First time out with my mosin was... interesting

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So took the mosin out for the first time on the weekend. It went ok.

Initial impressions are:

1. the firing pin protrusion tool is VITAL
2. Kicks like a mule
3. is accurate for a very old rifle


Ran into some light primer strike issues(like on 30% of ammo I tried to fire) as my rifle didn't come with a tool to check firing pin protrusion tool so I just winged it when reassembling my bolt, turns out that was a bad idea. Took it to a buddies after who has a few mosins and he disassembled my bolt and set the correct firing pin protrusion which looks to be about a full mm or 2 farther than I had it set. Hopefully that takes care of the light primer strikes.

My shoulder is bruised, no recoil pad and me shooting with no shirt on was probably not the smartest thing I could have done, Metal butt plate direct to skin + kickback from 7.62x54R = OUCH. So I have a limbsaver slip on pad on order.

Also cheap aluminum 3/8 dovetail scope mounts are useless, 2nd shot came loose so I pulled off scope while in the field shooting and reinstalled rear factory leaf sight, good thing I was smart enough to bring it and the pins with me. Used the bolt to hammer the pins back in lol.

Am looking into some quality STEEL rings now.

Shot multiple 2" groups off the hood of my 4runner at 120 yards with the irons.

My new least favorite sound, CLICK..... not followed by a BANG.
 
Congrats, Rifter! They are great rifles! Just make sure you keep your buttplate tight on the muscle and not on the bone. I shoot my M38 without recoil pad while wearing only t-shirt both freehand and from the bench without any major bruising.

You can also get mosin bolt tool from one of the site sponsors. I think tradeex sells whole mosin tool-kit.
 
Sounds like a fun day! And no matter what, it always hurts after shooting Mosin. I am not a big guy, with bony shoulders and I did install the recoil pad AND using the gelpad also... Was shooting the hunting rounds 204 gr and they kick even more. Enjoy it!
 
Umka said:
Congrats, Rifter! They are great rifles! Just make sure you keep your buttplate tight on the muscle and not on the bone. I shoot my M38 without recoil pad while wearing only t-shirt both freehand and from the bench without any major bruising.

You can also get mosin bolt tool from one of the site sponsors. I think tradeex sells whole mosin tool-kit.
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This is the issue, was hard for me to hold it to muscle as I broke my collar bone in high school 20 years ago now close to my neck end of the bone, and when it healed it healed thicker than it was before, almost a little protrusion of bone where the break was makes it hard for me to have rifles shouldered not touching the bone where it broke. By the end of the day I was shooting with a hoodie tied around my shoulder lol.
 
Ouch! Yeah get some nice pad. My friend got very nice one for his 30.06 rifle and recoil was muuuch softer with it.
 
Umka said:
Ouch! Yeah get some nice pad. My friend got very nice one for his 30.06 rifle and recoil was muuuch softer with it.
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That's the funny thing a buddy has a old Husqvarna bolt gun in 30-06 his dad gave him, we put a hundred rounds through it a few weekend ago and it didn't hurt either of us with no buttpad installed. I was expecting the Mosin with its smaller 7.62x54R cartridge to have less recoil but that wasn't the case.
 
then it might be case of bad receiver tang to stock fitting. In soviet manuals it was recommended to have some space (1-1.5mm IIRC) between tang and stock to avoid "kicking"

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Are you shooting a 91/30 as they weight 9.7 lbs and certainly don't batter one ,even with 200gr sp loads. The 38 and 44 carbines are a little more lively but shouldn't be bruising anything if held correctly.If you're getting 2" and under with irons there's nothing wrong with your eyesight or trigger finger. Great old rifles with a lot of history.A buddy shot a mule deer with his 91/30 sniper last year as we pulled the 148gr FMJ's and seated .312 150gr Hornady SP's Mexican match i f you will.Harold
 
91/30 and yeah its heavy

Perhaps the Czech surplus ammo was extra hot I dunno.

I know there is nothing wrong with my eyes or trigger finger, I even managed a few 3 inch groups with the irons on my SKS.

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I was shooting the mosin off a makeshift rest on the hood of my 4runner, it was less than optimal height so getting a good shoulder to buttstock weld was more difficult than it had to be.

mbogo3 said:
Are you shooting a 91/30 as they weight 9.7 lbs and certainly don't batter one ,even with 200gr sp loads. The 38 and 44 carbines are a little more lively but shouldn't be bruising anything if held correctly.If you're getting 2" and under with irons there's nothing wrong with your eyesight or trigger finger. Great old rifles with a lot of history.A buddy shot a mule deer with his 91/30 sniper last year as we pulled the 148gr FMJ's and seated .312 150gr Hornady SP's Mexican match i f you will.Harold
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Rifter said:
I was trying unknown aluminum rings that were at least 20 years old and came off my Diana model 24 airgun. Im going to invest in some steel rings and see how it goes.
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Yeah you cannot use scope rings ( they always back off ) You need to use those 3/8-weaver adapters or the 3/8" with built in scope rings. But they also now make them tapered for the mosin base ( if you dont like off bore axis a few degrees ) I know my weaver adapter and tasco reddot held with using Hungarian heavy ball.
 
RobertMcC said:
Yeah you cannot use scope rings ( they always back off ) You need to use those 3/8-weaver adapters or the 3/8" with built in scope rings. But they also now make them tapered for the mosin base ( if you dont like off bore axis a few degrees ) I know my weaver adapter and tasco reddot held with using Hungarian heavy ball.
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I was thinking of giving these a shot

ww.leupold.com/hunting-shooting/mounting-systems/ringmounts/rm-rimfire-38-in-medium/
 
Rifter said:
I was thinking of giving these a shot

ww.leupold.com/hunting-shooting/mounting-systems/ringmounts/rm-rimfire-38-in-medium/
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Yeah I would avoid rings. Check online theres mounts with or without rings that are much stronger and wont back off. Make sure you find them with the tapered base. 91/30 rear base isn't squared its tapered.
 
RobertMcC said:
Yeah I would avoid rings. Check online theres mounts with or without rings that are much stronger and wont back off. Make sure you find them with the tapered base. 91/30 rear base isn't squared its tapered.
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I ordered one of those from UTG, was an aluminum one but looked solid, the issue was it was longer than the dovetail making re-installation of the wood trim/handguard piece ontop of the barrel impossible. The one held down by those 2 really annoying rings.
 
Rifter said:
I ordered one of those from UTG, was an aluminum one but looked solid, the issue was it was longer than the dovetail making re-installation of the wood trim/handguard piece ontop of the barrel impossible. The one held down by those 2 really annoying rings.
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Ones ive used that didnt require cutting or moving forward my handguard is the offset weaver adapter and the offset integrated rings base. Offset weaver adapter and low rings still allowed a decent cheek weld.
 
do you mean something such as

ww.amazon.ca/UTG-Profile-Airgun-Picatinny-Adaptor/dp/B001CJ67E6/ref=sr_1_48?ie=UTF8&qid=1432069424&sr=8-48&keywords=mosin

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Or this:
ww.pyramydair.com/s/a/Leapers_Accushot_1_Pc_Bi_directional_Offset_Mount_w_1_Rings_High_11mm_Dovetail/2409
 
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