American Resistance Radio

Jim Stachowiak (host of Freedom Fighter Radio.net)

Are you tight for money and want a simple rifle? Say, something capable of a 1000 meter shot? I have been researching a lot of gun forums for the ultimate rifle that meets these standards: cheap, powerful, accurate, battle tested and can easily be modified.

Surprisingly, even while people are stockpiling fire arms, there is a rifle that meets all of these standards that I would recommend for anyone that just can’t afford much of anything for any reason. After reviewing all the information, I believed at one point that one could only afford a .22LR rifle, which fires a bullet the length of a quarter and did not have much penetrating power. To my surprise I found a rifle that can be found at just about any fire arms dealer nationwide, and for under $200, you can have a cleaning kit, bayonet, ammunition and firearm ready for whatever purpose you need.
The M44 Mosin-Nagant is a Russian bolt action, internal magazine fed, shoulder fired infantry/sniper rifle that fires a 7.62 X 54mm cartridge with a maximum effective range of 2000 meters! This cartridge is easily found, and if you know where to look, you can find 2000 rounds for under $150.

Please allow these facts to sink in: the ballistics of such a round is usually clocked in at 2700 feet per second. At this speed, the 7.62 cartridge is capable of killing a deer-sized animal at a distance of 1500 meters without much of a problem. With 37 million M44s on the world market, you will not have much trouble finding one and it won’t empty your pockets buying this simple, yet effective rifle.

Modifications for such a rifle aren’t hard to make. Feel free to drill a couple holes in the wood stock to allow rail mounts for scopes and bipods. With such a cheap and accurate rifle, I am suprised that it isn’t used much for hunting.

At the price range between $90-$140, one cannot simply just ignore the existence of such a brilliantly engineered masterpiece, which dates as far back as 1891 Tzarist Russia.

Please feel free to do your own research.