Mosin out to 763 yards

Pinecone · Oct 7, 2013

I have a repro Mosin sniper rifle (from Cabelas in PA). I have spent some time at the range (and online learning about how things work) getting it somewhat dialed in. Also working the trigger from over 8 pounds with a LOT of creep, down to just under 4 pounds with a small amount of creep.

But over the weekend, I took it down to Bang Steel range (review of Bang Steel course here - http://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=128601) while down there shooting the .308 again.

So I finalized the 0 at 200 yards and then played some on the longer range steel. I started at 535 yards with the scope set to 5 on the elevation. Elevation was good, and then had to dial in some windage. It seems that the windage knob gradations are at 1/2 MOA per line. Got about a 3rd round hit.

Then stepped out to 600 yards. This time I had to tweek the elevation a bit, but got on the steel with a couple of rounds. And followed it up with two more hits.

Then for real fun, stepped out to 763 yards on a 12" square plate (about 1.5 MOA). It took about 3 - 4 rounds to get on target with a bit more windage and a tweek of elevation. But managed to bang the steel at 763 yards with a 1943 rifle.

I was shooting PPU 182 gr ammunition.

Great fun. Hardest part was finding the targets with a fixed 3.5x scope.

Much harder than with my .308.

coopermania · Oct 7, 2013

Sounds like lots of fun, My son has a few Mosins and I have finely found some new boxer brass that we will load this winter, And he wants to shoot a High PowerMatch next summer with his 53 carbine he just bought. It will be interesting lol

KingGeorge · Oct 7, 2013

I gotta own a mosin. There lOng and strange looking but that cartridge is just massive! I also want a 444 marlin

Sirex · Oct 7, 2013

Good job!

JailHouseLiar · Oct 7, 2013

That's amazing. What optics, the PU scope?

I saw the Type 53 Chinese on a C&R for $270 for 3, then today saw 3 for $240, rough shape, cracked stocks maybe.

Still that 7.62 x 54r is a nasty round.

This guy is proof

KingGeorge · Oct 8, 2013

505 sniper kills. That's alot of kills.

Pinecone · Oct 8, 2013

Yes, PU scope, but AFAIK, modern repro scope, not original. But I wanted something to shoot, not collect.

7.62x54R is similar ballistics to the .308 or .30-06 range of cartidges.

Realize that the average distance for a Soviet sniper shot in WWII was 50 yards. They were fighting in the streets of Stalingrad mostly.

jimbobborg · Oct 8, 2013

I like my Czech sniper rifle even if the police modified it from original. I need a cheap Mosin to fire the rest of my PPU ammo so I can reload for my Vz52/91, now that I have it sighted in.

Erno86 · Oct 8, 2013

I have three M91-30's, including an authentic "Izzy" sniper rifle, dated 1943, but not with the original PU scope. I get 1 3/4" MOA, 5 shot group at 100 yards with corrosive ammo with my Mosin sniper. My fellow shooter at AGC at Marriottsville gets 1" MOA @ 100 yards with his Mosin sniper, by pulling the bullets from 7.62X54R corrosive ammo and replacing them with Sierra MatchKing's

Pinecone · Oct 8, 2013

A guy on Sniper's Hide got much better accuracy by reloading spam can corrosive ammo.

But what he did was to pull the bullets, weigh EVERY powder charge, then rebuild the rounds, with the exact average powder charge. Even using the original bullets, the accuracy was much better.

Mark75H · Oct 8, 2013

Pinecone said:
A guy on Sniper's Hide got much better accuracy by reloading spam can corrosive ammo.

But what he did was to pull the bullets, weigh EVERY powder charge, then rebuild the rounds, with the exact average powder charge. Even using the original bullets, the accuracy was much better.

Been thinking of doing this

Grizzdude · Oct 8, 2013

good shooting!

jimbobborg · Oct 8, 2013

Pinecone said:
A guy on Sniper's Hide got much better accuracy by reloading spam can corrosive ammo.

But what he did was to pull the bullets, weigh EVERY powder charge, then rebuild the rounds, with the exact average powder charge. Even using the original bullets, the accuracy was much better.

You could do that, or buy reloadable brass cases ones from PPU. Apparently, the S&B brass isn't as good as the PPU.

ksy95 · Oct 8, 2013

Sounds like a blast! The farthest I've taken my 91/30 out is 300 yards and I had a terrible hit-miss ratio of like 1:2. It was incredibly satisfying seeing that first shot land on the target though.

Pinecone · Oct 9, 2013

I am shooting PPU right now. I looked, new PPU cases are around $50 per 100.

For $67.50 - $82.50, you can get 100 rounds of PPU ammunition. Shoot it and end up with once fired cases.

Or you could get Lapua brass for over $1 EACH.

Grizzdude · Oct 11, 2013

Good shooting bud! Now take that scope off and do it with the irons!!

Sirex · Oct 11, 2013

I have a M39 I'd really love to wring out and see what it could do. I think after I get my eyes lasered, I'd give it a try. Have a small stock pile of PPU 150gr SP, 182 FMJBT, and some Match Grade 182gr PPU. My older M39 gets corrosive, the newer M39 ONLY get's non corrosive. I have been looking for a scope mount that's not permanent, like for the M91/30s where the mount goes in place of the rear sight. I'd like to put some kinda scope in a temporary fashion on the newer M39, because my eys suck.

Pinecone · Oct 12, 2013

Grizzdude said:
Good shooting bud! Now take that scope off and do it with the irons!!

Why?

It IS a sniper version.

Terpfan76 · Oct 12, 2013

I have a 1932 Tula 91-30 with hex receiver. Excellent condition.

Grizzdude · Oct 17, 2013

Pinecone said:
Why?

It IS a sniper version.

Just because it CAN be done, no other reason

Mosin out to 763 yards

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