You can also use gasket material if you have any around. I used some graphite based gasket material to bed my 10/22's receiver to the new stock when I put it together with the target barrel.
JL
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- Wed Nov 17, 2010 6:38 pm
- Forum: Rifles & Shotguns
- Topic: Mosin Nagant
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- Mon Nov 15, 2010 2:33 pm
- Forum: Rifles & Shotguns
- Topic: Mosin Nagant
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Re: Mosin Nagant
I've owned a 1947 dated Ishvesk M44 for a while now. I've had great results with the "Bear" line of steel cased ammo manufactured by Barnaul in Russia. I've shot the 174 gr FMJ, 203gr SP, and the 185gr FMJ's,and all have fired accurately. I like the 203 gr Brown Bear personally-they seem to have the best "feel" when shooting, and are cheap when compared to the other modern production ammo-not terribly much more expensive than the corrosive surplus stuff.
I have removed the steel buttplate and replaced it with the 1" spacer "recoil pad" that I picked up online. It does have some recoil to it, but it's not too bad-I'd say it's about like my Remington 742 in 30-06. Accuracy is pretty good-esp for a surplus WWII rifle that was designed in the latter part of the 19th century. I have no problems keeping rounds inside a 6" area at 100 yds with open sights. This thing is also quite a hoot to shoot during late evening, or at the indoor range-it makes a HUGE fireball-is quite entertaining seeing the looks from the others when you fire off this "cannon". I'd feel perfectly comfortable using it for hunting any legal game in Texas-it has more than enough power to take anything that's legal here, and is cheap enough to get a beginner started with a tight budget.
JL
I have removed the steel buttplate and replaced it with the 1" spacer "recoil pad" that I picked up online. It does have some recoil to it, but it's not too bad-I'd say it's about like my Remington 742 in 30-06. Accuracy is pretty good-esp for a surplus WWII rifle that was designed in the latter part of the 19th century. I have no problems keeping rounds inside a 6" area at 100 yds with open sights. This thing is also quite a hoot to shoot during late evening, or at the indoor range-it makes a HUGE fireball-is quite entertaining seeing the looks from the others when you fire off this "cannon". I'd feel perfectly comfortable using it for hunting any legal game in Texas-it has more than enough power to take anything that's legal here, and is cheap enough to get a beginner started with a tight budget.
JL