Doing some trigger work on my mosin repro sniper.

derr12 said:
My svt-40 has a foot high vertical string, couldn't possibly be my eyes, no sir. To be fair it isn't saddle in its original stock I likely have some fitment issues. Dead on center tho. considerably better iron sights than the mosins fo sho.


I will tinker with the screws and cork and see where it takes me. After i find a sweet spot ill try some decent ammo instead of this Bulgarian light ball.
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Hi Derr,

Here are some effects of different loads. I thought they might be useful to you:

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The above targets were shot with a 174 grain Hornady 0.312" round nose with long bearing surface. This load heated the barrel fast.


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Same weight, shorter bearing surface, Hornady Match bullet.


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Some good surplus...


Someplace I have Hornady SST handload targets, but can't find them right now.

You might slug the bore (if you've not already). My Russian rifle has a 0.3095" bore, which is pretty tight. It will heat up faster with long bearing surface bullets. It also shoots 0.308 bullets well, but I stick with 0.310 to 0.311 at moderate speeds.

Regards,

Josh
 
Josh Smith said:
Hello,

My dad's a retired electrical engineer, and I was raised in that environment.

I believe brass is superior for electrical applications. I'd go so far as to say it's likely second-best to gold. I don't recall having any aluminum in my home theater, though there's some tin solder in there. I should make it clear that the "home theater" I have is not much at all. It's the amplifier/tuner, two speakers with 12" woofer, mid, and horn tweeters, a turntable, a CRT flat screen (because the Nintendo Zapper doesn't work on LED and LCD TVs), a combo VCR/DVD, and a Micca media player. It would be a midrange '90s system :D

The reason I choose it for shimming applications with firearms is only because it's easier to work with than steel, and does not have the galvanic corrosion associated with combined aluminum and steel. It's pretty neutral and non-reactive and I prefer it for this reason.

Regards,

Josh
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Thank you for your response.
 
Josh Smith said:
Hello MuthaFunk,

You do realize that the shim kit on Amazon is a direct rip-off of mine, right? It also runs about twice as much. The same person ordered and copied a shim kit by Brian Rau, who does Russian-style kits.

As well, they cheaply copied my front sight (and theirs is not fiber-optic, as they claim). They also stole Brass Stacker's removable pull ring for the Mosin's cocking piece.

Regards,

Josh
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I didn't know that. Thanks for the heads up!
 
So out of 5 shot groups I typically have 2 or 3 shots touching and 1 or 2 "flyers" I figure 50% to 100% of the time it's me. But on the off chance its not, can someone reccomend some half decent commercial ammo? Does anyone make factory reloads of 7.62x54r?
 
Barnaul FMJ at Canadian Tire. Non-corrosive and the price is ok. I have run it in plain Mosin, M44 and my SVT 40 all with consistent results. All these rifles start to string as the barrel heats up. I get occasional flyers with surplus ammo, especially the SVT 40 as the muzzle fouls with the brake on it.

I hope this helps, I haven't actually gone looking for anything better, I suppose this was another reason I joined the forum!
 
My local CT has #### all for selection, but ill have a gander next time im there.

anyone tried that MFS softpoint? what about that 200gr softpoint westrifle sells?

Hell i might as well buy a box of privi and explain to the wife that ill need a reloading kit otherwise the brass goes to waste (she's crazy bout recycleing)
 
after playing with screw tension and under barrel cork location, I pulled one to the right on this group too. It was quite windy this day too. just need a range finder to confirm range and dial in the elevation and I think we have a tack driver on our hands.
Still using hillbilly bench rest and Bulgarian light ball.


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When I didn't like the trigger of my Mosin sniper, I just bought a Timney trigger, wow, what a difference. A sweet shooter now for sure even with cheap surplus ammo.
 
derr12 said:
Oh, and more to the OP, this trigger gets sweeter the more I use it. It's like a whole different rifle. Highly recommended.
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:)

I'm always up for recommended improvements, though. I know it's not perfect yet, and it's far from pretty. (I figure it can be pretty and cost $20 more, or it can stay hidden inside the rifle and do it's job for a reasonable price.)

Regards,

Josh
 
Chas59 said:
When I didn't like the trigger of my Mosin sniper, I just bought a Timney trigger, wow, what a difference. A sweet shooter now for sure even with cheap surplus ammo.
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I'm just not a fan. I started building these because nobody made a two-stage trigger, and that's what I wanted.

Regards,

Josh
 
DILLIGAF said:
Got mine down to 2lbs with a Finn 2 stage trigger

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It's possible... but be aware that the Finns considered anything under 3.5lbs as prone to failure and needing checked very frequently.

What happens if you #### it and smack the cocking piece with a rubber mallet? I had one down to 1.5lbs once, experimenting. That tripped it -- overrode the sear.

I personally prefer to keep a slightly positive sear angle so that a blow to the cocking piece will actually force the sear to engage more. It's safe. A neutral sear angle is not so safe, and a negative sear engagement angle is dangerous, in my opinion.

Regards,

Josh
 
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