Like I said, compare a 1909 argie or or M96/M38 swede or a K-31to any of them, the new guns come up way short in craftsmanship and the old guns will shoot just as accurately if not better. The new guns are inarguably in better condition than a 100 year old rifle, but that doesn't mean they are even closeto the same level of quality.

I believe you, but then you've probably never examined let alone shota Finnish M39 Mosin Nagant.

Quite the contrary, I can afford pretty much anything I want. I have a few milsurp rifles that are worth well over $1000. I also shoot modern rifles, in fact I hunt with a remington 700, not because its any better than a K-31, but it is a bit lighter. I also own around 30 surplus rifles, including 1/2 dozen mosin nagants- like I said before, the only one that is accurate enough for hunting is the Finnish built rifle I have, Russian mosins aren't of very good qulity, but it is in no way a reflection upon the rifles made by other countries.