I don't shoot my Mosin enough!

[wnycollector]

Over the past year, I have only taken my 1932 hex receiver 91/30 Mosin to the range three times It's not that I don't get to the range, but I usually have a fancy new pistol or rifle to shoot and my old work horse M/N, Mauser and Enfield seem to sit in the safe more than they should. Today, I decided to get back to my roots and start shooting some on my mil surplus bolt actions.

I took 120 rounds (Hungarian and Russian light ball and Bulgarian heavy ball) surplus ammo and the Mosin to the range. Starting at 50 yards I had zero problem putting 5 rounds of each type of ammo into a 3" orange dot target. Moving out to 75 yards the groups for the Bulgarian heavy ball and russian light ball started to open up (usually 1 or 2 flyers/group) but the Hungarian was still well inside the dot! Finally I moved back to 100 yards and the Hungarian groups were still touching the the edges of the dot...just barely! With all of the ammo, COM shots were easy from prone or rested and even sitting.

I had forgotten just how accurate this rifle was with the Hungarian light ball ammo. For such a simple rifle, I had a big smile on my face after a day at the range with this almost 80 year old gem.

 

[Cosmoline]

More folks should do this. It's a really great opportunity to get off the bench and refresh your stances. The large quantity of cheap surplus ammo means you can shoot all day.

 

[Hatterasguy]

I shoot my mosin the most out of all my rifles except my .22. Ammo is still cheap, and its a lot of fun.

 

[wnycollector]

It's a really great opportunity to get off the bench and refresh your stances.

Yep, it was really back to basics the other day. For those of us who go hunting a few times per year (myself included), brushing up on sitting or kneeling shooting is an added bonus of a day like this!

 

[EdLaver]

I don't shoot my m44 much anymore either. Even though I have a ton of ammo, matter of fact, I haven't shot it since I had the bolt handle turned down.