct 2015 #5

The 91/30 modified sniper rifle can be pretty effective inside 200 yards tularetom Oct 2015 #3

The only thing they are well informed of.. virginia mountainman Oct 2015 #4

Try buying a killer clipizine for that ole commie rifle. ileus Oct 2015 #6

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because there were a lot of them made gejohnston Oct 2015 #8

Simple, if you read sarisataka Oct 2015 #9

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Widely-used by Cabela's as a come-onn. Sold for $90 last year! Woo-hoo. Eleanors38 Oct 2015 #12

Because they're fetishy hardcore fetishists with Mosin-Nagant fetishes. Brickbat Oct 2015 #13