91/30 Problem

[Cactus Jack Arizona]

I've only shot one box of WWB Metric 7.62x54R.

 

[docjim]

RAMI, I think all the posts have some good advice. I would try to beg, borrow, steal, etc, a laser bore sight to check point of bore against sight line. Of course if you try starting at 15 yds/mtrs then slowly walk targets out to 100 you will know more of what's happening.
Failing that (as said above) clamp it down & look through barrel w/ bolt removed to guesstimate center of bore best you can. Don't give up on it yet.. I had one that someone HAD to have screwed w/ frt sight as it was so far out it almost fell out.. I have a universal laser bore sighter (Cheaper than Dirt $39.95) that I use on all my guns incl pistols, to check point of aim at 25yds before I even go to the range.. Saves a lot of time & ammo.
Just let us know how it works out for you either way. Looks like quite a few guys chimed in... "DOC"

 

[Franco2shoot]

I got my scope from WalMart... Bushnell for a C note... Once the barrel was clean, and the cork slivers grabbed the barrel up round the first band, I was putting holes over top one another at 100 yards(Using a bench rest @ Clark Bro.s range here in NoVa).

I have shot the high priced ammo as well as the cheapest Bulgarian tuna tin ammo, and the price just doesn't seem to make much of a difference WRT accuracy or pattern. I purchased my 91/30 with the ATI rail already drilled and in place. Minor tweeks were needed to remove the "Twwaaaanng" that occurred after each fire'ing. However, after a years worth of shooting, I am really pleased with the weapon. It is inexpensive to shoot, Packs a whallllooooopppp tearing through 1/4 steel plate that we have at the end of the range (100yards), classic looks and did I mention it was dirt cheap?

Purchase some J&B paste (it comes in coarse and fine - red and grey) spin slowly using a cleaning rod in a 1/4 drill, moving in and out of the barrel; coarse first for about a minute, then move to fine, and repeate for maybe a minute and a half, then go to usual barrel cleaning with typical solvents and brush, and finally patches.

I'm betting once you put a little TLC into it and get the sights adjusted, its gonna shoot just fine. At that point look into the ATI bolt conversion and rail mod. I seem to recall that the price tag for conversion was about 50 bucks.



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