Bannerman Mosin Nagant 30-06 FTMFW!

[yellowsled]

So, I stumbled upon this... It was not labeled correctly but pretty much knew right away what it was... I verified the blackened bolt head, correct front sight, correct unfilled rear sling slot, and Cal marking on the barrel, correct stock design.

I really didn't want to buy anything, but when something like this pops up, you jump on it.

Here is some good reading..

http://www.forgottenweapons.com/bannerman-30-06-mosin-nagant-video/

http://www.mosinnagant.net/global mosin nagants/bannerman.asp

Cant wait to get some feedback from some mosin experts like h2u & mawkie and others...


Scan of a Bannerman Mosin for sale...

 

[Jimbob2.0]

Very unusual firearm, very interesting history.

I would have had a hard time walking away as well, especially for the full military stocked model.

 

[Alphabrew]

Good on ya, I would have assumed it was bubba'd!

 

[Melnic]

Very good history lesson and a curio indeed. I would however question how well it would shoot. I know reloading a .308 diameter bullet in my Mosin was futile. It gave me worse accuracy than the 70's milsurp which uses a .310 bullet. .311 bullets were way better. I wonder if anyone slugged the barrel on it. Without any direct experiance, I would think it would be a good collector item, but not a good shooter unless you made some custom loads for it. If you think about even those who sporterized these over 90 years ago, I'm not so sure I'd say it was bubba'd if they were inexpensive and you could not get 7.62x54r readily in the USA and someone converted it to make it useful in getting food on the table.

 

[monsternav]

All Hail Francis Bannerman, Lord of the Mystery Put-Together, King of the Bubbas, to which all aspire!

A very cool find yellowsled. When I see an older sporteization of a Mosin, I always check to see if it's a Bannerman. Never any luck so far.

Amazing what the market will come up with to fill a need.

 

[yellowsled]

Forgot a barrel shot

 

[Bisondice]

Good on ya, I would have assumed it was bubba'd!

+1 good eye, I guess knowledge pays off

 

[ohen cepel]

Very nice catch!

You are much more of a Mosin expert than I but I still appreciate that one a lot.

Side note; if ever up at West Point (US Military Academy) or that area you can see Bannerman's Island and some of the remaining buildings rather well sitting in the middle of the Hudson. They were working to restore it and make it safe enough for people to walk around on again.

 

[Alphabrew]

Thanks for posting about this Sled, I'll be taking a much closer look at Bubba'd Mosins.

 

[jodavk]

NICE. Did you get it for $14 with 1000rnds of ammo for $25, like the flyer says. interesting, it has a NEW stock. I wonder if the top rifle in the flyer has a New England Westinghouse barrel or just a "NEW" barrel for a Remington receiver? Anyway, nice pickup. I've seen a few threads on the Gunboards forum about some Bannerman's being unsafe to shoot; take care if you shoot it.

 

[28Shooter]

Great find Yellowsled - Congratulations!

 

[NY Transplant]

Nice find!

 

[Sirex]

What is this .30-06? Some rare or wildcat specialty cartridge? I am only familiar with 7.62x54r.

 

[h2u]

Nice rifle! Looks like a classic Bannerman sporter conversion to me.
Though I will say, the standard practice was to have the rear sling slot escutcheon filled in. Kevin's article that you referenced even states this.

Everything else is dead nuts on though.
YS- Congrats again on a great rifle. It's a winner

I've included two pics from my US surcharged NEW Bannerman sporter for reference.

 

[marko12]

You definitely got a got a good eye or two.

Nice, very nice !

 

[rwbow1969]

tagged for reference.

 

[8milimeter]

Yellowsled,
I wana shoot that one.
Will you let me try some of my low velocity rounds in it ???

 

[Lou45]

Forgot a barrel shot

You left that one out intentionally.

Be safe guys and DON'T shoot these guns as they are bombs going somewhere to explode. Guess you both knew that already but jus' makin' sure.

 

[Alphabrew]

In the name of science we need to torture test it!

 

[ksy95]

That thing is so unusual in the most beautiful kind of way.