Accurizing the Mosin Nagant Rifle: A How-To Guide to Bringing Out The Accuracy of You

[Centurian22]

LJ: Thanks for the heads up. Mine is at the top of the allowed specifications (.075-.095) at about 0.095 as far as I can tell. The primer strikes look good but I've thought of trying a half turn less (to keep the lines on the bolt... aligned) to see if that will still work reliably so that I am less likely to cause a punctured primer. Worse that could happen with it too shallow is a failure to fire right?

 

[LJ-MosinFreak-Buck]

Well the pins hit the primer pretty hard, but there is a chance it'll hit too shallow to fire. Half a turn won't hurt anything though.

 

[danweasel]

Just a quick update:

I have been playing with my cork (hehe) for about 3 range sessions and I still haven't found the sweet spot. It's not any better or worse than it ever was...

I am actually going to pop my front sight out and send it to smith-sights soon. Both because my eyesight is crap and I can use all the help I can get but also as a kind of, "thank you"for the free and excellent info he has on his website.

Also, I went to buy a second 91/30 and they were sold out! I wanted to chop it down and put a LER scope on it. Man, they have had a rack of those things for YEARS...

Lastly, the only neck splits I have had were with Wolf ammo.

 

[LJ-MosinFreak-Buck]

Just a quick update:

I have been playing with my cork (hehe) for about 3 range sessions and I still haven't found the sweet spot. It's not any better or worse than it ever was...

I am actually going to pop my front sight out and send it to smith-sights soon. Both because my eyesight is crap and I can use all the help I can get but also as a kind of, "thank you"for the free and excellent info he has on his website.

Also, I went to buy a second 91/30 and they were sold out! I wanted to chop it down and put a LER scope on it. Man, they have had a rack of those things for YEARS...

Lastly, the only neck splits I have had were with Wolf ammo.

You could try putting some cork between the stock and the recoil lug/front action screw block to shim. That could help, too.


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