It's got some work it'll need done, but you know it looks pretty good.
Got the Mosin Scout out for the first time this weekend and ran a couple of boxes of 7.62x54R Bulgarian steel cased through it. Here are a couple of observations plus the video shooting it.
- Balance is outstanding. Far lighter even than an M44 carbine and the weight is centered well over the middle of the gun.
- I love pulling up on target with both eyes open. No eye fatigue and I can find the target super fast.
- Recoil is pretty stiff but not unmanageable. I’m going to get a Mosin recoil pad/length of pull spacer to make it more comfortable for my neck and ape arms.
- Mosins are long known as loud guns. With the 20″ barrel this sucker is a boomer and spits a foot wide fireball routinely.
- Finally, the trigger is TERRIBLE. Unacceptable for a rifle that will need to be touted for speed & accuracy. Speed it has, accuracy needs work and the trigger is the first to get attention.
Seeing as how the barrel is basically sporterized, I believe I’ll have my gunny cut a target crown into it for added accuracy and uniformity with gas dispersement when the bullet exits.
First time shooting her, 4 minutes at 50 yards (aka, 2" group) isn't going to cut it in my opinion.
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Thats interesting. I have only fired one mosin carbine (mine) and the trigger is pretty damn good. I wouldn’t call it a match trigger, but its definitely not a liability.
The only thing I really hate about the mosin is the safety.
The safety on Mosin rifles is completely moot to me. I literally NEVER use them. But you’re right, the trigger on my original 91/30 is actually pretty outstanding for 75 year old war relic. If the scout had that same trigger I wouldn’t be messing with it.
heh. what is this “safety” you speak of? :~)
At the rear of the bolt body. Pull and rotate counter clockwise. Or is it clockwise? Either way it’s the best way to turn your Mosin into a club in no time.
it was a joke… :~) I’ve got a 91/30 that I took to an Appleseed shoot in NC. I must have run 500 rounds through it that weekend. Have you been to one? I *highly* recommend going. check out http://www.RWVA.org to find one near you.
LOL whoops. With the attention from the SR22 review I’ve been in full blown “literal answer” mode. I have heard about the Appleseed program but haven’t participated just yet. There’s one that runs about 45 minutes from my house.
Why can you leave both eyes open on this particular model?
It’s the extended eye relief of the scope. Because it’s far enough away, both eyes can pick up the target you’re focusing on as opposed to when the scope is just a few inches away and each eye wants to pick up something different.
Oh, I see, so both eyes can view the target through the scope… Cool.
Yep, makes finding and tracking targets super fast. PLUS it reduces eye fatigue you would normally get from squinting one eye and focusing on a magnified object for long periods of time.
Hey, Im in Ontario and its the same rules.To buy an air rifle with less than 500 fps (Feet per second) you just need to be 18. These will be the ones you buy at wamalrt and they cant really be used for hunting much unless you get a 495 fps gun and make a headshot.Then there are air rifles that shoot over 500 fps that you need a PAL (Positions and Aquisitions license) and you need to take a course to do that, which isnt hard and then you can buy a gun that he can use for hunting.There isnt really an age that he has to be to use your gun so go ahead. There is a daisy grizzly that is like 350 fps and it is nice and cheap.
I think there are a few how-to posts and videos floating around on the interwebs on where to polish a Mosin trigger to make it smoother, and how to add a trigger stop to improve trigger pull. They’re about as simple as a trigger can get so it’s not too hard.
This post makes me want to bust out my m44 and shoot some Nazi zombie targets I’ve got laying around
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