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Fun guns, get a butt pad for it, and yes they do shoot high, so be ready for that, ear plugs are a MUST with it for sure, shooting them at night is cool throws a pretty big flash out. LOUD is an understatement, rounds are cheap and pretty plentiful, some pretty good deals on-line, I want to find some tracers to see how the flight pattern is of that round.
I picked up a 91/30 recently. It is fun to shoot and mine shoots a few inched high and to the right with the 203 grain Silver Bear ammo I ordered on line. I stopped in at the local hardware/sports store and bought a used Pachmayr slip on recoil pad for $3. It fits fine and helps with the recoil. It took an hour or so to disassemble and clean, but it has been a hoot so far.
My 91/30 "Dragoon" doesn't shoot high either. And it doesn't kick hard - I usually shoot 2 or 3 boxes of ammo (40 to 60 rounds) when I take it out and I have no bruises to show for it.
Some direct questions for those who think a MN "kicks" - have you ever shot any rifles in which the caliber doesn't start with a "2"? Do you hold the rifle firmly to your shoulder? Have you ever fired a 12 gauge shotgun?
The Mosin Nagant is a very comfortable rifle to shoot.
I have shot all those, and The MN kicks like a mule, esp with the poor but design, so I will take my cushy pad and work through more than 5 rounds a range session.
It's not a bad recoiler at all. I think people are just setting that buttplate on bone instead of inside the shoulder pocket.
They're also fast and easy to cycle once you learn how to use the short bolt handle. Here's a good demonstration of the proper cycling technique, demonstrated on a Finn M39 Mosin
Most all Russian Mosins hit 8 to 12 inches high at 50-100 yards because they are sighted to do so. Aim for the belt buckel and guestemation yardage was a bit easier. Some are dead on at 100 meters, so theres no consistancy. Just gotta shoot it ad see.
They really brought that out with teh battle sight setting on the AK-47, when the slide is all the way to the rear, its set for 300 meters
The Finn rifles were sighted to the point of aim, most starting at 150Meters.
Oh, come now. Maybe I'm getting so arthritic that I can't really tell the difference anymore, but my 45-70 Marlin and 12ga shotguns kick a LOT harder than a M-N. My 17" inch barrelled Marlin 1895 is FIRED, for good. I still wince before taking up any full-powered 12. But a Mosin? Heavens, I can't tell its even there. The litmus test ought to be: does it leave a huge purple bruise or not? M-N's don't do that.
Just bought a 91/30. Going to have to get rid of all the cosmoline it is covered in first, but I'm excited.
I've always liked big guns, which is why I started out shooting .308's and .45's and only moved to shooting .22's and 9mm later on for practicality/cost purposes.
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