My brother-in-law has one from each of the WWII superpowers except Japanese, so he has a Springfield, a Mosin-Nagant, a Mauser, and a M1 Garand. He invited me to shoot one day, so of course I was like, heck yeah! And you're right, the Mosin-Nagant kicked like a mule, not a fun gun to shoot at all but very powerful. It shoots the same bullet as an AK-47, but it's a longer round and they pack a lot more powder in it. The M1 was my favorite, that thing was smooth, accurate, and the nostalgia was just awesome. And to hear that "PING" when the clip flies out is just music! The Mauser was pretty fun too.