Century Arms Chinese Type 53 RI1968-G Complete Specs and Full Gun Specifications

As per the other reviews, (and my expectations), my type 53 is pretty rough. Well, we won't say, "rough", we'll say "has character". LOTS of character. Thing is, I rather like a gun with a lot of character-- getting an old survivor and putting some more r

Received my 1956 Chinese Type 53 advertised as condition "Good". After a full inspection of the rifle, it appears to be in very good to excellent condition excluding the stock which I would rate good. Clean sharp rifling, no counterbore, excellent crown,

This is a perfect piece of history! My type 53 came pretty well preserved in cosmoline as to be expected, the stock is pretty rough, as to be expected but all of the numbers match and the bore on this rifle is outstanding! I am gonna restore this rifle to

Very fast shipping.. 3 working days just went to my FFL and picked up one of 4 I bought will pick up the rest when they arrive granted the stock is rough the metal is just fine covered with Cosmo line ... rifling is very strong ... should be a good shoote

Just got this gun yesterday and shot it today. I have to say I'm very pleased with it. It takes a fair amount of cleaning up to get it in good shooting condition but for a 119 bucks its totally worth it. I think this is a great buy!

Ordered Tuesday night, received Thursday by noon. As always, fast service. While I've not shot the rifle yet, condition was about expected. Wood is very rough, but I like the character, and have no intentions of altering it. The rest of the gun in great s

I got lucky with mine. Looks old has rust here and there but I love it man!! Shoots just fine . Im fine with mine..

This rifle turned out to be a pretty decent shooter considering the price. If you are willing to do a little work to get these back in serviceable condition then this is the rifle for you. If you want something that you can shoot right out of the box this

I ordered another 3 type 53's. Shipping was a week faster this time. All 3 were pretty good. Very minor pitting. 2 of the stocks were really nice and one looked like it was used as a crow bar and a shovel. All 3 bores were very nice after cleaning. All nu

You cannot go wrong with this rifle for the money. did need a little TLC. Just remember it does take some elbow grease to become a nice rifle.

No serial numbers matched. Deep, deep corrosion on bolt knob and front band. No cleaning rod. Have seen better wood on pallets I've thrown in the fire. Still gave it five stars. It's a functioning rifle for $119 for gosh sakes. Don't expect allot and you

purchased a Chinese Type 53 from Bud's and again they came through with a good gun at a good price and the service was great.

It was a gamble and we lost on this one. The stock had a huge, deep crack running below the bolt, down and the around the back, rendering it useless. No more Chinese M53s. The Mosin Nagant 91/30 we bought was almost perfect. So I will be purchasing anothe

Make sure you look over it VERY well... The one i recieved the wood was in rather poor condition but i decided to keep it because i figured i would be able to restore it and make it look nice again... After cleaning it i broke it down removed some one the

Very happy. All the serial numbers matched and bore in good shape with descent wood as well. The bolt is very smooth. I am very happy with this weapon and feel very lucky :-)

This rifle is everything I expected, it has been used well, who knows in how many conflicts. The bolt slides great, the trigger sqeeze can't be more than a pound which is awesome. Who ever had this rifle over the years carved words on it which adds charac

As usual, Bud's gets 5 stars. These guns are rough. I bought two. No cosmoline at all. Very dried and in very rough shape. The wood reminded me of old weathered barn siding. I didn't expect them to be in good condition, but I was a little shocked at just

It's old, rugged, and a little beat up but it is absolutely beautiful. If this thing could talk I'm sure it'd be very interesting to hear what it said. Love at first sight. Bore is perfect, action is smooth. Covered in cosmoline. Shoots dead on. Big fireb

Rifle was just about as described. The condition left something to be desired, but it makes a great project gun. I stripped it down to the screws and pins, and cleaned the heck out of it. The was some deep pitting in the bolt handle, and a chunk of rust o

The stock was in good shape as was all the other parts except for the barrel, after cleaning, the barrel is borderline poor to fair - pitting from rust - not sure if I will shoot it or not, rifling is even all the way but very very faint. Has not been cou

Purchased with the intent to recondition. Received the firearm and disassembled it completely. Barrel, bolt, and trigger assembly are not numbers matching. Very little cosmoline, and no rust on any piece of metal. Stock was in horrible condition. Purchase

What a great gun for the money. This was my first online purchase from Bud's and it went great. The shipping was fast and hassle free. The stock on the gun is a little rough, but it just adds to the character. It cleaned up nicely and shoots accurately.

