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Valuing Shooters-Pics added
By: mat!_SW Date: January 7, 2014, 11:42 pm
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We all have Mosins that are our shooters. I just got another
one. Its a 1952 Polish M44. The barrel and mag are matching,
but the butt plate and bolt are Hungarian even though they are
stamped to match the barrel. The stock looks to be a later
Polish build stock, or possibly Hungarian as well. This thing
has a really nice bore which is obviously a plus.
I bought it because I don't have a Polish example even
though it was force matched somewhere along the line and because
it has great looking rifling.
Do you guys even glance at shooters like this anymore? It
has collector value to me, but even more shooter value. I paid
250 otd, which is a good price for any good condition m44 in my
neck of the woods. I'll put some pics up if you guys want. Did
Hungary refurb rifles from other countries? BTW- it also has a
Romanian cocking piece.
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Re: Valuing Shooters
By: clayshooter2 Date: January 8, 2014, 12:39 am
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I do, especially in the case like you are describing where I
don't have a particular rifle in a "collectible" version. I was
going to make that trade last month on a similar mix match
Polish M44 for a good shooter 1939 Izhevsk 91/30 just to have
another shooter. (Unfortunately the guy that offered it to trade
got real weird about having to make the trade right then and
there, and we couldn't meet up at times that worked for both of
us) This being said, I really don't look at your typical 91/30
Izhevsk 42 or 43 refurb anymore though....already have a 42 that
is a good shooter, don't need another.
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Re: Valuing Shooters
By: 54r man Date: January 8, 2014, 8:15 am
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There are aome people who look just strictly at bore
condition....and cut em up later. I generally trie to look at
the package as a whole, evaulating both markings and bore
comdition.
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Re: Valuing Shooters
By: hashash Date: January 8, 2014, 9:41 am
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[quote author=54r man link=topic=492.msg5103#msg5103
date=1389190515]
There are aome people who look just strictly at bore
condition....and cut em up later. I generally trie to look at
the package as a whole, evaulating both markings and bore
comdition.
[/quote]
We get it, you don't like Bubba......Not everyone (especially
not here) cuts them up. We've got more experience with Bubba
than you probably ever will, so give your little crusade a
slight rest when dealing with people who appreciate milsurps.
-Management.
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Re: Valuing Shooters
By: mat!_SW Date: January 8, 2014, 10:19 am
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Here are some photos of interest concerning this rifle. A
couple things to note that I did not already mention. The
cleaning rod is not Polish and the plum colored barrel bands.
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Re: Valuing Shooters-Pics added
By: CLMI04 Date: January 8, 2014, 11:53 am
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I'm on the same page as you Matt as far as it having both
collector value and shooter value. Like Clayshooter said they
are also good as place-holders in a collection. As for Hungary
refurbing rifles from other countries I'm not sure.
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Re: Valuing Shooters-Pics added
By: mat!_SW Date: January 9, 2014, 1:01 pm
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Digging a little deeper the Hungarian refurb theory seems to be
wrong. It seems the consensus is that many Eastern European
m44s and other rifles were sent to Romania after they were
phased out for the SKS and AK. Here is a link from
mosinnagant.net :
HTML http://mosinnagant.net/global%20mosin%20nagants/Romo-Mosin-Nagants.asp
Even this article claims its just a theory and not a known
fact. Also note the use of "Romo" short for Romanian. We all
know some collectors would lose their shit over the use of a
"cute nickname". lol :)
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Re: Valuing Shooters-Pics added
By: desdem12 Date: January 11, 2014, 10:43 am
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All Cowboy references aside ( ;D) I do have shooters. In my par
of the country all milsurps are rare, even a 91/30. It has been
months since I have seen one in a store and it was a 42 Izhevsk.
M44s are more common here and that is not very common. I bought
a 42 tula because it was a 42 tula and it is my reload test
rifle cause it likes everything.
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