Originally Posted By: Frisket
If you could point me in the direction of a good dealer with rifles in which the wood is in decent shape as well as the metal that would be wonderful.

I bought my Mosin locally. I was able to inspect it and pick the best from the batch the dealer had. Not everyone is as lucky.

Buy from a place with a good reputation. Here are a few:

http://www.aimsurplus.com/product.aspx?groupid=256&name=Russian+1891%2f30+7.62x54R+Mosin+Nagant+Rifles

http://www.jgsales.com/product_info.php/c/c-r-guns/p/mosin-nagant-91-30-round-receiver-rifle%2C-7-62x54r-caliber-/cPath/290/products_id/1041

http://www.wideners.com/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=8970&dir=700|701|1029

http://www.classicarms.us/firearms.htm