91/30 shoots to the left and right

[LAGS]

When I first started working on guns,and was living in an apartment, I found a drill press vise at a Yard Sale for $2.00.
I mounted it to a peice of 2x6 about 3 feet long and that was my work station.
I could screw the vise down at several locations on the board and could sit on one end of the board while seated in a folding chair.
I still have the vise after 40 years.
But I must say, my shop has improved emensly over the years.
You are not the first one to start out on a tight budget.

 

[TenDriver]

TenDriver, I definitely did not sand down the stock bed. I guess that makes for a closer fit between the wood and steel? never thought of that. Hitting a clay at 200 yards sounds REAL nice though haha.

I think it does. If nothing else it eliminates uneven pressure points between the barrel and the stock. It doesn't take more than a 30 minute investment in time and might yield something beneficial. Whether or not this helped my rifle or not I can't say since I shot on the 200 yd range after sanding it out. Never before, so I don't have much of a control group.

 

[carbine85]

carbine85, I know that the peep sights are not standard on M44. are those adjustable, how much do they cost? will they work on a 91/30? Also the copper fouling you mentioned was interesting to me because my cleaning patches typically have some blue in them. no rust though. I will try to eradicate this. Thanks for the input.

The rear sight is adjustable for windage and elevation. You drift the front and tune it with the rear. The front peep doesn't have elevation adjustment and you have to file it to fit the front dove tail.
I ended up using the smallest peep aperture they offer.
After removing the copper fouling I found that it takes 10-20 rounds to reestablish the accuracy.

 

[Joshua M. Smith]

Hello,

If you sight in with the bayonet off, you might want to put a pressure point near the end of the stock so that it gives some upward pressure to the barrel, 5lbs to 15lbs. Adjust with the rear (tang) screw.

Mojo sights are excellent for target shooting, and my sights are excellent for hunting and faster work. I'm finding a lot of folks prefer the Mojo rear and the Smith-Sights Hunter's Red front.

Regards,

Josh

 

[Diogenes415]

The bayonet has an effect on barrel harmonics so decide whether you need it or not and zero the rifle in from there.

My modified T53 is my go to rifle... it has a Mojo rear sight and I ground the front sight post to a point. It's quick and accurate on both paper and meat.

 

[UnderTheBigSky]

Well I rearranged my apartment and opened up a decent space where I should be able to build a small workbench. Hopefully I can find a vice at a yard sale!

I'm definitely going to sand the bed of the wood and will put some material in to stabilize the barrel with upward pressure. I looked at the peep sights and the hunter sights by smith. I guess I just don't really want to spend any money on sights. I already have the front post filed to a thin point at the top. It really helps the sight picture at 100 yards. I'm going to put some more down range before drifting the front sight. I will be going to a range tomorrow that facilitates range to 300 yards. I'll keep you all posted on how my accurizing adventure goes. Hunting season will be here in no time, especially with class starting this coming week. Thank you all for your input.