1000 yard mosin?

[Joe_K]

No one here would argue that a Rem 700 or a Win 70 in .308 or .30-06 is incapable of hitting a target at a grand. While the OP's friend back east is most probably exaggerating his marksmanship skills dont lets start arguing the rifle is INCAPABLE of doing it. A rack grade Mosin with surplus? Improbable. An off the wall Rem or Win with hunting ammo? Also improbable. However after some basic modifications with a good peice of glass, match ammo, and a good shooter highly likely.


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[UrbanWolf]

Here's a pretty good article about Mosin's pratical accuracy.

http://www.thebangswitch.com/precisi...udget-stage-1/

[UrbanWolf]

A nice Finish Mosin may actually hit things at 1000 yards. But average Soviet Mosin sighted in right are 3-5 MOA gun at 100 yards.

[C Ward]

An article that shows the gun shooting 8 inch groups at 100 doesn't help the case for the magic Russian rifle . The comments after that are meaningless because there is no evidence to back up the claims .

More internet fantasies colliding with the real world and reality wins every time .

[Joe_K]

Of course only modern rifles built by American companys can be rebarrelled, re stocked, scoped, free floated and shot accurately.
End Sarcasm.


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[C Ward]

That is no where close to the " basic modifications " you brought up . The money spent to do that those rifles is going to exceed the cost of the rifle 10 fold or more and if spent on a modern action will end up with a better end product .

Google Rifle Accuracy Facts by Harold Vaughn , read it and tell me again how WW1 technology and metallurgy is going to produce a superior result

[Joe_K]

So minus the rebarrelling.


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[Joe_K]

Ok, do you think a 1903 Springfield is capable of hitting a target at 1000 yards? How about a Mauser 98? Or a Lee Enfield MK III? Aside from country of orgin they are all from the same era and ballistically similiar rounds. Also aside from rebarrelling all of the aforementioned modifications are basic.


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[islandermyk]

A lot of shit we do with our "Long Range" equipment is impractical.... Someone tuning a Mosin like that seriously had something to prove (I guess).... but I really think the OP's story with his buddy shooting 1K even with a modded Mosin like that and tapping an 8" steel plate consistently is far from the truth.

I'd believe it if were coming from Hoser or someone in this caliber of shooting.

[islandermyk]

Here's my 18x12 inch target I use out to 1K yards... this day was at 1068 Pawnee yards . 13/14 shots only 6 hit... and this is me shooting a .308 built by GAP. I know I suck.

Note the lil flag blowing.



This is the same target through my S&B PM2 5-25x56 at 10/12 power.



The OP's buddy's Mosin better be as bad ass or he better be one hell of shot.