Mosin Sniper build advice

[Thresher96]

I just bought a mosin nagant barreled receiver from gun broker to make a scoped mosin with the military stock. (There is a guy selling alot of them now on Gun broker for $68.00 if anyone is interested on gun broker just type in "mosin barrel". Gives alot of pictures of the bore) But I got it in the barrel looks great on outside no pitting but it looks a little dull with some frosting and doesnt get very clean twords the back of the bore. Do yal think its possible to bring it to a shine with some jb bore paste or something els.

Also i was wondering if anyone has any tips to tune the accuracy, I am going to glass and pillar bed it, free float the barrel with a cork bedding near the rings, and put a nikon prostaff scope with an ati mount (i know i should get rock solid but i refuse to get a mount that is as much as the gun). Is there anything else i can do.

 

[roggom]

It would be best to post this in the vintage thread before it gets overwhelmed with smart ass remarks.

Honestly if you want to make a mosin "sniper", best bet is to find a reproduction PU or PE scope and mount and have a gunsmith install it. This way you will have a genuine looking Russian "sniper" rifle and can recoup some of your money if you ever want to sell it.

If you want to sporterize your rifle, thats a different story. There are many things you can do to a Mosin, but the split bridge receiver makes it difficult to scope.

Before you answer, I have been down that road and Mosins are fun to shoot and can be made to shoot. The only issue is that you can sink a shitload of money and still have a rifle that will be outshot by an off the shelf Ruger American.

I have nothing agains Mosins as I have several of them. One of my favorites is a cheap $40 parts M44 that I picked up from Southern Ohio Guns. I just put a Smith fiber sight on front, and thats all. Smith-Sights: Adjustable, high-impact sighting systems for your Mosin-Nagant! . It is milk jug accurate but I have lots of fun shooting it.

Lastly, dont worry about the bore, it is what it is. As long as the bore is not pitted, just keep it clean. I would slug the bore to get an idea of what you are working with. The projectile is 7.62 which measure out around .310 or so. I have seen barrels anywhere from .312 up to .315. So no matter what you do, the accuracy may not be there. Some of the Fin rifles had barrels in the .310 range.

My point is, just have realistic expectations for your rifle upfront.

 

[Thresher96]

Its actually more of a sportized build, i called it a sniper because i am keeping the military stock. Im looking for good accuracy, (i know its not a precision rifle) but i want to get as much out of it as i can. Good for hog hunting and attempting to make some 300yd shots on milk jugs. I dont intend to sink alot of money into it. I have other rifles that will shoot much better.

 

[roggom]

Here is a pic of one I did. It was a 91/30 ex sniper that I had to chop because of a squib (using those stupid pistol ammo adapters).

I used a Weaver side mount, Old School Redfield 1-4 and an ATI stock (pain in the butt to inlet). I also modded the magazine for a more streamline carry, but only holds three rounds. Bolt runed down by Bruce at Max_shepperd http://maxshepherdboltproducts.com/

The key to accuracy is reloading. Sometimes you need to slow the bullet down a bit, or use larger sized projectiles. I got this rifle from 4 Moa down to a realistic 2 MOA. Good enough to hunt with.

Like I mentioned before, slug your barrel, then decide what to do with it. Even with a large bore, it can still be made into a decent pig gun, or even a deer rifle.

 

[Thresher96]

I have one that i did the same thing too and at 50yd i can stack rounds on top of each other and 1.5 moa at 100. It had a little sharper barrel. The lands and groves look pretty sharp. I just wanted to see if i could make it shiny because towards b/c the back it never seems to get clean. I was going to slug it when i complete it. You should look into the Boydes wood stocks, they look better and i have got pretty good accuracy out of mine.