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The Turkish long mausers in 8mm make some good shooting rifles also. As long as you get one with a good bore they are great shooting rifles.
And they are priced reasonable also.
And they are priced reasonable also.
The Russian army was a huge teeming mob of illiterate peasants who couldn't shoot and couldn't be counted on to maintain their rifles. Russian Mosin Nagants were designed to be cheap, easily-produced, and durable; accuracy really wasn't a concern. By contrast, wealthier countries with smaller, better trained armies had better weapons. Finland's take on the Mosin is a pretty good example of this; so is the K31.
The ammo is also a culprit. Partly it's inaccurate for the same reasons the rifles are: no one cares if your conscript army can shoot accurately or not. Lots of those Eastern Bloc countries cranked out 7.62x54r, even after the Mosin was phased out as an infantry weapon, as make-work projects because they still had the old tooling. They didn't really care about quality then either.
I have heard of people bedding the actions with JB Weld, corking the barrel, and doing some other stuff to tighten the groups on their Mosins. In principle, doing any non-reversible modifications (like JB Weld action bedding) to a surplus rifle is bad, but I don't think anyone will care about a $80 Russian Nagant.
Handloading would probably help too, but I have no personal experience.
Handloading would probably help too, but I have no personal experience.
Just buy the best condition gun for the cheapest price.
Go to the matches to have "FUN!" but don't expect to win.
The guys who win all the time practice a Lot! and I mean a Lot.
I see them at the range 3+ times a week and have worked up handloads that get them super groups.
If you decide you really like this type of match, then you can gradually move up to a better gun.
Most matches are currently being won by 03A3's, K-31 and swedes, but that doesn't mean you can't do good with a cheap moisin and some good handloads.
I'd love to see somebody smoke the competition with a rusty old carcano and some factory ball to put those guys in their place.
Go to the matches to have "FUN!" but don't expect to win.
The guys who win all the time practice a Lot! and I mean a Lot.
I see them at the range 3+ times a week and have worked up handloads that get them super groups.
If you decide you really like this type of match, then you can gradually move up to a better gun.
Most matches are currently being won by 03A3's, K-31 and swedes, but that doesn't mean you can't do good with a cheap moisin and some good handloads.
I'd love to see somebody smoke the competition with a rusty old carcano and some factory ball to put those guys in their place.
I want an original Swede bigtime!
Had a mosin m44 and it was fun but not accurate. just got a k31 and love it. I'm not a great shot but managed a 4 shot 3.5 inch group at 100 yards with iron sights my first time out with it. With a scope and a better shooter behind it I think it could get really tight groups. Ammo is an issue though. At least double for the Swiss
Thanks for the input I will see what I can find.
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