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Ok cool.
Where do you shoot yours ?

I'm thinking of loading a cast boolit as a gallery load for 50 yds, if we can shoot that at Thurnscoe into the sand butts ? (Assume it's going to be under the MV and energy limit) There are plenty load recipies for gallery shooting using fast pistol powder. Plus a colleague of mine at Wakefield is doing this with is new Mosin :-)

I'll see Tim Finley tomorrow at Thurnscoe, I'll see what he thinks ...

Do search here as well as reading Ed Harris's article in the Library these loads have been done to death here.

Try Simplyfirearms in Oldham.

He normally has a few for sale (check the web-site) of the full length and carbine variety I have no connection with the business other than being a satisfied customer.

Mezzer

You wont regret getting a Mosin, pound for pound the cheapest fun you can have with a fullbore rifle.

If you can sort something for Thurnscoe that would be great! I'm expecting I'll have to head over to Diggle at some point.

I don't read my own signature!

I got mine from Ryton. It was in 'straight out of the crate' condition and proofed as is. can't remember if it was £120 or £160 I paid. The only thing is that the guy there said that the Ruskies had just sold the remaining 'salt mine' stock to the USA. It's worth getting in touch to see if he's found any more (sounds like he has).

I enjoyed the experience or getting it from storage condition into a nice shooter. Google Cosmolene removal, you will need to become an expert in it! I tried the oven, a black bin liner and the sun, and boiling water and nylon bore brush (followed by lots of oil of course), all with varying degrees of success.

What does "proofed as is" mean?

I would guess Adam, clean the chamber and barrel.....pop in a proof round.... "Bang"....stamp it...give it back...whilst the rest of the rifle is still covered in Uncle Joes storage gunk!

There's a Polish M44 on Gunstar as we speak. Radom made and vastly superior to the Soviet Refurbs (if you can live with the fact some silly arse stained the base of the butt by leaving a slip on recoil pad).
I'd pay more if a good Chinese M44 came along. You just don't see Sect 1 examples here.
If you really want something interesting I could point you towards a non refurb 1921 Dragoon (with original Arshini rear sight) or a 1915 M91. Perhaps Sir could be tempted by a SKY M39? There's even a really nice Hungarian 91/30 on the same site. Yanks get their knickers in a twist over these as they very rarely show up in the States.
Prices for the bog standard refurbs seem to have more than doubled over the last couple of years. I suspect that the Ukrainians realised that the vast US market was willing to pay more.
Counter bore just means that during the refurb process someone felt that the crown was a bit worn. Nothing to put you off at all.
Sniperskya is quite right. The M38 and M44s fitted with scopes are fantasy pieces. One UK retailer had one he described as a Guard tower sniper rifle. Very funny!

Also forgot to say that I've yet to find a Finnish example with a buggered bore.