I received my T53 on Friday, January 17. Quick delivery time of 5 days. The rifle was packed in lots of cosmo and was in relatively good shape. There was a slight bit of rust on the bolt handle but will be easily buffed out. Bore was dirty but after clean

Picked one of these up the other day. It was packed with cosmoline but that was to be expected. Followed some directions off the web; heat gun, citristrip, stain, and tung oil and I got it looking like a new rifle! haven't taken it to the range yet. Still

Having read the reviews on this it seemed to be hit and miss on the condition of the rifle one would receive, so I took a gamble. Based on what I unboxed yesterday, I should quit buying lottery tickets. I know Buds has no control on what is in the boxes a

Took about four days to get to my FFL which I thought was great. The metal parts were in very good condition and cleaned up pretty easy. The stock was as I expected, dinged up and dry, but no splits or large chunks missing. Barrel is pretty good too. It d

Got my T53 fast shipping and I love it no matter what the stock looks like it was a 1953 thanks buds

Received my 53 today. First look down the bore was scary but after I cleaned it it was AMAZING. A shiny bore with vg rifling and the stock is typical era finish, a little rough but could be redone nicely. I'm going to leave it as is. 1/2 hour later and sh

Picked up my Type 53 only 4 days after ordering. Thanks, Buds, for the super-fast and FREE shipping! The carbine was in really good shape. The stock has a few gouges and scratches, but I was expecting that. The metal parts of the gun are all in really goo

Thank you Buds, Wow I'm totally impressed with the quality of this rifle. I have to admit I was worried that it would look like it had been run over by a tank. It looks almost brand new, for a 1956 it's awesome!.All matching numbers and very little cosmol

Very glad I purchased this Chinese Type 53 rifle from Bud's! I just cleaned all of the cosmoline off of it and it was very well preserved. This rifle has seen action but the bore and bayonet mechanism looked great and worked excellently! The bolt action s

I received my Type 53 a few days ago and just got around to breaking it down and boiling off all the cosmoline. The rifle is in good shape and I am very pleased with it! Its in better shape than I expected. I will order another in the future. Thanks!!

Bud's is great. Now on to the rifles. I ordered two as project guns thinking I'd clean one up and leave it stock and throw a new stock on the other. Don't think I'll go through the trouble. I knew going in to this purchase that the rifles would be rough.

Well I have a 91/30 and I always wanted a carbine version with a folding bayonet! I saw multiple reviews of the type 53 on Youtube and decided to get one from Buds. Well like any mosin variant, mine was black and caked in cosmoline the bayonet wouldn't ev

As usual, great service from Bud's. The firearm was what I expected, after reading the reviews from both Bud's and online. My particular firearm was in great mechanical shape. Solid finish and no rust ANYWHERE. Stock was somewhat rough but very serviceabl

This is just a first impression review. All I can say is... IT IS BEAT TO HELL AND BACK. However, looks like it function just fine. Bolt is pretty smooth, probably be very smooth after cleaning it up. No matching serial number. Came with almost no Cosmoli

First thoughts, its a little rough on the outside, but hey its gonna be a fixer upper, get it home and load it up with some surplus 7.62 X 54R and see how it cycles and chambers a round, Bolt will not close on it all the way, remove the bolt and use the c

stock was very rough wood was really soft numbers don't match

Mine was worth the money. It's in better shape than my M44 when I bought it. The bore is in very good condition. There is some surface rust outside but none inside and the stock is dark, chipped in places but intact. . Expect to clean some cosmoline thoug

Mine is a better shooter than any of my m44 or 91/30. It shure looks like a turd but shot like a dream.

This is a review based on my first impression. I purchased this because of a Mosin-Nagant that I purchased a couple of years ago from Buds. The Mosin-Nagant was fantastic and beautiful; especially for the price. When I received the email about these guns,

First weapon purchased from Buds. The entire process went very smoothly. The Chinese 53 was better than expected. Minimal cosmoline. No rust. The barrel is well rifled. The stick is rough to the touch but in otherwise good shape. First few rounds produced

These are great guns for the money! Stock is rough but metal is clean and bore is bright/shiny! Accuracy is excellent and trigger is light and crisp! I have two because I was impressed with my first one! For $119.00 with free shipping you cant go wrong!!

Just got a type 53 mosin from Bud's. Rifle arrived in less than a week. After cleaning, I found a shiny bore with excellent rifling.The metal has no pitting and the vast majority of the finish intact. The stock is much better than anticipated.I had origin

If you wanted a ready,finished mosin type rifle then this is not for you. My T 53 (1955 build) was battered with small dings and gouges. It was a character piece of military arms. The metal portions were in good shape and very,very little rust or pitting.

