Mosin Nagant vs Modern Bolt Gun: Why Mosin Loses Big Time04:33

After about a decade of shooting, dealing with, upgrading, and both cursing and loving the Mosin Nagant 91/30, it’s time to clarify both the value and performance reality for this rifle. How does it really stack up against a modern high value bolt action rifle like Savage Axis or Weatherby Vanguard? Does its purchase price hold any hidden surprises? Should its cheap ammo be the only consideration in its purchase? How does it compare in accuracy, reliability, firepower, ergos, and accessorizing compared to modern bolt action counterparts? Would a pair of Vice Grips ever be a needed Mosin Nagant tool to ensure reliability [answer: it was]? How does its weight and size compare? Are the modifications even needed and can’t you just shoot and enjoy your Mosin in bare bones stock form? These and other questions get nailed down in the video. It summarizes many years of TNP shooting and work on the Mosins. Most use the Mosin as a “add on” rifle for their purposes. But when correctly smithed and outfitted, does the Mosin Nagant stack up against the many excellent $350 modern rifles? Still a fave of many people for its cheap ammo and buy-in, we will take a stark look at the facts of Mosin rifle here. Another TNP weapon system philosophy video.