Milsurps for hunting?

Bubba all the Mosins you want that way you can't give them away later and everyone else's originals are worth way more! Because you are much better off with a basterdised milsurp that will shoot 4MOA with factory ammo than a cheap Savage etc costing nearly the same but shooting damn near MOA out of the box. That's why the bubba mentality has died. Why wreck historical rifles and plinkers when they are not the best tool for the job? Yes I hunt with mine, but as they were acquired, not tore up to make them better but not nearly as good as something designed for the job at hand costing the same. By the time you cut and crown that barrel, put a scope on it, change the stock etc you could have a beautiful purpose built hunting rifle that you will enjoy much much more.

That being said, I think a No5Mk1 is an ideal horseback elk hunting rifle, exactly as it left the factory. You rarely encounter shots farther than 50m in the woods here, and things happen fast when you walk in on an elk herd so the fast smooth LE action and excellent peep sights are very well appreciated. I hunted with my 280Rem chambered Rem 742 this year but I think I'll leave it at home next year, the sights on the LE are a better choice than the Weaver K4 on the 280.
 
I took my first deer 29 years ago with a .308 VZ24. I bought at S.I.R. for something like 116$ back then. I even considered taking it out this year !
 
I have used m1 carbines, m1 garands, m14's, lee enfields, k98's, nagants, and swedish mauser's over the years for hunting. They all delivered. The Government is thev only reason a lot of these guns are no longer used.
 
Nothing wrong with using milsurps for hunting. I used a Russian M38 for at least 25yrs, she got wore out so now I use my SVT-40. I would'nt go in the woods with anything else. Call me old fashioned but I never did go for the new-fangled rifles and gadgets. I guess I'm a red rifle fan. Good luck on the hunt.
 
took my first deer with an ag42 swede, my 1st moose with a no4 enfield, later took a moose with my then new to me m1 garand at 150metres.

plan to get another moose if i get a tag, with my 450/577 MARTINI DATED 1879.

LOTS OF FUN.
HAVE TAKEN MY NAGANT SNIPER / swede m38, my jungle carbine, and my 1912 norge krag out, but had no shot at game .
 
as close as bubba will ever get to my Garand:

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I used my full stock No4 mk1 this year. I was amazed how many guys I thought were "gun guys" asked me what it was. I had a few of them pull the old girl up to their shoulders and see how the battle site worked. Our area is very dense, a shot over 40 yards would be hard to find on our property so the battle site is good enough. If a longer shot was needed, I'd just flip up the 200 yard sight.
 
i've taken deer with (that i can remember)
longbranch LE #4
german K98k
portugese M904/39
yugo M48
steyr M95
mosin M44
bubba'ed spanish M93

and elk with K98k.
 
My first two Whitetail bucks fell to a M96 Swede with open sights. next couple fell to a bubba'd No.1 Mk.3. Most milsurps are accurate enough, just don't go beyond your ability.
 
I use my Mosins all the time. Has no problem knocking down a deer. Some people say they are too long and heavy to carry in the bush, but I've never had a problem or find they carry bad. The safety is sometimes hard to work quickly or quietly but Its just as easy to chamber a round when I find a sitting spot.
 
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