Joined
·
32,735 Posts
I have decided to stockpile Mosin-Nagant model 91/30 rifles as hand-outs for when SHTF. I will briefly outline why:
1) They are cheap.
2) They fire full-power rifle rounds.
3) They are indestructible.
4) The manual of arms is simple and intuitive.
5) They can be used to hold attackers at bay at significant range.
6) They are too unwieldy and have too slow a rate of fire to be used to stage a mutiny.
These are specifically to be issued to unproven and untrained personnel. They will be issued daily, and collected, along with all of the ammunition, when the shift is over.
The personnel to whom they are issued will be accountable to others who are armed with semi-auto carbines. As these people prove trustworthy, they will be upgraded from Mosins to semi-autos.
So... the question is, should I paint these Mosins the same way I have painted many of my semi-auto carbines (action and barrel remain unpainted)?
1) They are cheap.
2) They fire full-power rifle rounds.
3) They are indestructible.
4) The manual of arms is simple and intuitive.
5) They can be used to hold attackers at bay at significant range.
6) They are too unwieldy and have too slow a rate of fire to be used to stage a mutiny.
These are specifically to be issued to unproven and untrained personnel. They will be issued daily, and collected, along with all of the ammunition, when the shift is over.
The personnel to whom they are issued will be accountable to others who are armed with semi-auto carbines. As these people prove trustworthy, they will be upgraded from Mosins to semi-autos.
So... the question is, should I paint these Mosins the same way I have painted many of my semi-auto carbines (action and barrel remain unpainted)?