Welp, team buds member so it shipped and arrived super quick! Now to the gun itself.... Rough, stock was REALLY rough, metal work had some rust, pitting, etc but the bore is nice, rifling nice, bolt functional. Since the stock is so bad, I'm sanding and p

I am very very disappointed in the type 53 Chinese Rifle 7.62x54. It is rusted inside and outside the barrel chamber and the working mechanism that it absolutely unusable. I took it apart and tried to get the rust off particularly out of the barrel chambe

Mine arrived with an ULTRA bad stock that looked as thought it had been dragged behind a truck. On the plus side the action for was smooth for a mosin. The barrel was only passable and showed pitting and rough lands/groves. Exterior metal was pitted and m

Based on other reviews I decided to buy one of these rifles. Steel has rust pitting in various places. Stock did not appear to be cracked but is very rough with some nicks and gouges. Not very well preserved. Just hope it will shoot well. Fair condition a

Picked up today from my local FFL. Was in far better condition than what I was expecting. A little around the bolt handle but overall no pitting or issues that would interfere with the operation of the rifle. And it even arrived early! Kudos to buds for g

As everyone else mentioned, stock was in horrible shape. 4 or 5 hours later, I had it stripped, sanded, stained and clear coated. Looks great now. As for the rifle itself, shoots fine and was in decent shape. Used some instant blue on a few spots and it l

mine came just like what the picture is lol, the woods a bit rough but once i strip it,sand it and stain it i believe it will look darn good.i can make out some nice looking grain. there were some rust on it but easily got it off. now the bore was amazing

This is my 2nd Mosin Nagant, Just like the first one, The gun Gods were smiling on me. This Chinese type 53 was in much better shape then I had even hoped for. It took me a couple of hours to take it all apart and clean it up but, WOW This gun is Awsome.

Received my type 53 in just under one week. The stock was very rough but the bore was beautiful. Cleaned the bolt and all metal parts, cleaned and stripped the stock. The action is very smooth and the trigger has a nice feel. What a great rifle. The descr

great gun,it came as described.thanks to bowling firearms for transfer good and honest they will help you get your gun.thanks to budsgunshop.com for item as described.

My Type 53 was missing a magazine screw , overall the rifle works well for $119. opposed to $249 for an M-44, Cleaned up and refinished well so I have a backwoods rifle that shoots well and cheaply . I have an ATI Stock but decided to leave this original

Well I was impressed with the shipment, the bolt is smooth and clean movement, the rifling in the barrel is strong the magazine is swift and clean all parts except the Bolt matched, what probably happened the bolt broke or was lost so a replacement was in

beware when buying these rifles. mine looked like it was used as a hammer instead of a rifle. plan on spending another $75 for an ati stock. had several rusted and pitted spots on the magazine. the one i ordered had a broken shell in the chamber that was

My FFL dealer received the rifle in 10 days which is fair for shipping. The rifle arrived with the stock in pretty rough condition, it had splinters all over it and the stock wasn't in the greatest shape. The Metal parts had some rust and some moderate pi

Honestly, it appears to have been used as a shovel digging out a trench. Although some people prefer the actual used war look. Looks aside it does its job flawlessly, no rust, and a good bore. Can't beat that for the price.

This was my first purchase from Bud's or any online firearms retailer for that matter. I was extremely impressed from start to finish. I ordered my rifle on the phone, and the customer service representative was very friendly and helpful. Arranging FFL tr

I read some of the reviews while waiting for mine, I had my fingers crossed. I was pleasantly surprised. The metal is in very nice condition. The bore is average to good. The bolt is very smooth. The wood is you average surplus non-glare finish, but not r

I ordered this gun knowing exactly what I was getting into, and I must say I am not disappointed. The rifle came in better shape than I thought and it arrived very quickly. The stock is beat up but no cracks or major issues. I was able to clean the bore,

Got my type 53 shipping was quick I love it stock was in awesome shape over all in awesome condition broke gun down and refinished stock and cleaned everything this gun was in great shape after refinishing and cleaning gun looks awesome these guns are gre

Terrible shape! Are you kidding me, Buds? This thing must have been at the bottom of the barrel--this is by far the worse C&R rifle I have ever bought. The stock is trashed, no finish, nicks and chips. Bore is very dark with a lot of corrosion. Buds adver

Second one I have bought from Bud's and completely satisfied. The overall condition is good and they clean up pretty well. They make excellent shooters and are an interesting part of Mosin- Nagant history. The wood is the roughest part but a little light

