hello, I've recently acquired a Mosin Nagant and i would like to have a scope mounted to it, without gun smithing, tapping, or drilling. What brand or suggestions would you give for rear site mounts for the Mosin Nagant 91/30 also which scopes would you suggest to get as well, any information is greatly appreciated.
Mosin Nagant Scope/Scope Mount question
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DubDubU
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try googling darrell's scout mount
I have a scope mount that can be fitted to the rear iron sight in a few minutes and I had that fitted on my Mosin for quite some time but I never really got used to the pistol scopes I had to use. This was in the 1980s when x1 magnification scopes with red dots etc didn't exist. I think the scope I used was a x1.5 magnification long eye relief scope as used on pistols and while I appreciated the visibility of the target area I didn't think much of the lack of magnification.
I eventually went back to iron sights.
I bought a really rough Mosin Nagant 1944 carbine a few years back that I was going to use for parts but when I cleaned it up it actually looked OK so I the front iron sight unpinned and removed (which included the bayonet lug) and got it threaded for a suppressor. This made the rear sight pointless and so I fitted the old scope and mount to the rear iron sight position.
This is what it looked like:
But in the end I again got sick of the long eye relief pistol scope and bought a kit to change the bolt to a turned down model and attached a scope mount to the receiver... and now it looks like this:
...and yeah, I know the stock is not pretty... I am going to sand down all the bumps and grooves and paint it black.
I eventually went back to iron sights.
I bought a really rough Mosin Nagant 1944 carbine a few years back that I was going to use for parts but when I cleaned it up it actually looked OK so I the front iron sight unpinned and removed (which included the bayonet lug) and got it threaded for a suppressor. This made the rear sight pointless and so I fitted the old scope and mount to the rear iron sight position.
This is what it looked like:
But in the end I again got sick of the long eye relief pistol scope and bought a kit to change the bolt to a turned down model and attached a scope mount to the receiver... and now it looks like this:
...and yeah, I know the stock is not pretty... I am going to sand down all the bumps and grooves and paint it black.
fireman 9731
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Haha a suppressed Mosin... that made my evening!
... now I kinda want one...
... now I kinda want one...
I researched this very same question right after I got my Mosin. I'm not big fan of iron sights on rifles, especially with one that has the range of the 7.62x54R. I ended up going with an S & K Insta Mount base. It can be found at the following link: http://www.scopemounts.com/index.html?main.html#
There is no drilling and tapping or any gunsmithing required whatsoever. The mount is rock solid once installed. It's meant to mount a long relief scope, such as a handgun scope. I ended up going with NcStar handgun scope from S & K also.
So far, this setup has served me well. I get pretty good groups, especially when using non-military surplus ammo, such as Brown Bear soft points.
I hope this helps.
There is no drilling and tapping or any gunsmithing required whatsoever. The mount is rock solid once installed. It's meant to mount a long relief scope, such as a handgun scope. I ended up going with NcStar handgun scope from S & K also.
So far, this setup has served me well. I get pretty good groups, especially when using non-military surplus ammo, such as Brown Bear soft points.
I hope this helps.
A bit louder than a .22 magnum... the suppressor deals with the blast of gas that makes the huge muzzle flash and drops the recoil by about half but the bullet is still supersonic and the suppressor does nothing about that.
I have a few Mosin Nagant rifles and carbines and my suppressed carbine is the only one most of my friends will fire... and they do it without fear or flinching.
I should point out that I live in New Zealand and here suppressors are not restricted at all and there are plenty of gunsmiths that specialise in fitting suppressors to almost anything.
For centrefire suppressors the cost ranges from about $350 for one to fit an AK, through to about $450 for the one fitted to my Mosin Nagant. A gunshop just to the north of where I live occasionally advertise suppressors for SLRs and I am currently saving up for one now. Suppressors for rimfire rifles are $50-150 depending on the model, though you can just buy a rifle with a built in suppressor barrel.
Cob
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I have a Mossberg 835, 12 gauge shotgun, with a "slug barrel" that has a scope mount permanently attached to the barrel. The base starts at about the same place of the dovetail sight base on the MOSIN, and protrudes back with a rail that hovers over the top of the shotgun receiver, here's a website with pic:
http://www.mossberg.com/products/access.asp?type=barrels§ion=access
it seems that a base could be attached in a similair fasion... Anyone here ever seen something similiar?
http://www.mossberg.com/products/access.asp?type=barrels§ion=access
it seems that a base could be attached in a similair fasion... Anyone here ever seen something similiar?
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