One thing I like about the current crop of mosins, especially locally for those without a c&r ffl, is that the mosins are $120 with spike bayos on sale at Big 5, and plentiful elsewhere at a lower cost, and ammo isn't a bank breaker, the buttplates are steel for buttstroking attackers, and lets not forget that unruly killers bent on whatever can still be bayonetted apart from being shot in self defense, you can't try that with a scoped hunting rifle.
I think those without any gun or just a .22 and a shotgun should also have a mosin around and some surplus ammo, just cause they are plentiful, cheap, and idiot proof generally, the best value this year. Shotguns, those are also overlooked, the ammo doesn't generally fly off the shelves in a panic, and .22lr, guarantee you most folks if it came to it will find out they have .22 ammo that doesn't work right in their gun or was stored improperly and doesn't fire, of which reminds me and word to the wise, if there is a panic that .22 ammo won't generally be available for like a year to year and a half, and I haven't stocked up on at least a thousand rounds for plinking/target fun, got low several years ago when it became in short supply, I ended just training with snap caps in full size guns to practice pistol and rifle shooting.
Once I started lifting weights again seriously, and using a total gym exerciser to rehabilitate an injury to my leg I've had for four years, I pick up a mosin pu sniper and remark how light it feels as opposed to several years ago, very light, and I aint a big guy either.