Reaping potential from a PSL-54C

go for it man. As long as you realize the potential. There are many people with 2-3 moa mosin nagants. Im sure if you can hit a 10 inch target at 500 yards reliably that would be awesome and would be right were any service rifle should be. Good luck with it. S&B, wolf,win, and norma all make boxer primed brass in 7.62x54r

My PSL liked the light ball surplus 2-3moa ( I heard Heavy Ball wasn't good for them anyway). It shot handloaded 155gr and 168 gr 1-2MOA but tore up the brass So I quite handloading for it. The barrel will heat up fast as it's very thin. I sold it and purchased a M1 Garand and was much happier with the M1 it had a new Douglas 308 BBL on it and was a good shooter.

I've had good luck with a 150 grain bullet and a medium weight charge of H4895, but loads in that range tend to work well for most cartridges in this class.

I think you can get your accuracy using Norma or Lapua brass, match grade components along with careful weighing of the charges etc. etc.

But. Your accuracy out to 800 yards with the issued LPS 4x TIP2 scope doesn't tend to allow exact reticle placement. Even though the scope is marked IOR and it is made by Valdada using their superlative optics, the magnification and shape of the reticle isn't best for long range shooting. But you can buy a scope mount to fit the SVD rail and purchase a scope with more magnification but were talking around $500 (about $3000 for a Valdada) extra now.

Second issue. When you start looking for decent 7.62x 54R brass like Norma and Lapua expect to pay around $1.00 to $1.25 per round. When you start shooting you PSL you will quickly find out it kicks spent rounds way..way out there. You will loose a big portion of your expensive brass. So each time you squeeze that trigger it might cost you a $1.50 or more. You could build a lean-to shelter along the right side of your shooting bench but that's a pain in the b... too.

Using a bone stock PSL-54C, shooting from a bench with rest under shade, using 80's Bulgarian MilSurp ammo I was able to smack an 18" gong plate at 600 yards 9 out of 10 times. Again the issued scope leaves a lot to be desired when shooting at that distance.

You might consider making your investment with the freshest and best Milsurp ammo you can find and hone your skills with the PSL. It will be well worth it.

Just my experience...others will vary.

'loose

I just want to say enjoy your PSL and good luck, as I only owned mine for 2 weeks before I chose to get rid of it, simply because I refused to register it as an "assault weapon" under CT's asinine new laws. Broke my heart, I wanted one for years and only got to shoot it once.

Unfortunately they really went to town when re-crafting the "new and improved" assault weapons ban here, so now skeleton stocks are in the same category as pistol grips....the language states something to the effect of "any grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon." Everything ended up being a catch-all, crippling us as far as what we can own. It was one of my "must haves" since a while back (and let me tell ya, it was a nice one, original owner and unfired, even had a rare type 1 LPS scope), but oh well...at least it funded an M1A Scout. I just absolutely refused to register anything as an "assault weapon" under their bewildering, ridiculous new laws, so I sold everything that would've required registration.

Goodnight sweet prince