M44, bayonet closed or out to shoot?

[TGC]

Like the title says brothers and sisters, when shooting and sighting in the m44, does one need to have the boyonet extended or closed,. I have heard that one has to have the bayonet extended in order to group? true or not true?

 

[michaelsabre]

Ture

 

[Recce21]

They factory zeroed the rifles with the bayonet extended. So like he said, true.

 

[M995 Swiss]

Mine fires 3 inches to the right and 1 inch low at 25 yards with bayonet in. With it out its dead on.

 

[TGC]

OK now i know more thanks brothers and sisters

 

[lucky07]

what about an sks? in or out?

 

[TGC]

Well the bayonet on a sks comes off, i have sighted mine in with it folded, but took it off when I pur the scope on

 

[Northman999]

what about an sks? in or out?

My SKS's shoot fine with bayo either folded or removed...

 

[lucky07]

My SKS's shoot fine with bayo either folded or removed...

kk. I was just wondering lol. I generally leave in closed up tho, haven't actually tried both ways to see it if it made a diff. Shoots relatively straight in or out as far as I can see.... shooting at cans offhand anyways lol

 

[howasan]

This is an ongoing debate. True the Russian practice was to zero them with bayonet extended. But of my 3 M-44's two don't seem to care whether it's in our out, and the 3rd is way different. I'm going to zero that for the bayonet folded; my preference.

 

[TGC]

Well i will get mine from trade ex next wekk so i will find out

 

[Calum]

Mine fires 3 inches to the right and 1 inch low at 25 yards with bayonet in. With it out its dead on.

Mine is almost the same, mind you when the bayonet is folded out it shoots dead on but 3" high @ 100 meters. I suspect the 1952 Hungarian milsurp ammo is way hotter then the stuff it was factory sighted to in 1944.

http://7.62x54r.net/MosinID/MosinAmmo.htm

I'm still not sure if mine was set to be a 6 o clock hold or a center hold at 100 yards.

http://7.62x54r.net/MosinID/MosinSights.htm

The Seller & Bellot modern loads I used were really mild, and super accurate...pretty much dead on @ 100 meters.

I might try to rig up an adjustable rear sight or look for an adjustable aperture sight for mine.

 

[Ryan j]

I have owned and shot several Russian M44's and have always found that when the bayonets are folded they are applying pressure on the stock. POA/POI changed(for the better)when the bayonet was extended. The Polish M44's on the other hand(from my experience)shoot POA with the bayonets in or out as they don't apply pressure on the stock.