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I have recently purchased a Mosin Nagant M44. It did not come with a bayonet, and the bolt handle was changed to an ATI sporter type.
I own a whole slew of sporting arms and have been bullet casting and reloading for 25 years.
The barrel on this rifle is super, the stock is in great shape, and the metal has a very nice polish.
I will be purchasing several hundred new boxer primed cases and a set of dies so I can start to reload for it.
The barrel seems tight enough to try 308" bullets, although I know 310-312" diameter will probably to better.
Need some feedback regarding the type of bullets used, if anyone has used 308 diameter with any success or should I stick with the 310's.
Also, I will be using this rifle to hunt, always wanted to use a milsurp for hunting and will not be adding the bayonet to lesson the weight. Any concern or opinions about accuracy with the bayonet, as opposed?
Who ever had it last mounted a scope mount on the receiver. I will take it off for the testing, maybe add it on later. Looking forward to replies. Thanks
 
The general train of thought is this. No Bayonet = Bayonet Extended > Bayonet folded, in terms of accuracy. I've not tested this myself as there's no way my bayonet will come off without the use of a grinder.

I can tell you a couple things though; make sure the action screws are tight, they like to back off. Extend the bayonet if you feel like actually hitting something.
 
you shouldnot have a problem, you will need to adjust the sights to the POI now without the bayonet it will shift a little.

I have several MN including 2 M44's both early 50's Polish, those 2 have nice bores as well.

And the nagant is the soviet equivilant to the enfield, and will kill any game animals with the right bullets
 
Thanks TacticalVirus, but I do not have a bayonet and I will not acquire one. According to woodchopper, who wons several M44's, like mine, it does not make a difference. woodchopper, when you say it only needs a sight adjustment, is it usually the windage or the elevation that is out?.
Also, any 7.62 x 54r reloaders out there that could answer the bullet question I have. Today, I will slug the barrel, but like I said in my first post, the barrel appears to be excellent. Does anyone know if these rifles actually made it to war of any sort. My was made in 1955. Judging from the finish of it, I would say no, but I stand to be corrected. Help me out guys. Thanks
 
They were used during WW2 and still today.
Here's one during Vietnam war
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Cute lil' thang' , but I betcha , she's meaner than a Badger.
 
you'll need to shoot it with your ammo to know, different ammo will do different things. Also check the bedding. Its a battle rifle so accuracy of 4" was acceptable, all military rifles will shoot better with some attention to bedding it properly.
 
i have a 1891/30 I just started to reload for using IMR 3031, and Speer Hot-cor .311 bullets. Only got 30 rounds out of it so far in that recipe and its shooting about 3"@ 100 yards.

The bullets are actually .3105", I did not slug my barrel but have shot my friends reloads with the same bullet and had success.
 
From my own experience, having the bayonet extended dramatically changed POI on my 1944 IZH M44. From what I understand, Russian armourers sighted them in with bayonets extended. I had drifted the front sight to the left quite a bit when I shot with the bayo folded back, then with it extended it needed to be drifted back a bit to the right. I couldn't believe the difference in POI between the two.

I think the same goes for the 91/30, as I have several and all had to have front sights drifted considerably without the bayonets attached.

I guess it's something to do with barral harmonics.

Just my experience, others may have difference ones.
 
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