For me buying a M44 was only the beginning. While the rifle came with most of its original accessories, I bought a hundred rounds of reloadable Winchester ammo, Hornady bullets (a plus, since the 7.62 Russian shares the same .312 dia. bullets as my two 303 British rifles), reloading dies and guide for the 7.62x54R, stripper clips and a few other odds and ends. Next local gun show I'll be looking for a book or two on Mosin Nagants and a tin or two of surplus ammo. The Guns & Ammo Surplus Gun Specials along with the recent August issue of Reloader all have great articles on this rifle and cartridge. I can enjoy this rifle at the range, cleaning it, reloading for it, reading about it, and collecting accessories for it.