Well it's a crap shoot getting these. Got five of these. Some are nice but mostly they look like someone tied them to the back of a truck and dragged them down a gravel road for a couple of miles. But they are all shooters. For the price I don't mind tear

Nice old gun! The gun I received was a 1955 in good condition. Stock was decent for a type 53. The metal has minor rusting and some pitting, but overall good. Bore looks to be dark, but with good rifling. This rifle was wroth the $124 I paid. I planed on

its and old ugly war hores like my wife the stock was good some nick and ding some light rust on metal bore is a littel dark rifling is fair to good if you do redo the stock start with 120 grit the wood is realy soft it took 4 hours to stan the stock and

This is my first purchase from Bud's Guns and I will be buying from them again. Easy transaction and fast shipping. If you are going to buy one of these don't expect too much as far as looks . They are rough. Expect to find some pitting on the metal and r

received my rifle today and have never been so disappointed in all the years of buying and collecting. Rifle was in such bad shape that the guys where I did my transfer where making fun of me for purchasing such a rifle. had I read that I could of returne

ordered 2 of these rifles, one was good and one had a broken shell inside. Not happy these shouldn't b labeled in good condition when one of the weapons won't except a round.

This is the 2nd gun that I have bought....It was a POS....Rust holes in the magazine, rust on the and in the bore, on the barrel....It looks like it was pulled out of the creek....the stock was so rough...But lucky I had a extra magazine and a whole lot o

I was pleasantly surprised by the condition of this very inexpensive T53. I was so pleased I bought another one. I will refinish and one I will upgrade with a new stock for general use shooting and hunting. The ammo is still relatively inexpensive so I've

Fast shipping from buds, had it to my fll in 3 days. So the weapon itself , we'll you better have a lot of cleaning agents on hand. Stock was in bad shape was missing sling escustions, butt plate hanging off looks like someone drilled a few extra holes in

The stock on this rifle was in excellent condition for a T53. My only problem is that this was caked in very dried and crusty cosmoline. The bolt appeared ok when I was able to scratch off the dried cosmoline at FFL dealer. Unfortunately when I took it ho

I like these. I got two 1955's As always quick and easy. The stocks are chu wood dry, kinda light weight, pretty good shape . Heavy lands on both. One light trigger, one stronger trigger real crisp. Bolt actions are good. A carbine sling and a sks cleanin

Received my type 53 in pretty good condition. Mismatched numbers with a pretty dry stock and in not bad for condition. Not a lot of cosmoline. Very happy with the gun and great customer service. Shipping was very fast.

Thanks Bud. I showed up to my FFL dealer armed with a flat head screw driver, flashlight and gloves. I inspected this rifle head to toe. Not bad for being 57 years old. I will continue transactions with you guys.

Maybe the longest, quickest shipping that you can't complain about except than not wanting to wait/the anticipation... 2-3 napkins and a bore swab... after a few practice cycles (not firing/not pulling the trigger)--and all the cosmoline was gone... the r

I bought two of these from Bud's. One had a very beat up stock, that looked like someone had already worked it over, removing about 1/8" of wood from the forend and butt stock. The other stock was in okay shape with a few dings, and a number of arsenal ma

I am a lover of Mosin Nagant rifles, i have at least 10 of them. I decided to try one of the chinese ones. I knew it would be pot luck, but what the hell, for the price i dove right in. After i got the cosmolene off my nagant it looked new. The bore was p

Didn't know what to expect so heres what I got. Receiver and barrel were very good. The bore was a mess, had a hard time getting my cleaning rod through and still working on it a week later. I would not try shooting it! Stock is nasty, looks to have been

Bought it Mon. Had it in my hand Friday just in time for the weekend. This is My 2nd Buy from buds and again im happy happy happy... as for the type 53 its beat up a little as expected but with some T.L.C well be good to go..

