So does anybody wanna talk about sporting guns here...

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12. Big 5 regularly has them for about $100.00 but

I suggest you sign up for one of the online Mosin forums before you just run down and buy one. They have a plethora of information that will help you pick a good one. Also, if you go to Big five to buy one they will first show you a piece of shit but they keep the really clean ones in the back and you have to know to ask and see those, sort of like the secret menues at some restraunts. Mostly, you are concerned with bore condition so you should know how to remove the bolt (easy) and sight down the bore with a flashlight and a magnifying glass.

They really are a kick in the ass (and the shoulder) to shoot but the ammo is really corrosive so you need to clean them right away. The 762X59 ammo is about equal to a 308 and this is one amazing gun. O
n the smaller carbines the muzzle flash is about 3 feet, had been credited with starting brush fires and you can feel the pressure wave from about 15 feet away.