Mosin in the snow

[SKS Ray]

Took one of my Mosins (1923 Izhevsk) out in the backyard for a few shots in the snow today. Nothing says Winter rifle like a vintage Mosin Nagant 91/30.

Believe it or not the wood pile is shrinking. Warmer than average winter has left me with a good sized pile still. Just imagine the pictures were taken in Russia and not Massachusetts.

 

[JonJ]

Great pic. Looks like this may be the March entry?

 

[SKS Ray]

Thanks. I have one pic set aside to resize for the Parallax contest this month. I came in second last month and am going to keep snapping away untill I get first and have mine in the header over there.

 

[Len-2A Training]

Wood on that Mosin looks great!!

 

[tele_mark]

That's probably just the conditions that rifle remembers back in the "good old days" of its Nazi-drilling youth.

 

[TomH]

beautiful!

 

[matt]

that is a nice shot!!

 

[dreppucci007]

Awesome pics!

 

[USMA-82]

Very nice photos... can I hire you for my Finnish Milsurps Family Album shot???

 

[Twigg]

Sweet ! I've got to get me a decent camera...

 

[SKS Ray]

Thanks for the compliments everybody. For the record, the camera I used is just a cheap Kodak 5.0 that I got for $140 at Circuit City and the rifle is a 1923 ex Dragoon I originally saw at the first Holbrook Sportsman's Club show I went to a few years ago. I went back last year specifically looking for that same vendor hoping he'd still have it and he did at $110. I was able to get it for the original price of $100 I first saw it for the year before.

 

[Wakeman]

$100 for a 1923 Ex Dragoon is edging towards criminal! Especially in as good of shape as that one appears to be. Very Nice.

 

[Moderator]

Nice pics Ray

 

[Soxfan9]

That rifle is a beauty. Very nice pics.

 

[Garys]

Took one of my Mosins (1923 Izhevsk) out in the backyard for a few shots in the snow today. Nothing says Winter rifle like a vintage Mosin Nagant 91/30.

Nice picture of a nicely preserved weapon.

Believe it or not the wood pile is shrinking. Warmer than average winter has left me with a good sized pile still. Just imagine the pictures were taken in Russia and not Massachusetts.

There's a difference?

 

[1903Collector]

Just imagine the pictures were taken in Russia and not Massachusetts.

Alsmost the same thing these days

 

[tele_mark]

Alsmost the same thing these days

Russia has more rights.

 

[Pilgrim]

Are you sure you don't just store your weapons on a wood pile? Seems I see a lot of them like that !

Nice wood!

 

[MrsWildweasel]

Wood on that Mosin looks great!!

I agree. I was admiring that the most.