1929 Tula

[mouser868]

I picked up a 1929 Tula Friday and it seems to have as many or more Izhevsk marks on it as it does Tula markings. Am wondering if from the pics someone here can tell me a little bit about the rifle I have. Included in the pics is the first target I shot with it at 50 yards off my elbows from the bench.

[Dutch Mosin]

Hello mouser868.
Looks like a regular refurbished Tula 91/30 to me(refurbishment mark on butt stock).
After WW II lots of 91/30's were refurbished by the Soviets.
They weren't interested in an all matching rifle, they were just interested in a rifle that worked.
The rifle looks great to me.
Should be a good shooter too.

Met vriendelijke groet,

Martin

[Candyman]

The last year of production for M91 Dragoon rifles was 1929. Check your rear sight to see if your rifle is an updated Dragoon. Ex-Dragoons have a gap at the rear of the sight base like the one in this pic.


From your pic's It looks like you have a correct pre war stock on your rifle. The stock has an arsneal repair on the left rear side of the action that was most likley dune when the rifle was refurbed.

You have a nice looking rifle.

[mouser868]

Thanks guys, it does have the gap between the rear sight and the barrel, so that makes it an ex-dragoon. I have however taken it out of the stock and placed it in an ATI synthetic temporarily till I have time to glass bed the stock it came in. After doing so I too it out and at 100 yards I fired a 3 shot group that measures .179, hope it does as well once I put it back in the wood.

[Candyman]

Have you thought about felt bedding the old stock?

It is very easy. Cut felt to fit in the bedding areas. wet them with BLO and then set then in the stock with the action. sung up the screws, but do not over tighten. Let it cure for 24 to 48 hours and your ready to go.
You can also do it with dry felt.

[mouser868]

Was thinking more along the lines of glass bedding it and free floating the barrel. Had really never heard of felt bedding, though it sounds interesting.