WELL... I received my Type 53, did a "quick" inspection because after waiting days for my ach payment to clear, I was a bit anxious. Got home and realized that one of the barrel links were loose. I figured out later that there was a cleaning rod that shou

Received my T53 a couple weeks ago. Not much cosmo to clean up. Stock had 2 fairly large gouges, and the rest of the stock was beat to crap. A little sanding and elbow grease and the old girl looks pretty good. Took it to the range shot about 50 surplus r

I just picked up my Chinese Type 53 carbine from the FFL & just unboxed it. First of all I would like to mention that this rifle is slathered in Cosmoline & it is sticky to pick up. The barrel is plugged with the stuff & the bolt kinda sloshes back & fort

My first purchase from buds and I recieved my gun fairly quickly and was shocked to see that it wasn't in all that bad condition. The stock wasn't cracked or beat up to bad but, when I took the bolt out and looked down the barrel, couldn't see daylight wh

I was very happy with Buds for the response time for my order. The description for the firearm I guess was pretty accurate. As said in the ad, these are in pretty rough condition. It did have all of the parts and functioned well. Accuracy is not near what

Fast shipping. Boxed up well in two boxes. All gun metal and barrel look to be in good shape. A little rust under the bayonet where it hinges, but overall looks to be well worth the price paid. Stock is in better shape than anticipated. Will be my first

First the rifle. I have read a lot of poor reviews on the condition of these. After seeing the condition of the ones in the local pawn shops , I certainly did not expect much when I bough this for cheaper than the pawn shop finds. My daughter and I spent

Pretty beat up gun but it shoots well and I was not expecting anything in pristine condition for $120. Good value for an operable gun. Fast Shipping, Thanks Buds

I got two of these a few weeks ago for my Dad and me. When we went to the FFL to pick up, we each grabbed a box and hoped for the best. Mine was a light finished stock with what looked like axle grease packed into every nook and crannie. My dads was heavi

I was expecting a really nasty rifle but was pleasantly surprised. The metal is in great shape with all matching serial numbers! I was expecting bad wood after reading all the reports of buried rifles with rot but the wood should refinish nicely and appea

Wow! For a buck twenty you can't go wrong. I got what I expected AND wanted for that matter. Upon un-boxing the rifle at my local FFL dealer all I could think was "She's beautiful!!" I mean you know what you are buying going in. A military surplus rifle t

The rifle is in much better condition than I expected. Not caked in cosmoline, not very many dings or rust. This should clean up real nice can't wait to shoot it.

I ordered two of these rifles, hoping to get one decent one. Overall condition as arrived, dinged, worn, dark bores, no cleaning rods.... but otherwise appeared to be shootable Mil-Surp rifles. After a thorough cleaning, it was time for range testing. One

This is my third T53 and it is the best! The stock is in good condition, and the action is butter smooth. I really do wish the packaging was better. The bolt had punched a hole in the box. Still, I'm extremely happy with my purchase! You can't go wrong at

I bought this because it was a Carbine and cheap and I know Bud's has a complete satisfaction guarantee. I guess this is a good example of getting what you paid for and I'm sure I could have returned it. I just wanted to note that if anyone buying the gat

First off lets be clear about something. "Good" condition does not mean good condition. It means good condition for a military surplus rifle that has seen battle and was thrown in piles countless times before some guys in a hurry slapped a bunch of cosmol

Got these for some wall hangers and in much better shape than I thought. Wood was a little chewed up but adds character to them for my purpose. Great price as all the Mosin's are climbing up as supply is going down. Fast shipping from Buds yet another gre

Just picked up my second Type 53, and I am very pleased with its condition. My first one was in very bad shape, rust, mud, cosmoline, no bluing left on the metal, and the stock was like rotten driftwood. This one only has a few areas of light rust, the bo

First time I ordered fron Buds and it was a simple , quick process, also shipping was fast The T53 I got is in good condition. Stock shows normal wear for a 50 year rifle, no cracks and only minor scuffs. Metal on bore and receiver have most of the blue

These are neat project rifles, but not much more. I own three which I purchased at the old price of $119.00. The condition of the metal on all three is pretty decent, and cleanup, though very necessary, hasn't been much of an issue. I received one with ma

Fantastic rifle and made a great graduation gift, it was almost near perfect other than non matching parts. AS IN.... I have promptly placed another order for one for myself.

Great transaction, Buds was great. The rifle is awesome!! I expected much worse. I too am not sure if other reviewers expected something more, or I just got lucky. Stock was fairly rough, a few gouges, nothing too severe. Blueing and bore/rifling were gre

It is a very nice gun very little rust. It is missing the rod. I haven't shot the gun yet have to get it cleaned up. Wouldn't mind getting another one

To say these are rough is being polite. Mine is in absolutely horrible shape. I had to return my first one to Buds because the stock was busted, they replaced at no charge which was great. The rifle I received back is horribly pitted below the wood-line.

Not a bad gun for the money. I'm a sucker for old military rifles. First of all I think most of these guns were stored in a high moisture environment by the Chinese My rifle came with a beautiful stock light in color i don't think mine was "chu wood" (cat

The Chinese 53 arrived today. It was in much better shape than I expected. Action is smooth and rust free. The bore is in good shape. The stock needs a little work but, no cracks or repairs. Bud's shipped quickly and I am very satisfied with the purchase.

