I heard Jesus carried a Mosin.
Get your bolt bent to handle a scope (cheap). Put a slip on recoil pad (small works fine) for $10 or so. Get a decent mount for $20. Get a cheap Barksa 4-24X scope for under $50 and enjoy blowing away oil cans at 400 yds. Bulgarian 182gr machine gun ammo can be had for $6 a box of 20. It has increased recoil but hits very hard.