im in michigan, and im wondering if my 1943 mosin nagant would need to be registered?


oh and is there any rifle supressers(silencers) for the mosin nagant?


is there any guides on building a rifle supresser?

Start off here: http://tinyurl.com/4qtpb6

You will need to get a coupling to go on the end of the barell, as well as a .30 suppressor. I hope you realise it wont silence it, but will suppress the noise of the muzzle blast.

Registration in michigan is for handguns only.

Lol@ "silencer" for a mosin-nagant of all things.

Do remember that Russian .30cal rounds tend to be a bit larger than American cartridges. More like 7.9mm than 7.62. Probably won't be an issue with most suppressors, but it's worth considering.

Do remember that Russian .30cal rounds tend to be a bit larger than American cartridges. More like 7.9mm than 7.62. Probably won't be an issue with most suppressors, but it's worth considering.

True dat. My dissection of a ten round sample of Albanian surplus revealed the average bullet diametre was 7.868mm, full restults of other measurements can be seen here:

http://www.surplusrifleforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=76&t=63431

Nice write-up Meph, I quite enjoyed reading that. New bookmark, too. :p

I have just designed a muzzle adaptor coupling for Savage's Mosin. If he gives his permission and there's enough interest I will post the design on here.

You don't need my permission ;) .

91/30's may have slightly different dimentions tho.

you'd have to do handloading. I think a nagant would be kinda cool with a silencer actually.

No, the idea is to suppress it to a level that is acceptable to fire without hearing protection (e.g Hunting) without going deaf for three days and suffering permanent hearing loss, i talk from experiacne trust me. Sub-sonic rounds, although something cool to play with, would make it less effective than a 9mm subsonic Ball round which is bad news for a hunter.

I'd like to add at this point that i see outlawing suppressors is like outlawing sunglasses beause a criminal MIGHT use it to conceal his identity and escape from a crime un-punished. Shooters and especially hunters that tend to fire off multiple shots in one hunt where ear protection can't practically be worn NEED them to prevent hearing loss.

Edit: They also reduce recoil like any muzzle break would which would prevent broken bones like colar bones and noses.....once again i speak from experience :D .