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Mosin Scout.......sort of

kraigWY

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I was working our range's sight in days at the end of Sept when a guy shows up with a modified Mosin rifle set up like a scout type. He had a scope where the Mosin's rear sight goes, black polymer stock, cut down barrel.

I shot three rounds at it at 300 and had no problem quickly hitting the gong 3 out of 3 times.

Now I'm a purest when it comes to vintage military rifles. I like to keep them "as issued" per the CMP Rules. I like the idea a scope on them if I don't have to modify the rifle. This mount does that. You push our the pen that holds the rear sight on and install the mount using the pin holes on the sight base. The mount has a couple of set screws that lock down the mount to keep it from teetering. Makes it pretty solid.

I ordered one and installed/bore sighted it last night, I zero it when it gets daylight.

Here is the set up on my Mosin:

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The whole system, mount, scope (AIM 2X7), plus a add on but plate (which uses the existing but screws, again without modifying the gun) plus a new sling.

I kept the sling that came with the rifle. The butt pad is suppose to soak up a lot of recoil but I don't find the recoil objectionable so I didn't install it.

The Sportsman's Guide sells the whole kit for $60. Not bad, keeping the rifle set up cheap (I paid $99 for the rifle). Should be fun to play with. If the cheap scope doesn't work out it would be nothing to replace it.

Here is the link to the Sportsman's Guide showing the Mosin Scout Set Up.

The Sportsman's Guide - Hunting & Outdoor Gear, Shooting Supplies, Military Surplus, Survival Gear and More!

Just thought I'd pass it on to those who want to add a scope without screwing up the gun.
 
Kraig, I've been working my way through something fairly similar over the past year or so. Maybe you might benefit from some of this.

Greg
 
I started with something very similar (except my setup uses the Aim Sports 2-7x42 scope with a very archaic 'rangefinder' reticle), and proceeded from there.

I really do hope your experience turns out as enjoyable and educational as mine has been.

And Kev, read my thread, and maybe it'll make at least a little sense. It's not about making sense, it's about having some fun, but there's probably a little bit of sense buried in there somewhere; I figure at my advanced age, a little oddness and fun can be allowed.

Greg
 
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Cause I'm gonna shoot a 3-gun match using my Mosin and Nagant Revolver in a couple weeks.

Nice! FYI, during the Russian civil war (circa 1918 :)), they used to cut down the barrel of Mosin to much shorter than the Scout you pictured (actually they'd cut the butt-stock too) - this construction was called "obrez". :). Not a sniper-grade weapon, but easier to carry. :)


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Cause I'm gonna shoot a 3-gun match using my Mosin and Nagant Revolver in a couple weeks.

You have my full attention, can you give a few details about this match? I would love to do a vintage 3-gun with my 03-A3 in the mix
 
I used that mount on one of my Mosins, and it works great.
Why? why not? I collect Mosins so have plenty and this did not change the rifle permanently. I continue to use the wood stock, but did some trigger work on it. Works well and I have shot it out to 200 yards.
Is it as good as my Remington 700? No, no way. But it is a fun rifle to shoot and ammo is cheap. And since I love the mosins, I enjoy shooting them. Even if not as accurate as my Remington 700.
By the way, try a Timney trigger in a mosin, they work great.