Bah! Yugo 48 woes

[jsalcedo]

I took my Yugo M48 to the range for the first time today.


The first 15 rounds didn't touch the 100 yard target.

I see the front sight has drifted to the left is about to fall off.

So I take a scrap of paper and put under the sight, into the dovetail and hammer it in to where it is dead center.

The next 15 rounds I hit the target 4 times one looks like a keyhole.

I tried adjusting the rear sight a click up to no avail.

Very disappointing to say the least.

The bore looks good and the rifle funtions well. Could it be the surplus ammo? It came in green cloth 70 round bandoliers.

 

[Jim K]

Those M48's are no world beaters for accuracy, but one should stay in about 4-6" at 100 yards with good ammo, assuming the shooter does his part. Many are much better than that.

I would try some ammo known to be good before assuming the accuracy problem is with the rifle. And have the front sight fixed.

Jim

 

[wild billz]

M48

also remeber that the sights start at 200 meters, that may factor into your shooting

 

[JohnKSa]

What's the headstamp on the turk ammo you're using?

 

[jrhead75]

Get some good factory ammo and bring the range in to 25 yds. Old Milsurp ammo is REALLY hit and miss (pun intended ).

 

[keederdag]

first, I've never shot any turk 8mm that reliably went off; I'm guessin your talking about the old cupro-nickel stuff that has been around lately? Second, have you tried the Ogive trick? Take a loaded cartrige, and insert it point foreward into the muzzle. The bullet should not sink passed the ogive. If it does, you probably are the victim of the training Eoupean soldiers received. They were taught to clean theyre rifles from the muzzle end with steel rods, and clean them alot. Ive seem bullets print perfect sideways, spitzer shaped holes at 100yrds in the target, as a result of this. About the last 2-3" of the barrel will be oversized. Hope it's not the case, Keeder

 

[Feanaro]

I ain't had much luck with that stuff they sell in the greenish bandoliers. Try some factory ammo and it if persists... gunsmith time, I suppose.

 

[jsalcedo]

The ammo felt consistant, had no failures.
It was $4 per bandolier of 70 on stripper clips.

headstamp:

TOc |7.9|FS| 1950

 

[Dave Markowitz]

I shoot any rifle that's new to me at 25 yards first, to see where it's hitting. Oftentimes it's not on the paper.

IIRC, the Yugo's rear sight has a low setting of 200M -- and that's for heavy ball (196 grains). The Turkish ammo you were shooting is light (154 grain) ball, so it will probably shoot high. Aside from the other suggestions in this thread, pick up a box of new production Sellier & Bellot 8mm, which is non-corrosive and loaded with a 196 grain bullet.

 

[JohnKSa]

The 1950 Turk doesn't have a bad reputation from what I hear.

As pointed out, at 100 yards, everything should print high since the sight on this rifle can't be adjusted below 200 meters. Still, you should be on paper.

Since it appears to be keyholing, I would suspect that something is amiss with the bore.