7.62x54r?? mosin nagant

yes, it`s rtue...this cartrige was adopted by Russians in the end of the 19th century :) The Mosin-Nagant rifle was adopted by Russia in 1891 after trials of several repeating bolt actions. It fires the 7.62x54r cartridge and is a combination of designs by Russian Sergei Mosin and Belgian Leon Nagant whose primary contribution was the feed system. The official designation is “3 line rifle, model 1891”. A “line” is a unit of measure equal to 1/10th of an inch. Production of the Model 1891 took place at the Russian arsenals at Izhevsk, Tula, and Sestroryetsk. Due to a slow start in domestic production a contract was issued to the French arms company Chatellerault who built around 500,000 M91s.
 
The cartridge is on par with the 303 Brit if memory serves me right. Many people have taken their Mosins out hunting and have had success with them. I haven't taken mine out yet but the local gunshop does carry ammo for it. I would ask around your local gunshops and if all else fails, you can order some ammo through Marstar for surplus or you might want to check out Districorp for hunting ammo and surplus. One word of caution, the 7.62x54R milsurp ammo is for themost part corrosive so make sure to clean out the barrel with hot water or an ammonia solution (others will chime in soon enough with their prefered methods ;)) after every range session.
 
Wouldn't surplus also be ball ammo? Wich would be less than ideal for hunting.Would even be illegal in some parts
 
To clear things up (I should have worded my response better in the first place), surplus ammunition would be only good for plinking and getting a feel for the rifle. For hunting ammo, Districorp sells some and so might some local gunshops.
 
It's murder on black bear.

I used Norma factory ammo with 180 gr. bullets.

That is hard to get, so you'll have to find another less expensive brand of hunting ammo.
 
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