interesting old sporter mosin

[mriddick]

I picked this up Sunday at a show for $65, it's not my normal cup of tea but it seemed neat enough to break that rule. The conversion is old and probably was an early conversion of a Westinghouse back when they went for next to nothing. It's crude enough that I think a home smith did it but nice enough to show some quality in the guy's work. The stock is a cut down military stock with a grafted on nose cap along with a new top half of the butt stock (slightly lighter in color). The barrel was cut to 25 inches. I really liked the metal work on the bolt knob and the quarter rib the rear sight sets on. All the metal has a patina about it with almost all marks scrubbed (takes a magnifying glass to read the serial number). One good thing is the barrel is bright and shiny, when I first looked at it I thought it would probably be dark but it wasn't, atleast the owner cleaned it (if he fired it much). I think it will make a fun shooter if nothing else.

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[O.S.O.K.]

Cool. While I hate to see a milsurp sportered, it was common practice for much of the last century and of course, is still ocurring - though it makes little sense today.

I bought a sportered Swede 94 a couple years ago. It had a lot of issues which I fixed and it's now a nice compact and light hunter.

Thanks for sharing that - enjoy!

[Dr. Gonzo GED]

A friend of mine had an old sporterized Westinghouse that was one of the nicest Mosins I've ever shot.

Have fun man!

[AKTexas]

Looks well done,price is not bad.Looks good to me.

[aliceinchains]

Not your typical bubba gun. Some time was put into modification. I think you will have some fun with it.

[vit]

I would have bought it too. Not a fan of sported milsurps, but some of these old jobbers are neat. Nice!

[slamfire51]

That has to be the nicest sporterized Mosin I've seen. Someone did take pride in converting it.
I like.

[Perfecto]

That has to be the nicest sporterized Mosin I've seen. Someone did take pride in converting it.
I like.

I agree.. for a sporterized it worth the coin.