Ex sniper mosin questions ?

[Caleb314]

I was taking apart my 1942 Tula today to bed the action and barrel and I noticed it had C H above the Tula star I remembered it ment it was a sniper so I looked it up today and it seems to be just that. Here's where it gets weird there's no mark of it ever having a scope. Is this common? Maybe they ground it off to make it look nice?

http://s1276.beta.photobucket.com/user/Tremblayc314/media/image-4.jpg.html?sort=3&o=2

 

[lejarretnoir]

Tula never stamped the scope number on the barrels side. Only Izhevsk did that to original sniper rifles.

 

[SA85M1]

Most every ex-sniper I have seen had the old scope mounting holes filled in but still visible....That bbl is a sniper rifle bbl,..perhaps she was recycled onto another reciever?How's the bore BTW?

 

[Caleb314]

It's vg in my opinion, I Baugh it from weimajack and he described it as shiny with strong rifling. It has seen use
http://i1276.photobucket.com/download-albums/y474/Tremblayc314/.highres/image-5.jpg
http://i1276.photobucket.com/download-albums/y474/Tremblayc314/.highres/image-6.jpg

All number match so I don't think it's a recycled gun

 

[SA85M1]

Hmmmmm....could be an ex sniper that had a damaged reciever which was replaced prior to being placed in storage after she was returned to a normal 91 30....hence the matching numbers...They were selected for conversion to sniper rifles after accuracy testing from the production line....possibly she was refinished and the holes are well hidden...not really sure though

 

[woodchopper]

the one I had there was no problem seeing the plugs from the inside of the receiver

 

[cantom]

the one I had there was no problem seeing the plugs from the inside of the receiver

Yes, exactly...have you looked from the inside? The outside was welded over the holes and reblued.

 

[Caleb314]

I guess the links don't work but there's no filled in holes or marks to be seen

I think I fixed the link

 

[lejarretnoir]

Looks like an ex-sniper barrel screwed onto a different receiver during the refurb process. Anything goes during refurb.