Mosin or Enfield sporter for all your short-range deer needs?

[caribou]

At short range, why scope it unless yer needing corrective lenses, then by all means do so. You can put a low power'd long eye relife scope on both rifles, easy enough for 100 yards, for sure.Not any more expensive than a regular scope, and one that attaches at the rear sight base is very easy to install, with out machining or drilling.
Comes down to preference I guess......what do you have at hand?
Both shoot a .311 bullet at about the same speed, the deer wont notice the difference at 100 yards

 

[Blue Brick]

Nice Thread.

 

[4thPointOfContact]

Similar to, but not exactly like mine. I went with a scout scope mount and an FAL flash supressor, (never know when you might hafta bayonet one of those tiny Georgia deer.)

 

[303tom]

Yes kind of like mine !

 

[savage1r]

Do a YouTube search for jmeck side mount and get a Mosin.

 

[dprice3844444]

http://www.gunpartscorp.com/catalog/Detail.aspx?pid=1139350A&filter=5+round+smle+mags&catid=0

5 round enfield mags

 

[karlsgunbunker]

I bought a No 4 Mk1 sporter from these guys for $149 today.
http://shop.williamsgunsight.com/products.aspx
They had what looked like a No 3 Sporter for $129.

 

[cluttonfred]

Wow, I just checked out that Williams online store and there are lots of solid surplus rifles, sporterized and not, under $200. Carcano, Arisaka, Mauser, Enfield, Steyr, etc. Not a bad option, wish I lived closer.

 

[JShirley]

I like Lee-Enfields, and would only take a M-N if given one. Easy choice.

 

[USAF_Vet]

+1 on the Ishapore in .308. Otherwise, get the Mosin.

I have a red dot on my M-44 on a scout mount.

Not really digging the red dot, so I just ordered a 2-7x 25 long eye relief scope and see through rings. Leavng the front site post in place, this set up should suit pretty much every need I can thinnk of. Red dot is getting swapped to my shotgun.

 

[303tom]

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