Some time back my sister asked me what I was shootin' and I said a "Mosin Nagant", pronouncing it as correctly as my Arkansas English would allow. She said "what? a mossy nugget?" It stuck. My rifle has a new nick name.
I enjoy my Mosin. It is accurate, cheap and fun to shoot but I don't shoot it much as I got plenty of other fun stuff to shoot. That's about to change. I've been doing research on customizing, accurizing, Duracoat and trigger jobs on Mosins. It just became my crazy test toy. I have seen all of those YouTube videos on what can and can't be done to make the Mossy Nugget more fun. I've seen what happens when someone pours $450 into a $90 dollar rifle and I've seen really bad mods too. Mine is gonna be in between. I plan to scope it (I have always thought that the iron sights were lacking when it comes to extracting the full potential from the 7.62X54R) Jeff Cooper style with a scout scope in 4X. It truly will be a hack job as I plan to take off 1.5" from the muzzle. Then I'm gonna sand, shape and paint the thing coyote brown (everything, factory stock and all) with Duracoat. Then I'm gonna wrap it in fishnet stockings and paint it green and black with Krylon giving it a sorta hyper snakeskin camo! It will be ugly but I'm gonna love it anyway.
Disclaimer: For all you purests out there who think that Mosins are historic pieces that should be worshiped in there original state don't worry, this Mosin is not the sacred kind, it's the common variety but it does have a nice buttery action and a great barrel (it's gonna be so much fun!) that will make for a superior "fun gun".
I'll post before-and-after photos and test targets.
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