One for the Mosin doubters.

I've seen this before. Not to discredit the guy for his shooting by any means, but I think he has had a fair bit of practice to make that shot.
 
I've seen a few of his vids... He's one of those guys who can bring out the best from any rifle.

Still, that kind of shooting wouldn't be possible with a bad rifle. The MN is not a bad rifle. A good one can be as accurate as a good Enfield or Springfield A3.
 
Travis Bickle said:
If the Mosin has a crisp sharp bore and little tender love and care on the action and the trigger, it can shoot as good as any old battle rifle.
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I'm completely happy with my sub $500 7.62 shooter. Hitting the 6" gong at 100 yrds every time with an 80 yr old rifle IMO makes for a good shooter.
 
That rifle might be one of the non-refurb barely issued rifle that came in a few years ago. I have two and they are as new. Unfortunately, most of what we get now are 100yrd rifles at best.
 
desporterizer said:
That rifle might be one of the non-refurb barely issued rifle that came in a few years ago. I have two and they are as new. Unfortunately, most of what we get now are 100yrd rifles at best.
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You just have ot dig in the crates.
I picked up a 1937 Mosin 91/30 from local gun shop out of a crate.
Had a mint bore and shoots very very well with surplus ammunition. You just have to look. The bore is the only thing that matters on a Mosin. Everything else can be tweaked in your basement with a grade 7 education.
 
Travis Bickle said:
You just have ot dig in the crates.
I picked up a 1937 Mosin 91/30 from local gun shop out of a crate.
Had a mint bore and shoots very very well with surplus ammunition. You just have to look. The bore is the only thing that matters on a Mosin. Everything else can be tweaked in your basement with a grade 7 education.
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Most cant dig through crates looking for the one good rifle among 14 crap ones. Even then, mint is subjective. I have yet to see a recent import with a mint bore.
 
You can make the search for good potential shooters more effective with an attribute gauge. I use a 7.65 (3.012) cylinder gauge which I purchased as part of 0.1 mm increment set (about $100). A cheaper way is to buy a suitable oversize drill bit, chuck it in a drill backwards and reduce it with wet sandpaper to the size you want. (5/16 = 0.3125)
About 15 % of the Mosins I have checked are less than or equal to 7.65 (land diameter). This is a good method to find the best ones because it is easy to use, portable and is fairly insensitive to filth in the barrel. Eyeballing prospective rifles doesn't work for me. The bores are always filthy and I can't see "good rifling" except under the best lighting.
Ideally the rifle is NO GO at both breech and muzzle. A tight muzzle says minimum cleaning rod damage and a tight chamber says minimal gas erosion.

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It took me about 30 minutes to make a 7.65 gauge from a 5/16 drill bit. Score the bit all around just above the flutes with a dremel then break it with a hammer. Rough reduce it using a drill and grind stone. Finish with sandpaper. Mine ended up at 7.63 - I didn't leave quite enough material after grinding to get a smooth finish. Cheap and easy - the way I like it.
 
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