I think some of the bad reviews are from people who have no knowledge of the surplus firearm market. "Good" condition means it is going to look rough, just look up the NRA definitions for grading these firearms. I was very pleased with my rifle. As usual

After reading some of the reviews, I was on the fence about ordering. My rifle came yesterday, not as rough as I expected. None of the numbers match, but the bore looks great. The stock has some gouges, but nothing terrible. The bolt handle was sticking o

Very happy with my t53...all matching but bolt..what a plus..great stock with few dings but can't wait to refinish it..got to do a good cleaning...I want at least 4 to 5 more...going to order 2 more in few weeks...thanks buds

Very fast shipping, and it was as expected. The stock was not in the best shape as it looked like it has had a lot of use, but after cleaning it up and re-finishing the stock, it looks great. It shoots great, shot 40 rounds the first week after I received

Received my Chinese Type 53 carbine and was pleasantly surprised at what good shape it was in even though the packaging was non existing. I cleaned it up and took it to the . It shot like a champ. No problems at all. Bayonet is a hoot. Can't do better for

I purchased the rifle on friday picked up on thursday next week, could have gotten on wed. the stock is rough, it is definitely a used gun or at least a stored gun , but it shoots like a champ. very little recoil, and the shells are affordable. i plan to

Ever see one of those depressing pictures where a bull dozer is running over a pile of good guns to destroy them.. well those guns weren't destroyed, they were resold as chinese type 53's! lol but for the price and a fully functioning gun you cant beat it

I was actually impressed with the condition I received my Type 53 almost every matched except for the bolt. The stock was in good condition except for some wood repair they had done. looked like it cracked in a couple of small places and it was cut out an

after 5 hrs of cleaning she is a pretty good looking rifle. use a heat gun and soapy water to clean all the grease off. i then Frog Lubed all the parts. stock was good, bolt was fair. no broken casings in the rifle that was a plus.

Received the rifle with in 3 days of ordering it, very fast shipping. Stock in ruff shape as expected. Bluing and bore in pretty good shape. Have refinished the stock and very pleased the way it turned out. All numbers matched including number on stock. I

These are my fifth and sixth guns from Buds (all surplus) and once again they quickly processed the orders and got the guns to my dealer. It may sounds like I am ripping on the guns here, but I am writing this mostly so the reader will know what they are

This rifle was in good condition with only a few small blemishes in wood. Metal and bolt were both in good condition. It shoots fine.

Transaction with Bud's, as always, was super smooth. Before my review I need to comment on the "Russian Roulette" of buying milsurp rifles. Some reviews here make it sound like they got a bad condition rifle and they're stuck with it. Bud's is THE BEST at

Just received my two T53s and two 91/30s.. Shipping was fast ! I inspected each rifle..they are in great shpe. all matching numbers. Really happy ! ! Buds is awesome to work with. Thanks ! WIll be ordering the M38 and M44 soon !

My Type 53 came in way better condition than I expected. The stock is a bit worn, but does not have any major gouges or scratches. The metal is all in good condition (with the bluing worn in multiple places). It didn't have too much cosmoline on the stock

A steal at this price. This is a real battle scared warrior with a few matching numbers. This rifle saw allot of service and also some water damage while in storage. Rust pitting on outside of barrel, and water spots on stock. Bolt is very smooth and rust

A fixer upper. The picture shows its ugly. Mine were uglier. The metal parts are sound and the blue is decent. The stocks however are very soft, porous, dinged, and full of grease. It took some work but got it sweated out and a decent finish on it. Collec

Rifle was shipped fast. That's about where the positives end. Rifle was definitely not in GOOD condition. This rifle would be considered POOR condition going by NRA rating standards. The stock is terribly scarred and chipped. There is pitting in more than

This is my first order through Buds and I was worried about this gun after I read some of the reviews. Then later when I saw the Model 91/30, with a strap and cleaning kit, for $10 more and I thought I was going to get stuck with a beat up, non matching n

I had a similar experience to what "scott o" on 04/26/2013 described in his review with a few exceptions. Shipping was fast and price ($119 w/ chipping) was great. As for the rifle, none of the serial numbers matched, but I really did not care. Rifle was

Item came packed and I mean packed in cosmoline. looked very rough. but after removing the cosmoline and refinishing the stock its a great very accurate shooter.

