ATI Mosin Nagant 7.62x54R Monte Carlo Stock

I just want to start off by saying that I am not an expert marksman, nor do I have much experience with what I would consider "larger caliber" bolt action rifles. But what I can tell you is that this ATI stock does modify you Mosin in a way that makes it more ergonomic to shoot and inspires confidence in your shooting simply because it makes firing the rife a much more pleasant experience. While it may not reduce the felt recoil that the 7.62 X 54r produces, it does virtually eliminate the sting and subsequent bruising that the metal butt plate from the original stock produces. Going back to what I had mentioned about shooting large caliber guns, I actually enjoyed shooting the rife more after the stock change because it made the gun more controllable with less shoulder pain to look forward to after shooting. I also have a new found respect for the soldiers that had to defend their lives with theses beasts! Before the new install I was usually good for 20-30 shots from the Mosin before the wood stock would get the best of me. Now, I am sure you can get used to it withe the wood stock and maybe I am just a, well, for lack of a better word a sissy, but it is hard to get around the physics the 7.62 round produces in terms of force mixed with the steel butt plate. My prior experiences had been less than pleasant. So anyway, enough about my issues with the 7.62 round...I installed the ATI stock on my 1935 Izzy hex receiver and while the barrel was not "floated" by any stretch afterwards, everything did snap perfectly into place and I had no filing and/or sanding that I needed to do. After reading the horror stories about some of the stocks that other Amazon customers had received, I was worried that I would have to make a return. The only comment I would make about defective stocks is it seems like many of the complaints people had about poorly fitting stocks were reviews from 2011-2012. Maybe ATI stepped up their quality control or maybe I just got lucky. You also need to understand that many Mosins were produced under wartime conditions and there are some variances in the finished molding/casting of the rifle parts so for some, this stock is not a one size fits all application.Back to the recoil, it does kick but I would say not more than my Mossberg 30-.06 which has a similar style stock to the ATI. I was shooting 1.5 inch groups at 50-75 yards (unfortunately my range does not offer 100 yard distances) and I was having pretty good luck with the 20 rounds of Herter's 165 grain steel-cased ammo that I used in it.Just a few final thoughts...the barrel on the Mosin is huge and every time I look at my Mosin now, it almost has a cartoonish appearance but I just remind myself that this is probably something that Ernest Hemmingway (or Elmer Fudd) would have carried on their hunts and it makes me laugh. It is a compromise as I absolutely love the look of the wood stock and mine is in excellent condition but I just could not stand the feel of the stock against my shoulder nor did I look forward to the recoil and the effects from it, so the ATI stock will stay for now. There are some pretty sharp after market wooden Monte Carlo style stocks out there for the MN and I may consider one of those in the future. Also, the swivels on the ATI stock work great if you have an extra standard sling sitting around the house and is an inexpensive addition. I am also keeping my open Iron sights as the gun is perfectly usable as is.One final thing to remember is with the 91/30 there is a good chance that the front ring that is used to keep the upper wood stock in place while using the rife in its original configuration will not come off the gun easily without removing the front sight. I actually bought a steel front sight removal tool on ebay because the type of ring on my gun would have to be cut if I didn't want to remove the sight, and I wanted to keep the ring just in case I decided to go back to the original stock set up.Overall I am very happy, have no complaints and even the box the stock arrives in is presentation quality that I simply cannot bring myself to throw it away in the garbage.

I bought this stock for a 1944 M38 that I and my 14 y.o. son want to hunt with. So needed a timney trigger with thumb safety. Note thumb button saftey in pic. Did not want to cut away the original wood stock to clear adjustable trigger group and new safety. Had to remove a ton of material. Made a crude milling machine out of a cheap drill press and a ground flat 3/8" drill bit. Helped big time. A dremel with carbide cutting bits took care of the rest. Must have had gun in and out of stock 50x but it was worth it. If my trigger was left stock action would have dropped in. The problem was the exterior shell interupter mechanism was up against the left side of stock. This prevents you from being able to insert rounds into magazine. I had to take off material from inner left side of stock until the springs pressing outward cleared the stock. This stock is not plastic! It's a composition with fiberglass or something. I tried melting with blade to remove material but no go. It's hard to grind away too. It's tough. Stock is comfortable and feels great. In the end, I have a 6.5 lb M38 with a useable safety that my 14 y.o. son can operate and a crisp 3 lb trigger. I can return it to original configuration anytime in 5-10 min. Oh my son loves the recoil pad. Lol

I have hemmed and hawed over getting this stock to modify my mosin nagant for several years. I made the final decision based on a really good price point and the fact that amazon would most likely provide less of a hastle for ordering/shipping/recieving than any other private web site. There were several comments made over the years from many different web sites explaining that the gun stock would have to be sanded/dremeled to get the right fit depending on which model mosin nagant you had...some have been lucky to only need light sanding in which i am jealous. My particular rifle model is an M44 wich was produced in 1945 with all matching serial numbers for stock/bolt/reciever. It was manufactured in Izhevsk Russia and to my surprise whether it was used or not was also referbished in Izhevsk as well. Getting to the point...the stock was not a drop in and fire in my case...I personally had to dremel the hell out of the length of the stock from the receiver all the way down to the end of the stock around the barrel specifically...it took me about 3 total hours to get the right fit as i had to keep removing material and checking for fit with the intention of making the inside wider as evenly as possible. The positive side of things is that i did not have to remove any material around the trigger slot or the slot where the magazine goes. I did encounter another major problem after i supposedly removed enough material for the right fit; the bolt would not slide all the way back and seemed to be hanging up internally. I assume there was some sort of alignment problem as i figure because the bolt freed up when i loosened the screw in the front of the magazine. I was not comfortable with the screw not being secure and actually referred to the directions even though i didn't need them being a guy...the stock comes with a washer and two screw eyes to hang a sling. The directions say that the washer/shim is to be installed at the rear screw hole by the bolt on top for the purpose of a better aiming so the tip of the barrel is not too high. I installed it for grins and giggles and it inadvertently fixed the alignment issue...the bolt glides very smooth and i was able to properly tighten both of the screws that hold it together. I have not been able to test/shoot as of now. The look and feel of the synthetic stock turned out better than i expected...it did shave off some weight but not as much as i expected...the overall weight is due to the rifle being built VERY sturdy. I would recommend purchasing this stock as it is a good investment regardless of having to sand or dremel to fit.