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    Smacking Steel with a Mosin Sniper at 550 yards

    Re: Smacking Steel with a Mosin Sniper at 550 yards Thats me; I think I know who you are… you organize the Long Range Military Rifle match? will try and be at the one in April.
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    Smacking Steel with a Mosin Sniper at 550 yards

    Re: Smacking Steel with a Mosin Sniper at 550 yards <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Pthfndr-CA</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Were you at the match this Saturday (2/18) with this rifle? </div></div> Yep! … the Military Rifle Silhouette match at...
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    7.62X54R Match Ammo

    Re: 7.62X54R Match Ammo <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Joop</div><div class="ubbcode-body">2700-2800 is what the hot military surplus light ball (147gr.) is moving at... John </div></div> That’s what I was thinking as well, I should contact...
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    7.62X54R Match Ammo

    Re: 7.62X54R Match Ammo The Hornady website and PDF catalog lists:174gr BTHP bullet at 2800ft/sec at the muzzle out of a 24 inch barrel, has any one verified this with a chrono? If this is true, that would mean about 2900ft/sec out of a 28.7inch Mosin barrel, which is a peppy… can anyone...
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    Smacking Steel with a Mosin Sniper at 550 yards

    Re: Smacking Steel with a Mosin Sniper at 550 yards Thanks Fellas! I do have a special place in my heart for these old rifles and love shooting them. Will be taking the rifle out to 800 yards soon and will be using Russian Surplus Light Ball. Will post the results. As far as the camera, it’s...
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    Smacking Steel with a Mosin Sniper at 550 yards

    Re: Smacking Steel with a Mosin Sniper at 550 yards Good eye Joop; 1943 Izhevsk, I believe it’s an original sold by samco, had to add a repro scope mount form accumounts and added an original 1944 scope. Ammo makes huge difference, I roll my own.
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    Smacking Steel with a Mosin Sniper at 550 yards

    A couple of months back took my mosin sniper M91/30 PU to a local military rifle silhouette match, started off a little shaky but got it dialed in by the end and put down 9 out of 10 Rams at 500 meters (550 yards). BTW those suckers are heavy, a .223 will not put then down, even a 140gr 6.5x55mm...