Mauser and Mosin Nagant which one's better?

Question

7.62 rifles

Answer 1

Although both rifles suffered from quality control in manufacture at times, especially toward the end of WWII, usually, the Mauser was far superior, both design and cartridge wise, especially the older 7x57 Mauser cartridge. During the Boer War in Africa at the turn of the century, the Africaans militia and civilians, armed with the 7x57 Mauser shot rings around the Brits, who had to contend with the inferior .303 Brit.
One on one, the Mosin-Nagant has always come in a far second to the Mauser.

Answer 2

"""Mauser. The Nagants were made in Russia to low tolerances, and they chamber a weaker, less efficient cartridge than the Mausers (7x57 or 8x57). """

ROFLMAO!!!!

Don't know what you're smoking, dude, but I'd sure love some!

The Mosin (the right model of course) is far more accurate, the Mosin round (7.62x54) is quite a bit more powerful than both the 7mm Mauser and 8mm Mauser, and the rifles are a better design than the Mauser. They're faster to aim, faster to cycle, and can stand up to pretty much anything.

The ONLY thing that makes Mausers worth a damn in terms of modern rifles is the Mauser action is *strong*. It stands up to modern and magnum cartridges. THAT is the reason it was popular, not because it's inherently perfect.

Saying modern rifles are based on Mauser actions is like saying all modern architecture is based on the Egyptian pyramids because the Egyptians used bricks.

Get yourself a Mosin 91/10 or a 91/30, slice the barrel down to 24" and get a real crown job, and stick it into an ATI Monte Carlo stock and you'll have a hunting rifle that will stand up to anything modern and kill most anything you could want to kill.

Answer 3

Right On McSpic63

You will hear a great amount of personal opinion with very little fact on this question.

Both are truly excellent designs, both were manufactured in superb pre-war and commercial variants, and both were subject to last ditch war-time production runs.

As service rifles I believe they were very comparable.

More sporters have been made from Mauser actions based on availability of actions over the years.

The current influx of cheap Moisin-Nagants is a great boon for the shooter on a budget.

They can be made into excellent hunting rifles with very little if any work. And I would expect to see some very nice custom sporters built on Moisins in up comming years.

As far as 7.62mm rifles are concerned if you are comparing the two the Moisin-Nagants were chambered for 7.62x54mmR Russian rimmed rifle round.

If you see Mausers advertised in 7.62mm they are most likely post-war conversions of Spanish or Turkish type mausers to the 7.62 nato round. Some of the Argentine examples I've seen are quite nice.

You probably will not go wrong purchasing either.

If you wan't a historical perspective on which was a superior design it's any ones guess.

Answer 4

Some Mausers built in the last year of the war are junk. Most are quite good, and the commercial Mausers are among the best rifles ever made.
The best Mosin-Nagants work as well as the Mauser, but nobody ever accused them of being a thing of beauty. Tolerances can be a bit loose, and you may need to slug your barrel to determine the correct caliber bullet for your rifle, and it should certainly be checked by a gunsmith before shooting it.

Answer 5

Mauser. The Nagants were made in Russia to low tolerances, and they chamber a weaker, less efficient cartridge than the Mausers (7x57 or 8x57).

Paul Mauser's turnbolt design (I'm assuming that you're talking about about a K98 type Mauser, which comes in 7 and 8mm, not 7.62 unless customized) is the basis for all of the modern bolt action rifles. Expect greater accuracy, durability, reliability, and well, everything with the Mauser.

Answer 6

Recently seen a comparison of those two. The Mosin was faster to coock, more accurate, shot a comparable cartridge and was cheaper to shoot, easier to maintain, and had a built on side-folding bayonet. Mausers are usually better built but the Mosins have a little edge over them. If you shop around, you can find some nice Mosins, too. And the Mosin has a big fireball when you shoot it.

Answer 7

I prefer the Mosin, but thats because I own one and its a blast to shoot, not to mention pretty accurate for a WWII military rifle.

Answer 8

They are both good guns but the Mauser is better built weapon. both the model 98 and the vz24 Bruno are excellet weapons.

Answer 9

Mauser.

Miketyson26

Answer 10

The Mauser, and no, it's not close.