Mosin sniper questions

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Superglide

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I am in the process of getting a mosin pu sniper, and suggestions on grouping & zeroing, ammo( both factory and reloads) or any other mods from some pu sniper owners out there? Also any range reports and or group sizes to expect? I have a lot of experience shooting long range with 308, 338, and .50 so I understand how to group and shoot long range, but I have a guilty pleasure and that is soviet firearms! It started with an sks, because everyone says you have to own at least one...and they are correct at LEAST one. That led to a m44 mosin, then a TT-33, then an SVT-40, then a Makarov, and now a Mosin PU sniper that I have had my eye on for a while, and as the price on these are slowly creeping up I might as well grab one now as I have wanted one since enemy at the gates came out.

PS, I don't expect this rifle to keep up with a modern rifle but would like to see what all I can do with this old girl. I am prepared to reload, and or buy Hornady or Privi ammo but would like to see what it will do with surplus ammo, the way Stalin intended it to be!

Thanks, Superglide
 
I've found mine to be capable of 1.5 Moa maybe better with surplus ammo but it was poorly beded so it opened up very quickly to 5 Moa so maybe you should try bedding the stock, they were hastily made 70 years ago after all so they don't fit the rifle as well as they could.
I've put mine in an archangel stock and installed a timney trigger but I haven't tried it out so hopefully this week il get to test what they are really capable of.
 
Oh right, yes yes it did I was getting 1 to 1.5" groups on average and it didn't open up to much as it warmed up. It's also much more comfortable to shoot with adjustable LOP and with a pistol grip stock.
 
If you're buying a scoped version make sure to check the elevation screws on the mount base are in working order. Almost all of the scope mounts are reproductions and if the elevation screws are sealed or welded, you will end up with less than optimal sight picture. Remember the adjustment knobs on the scope only move the reticle and not the entire sight picture like most modern scopes.

For zeroing I would recommend taking a look at this page:

http://www.mosinnagant.net/sniper%20section/mosin-nagant-sighting.asp


As far as accuracy you'll be lucky to get your hands on a 1.5-2 MOA rifle, unless you find a PE/M. Either way, for an 80 year old rifle, that's still impressive.
 
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