In the late 70's my uncle had gone to a auction at a farm. He went to the car to bring what he got at the auction for $3. It was a Mosin Nagant in the worst condition you ever saw. It had been used as a pipe to hold the barn door shut and the barrel horribly rusted for the first 10". I cut the barrel off to legal length here in the colonies. The rifling was nearly gone but I cleaned it up and shot it some, but no glory in the accuracy. Sold about 20 years ago. The moral of the story is a old Mosin can only go upward after being a barn door holder. I am in awe what can be done with a Mosin.