Model 1944 Mosin Nagant Carbine

[rambone]

Questions from a brand new Mosin user. Gray questions are already answered.

1. What would you offer someone for a Model 1944 Mosin Nagant Carbine rifle? It comes with a sling and swivel mounted bayonet. Wood is in pretty good shape, bolt action. Original, Soviet. I paid $100 for mine, from a friend.

2. I didn't get any stripper clips that came with it. I've never used a stripper clip either. From what I am reading, it is just a tool that lets you have your rounds lined up and ready to be pushed in to the gun? The stripper clip does not actually enter the gun I assume?

3. Any recommended brand or supplier of stripper clips, to have known reliability? I read something about "Izhevsk" style stripper clips being reliable. Any comments? I need to find some. Anybody selling any?

4. I'm considering buying some Czech FMJ Light Ball ammo. Does one Eastern European Socialist country make better ammo than another? Any comments about what to buy?

5. What tools should I be concerned about buying, if any? I have seen specially shaped tools (like shown in the picture below) and I don't know what they are for, or why I would need them. I don't think I need them to clean the rifle.

Clockwise from ten o'clock: bore guide, multi-tool (screw driver and firing pin protrusion gauge), cleaning rod handle, and cleaning jag.


6. Anybody have a link to any PDF operations manuals for a M44?

7. Can somebody explain the adjustable sights to me? It slides from a setting of "1" to "10" but I need to know what that translates to in terms of distances. An explanation would be helpful. I am told that the range is 100-1000 meters.