Posted on 10/14/2013 7:28:08 PM PDT by dynachrome
First Mosin-Nagant I got to shoot was Model 91/30 a friend bought for 80 bucks. Damn thing shot better than my high(er) dollar rifle. Only problem was it was damn near four and a half feet long. So I went out an bought a M44 carbine with the attached bayonet. Does not shoot quiet as well. But still shoots as well as the high priced spread. I figured I would remove the bayonet, sporterize it, add a scope and use it for a deer rifle or what ever. Long story short, I did nothing to it and just use it against targets at the local range. Russian Ammunition is cheap to shoot even though not reloadable and is pretty dirty. Plus the darn thing is just plain fun to shoot once or twice a month and I still have a cool looking rifle hanging in the office.
“Same round different rifle should produce the same result, yes?”
Not necessary. Like dancing, it take two to tango. The model 91 was used as a scoped sniper rifles against the Germans in the battle for Moscow. I remember reading that a Russian sniper was taking out German officers regularly 1500 yards. Combination of long barrel and excellent rifling. Along with a very good cartridge. I do not think the results would have been the same with any different combination.
hell with the gun, I want to know WHERE one can see a polar bear standing in front of a tree. LOL An ice berg maybe but a TREE.
Hey, the MN is just like the Mauser, or the Springfield. They just take a beating and keep on ticking.
Finnish recaptures reputed to be more accurate than the Russians. Check headspace with a go/no-go gauge, check for good bore, and clean the chamber aggressively.
Most common issues are “sticky bolt syndrome” and high target impact at shorter ranges b/c the front sight post is “too short.” Both curable issues in most cases.
Light ball surplus ammunition is plentiful, heavy ball less so, and Brown Bear last I checked, still makes a 203 gr soft point rounds. I’d feel adequately equipped hunting anything on the North American continent with that load.
I saw “Enemy At The Gates” story about Stalingrad. Not too sure about the total authenticity of the story but good sniper action.
I killed a Care Bear in front of a tree at 300 yrds once...with my trusty Mod 94 .357mag....hell of a lob shot!
If you find Nazi blood stains on the butt plate, it means the rifle’s been considerably used and will likely hold up for many more years.
This is also the gun that Simo Hayha used to get all 505 of his confirmed sniper kills against the Russians in the Winter War. That’s the most confirmed sniper kills in any war.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simo_H%C3%A4yh%C3%A4
That movie is a perfect example of the “based on a true story” genre of fiction.
The true parts:
There was a war.
The Germans did try to take Stalingrad.
There really was a Russian sniper named Vasily Zaytsev.
He killed a whole bunch of Germans and he survived.
Zaytsev really did have a three day duel with a German sniper. But who he was, what rank he held and the significance of the kill remain in question.
Zaytsev was made into a popular hero by the Russians who were in dire need of heroes and morale.
Beyond that is the stuff of legend and the willing suspension of disbelief.
LOL!
“It was the *middle* one.”
A beautiful gun you have there. I have a Yugo M24/47. Love it.
I love my Mosey.
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