I got very lucky. My ffl was extremely impressed and it was much nicer then the ones they sold for 30 bucks more a few months ago . Rifle in VERY good condition, I dont even have to refinish the stock. The bore was VERY nice. My ffl requested to do a basi

The type 53 arrived safe, sound and just as described (GOOD). Less the cleaning rod but in good condition overall. Refinishing the stock was easy, no finish to remove, the hard part was done already. I am pleased with what I received and will shop at Buds

All in all a pretty decent rifle. Shipping to my ffl was fast so thanks Buds!. It was boxed nice no problems there. The rifle was covered in cosmoline it took me 4 hours of cleaning with boiling hot water and simple green. The stock looks like it had been

Ordered on a Wednesday and the gun arrived the next Thursday morning. Shipping was free and flimsy. A couple of nicks on the stock from shipping. I've taken it apart and cleaning it. No rust. Lost of cosmoline. The barrel was full of it but it's cleaning

Buds a pleasure to do business with. These were rougher than expected but still a good value. Thanks

First order from Buds other than ammo. Now for the rifle, for $119.00 highly impressed. I have read the comments about the stocks. I was expecting a walking stick, but was surprised by the quality, less the cosmo. Bright bore, no cleaning rod, not numbers

Ordered the rifle expecting to recieve one fairly beat up. I was very surprised when I actually recieved rifle. Metal is great condition, bore nice and shiny. No gouges of splits at all in the wood. It really isnt far from the item picture. Disassembled a

Quite honestly I was shocked by the exceptional condition mine arrived in. After reading a ton of online reviews, and seeing videos of people who have taken these guns on as projects, I was expecting the worst. The Type 53 I received was in great conditio

Most of the reviews related to Type 53 imports indicate that the wood is really beat up, the metal is not so good and the bores are great. Well this one has really good wood, fantastic metal and a terrible bore, go figure.

Type 53. The stock was really beat up, but i expected that based on other reviews. The stock had two significant gouges that were both obiouvsly new. Only a small amount of surface rust on two parts on top of the bolt, overall the metal was in very good s

I received this gun a few weeks ago. Buds did an awesome job of fast delivery as expected. The stock was a little beat up but what do you expect for a 60 year old rifle that has more than likely been through hell and back? I love this thing! I try to shoo

As always, Buds was fantastic to work with. Now on to the gun. I absolutely love this rifle. As I expected from other reviews, the gun showed up in rather rough condition. However, it wasn't too severe. All I had to do was sand the old nasty finish off. N

This is a great project gun. at $120 bucks, dont expect a perfect rifle. However, that being said, mine turned out near perfect once i refinished the stock. The metallic parts were all in excellent condition. Some frosting near the chamber, but mirror fin

I had to give a low rating due to the firearm not the service from Bud's. The item shipped and was recived very timely as I have always recieved from Bud's. The firearm though was very rough. I have had several of the Mosin's and this was my first Type 53

Bought two and I couldn't be happier. One stock is dark like the picture and the other is a nice lighter blond color. No rust that I can find on either. Bore looks a bit dark on both but the rifling look strong and sharp without any pitting. Bolts cycle s

The rifle i recieved was just like the pic. The gun shoots better than I ever expected. Orderd gun on Tue and had at my FFL by Sat. I could not be happier with Buds, this is my 6th gun from Buds and there will be many more. Only wish i found this site soo

Great gun! Wish I would have bought 3 more at this price. Stock is a little rough but its been through war. Cycles great. Bolt is in excellent condition. Thanks to Buds for selling this rifle at the price they did.

Absolutely horrible. Stock looks like it has been drug down the street (literally chunks missing from stock). Lots of rust on bolt and barrel. What a waste of money, next bon-fire I have consider this thing gone. I wouldnt fire this thing in fear of it b

I went to my ffl dealer and made the transfer...and all I can say is wow!!!! What a pretty gun...looks better than the picture...has some cosmoline but that's to be expected...very nice stock and all metal parts were rust free...can't wait to clean it up

Holy Cosmoline Batman!!! This rifle can with more cosmoline than I have ever seen. However because of this the action barrel Bayonet and Bolt were all Perfect. The stock is ROUGH but that is to be expected. What I didn't expect was a complete numbers matc

I was very pleased with my Type 53. To my surprise, ALL matching numbers and a very nice bore and crown. The finish on the stock was pretty beat up, but the metal was in better than expected condition with very little surface rust. From placing order to r

Wow, this gun is a mess. I expected the stock to be rough, but even still I was disappointed. There was a ton of surface rust on most of the metal parts of the gun. I expected a bit of a project so I accepted the transfer. As I got home and started to dis

