Some rifles were not ment to be scoped, the mosin is one of them. Shoot it with irons, and when you feel like you need a scoped rifle buy something else.
As a matter of general principle I would agree, however I do like my scout setup. Would I put it on all my Mosins? No. However, for aging eyes it's kind of nice.Some rifles were not ment to be scoped, the mosin is one of them. Shoot it with irons, and when you feel like you need a scoped rifle buy something else.
if you get a good shooter they can hang with modern rifles. But mounting a scope isn't as easy as going to Cabelas and buying rings and bases. Mosin Nagants freakin rock.
I understand what you are saying, but your going to invest a lot of time and money into trying to get something to work that "can hang" with a cheap modern rifle. To me it makes more sense to start with the modern rifle. A bad modern rifle will be about the same accuracy as a good mosin.
Has anyone had success mounting a scope on a 91/30 mosin without drilling. I have read there is a 3/8 dovetail under rear sight. I wondered if the recoil is too much or not.Looking for ideas.
I understand what you are saying, but your going to invest a lot of time and money into trying to get something to work that "can hang" with a cheap modern rifle. To me it makes more sense to start with the modern rifle. A bad modern rifle will be about the same accuracy as a good mosin.
I've got a fresh out of the box (no tweaking at all) PU sniper (around $600) that I can consistently hit at 900 yards with. I've got hits at 1000, but not consistent yet.
I will agree though a $700 Remington 700 will be easier to do that with, but there isn't any history and they're ugly.
History?! One doesn't do history justice by slapping on poor fitting scope onto a battle rifle meant for use with iron sights. Enjoy the mosin for what it is and step up to the challenge of using iron sights - Simo Häyhä did.
History?! One doesn't do history justice by slapping on poor fitting scope onto a battle rifle meant for use with iron sights. Enjoy the mosin for what it is and step up to the challenge of using iron sights - Simo Häyhä did.
I agree. All of my mosins are as original as possible. I was speaking of the history of my PU/PEM snipers.