Mosins, aka garbage rods, are decent, straight shooters as long as the throat/rifling isn't clapped out on the barrel. 54R is a great hunting cartridge, and a man-stopper at 2-300 yards no problem as long as you can handle irons. They used to be a dime a dozen but nowadays no gun is cheap, nor the ammo. I'd say anywhere from 150-300 depending on the condition of the weapon, from trash to flawless.
I could be wrong, I haven't had my finger on the pulse of gun purchases lately.
Mosins, aka garbage rods, are decent, straight shooters as long as the throat/rifling isn't clapped out on the barrel. 54R is a great hunting cartridge, and a man-stopper at 2-300 yards no problem as long as you can handle irons. They used to be a dime a dozen but nowadays no gun is cheap, nor the ammo. I'd say anywhere from 150-300 depending on the condition of the weapon, from trash to flawless.
I could be wrong, I haven't had my finger on the pulse of gun purchases lately.