I'd actually forgotten some of the ...joys of Marine boot camp. One of which was the slinging, swinging and spinning around 11.5 pounds of the last true battle rifle our armed forces had, the M14. We slept with it, showered with it, ate with it, and kept it cleaner...far cleaner...than our own bodies.
Think your hands are strong? Your shoulders tight and powerful? Ha. Even the biggest recruit spent many a day weeping (inside) over the demands of learning to control then master the manual of arms. As accurate as any mass produced battle rifle ever made, but enough about my favorite military arm.
Wrestling 8.5 pounds of commie delight...the Mosin Nagant should have been a whole lot easier but I didn't think about yanking and pulling dried out leather and webbing and trying to flex the metal-wood tolerance back to "normal". What a dumbass. Not that it hasn't been fun, truth be told its been a blast and I haven't even shot the bloody thing. Still too dirty. Cosmo galore (wasn't that the name of a Bond-Girl?) lurking here, there, and everywhere.
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When I got my Mosin-Nagant August 2004, it was the first time I owned a rifle since getting out in 1973.
Back then a friend sold a single shot 12 gauge shotgun for $5.00, which i gave away to someone. Talk about life's regrets!
Anyway, firing the Mosin-Nagant was a little like having a nice long pleasant conversation with a tough old friend. I learned as much a I could from the Intenets about the rifle before I even sent first round downrange.
It felt pretty good when it went.
Nice story, Bad. Thanks for sharing.
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