ATI Mosin Nagant 7.62x54R Monte Carlo Stock

I'm giving it five stars because it fit my gun perfectly that being said the instructions were clear on how to get it to fit if it didn't fit perfectly, what I did notice because I had to take it apart and reblue part of my gun barrel is that if you screw the back screw in first about halfway and then start the front one and then go back and forth it will seat a lot better mine sees perfectly but I noticed that when I put it back together. It does take some torque to get it to pull down again that being said I noticed it pulled in a lot easier when I started with the back closer to the trigger.

I bought this stock for my dad for his birthday and had no trouble putting it all together. Looks great and everything slid in perfect....until we went to the range and realized that the stock was to tight and we could not feed the rounds into the rifle correctly. We ended up loading the rifle 1 by 1 into the chamber directly just to get a feel for the rifle and how well it held up being used. If you have fired your Mosin with the stock it came with you know how much it hurts, the new stock feels so good. The rubber butt at the end is soft and I had no issues once so ever. Some say you still need a recoil suppressor but in my opinion they probably are just being way to sensitive. After shaving down the inside a little my dad has had no problems with loading rounds now. Just be prepared to do a little dremeling on the inside to get it to fit the way it needs. All in all this is a great cost effective way to turn an ugly $99 rifle into a very nice looking $170 rifle that is fun to use, accurate, and now looks great!

I recently purchased the stock so that I would be able to have a bipod mounted on my Mosin without having to adjust the wooden stock. Plus I was looking for a little different feel. First I received the order within about 2days of ordering it (and I didn't pay for the expedited shipping either). I was really happy with the look and feel. Very good craftsmanship and sturdy construction. The feel of it is nice. The only problem I had with it was my rifle did not drop straight down into it. However that was noted on the instructions that came with it. The carbine model M39 apparently is the only model that will not fit directly in. Darn the luck, right? Anyway, this is stated on the instructions as well. You can tell if yours is a thirty nine by looking at the receiver. On it, in most cases, is a dot-matrix serial number or model number that states M39xxxx (x=other numbers). You can also find a few other ways to tell but that one is the easiest. My fathers 91/38 fit in rather easily, but I had to do some cutting for my M39. The instructions give you an idea of what to trim but didn't make too much sense to me so I used a dremmel and widened the receiver area and about 2 inches forward of where the barrel started out from the receiver. Removed about 1/8 of an inch on each side or so and it went in with relative ease after the shaving. You may have to use a washer(included with the stock) for a tilting to get the barrel to seat properly but I didn't have to. Have not been able to take it out yet but with warm weather on the rise shouldn't be long now. But the action is smooth, the gun feels secure and the stock is steady and sturdy so there shouldn't be any problems. Overall its a good stock and fast shipping from the company. Dremmel will help if you have a M39 model otherwise it shouldn't be needed and you will end up with a straight "plug and play" stock.

In my case I did not need to dremel anything. When I initially put the gun barrel on the stock it looked like I would have to pound it with a rubber mallet to get it to seat properly as some other reviews suggested. However I decided to give the directions a try before reaching for tools. I think others saw this very tight fit and instead of trying to pull it down with the screws as the instructions suggest they just reached for a hammer and/or dremel started banging away. Again let me restate, when you place the barrel on the stock it WILL NOT FIT by just pushing it in. You have to draw it into the stock by tightening the screws. It might appear initially that the barrel is too large for the stock and needs to be shaved down. NOT THE CASE It is a very, very tight fit for the barrel. Thread both screws and tighten them both in turns just like changing the spare tire on your car. Turn one a few turns and then the other. This will pull the barrel into the stock evenly as you tighten it down. The instructions say that the barrel should not be 100% flush on the end and that it is normal and won't effect the gun operation. There is 2 or 3mm of space there on mine, but it appears to be seated very well. They include a washer for certain models that need an additional shim. The instructions indicate to try it without the shim first and if that doesn't work to do it again with the shim. There is an additional instruction for certain finnish models that require an additional dremel work. I assume that most people "sporterizing" their mosins will be using the cheaper Russian models. I did not make any modification to 91/30 to get it to fit. Removing the rings that hold the upper wood stock in place was the hardest part. I had to pull them apart with 2 plyers. They got fairly mangled and will probably not be reusable. If you knocked the front sight off this would solve the issue.

Respecte les attentes.

Over all I'm quite happy with the ATI Monte Carlo Stock! It is a tight fit, however it is to be expected due to the fact of so many varients of the Mosin Negants. I found with a bit of squeezing into the stock and tightening the bolts as such, it seemed to fit okay. Some minor sanding required, mostly as there's some sharp ish edges but for the most part a really solid stock! I would definitely buy another one for my other Negants! The stock arrived super early. Originally it said it should arrive between Oct. 23rd - 29th, and could be late, however it arrived on Oct. 19th! I definitely recommend this stick to any one looking to sporterize their Negants!

To expensive vs the quality. Very bad fitting