A few weeks ago, I made a thread in the Reloading section about my starting to work with my 1930 Tula hex Mosin. I am still working with it, but figured I should put this in Military Surplus instead.
I've been shooting some 1951 Russian light ball, the 150gr lead core, steel jacket stuff. I had previously pulled the bullets, and lowered the charge from an avg of 49.5gr to a weighed 40.0gr. I put the same factory bullet back in, and am still shooting it. I'm trying to get used to the trigger, and go shoot in the OKCGC Military Bolt-gun matches.
I don't know that this ammo will be accurate enough to do any good in those matches, nor do I have any illusions about taking the match by storm; I'm too hard of seeing to do very well. I just hope to have fun.
Here's my latest target, from yesterday (26Apr18). 50 yds, using that modified surplus ammo. I fired 25 rounds, this is my last ten shots. That's a 4.5" group. And, yes, that's how I hung the target - upside down. Sometimes I like to pretend I'm in Australia.
As bad as that target is, I'm actually improving. Alot. I've had to knock the front site over quite a bit, it was shooting very far right. I need to put a straight-edge on the barrel, I'm beginning to suspect some sort of problem. I've even had to work with the rear sight some, to get it to shoot low enough to hit the target. POA on this target was a 6-o'clock hold, about 1/2 way to the left.
Now, if I could just see the front sight....
I will start reloading soon. I have a few boxes of NOS Hornady and Sierra .112 jacketed things, and I just yesterday took delivery of a brand-spankin' new NOE mold - a 5-cav .316-200RN (gas-checked).
I'm currently cycling the new mold in the oven (SWMBO is off at work....) at 375° for 20 minutes, then allowing it to cool. 4 cycles total. Hopefully tomorrow I can try throwin' some boolits from it.
I don't know if I'll be ready for the match next week, but that's what I'm aiming for (pun intended).
I've been shooting some 1951 Russian light ball, the 150gr lead core, steel jacket stuff. I had previously pulled the bullets, and lowered the charge from an avg of 49.5gr to a weighed 40.0gr. I put the same factory bullet back in, and am still shooting it. I'm trying to get used to the trigger, and go shoot in the OKCGC Military Bolt-gun matches.
I don't know that this ammo will be accurate enough to do any good in those matches, nor do I have any illusions about taking the match by storm; I'm too hard of seeing to do very well. I just hope to have fun.
Here's my latest target, from yesterday (26Apr18). 50 yds, using that modified surplus ammo. I fired 25 rounds, this is my last ten shots. That's a 4.5" group. And, yes, that's how I hung the target - upside down. Sometimes I like to pretend I'm in Australia.
As bad as that target is, I'm actually improving. Alot. I've had to knock the front site over quite a bit, it was shooting very far right. I need to put a straight-edge on the barrel, I'm beginning to suspect some sort of problem. I've even had to work with the rear sight some, to get it to shoot low enough to hit the target. POA on this target was a 6-o'clock hold, about 1/2 way to the left.
Now, if I could just see the front sight....
I will start reloading soon. I have a few boxes of NOS Hornady and Sierra .112 jacketed things, and I just yesterday took delivery of a brand-spankin' new NOE mold - a 5-cav .316-200RN (gas-checked).
I'm currently cycling the new mold in the oven (SWMBO is off at work....) at 375° for 20 minutes, then allowing it to cool. 4 cycles total. Hopefully tomorrow I can try throwin' some boolits from it.
I don't know if I'll be ready for the match next week, but that's what I'm aiming for (pun intended).
