Picked up a 1917 Remington M91 Mosin
Took a chance on a $260 Mosin at auction with a troubling amount of what turned out to be just surface rust. Steel wool took the rust off to reveal this 100 year old beauty. Marked SA on the receiver.
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Huh, TIL there are Remington Mosins.
America made a lot of contract guns for the White Russians. Ian has a video on them:
Very cool quirk of history.
Wow, what a find! That's a beautiful gun. How do you find out about these auctions?
It was just a local auction house. They don’t usually do rifles, this was an exception. It’s usually store returns, furniture, etc. Took a chance on this and it paid off!
Oh you betcha, thinking to saw off a couple feet from the barrel and tap some holes to mount a $50 scope too
Please don't! That's a beautiful stock. Just sand it down and polish it.
I think he's joking, if someone wanted to do that to a mosin, they'd find a less rare one to do it to.
Don’t worry, I won’t add anything to this rifle except some gun oil.
Whew! I thought you might be joking, but I wasn't sure.
Bubba isn't known for being that discerning, but I think OP may not be Bubba.
I didn't get that vibe from him but you just reminded me to tell OP not to use steel wool on guns. Brass or copper brushes remove rust without damaging steel.
Another commenter just made me realize this but in the future use brass or copper brushes to remove rust not steel. Brass and copper can't damage steel but they can remove rust, meaning you don't damage the actual gun or it's original finish like steel wool can.
Most gun shops should carry them.
Also any penny from before 1981 works for this since those were all copper.
That’s a really awesome tip, thanks for sharing friend!
I had always been told to use the finest grit steel wool but it totally makes sense to use copper based on the Mohs scale.
I will definitely do that!
No problem, I think I got it from Mark Novak or Brownells on YouTube.
nice man, $260 is a good deal but I still remember when RTI was selling crates of 10 for $1000. Hopefully it lasts you another 100 years despite corrosive primed 54R.
Hey thanks friend. Dang those would have been the days. I definitely wouldn’t mind having a crate of Mosins sitting in the basement.