Thoughts on Pietta PPS-50?
- Thread starter M39MosinGoose
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I had one, it was meh. Thought it was cool because the drum, but never ran right. I mean technically you could hunt with it. But might be awkward with the long mag.
Simple Simmons 4x or 3-9 would work okay.
Simple Simmons 4x or 3-9 would work okay.
I've had a couple of them and it all boils down to your personal expectations.
No, they aren't as much fun as a PPSh 41.
But, they are a lot of fun, especially when they come with the 50 round drum.
The first one I owned was about as accurate as an off the shelf low end Ruger 10-22, but much heavier.
The second one was a surprise. It shot several different makes of 22lr into consistent 1 inch groups at fifty yards.
They're a fun plinking rifle, but they go through a box of ammo very quickly.
We were playing around with a few of them at the range and one of the fellows demonstrated his "quick fire" technique.
We counted his rpm rate using the "tap" method, where you use a pen or pencil to tap a dot onto a sheet of paper for every shot you hear, while another person times the number of seconds it took to empty a fifty round drum.
Very crude and certainly not definitive but this fellow was getting off over 200 rpm.
Accuracy was of course non existent.
No, they aren't as much fun as a PPSh 41.
But, they are a lot of fun, especially when they come with the 50 round drum.
The first one I owned was about as accurate as an off the shelf low end Ruger 10-22, but much heavier.
The second one was a surprise. It shot several different makes of 22lr into consistent 1 inch groups at fifty yards.
They're a fun plinking rifle, but they go through a box of ammo very quickly.
We were playing around with a few of them at the range and one of the fellows demonstrated his "quick fire" technique.
We counted his rpm rate using the "tap" method, where you use a pen or pencil to tap a dot onto a sheet of paper for every shot you hear, while another person times the number of seconds it took to empty a fifty round drum.
Very crude and certainly not definitive but this fellow was getting off over 200 rpm.
Accuracy was of course non existent.
Your objectives are not clear. There are better option for hunting . . . grouse or gophers?
Everyone has a different idea of fun. Mine is accuracy but there also those who get great enjoyment out of burning through 100 rounds of ammo in the shortest possible time.
What are your your price limitations? What would a scope accomplish . . . seeing holes in a popcan or a target at 100 yards.
Mel
Everyone has a different idea of fun. Mine is accuracy but there also those who get great enjoyment out of burning through 100 rounds of ammo in the shortest possible time.
What are your your price limitations? What would a scope accomplish . . . seeing holes in a popcan or a target at 100 yards.
Mel
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Anyone have a spare drum loader assist key for the metal drum?
The Suomi M31 is probably the closest thing to a Ppsh that Canadian gun owners can get.
