How accurate is the Mosin-Nagant?

Question

How accurate is the Mosin-Nagant at long distances, adn how easily can it be equipped with a scope?

I mean it's significantly more accurate than an AK right?

Answer 1

As with any surplus rifle there will be variation between individual guns. The 91/30 by virture or their longer barrels are more accurate than the carbine but one with a shot out bore well......... To mount a scope you must replace or modify the bolt. There are real/faux Russian sniper rifles on the market with a scope for a bit less than $400. The Finnish rebuilds of the Mosin are very accurate The most successful sniper in History was a Finn, Simo Hayha, armed with the Finnish Model 28 version (without a scope) of the Mosin took out over 500 Soviet troops in100 days.

Mosins are fun guns but a bit clunky to operate, if your aim is to have a deer rifle you might be better off with a modern sporter. However if the collectinh bug strikes there is no such thing as one Mosin.

Answer 2

Mosin Nagant Accuracy

Answer 3

The 91/30 is much more accurate and much farther range than an AK. A carbine Mosin, M38, M44 or M59 will have less accuracy at long distances.

The 7.62x54r has similar ballistics as a .30-06, but readily available US hunting ammo inexplicably is way underpowered, so many consider it less than 30-06, but in a fully powered load it's almost identical.

Did you see the movie Enemy at the Gates? The Russian snipers used Mosins quite effectively. While not the best sniper of the era, it was very good.

If you want to scope it, do not buy one of the cheaply made scope mounts. Get an actual Russian Army sniper with a Russian scope.....SOG sells them for less than $350 wholesale and a local dealer can order one for you. Great shooters and a good investment, as there are not too many left.

I have a Mosin based "Scout Rifle" which uses a long-eye-relief pistol type scope mounted on the rear sight base.....much farther foreward than a traditional scope. It has a synthetic stock and custom bolt and scout sling. Makes a great "brush gun" and have taken a couple of swine with it.

One serious drawback in using as a hunter is the safety and how it works. Unlike the 'thumb operated' Mauser and Springfield style, you need to use thumb and index finger to operate it. See for yourself......some don't mind it at all.

Answer 4

Did you know that in WWII the Mosin-Nagant was the Russian Sniper Rifle for many many years and yes it can be fitter with a scope and is just under the 30-06 in power.
Mosin-Nagant was also used in Vietnam as a sniper rifle.
The AK47 can not hold a candle to the Mosin-Nagant in affective range or accuracy.


That my opinion.

D58

Answer 5

There is no need for a scope mount at all. I easily removed my rear sight 3 love taps after pin removal and it just slid off exposing the perfect 11mm dovetail! I made this little discovery after watching a video on it in the link below, It was even easier than the video showed. I plan on taking it out at some point in the near future and seeing just what kind of reach it has!

Answer 6

It's very accurate. And scoping it, if you decided to go the scout scope route, is about five mins worth of work. If you want to go rear scope instead, you're looking drilling and tapping your receiver, adapting your bolt etc. ATI makes a mount and bolt kit for about $30 if you know someone with a drillpress. All in all, an MN is the cheapest long range swat you can buy. They make great hunting rifles, too.

In response to what's his name below....

"""If you want to scope it, do not buy one of the cheaply made scope mounts. Get an actual Russian Army sniper with a Russian scope"""

Sir, that's got to be the stupidest sentence I have ever heard on this forum, and *that* is one hell of an achievement with the level of troll garbage that frequents this place.

The ATI MN mount costs $30 and is probably the highest regarded military surplus rifle mount ever. It's never had anything but the highest level of review in every forum it's mentioned in. It's easy to install, it's rock solid, and it allows the use of any commercial scope one could ever desire.

The soviet "milsurp" mount, by comparison, is very difficult to install, costs $200, and relegates you to using ONE scope that no one that's ever used one wants to use.

There also were all of like a dozen "actual russian army snipers" sold in the US. That's a bit of an exaggeration, I know. There were actually something like two dozen. ALL the rest, including the SOG ones you suggested are "replicas" built on run of the mill milsurp MN rifles. They are no better than any other MN rifle that one might attach a scope to....except for the difficult mount and proprietary scope mentioned earlier. You can buy and scope three MN's for the price of one of your suggested replicas.

Running out? Not on your life. As long as some misinformed sniper wannabe thinks he's getting a thousand dollar rifle for $350, they'll keep making more and more of them. That's the thing with replicas....as long as they sell, they keep getting made.

Answer 7

No. Most examples shoot 4-8 MOA- roughly 4-8" at 100 yards. The sniper versions were hand picked by shooting several and picking the best one. Those could shoot around 2 MOA for a good one, but they command prices of around $1000.

The problem was the internal quality of the barrels. The Finns rebarreled them and typical Finnish M39s will shoot around 2 MOA.

Answer 8

I aimed my Mosin at a barn door at 25 ft. I hit the door and it went right through it.

Answer 9

define long distance. 300 yards is long and this gun can handle that kind of shot. But long distance shooting is really 600+ yards. If that is the case, the Mosin is no good. You should save your money and get a savage. They are cheap and accurate. good shooting

Yes it is much more accurate then an AK-47

Answer 10

Much more, it was the standard soviet sniper rifle through WW2 and the same cartridge was used in the Drugenov sniper rifle which equiped the Soviet forces in the cold war, so its pretty acurate. Much more accurate than an ak as it is a high velocity sniper round rather than a assualt rifle round.