The 3-line rifle M1891 (Russian: трёхлинейная винтовка образца 1891 года, tryokhlineynaya vintovka obraztsa 1891 goda), colloquially known in the West as Mosin-Nagant and in Russia as Mosin's rifle (Russian: винтовка Мосина, ISO 9: vintovka Mosina)
I haz strange question: Society goes on mostly normal until 2153, nasty war, Earth's humanity destroyed in 2156. Little town of ashfeathers and Martians wall themselves up in Siberia. One of them goes outside and finds an old Russian stockpile in 3420 - gets a Mosin-Nagant working without too much fuss. Think that might be realistic?
There is nothing special or extraordinary about it. It is a mass-produced tool, with the number of them exceeding 40 million. It is not much different from Mausers.
I don't own a mosin, but I love mausers, so I might be a bit biased. To me, a mosin does 90% of the mauser's job and was probably easier to manufacture, but I'd never chose a mosin over a mauser. That being said, it's not nearly the difference imo that you'd see going from a mauser to a garand if you had to use one in combat.
There certainly is an aura of mystery around this particular one, lol! I'm glad I picked a good one. It just happened to be the only bolt-action rifle I could think of that would likely be found within a week's walk of Glie where I happened to decide it was.
Erebus sits on the ground overlooking the Great Gate. His "new" Maksutov telescope is isn't going to meet the same fate as his binoculars. The woman he's observing seemed to bear what must be the "Saviour's Light of Marksmanship." Whatever she aimed at, no matter how badly, was hit by the bullet she fired. Then she would struggle like a kid, first day at boot camp to get the bolt open. The accursed Devon Campbell could replace the plasma inducer, targeting software module, and projectile chip magazine of a BFG and have it back together faster than this phelp could reload this nineteenth century relic. <A nineteenth century relic that has claimed almost two hundred of my troops!> he fumes. It's not the numbers, since he's losing thousands each day from starvation and disease, but the insult that the Saviour would chose such a device, and such a soldier to break the latest siege of Glie.
She points the primitive device towards him and fires. She is seven kilometres away, and Erebus can't think of anything in between the featherwing and himself that she could be aiming at. The weapon doesn't have the ability to send a projectile anywhere near this far. As he's just starting to think that she finally once fired at nothing in particular, the objective lens of the only Maksutov telescope known to exist explodes.
Erebus rolls away from his position, over the ridge and behind cover. "Aarrrgghh!!"
As I go over it, I realize that I took some liberties with the miraculous in picking a rifle that should be able to load and fire :)
SKS is a mass produced gun. Somewhat comparable to Mosin/Nagant.
As other noted, it is not difficult to find (there is plenty of them), but the price has increased.
Price increased due to the inflation and overall demand in guns.
SKS, by the way, is a simple universal and reliable gun.
What's with the backslash yo!?
Other than slams fires. But built like a tank.
I haz strange question: Society goes on mostly normal until 2153, nasty war, Earth's humanity destroyed in 2156. Little town of ashfeathers and Martians wall themselves up in Siberia. One of them goes outside and finds an old Russian stockpile in 3420 - gets a Mosin-Nagant working without too much fuss. Think that might be realistic?
There is an aura of mystery over Mosin-Nagant.
There is nothing special or extraordinary about it. It is a mass-produced tool, with the number of them exceeding 40 million. It is not much different from Mausers.
Yes, probable and realistic.
I don't own a mosin, but I love mausers, so I might be a bit biased. To me, a mosin does 90% of the mauser's job and was probably easier to manufacture, but I'd never chose a mosin over a mauser. That being said, it's not nearly the difference imo that you'd see going from a mauser to a garand if you had to use one in combat.
Some comparisons that match up with what I've seen people report https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzNlGlRHpMo
There certainly is an aura of mystery around this particular one, lol! I'm glad I picked a good one. It just happened to be the only bolt-action rifle I could think of that would likely be found within a week's walk of Glie where I happened to decide it was.
As I go over it, I realize that I took some liberties with the miraculous in picking a rifle that should be able to load and fire :)