So I bought a mosin 1930 with a hex barrel (bolt??) What kind of ammo do these things like ? I do not shoot corrosive just cause I'm lazy and don't usually clean right away. Most of my guns I shoot MFS. I forget which sponsor but they have MFS 180 gr on sale right now.
Bought a mosin
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GeoShooter
CGN frequent flyer
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- Cape Breton
I'm pretty sure Mosins shoot .223
GeoShooter
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Worth a try lol
theBuilder
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- Ontario, Canada
They will shoot just about anything you put in the breech lol. Check out iv8888 torture test on youtube.
gewehr76
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If the rifle was bought from a store ( not used ) then for sure you will need to clean it well anyway before shooting to get the 60 year old cosmo out of the nooks and crannies! It will shoot any 7.62x54 you want to run through it, the only thing the ammo will hurt is your shoulder!
This made my day... Lol
I find the commercial ammo generally shoots low compared to military light ball. As in, oh, about 6 inches or so low at 100 yards. I've actually worked out kind of a rule of thumb on sighting that so far seems to be holding true.
If the rifle is zeroed on military light ball, then setting the rear tangent to 300 meters will be fairly close to zero for commercial ammo.
Your mileage will almost certainly vary.
The reason why (I've heard, anyway) that the commercial ammo shoots low, is that with 120+ years of guns, in wildly varying conditions out there, that shoot 54R, commercial ammo makers err on the side of caution and load the ammo a lot cooler than the military spec ammo, for safety reasons.
Other than that... Ram the ammo home and pull the trigger. A 1930 hex receiver Mosin will take far more abuse than you can imagine.
If the rifle is zeroed on military light ball, then setting the rear tangent to 300 meters will be fairly close to zero for commercial ammo.
Your mileage will almost certainly vary.
The reason why (I've heard, anyway) that the commercial ammo shoots low, is that with 120+ years of guns, in wildly varying conditions out there, that shoot 54R, commercial ammo makers err on the side of caution and load the ammo a lot cooler than the military spec ammo, for safety reasons.
Other than that... Ram the ammo home and pull the trigger. A 1930 hex receiver Mosin will take far more abuse than you can imagine.
