Looking trough some old milsurps at a local gun shop, I discovered a couple of Mosins in a corner.
One that caught my eye was marked 1917 and had the Czar's crest on it. Looked great for its age, but the barrel was counter-bored. Another one was a Hungarian 91/30 made in 1952. It had all matching numbers and looked almost like new. The bore also appeared to be in excellent condition, so I picked her up.
This is the gun enjoying its new home on a warm summer day:
Two more hi-res pics (thumbnails):
This is my first Mosin, and I really like it. What surprised me most is its accuracy.
Here's a group I got with S&B factory ammo. I shot from 50m with the front of the rifle resting on a sandbag:
That's a 1.25" group - a little less than .5" without the flyer.
By the way, it shoots exactly point of aim at this distance, with the rear sight set to 100. I was at an indoor range with rather bad lighting, and I found it easier to get a 6 o'clock hold than to go for the center of the bullseye. After shooting this group, I slightly adjusted windage by using an Elby Sight front sight tool. Now it's dead on.
I then tried Russian light ball and Hungarian heavy ball surplus ammo. Both produce decent groups (around 3-4 MOA). Did I get lucky with this gun, or are Hungarian Mosins generally good shooters?
I also got my hands on some Soviet "Extra" match ammo with 200gr bullets – looking forward to trying it out.
One that caught my eye was marked 1917 and had the Czar's crest on it. Looked great for its age, but the barrel was counter-bored. Another one was a Hungarian 91/30 made in 1952. It had all matching numbers and looked almost like new. The bore also appeared to be in excellent condition, so I picked her up.
This is the gun enjoying its new home on a warm summer day:
Two more hi-res pics (thumbnails):
This is my first Mosin, and I really like it. What surprised me most is its accuracy.
Here's a group I got with S&B factory ammo. I shot from 50m with the front of the rifle resting on a sandbag:
That's a 1.25" group - a little less than .5" without the flyer.
By the way, it shoots exactly point of aim at this distance, with the rear sight set to 100. I was at an indoor range with rather bad lighting, and I found it easier to get a 6 o'clock hold than to go for the center of the bullseye. After shooting this group, I slightly adjusted windage by using an Elby Sight front sight tool. Now it's dead on.
I then tried Russian light ball and Hungarian heavy ball surplus ammo. Both produce decent groups (around 3-4 MOA). Did I get lucky with this gun, or are Hungarian Mosins generally good shooters?
I also got my hands on some Soviet "Extra" match ammo with 200gr bullets – looking forward to trying it out.
