I recently acquired a refurb 1930 Izshevk Mosin-Nagant M91/30. You can read more about the rifle itself here.
https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...h-1930-mosin-nagant-m91-30-a.html#post5507973
I got a chance to take it out to the range at Atterbury today and send some rounds down range.
This was my first time ever shooting a Mosin-Nagant and I was pretty excited about it. I started off slow at just 50 yards to give myself a chance to get used to the mechanics and recoil. I also started off by loading single rounds. I was shooting off the bench but I was not using a rest, just my elbows on the bench using Bulgarian surplus ammo mfg. in 1976.
The first two shots landed on the 8 inch target and I was really feeling pretty good about things. The next 20 or so were much less encouraging as a struggled to hit the target. Everything seemed to be dropping just a few inches low.
After starting to really concentrate on the front site post it seemed as if the post is just a tiny bit crooked. I used a spent casting to lightly tap the post to the left. I have no idea if it actually did anything, but psychologically I think it helped.
I gathered myself and adjusted my aim to just slightly above center and I starred putting more rounds on paper. Nothing great, but at least they were hitting. I slung about 20 more rounds until the next cease fire.
During the cease fire I put up two new targets and decided to take a break from the Mosin and switch over to my Century Arms GP 1975 AK. It was only my second time shooting that and it's clear the iron sites on it are ay off. I fired about 50 rounds with it and fewer than half were on target. Most landed about 6-8 inches to the right of the target. Frutrated, I put the AK away and put 60 rounds through my AR. No issues there.
After posting a fresh target I went back to the Mosin-Nagant to post and 8 round group. Six found the target. I have no clue where the other two ended up.
Overall I was pretty happy with the way things turned out. I'm sure with a little practice (or a rest) I'd be able to tighten up the groups. I did notice that the bolt is not the smoothest out there. It was fairly sticky, but nothing I couldn't manage without slapping it around a bit.
ETA: All shots were taken w/o the bayonet attached. I did not test to see if bayonet would have improved accuracy.
https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...h-1930-mosin-nagant-m91-30-a.html#post5507973
I got a chance to take it out to the range at Atterbury today and send some rounds down range.
This was my first time ever shooting a Mosin-Nagant and I was pretty excited about it. I started off slow at just 50 yards to give myself a chance to get used to the mechanics and recoil. I also started off by loading single rounds. I was shooting off the bench but I was not using a rest, just my elbows on the bench using Bulgarian surplus ammo mfg. in 1976.
The first two shots landed on the 8 inch target and I was really feeling pretty good about things. The next 20 or so were much less encouraging as a struggled to hit the target. Everything seemed to be dropping just a few inches low.
After starting to really concentrate on the front site post it seemed as if the post is just a tiny bit crooked. I used a spent casting to lightly tap the post to the left. I have no idea if it actually did anything, but psychologically I think it helped.
I gathered myself and adjusted my aim to just slightly above center and I starred putting more rounds on paper. Nothing great, but at least they were hitting. I slung about 20 more rounds until the next cease fire.
During the cease fire I put up two new targets and decided to take a break from the Mosin and switch over to my Century Arms GP 1975 AK. It was only my second time shooting that and it's clear the iron sites on it are ay off. I fired about 50 rounds with it and fewer than half were on target. Most landed about 6-8 inches to the right of the target. Frutrated, I put the AK away and put 60 rounds through my AR. No issues there.
After posting a fresh target I went back to the Mosin-Nagant to post and 8 round group. Six found the target. I have no clue where the other two ended up.
Overall I was pretty happy with the way things turned out. I'm sure with a little practice (or a rest) I'd be able to tighten up the groups. I did notice that the bolt is not the smoothest out there. It was fairly sticky, but nothing I couldn't manage without slapping it around a bit.
ETA: All shots were taken w/o the bayonet attached. I did not test to see if bayonet would have improved accuracy.
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