How does one find a mosin?

[joefrank64k]

Unpopular Opinion Disclaimer. Mosins are wildly overpriced, and of all the guns out there, if you don't have one, you absolutely without a doubt are not missing anything in the slightest. 7.62x54R is way more expensive than it used to be, as is all ammo. You might as well build a 308 AR. Or get yourself a Garand or build a retro AR if you want something historical.

I had a couple of Mosins back in the day when they were dirt cheap. One was a PU sniper. I shot 20 rounds through them and wondered what all the hype was about. Got rid of them and decided I'd rather spend more money on Garands and retro ARs than own a single Mosin. At one point, I thought about just hanging the damn thing over the fireplace as a joke.

Agreed on the over price: They are nothing special. Fun to blast with dirt cheap surplus ammo, but not with new ammo or even reloaded.

I’ve got a genuine sniper, an M44, and a Polish M44. All three cost me about $350.00. Ammo was darn near free. I’ve got a lifetime supply now.

I won’t get rid of these, but I have zero desire to acquire more. They ‘are-what-they-are’.

If they’re really $1,000? Oh man, that buys some very cool modern alternatives that are WAY beyond a Mosin, haha!!

 

[Deadcoyote]

Does anyone know where to go find a mosin? I’ve looked around all the shop here town at socal and a few miles out and didn’t find non.

I’d probably look in any house north of Sonoma county in the whole state.