mojave-red:cdn-apex-predator:randysrifles: The M44 Mosin-Nagant was produced by Russia and sever
mojave-red: cdn-apex-predator: randysrifles: The M44 Mosin-Nagant was produced by Russia and several satellite countries during and after WWII. The majority of these rifles were manufactured in Izhevsk from 1944 to 1948 and a small number at Tula in 1944 alone. Mine was produced in 1944 at the Izhevsk plant. This model is very similar to the M38 which was produced exclusively by Russia for non-combative personell. They added a permanent side folding cruciform bayonet and a slot was removed on the stock to allow the spike to close completely. Many that were imported were fitted with M38 stocks that were modified, which is less desirable by collectors. -R @mojave-red. M44. You were saying.. They’re ok as far as Mosin Nagants go. Most of them that I have owned or seen have been counter bored. As far as a shooters go, counterboring can make the gun more accurate; but it does devalue the rifle to collectors. We have had a Finnish M39, Izzy 91/30, two Izzy M44s, a Polish M44, and a Romanian M44 and none were counterbored. So in reference as to how common it is we are unsure, but would love to get some notes if you know more. -R -- source link