Shooting question for the mosin owners

[FMP]

So I bought a M91 from Frontier, just awaiting the transfer and shipping.

I was able to pick up 100 rounds of surplus 7.62x54r for $60 for my next outdoor range trip ( mid september ) but Im wondering if perhaps I should get more? My outdoor range trips usually consist of around 1000 rounds on my sks, 100rds on my 45 and usually 50-100rds on my shotgun ( clay shooting ) but after that many im wiped.

Ive never shot the mosin or that cartridge before so I don't really know what to expect. When you guys shoot the mosins, how many rounds are you usually going through in say an eight hour period?

Thanks for any input / advice !

 

[ArtyMan]

I go through as many rounds as I bring. Doesnt help I know but I limit myself when shooting surplus as I dont want to burn through what little I have left. If all you can get is 100rds, only shoot a little at a time to stretch out what ammo you have. In a day I have fired 150rds when I first picked up a crate, many, many rounds are "do able".

 

[FMP]

I go through as many rounds as I bring. Doesnt help I know but I limit myself when shooting surplus as I dont want to burn through what little I have left. If all you can get is 100rds, only shoot a little at a time to stretch out what ammo you have. In a day I have fired 150rds when I first picked up a crate, many, many rounds are "do able".

Fair enough. I figured with the other guns there I can space it out. I can get another 200 rounds of the surplus ( its a pain in the ass, but do-able ) for 120 bucks ... id rather have it and not need it, then need it and not have it.

Thanks

 

[Zokakoka]

Never shot a mosin nagant? Bringing 100 rounds? Have fun with the steel buttplate hehe

Ps that's a good deal on ammo, I shoot non-corrosive, buck a bullet.. Which makes me not shoot it much

 

[mmattockx]

Never shot a mosin nagant? Bringing 100 rounds? Have fun with the steel buttplate hehe

I was thinking of that, too. The M-N shoots a cartridge equivalent to the 30-06 in terms of power and has a very unforgiving steel butt plate. Depending on OP's recoil tolerance, 100 rounds sounds like a long day to me.

Mark

 

[tokguy]

Mines never seen a range, but if the ammo is like mine; apparently some ranges frown on steel core rounds.
The butt stock is pretty harsh, but I think the recoil is pretty minor.
I'd think 100 rds would make for a pretty busy aft. My son & I have burned up 100 rds combined in an hour or two. One calling shots with bino's while the other fires. Nice sunny aft you are taking some breaks with bolt left open to let the barrel cool a bit.
At 250 paces we were shooting big coffee cans with a rock in them. Not every shot by any means but still pretty cool to see an tired old MN with a sewerpipe bore reach out and hit like that.
Stay safe

 

[buffdog]

Ammo

The chances are that the ammo you have is corrosive. Make sure you do a thorough cleaning after you fire it off. The salts in the primer will cause rust in your barrel within a day in a damp climate.

The old method for the .303 was to pour two pints of boiling water through the barrel, then clean it. The water flushes out the primer residue, and hot water will heat up the barrel, which will dry faster. Use a funnel from the breech end.

Also, is it in stripper clips? If you load the Russian stripper clip any old way, you will have trouble getting the fifth round into the magazine. The proper way, according to a Russian manual, is to load the first against the clip, the second with the rim over that one, the third with the rim over the second one, the fourth with the rim UNDER the third one, and the fifth with the rim under the fourth one. Looking from the side, the tips look like a pyramid or an arrowhead.

Another way that works is the Lee Enfield method. First one down against the back of the clip, second one over it, third one down, forth one over it and the fifth one down. Tips look like saw blade down, up, down, up, down.

 

[fiddler]

My first day out with my Mosin and SVT I fired a 160 rounds of 180gr in T-shirt weather. The metal butt plate is no big deal. If I had more rounds I would have fired them. Buy as many rounds as you can.

 

[Nabs]

I hand load an amount that I think I will shoot with my M91 and 91/30 and go to the range and shoot what I have. I generally bring my SKS along with the bulk of surplus I am burning off for that incase I run short of 54R.

 

[FMP]

The chances are that the ammo you have is corrosive. Make sure you do a thorough cleaning after you fire it off. The salts in the primer will cause rust in your barrel within a day in a damp climate.

Yes its corrosive ( dated '64 ) and Im very aware on cleaning the rifle after shooting this kind of ammo, thanks though.

method for the .303 was to pour two pints of boiling water through the barrel, then clean it. The water flushes out the primer residue, and hot water will heat up the barrel, which will dry faster. Use a funnel from the breech end.

I cant be bothered with the boiling water non-sense ( ) I've shot over 1100+rounds of corrosive ammo on my sks and used gunzilla before / after and havent had one type of corrision problem. I'm sure this process will be fine for the mosin, I plan to completely clean and detail it before hitting the range anyway.

Also, is it in stripper clips? If you load the Russian stripper clip any old way, you will have trouble getting the fifth round into the magazine. The proper way, according to a Russian manual, is to load the first against the clip, the second with the rim over that one, the third with the rim over the second one, the fourth with the rim UNDER the third one, and the fifth with the rim under the fourth one. Looking from the side, the tips look like a pyramid or an arrowhead.

Another way that works is the Lee Enfield method. First one down against the back of the clip, second one over it, third one down, forth one over it and the fifth one down. Tips look like saw blade down, up, down, up, down.

Not in stripper clips, ghetto bags of 50. Thanks for the information though.

In terms of the other advice given regarding the metal butt plate and such, well ( dont flame me ) I've bought an ati monte carlo stock to go with it. Ill shoot a few rounds as is, then swap out to the new stock. Range report will follow !

 

[Dryzen]

With these dollar+ a round rifles I try to strech out my supplies, often times bringning a .22 or another of the surplus rifles.
Can't plick away like an SKS sadly.

 

[Deltasilver]

Regarding recoil, aimsports makes a nice soft recoil pad that has fits over the plate (same profile as the plate, not a slip-on) and uses the stock plate screws. Roughly 0.75" thick. Mine came from either Tradex or P&S Militaria and cost about $25.00 IIRC.