Just a General Mosin Question (I'm sure it's not the first-nor last)

[DarkGravity 0]

Hello (This is my first ever post- Never thought i'd need to make a forum account but hey- what the hell right?)

As my first ever post- I would like to ask a few questions relating to the Mosin Sniper rifle.

During my time in day Z (110 hours) I have seen a total of 1. ONE Mosin. I've been looking in every major town- Every building scouring left to right- Top to bottom- And yet for me to come by them it is near impossible.

 

Yet in my endeavor to find such weaponry, I have been shot/Sniped/KilledBeforeICouldEvenKnowWhatTheF***hitme/360noscoped by every Tom, D*ck and Harry i meet with none other then the very weapon that remains out of my grasp.

My question is... What am I doing wrong? I'm looking at all the houses/buildings (Literally gentlemen, Every damn one) before i leave towns. I had even sunk to a low of going to a low populated server to hunt for one- Still, Nothing.

Where are they? Why does this gun seem to haunt my very gaming experience... Is there a place where it is a 100% spawn? Help me fellow heroes. Bandits are hard to snipe with an AK + scope.... Especially when they have a long range weapon. 

Edited August 16, 2014 by DarkGravity

[Legio23 82]

I find them quite often in the police stations and on the roofs of the ACTs on the airfields.

Just hang around the ACTs for the respawns and you might get lucky

Edited August 16, 2014 by Legio23

[DarkGravity 0]

I find them quite often in the police stations and on the roofs of the ACTs on the airfields.

Just hang around the ACTs for the respawns and you might get lucky

ATC?

As in the wreak of the big troop carrier tanks at Airfields? Where around such machine? The front? Back? Top? Side?

I love the police stations- Yet still good sir. No luck.

[Legio23 82]

No the Airtraffic Control Towers on the airfields. I usually find at least one on those during my travels

[Deathlove 2286]

Try around both  normal vehicles and military vehicles as well. You can often find some weapons at wrecks now too if that helps any. :)

[Killawife 599]

Since the weapon spawn is completely random the only thing you can do is check all common places over and over again: Police stations, fire stations, schools, piano houses, airfields and military bases. The mosin, shotgun and some other guns also spawn randomly in normal houses and apartments. Its usually no point in checking all houses though as its very time consuming but go for the ones above and move on to another town.

[sachad 1016]

I found mine in a barn :P

[Twixxer 159]

They used to be everywhere before, most common weapon I'd find, but since latest patch it seems more rare.

[DarkGravity 0]

I HAVE FOUND ONE! Back of a Ute. Thank god for Russian rednecks.

[theevancat 94]

I've never found them at ATCs. I find them in schools and stuff.

[spensah 8]

More sks than mosins lately. Hell even Blazes seem more common now.

[korpisoturi (DayZ) 127]

I have found 4 in last 2 days, playing time about 6 hours. Most of them I have found in civilian buildings and one at Rify.

[Bororm 1156]

Kill the people who have them, before they kill you, easiest way.  Snipers are actually the most predictable and easiest players to kill, at least the majority of them.  Hang back a bit from a location frequented by them (Ostry, Berezino hill above the north end apartments, etc) and just wait till you hear shots.  Zero in on their location, and the majority are going to be too focused on whatever they're shooting at to notice.  Now you've got yourself a decked out mosin and ammo.

 

You either have the worst luck ever or aren't checking the right buildings though if you're going 110 hours only finding one, they are pretty common in the buildings people have listed above.

 

Also, your font/format is sorta annoying to read, I recommend not being so extravagant.

Edited August 17, 2014 by Bororm