Yeah, my brother recently bought one for my father for his birthday and its covered in that weird stuff, but when they clean it off and go shooting, I'm sure they'll be smiling ear to ear.conelrad said:Amen to that. Had to visit a few shops til I called on a friend's store. He let me inspect every Mosin he had. The new ones coming out of Eastern Europe now are good too - cheap, reliable, good shots and not covered in that god-awful preservative.Frost27 said:Edit: Nagants are great, the trouble is buying them is a crapshoot on bore quality. Especially online. Fantastic shooters if you get a good one though.