Not much can be added to what has already been said about the Chinese Type 53 rifles. At the time I write this review Bud's is out of stock on these rifles. I am not sure if any more will be available. The particular rifle that I received (a 1956) was pro

Wow. I ordered two of these and they are much better than expected. Even my FFL was impressed with the condition. I have nothing bad to say about them. Wood is great with a few nicks, solid, no cracks. Metal is great, great bluing except for wear areas. B

When I picked this up from the FFL dealer the stock was beat up, but everything else looked good. I cleaned it up, replaced the stock and took it out to the desert. I shot about 60 rounds with no issues. Very fun to shoot and I really like the bayonet!

i got my yesterday took 7 days metal in great shape two little spots of rust that came off easy.stock is ruf some bad nicks in wood but i dill with that for the price its a great diil

Wow, I guess I was one of the lucky ones. My Type 53 looks just as good as pictured, I couldnt believe it. I was expecting it to be in rough shape given the other reviews and wanted to take the chance on getting good metal, but i got a beautiful example o

Received my two 53's on Thursday. Work has kept me from cleaning off the cosmoline but they are in very nice shape. Of course the wood has some nicks and dents but is in overall very nice shape. After cleaning, a little sandpaper and some stain and wood s

I ordered two type 53 rifles, one was in good condition as advertised. The other rifle stock was split completely in two pieces inside the box with no signs of damage to the box.

Stock was awful but looked pretty good after refinishing. The action on this gun is the best of any mosin I've ever owned. Awesome truck gun. Expect what you will for a hundred bucks or so.

I know these are surplus but this might be the worst one i have seen to this day. There is rust on the outside and the stock is destroyed. It looks like it was tied behind a car and dragged for days. There are deep Gashes everywhere with the wood splinter

Wow! History in a box and for $119 on my credit card and it was delivered to me in a couple days via Budsgunshop's great customer service and warehouse staff! This gun is beat up but the beat up part is whats so cool. The stock even has some soldiers art

I was very Pleased with Buds service, century on the other hand not so much. At no fault to buds I had to wait 3 weeks to get my type 53. I will say though it was worth it, the gun other than a mildly beat up stock is in good shape. The bore is shiny with

I purchased 4 or these and one had a broken cartrige in the chamber. Had cartrige removed and firearm was test fired. The case split on the test round. Gun smith said the firearm was unsafe to fire. None of the firearms had a nice stock like the one pictu

Got my Chinese Type 53 from Bud's about a month ago. It required a little cleaning on the metal parts. The stock had a few good sized dings, but was structurally sound. Some filler, some sanding, and some stock oil prettied her right up. I bought this rif

I just received my Type 53 carbine today, and shot 50 rounds through it at the range. It is a very solid rifle and in better condition than I expected, the bore was very nice after a good cleaning and there wasn't much cosmoline to clean off the gun. It w

Bought two of these and was quite pleased at the actual shape of each rifle. While the bore was dark and appeared to have little to no rifling left they both cleaned up very nicely and are actually in very good shape. Each rifle is functional and shot wel

Good rifle for the price. Getting a good one seems to pure luck. There was no cosmoline on the rifle to deal with. The metal is in real nice shape with decent bluing and no rust that I could find anywhere. The bore looks good with strong rifling and no co

Pretty badly dinged up, mismatched bolt, no accessory/tool kit, rough barrel. I was warned about these things for sure BUT I think other buyers should be aware of this. That being said, would I buy it again at the same price - possibly - $25 less? DEFINIT

I know when you buy one of these, they are surplus and used. Understood. But this one should have been thrown in the trash! It could have been used as a baseball bat and hammer and would not have been in worse condition. end of barrel looks like it was be

This was my first purchase from Buds and first surplus firearm purchase. I did not know what to expect from either, but overall I'm pleased. The buying process through Bud's was simple and painless. One of the preferred FFLs is a pawn shop 2mi from my hou

I wasn't sure what to expect when I order this carbine. The metal parts of this gun was in great shape. The stock however has seen better days, but with some sanding and refinishing it will be looking great. This rifle was a 1954 year model. I can't wait

As always BUD's comes through with another great deal and transaction. Got the Type 53 yesterday and was happy to see that it was just what was discribed and what i expected. A wood stock that has seen better days, but the receiver and barrel were in grea

What a great find! For $119 I get yet another piece of history from Buds. Received it today and cleaned her up today, stock was in good condition, cleaned up better with a little light sanding. I polished the bolt and really went nuts on making sure the b