91/30 Sniper
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gunasauras
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Spencer said:
What he said.....I rarely remove it though......
The originals were never intended to be dismounted once zeroed. During the war, the armorers would stake the screws and soldiers didn't remove the optics at all, elevation being fine-tuned with the scope turrets. After the war, the mounts got electro-pencilled to the rifles when dismounted for storage and the top-screw unstaked so the mount could be removed to facilitate the rifles fitting in the crate. If re-issued, it was intended the top screw would be restaked.
As for hex receivers, NO PU snipers were ever build on hex receivers in Russia. They used ONLY high-wall round receivered rifles.
Hex receivers snipers were all PE type snipers. PEM and PU snipers were al built on later round receivers, PU's on high-walls and PEM's on low-walls.
Hope that helps.
As for hex receivers, NO PU snipers were ever build on hex receivers in Russia. They used ONLY high-wall round receivered rifles.
Hex receivers snipers were all PE type snipers. PEM and PU snipers were al built on later round receivers, PU's on high-walls and PEM's on low-walls.
Hope that helps.
I bought an ex-sniper from P&S Militaria and re-converted it to a sniper rifle. It came out beautifully, although I've since sold it. The most frustrating part about this rifle is that you must grind down the tangs on the scope ring mount to zero the rifle left to right. This is a very tough thing to do. Compared to that, it seems that re-drilling and re-tapping two holes and drilling two more was child's play. By the way, it was not easy to do that either. Welds are notoriously tough to get through.
I wonder if the original poster was talking about the Hungarian Sniper I sold on Valleyguns in January. It was quite nice too, although needing to be sighted in.
I wonder if the original poster was talking about the Hungarian Sniper I sold on Valleyguns in January. It was quite nice too, although needing to be sighted in.
gunasauras
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skirsons said:
I didn't find it that bad at all. I used a boresighter on the bench for the last one I did. Got it centered that way by filing a little at a time and then trying it etc.....that way, I only had to adjust a small amount at the range, and the reticle was still centered.....
gunasauras said:
I tried a boresighter with mine but it was not high enough to be of any use with the scope. In the end I did it by putting the rifle in a vise and zeroing in with the open sights on a squashed fly on the workshop wall with the open sights, it was then a simple matter to adjust the mount.
gunasauras
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Squashed fly, boresighter....it's all the same isn't it? 
Klunk said:
Depends on the diamiter of the bore as to what's best to use. lightly oil the muzzle end of bore then slug it with soft lead, (battery terminals are perfect for this) then you will know. My Polish M44 measures .311, I use .312 bullets in it.
I had plans for mine, but first wanted to find out how it shoots. I really wanted it to be a sniper.... so I got to try the 7N1 ammo first, after some unimpressive performance with 180gr .311 Sierra.
I was amazed.
100yds, iron sights...
Now I know it's worth it!!!
Did you guys buy a bent bolt, or had it done by a gunsmith?
I think making this one a sniper will be this year's project.
I was amazed.
100yds, iron sights...
Now I know it's worth it!!!
Did you guys buy a bent bolt, or had it done by a gunsmith?
I think making this one a sniper will be this year's project.
gunasauras
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- Western Manitoba
Mine is an original '44 dated sniper with a newer scope on it ('59 I think). The scope and mount were brand new when I got them. Had to fit the mount as well to get the scope on for windage....neat experience. I bought the rifle as a shooter, so was not concerned with the scope and gun not more closely matching date wise....That 7N1 really shoots, doesn't it. I'm sorry I didn't buy more when I had the chance. Still have a couple hundred rounds tucked aside though.....for special occasions....
You can only imagine how sorry I am for not keeping more of it. Had I tried it before, I would have scraped the money somehow and kept all 880 rds to myself. The night I came back from the range I called up my buddy.... do you have more? Nope! What about the guys you bought it from? They don't have any left either.
I heard about the Wolf 200grainer extra to exceed in precision both 7N1 and 7N14 (the current Russian Sniper round), but I have yet to find any.
A for trying to replicate the load... anyone had any luck?
I heard about the Wolf 200grainer extra to exceed in precision both 7N1 and 7N14 (the current Russian Sniper round), but I have yet to find any.
A for trying to replicate the load... anyone had any luck?
gunasauras
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eltorro said:
I have not tried to replicate it yet, but expect I will attempt to once I am forced to re-load for it.....
Klunk said:
Hold the rifle upright and put the battery terminal on the muzzle then bash it hard with a big hammer and keep bashing. The middle will go down the bore and the outside portion will go around the barrel. Measure the middle bit !
The other way to do it and how I do mine is to cast a 30 cal bullet,squash it up a bit in a vice and tap it in. I have been using the same bit of lead for the last 10 years.
