mosin scope.

[alain209]

took the plunge and bought one $99 mosin on big5. trying to put a decent scope, i know this topic is beat up but maybe theres a new input out there. thank you, how are the ebay scopes holding up? is it possible to get a decent scope for less than $100?

[uxo2]

scout scope or regular scope mount?

[alain209]

scout scope or regular scope mount?

new on scopes. what do you recommend? thanks.

[emcon5]

There are 3 basic ways of mounting a scope to that rifle.

The easiest is a "scout" setup, using a long eye relief pistol scope. The base mounts in place of the rear sight, and requires no modifications to the rifle.

There are a couple places selling this setup for under $100.
Google turns up this, which shows how it looks when installed: http://www.shootersxchange.com/detai...recordID=60603
Here is another:

http://www.m1surplus.com/mosin%20nagant%20combo%203.htm

There is a variation of this using a cantilever back over the action, but a bent bolt handle is needed:

http://cgi.ebay.com/No-gunsmith-scout-regular-mount-4-Russian-Mosin-91-30_W0QQitemZ310119986377QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item48349774c9&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14

The other options both require a bent bolt handle, and drilling and tapping the receiver.

You can mount it the way the Soviets did for their sniper rifles:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Soviet-Russian-Mosin-Nagant-91%2f30-PU-scope-mount-%26-base_W0QQitemZ370248795781QQcmdZViewItem

Or you can drill and tap the top of the receiver and mount it like you would find on a sporting rifle (Rem 700, Win 70, etc).

There are a few places where you can get a bent bolt,

http://www.mosinnagant.net/Boltman/Boltman.html

[alain209]

thanks for all the info. i think i will go for the scout set up.

[alain209]

any more suggestion on scope. planning to get one this weekend.

[Palimino Stripe]

I still say Darrell's scout mount is the way to go:

(Info found here)

http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/forum/view/id/116

Example pic:

http://pic3.picturetrail.com/VOL21/71676/2128482/33721059.jpg

-Palimino

[cryoguy]

I put the scout scope on mine and it is holding up so far.