Posted on 01/21/2015 3:35:15 PM PST by dynachrome
Why not just get the real thing?
Or for air, get something like an FX Boss or Daystate PCP air gun in .30 cal and win benchrest competitions and kill things to eat with it :-)
Only if you use propane instead of CO2.
I’ll stick with my Chicom Type 53 (M1944 Mosin). Something about its belching flame out the muzzle & obscuring the target that I love.
Full disclosure: the aftermarket muzzle brake has solved that problem.
I best most of the propellant doesn’t ignite until it’s past the muzzle. Still probably very impressive and painful.
Hit Santa Fe please, and Taos if your antique commie blaster has the range.
Pulling the trigger on one makes you remember the Russkies who used them were usually dressed for extreme winter conditions with many layers of clothing to absorb the recoil, not a thin t-shirt.
Wound up putting a Monte Carlo stock on mine after the first trip to the range. Apparently Olga's preservation work didn't keep the original stock from cracking behind the receiver. My first trip exacerbated the problem and required replacement. Then I put a scope on it, and can ring the gong at 200 yards all day long. Or at least until my shoulder gives, or the muscles in my trigger finger fatigue.
“The M-38 does a much better job with the shorter barrel...”
The M-44 does a good job too!
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