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I took my Mosin 91/30 out to the range yesterday for the first time ever. I bought it a few months ago but I have been busy shooting other guns. I purchased 4 spam cans of 7.62x54r ammo in the months since I bought the Mosin. I figured with ammo that cheap, I could blow through it pretty quick.
So last night I took 100 rounds. I primarily went to shoot my Sig 1911, and I planned on quickly going through these 100 rounds once I went through the .45 that I brought.
I got through 27 rounds and I had enough. The first 15 or 20 rounds were ok. But after opening my 2nd brown papered container of 7.62x54r, my shoulder was starting to feel it.
That thing kicks like a beast and left me with a bruised shoulder! It is not a 'fun' gun to shoot. I've read a few people that compared the recoil of the 7.62x54r to that of the .30-06. No way. I own two .30-06 rifles: an M1 Garand and a GameMaster 760. I can shoot those all day long. This Mosin is terrible.
Now I'm stuck with 4 spam cans of ammo (minus 27 rounds) and a gun that I want to like, but don't want to be wincing after my 25th shot. My groups started pretty solid. I was at an indoor range and could only shoot in a standing unsupported position and was managing to get 1.5 inch groups at 25 yards for the first 15 rounds. After 15 rounds, my groups fell apart as my shouldered became tenderized.
I'm thinking of buying an aftermarket rubber/springy butt pad. Anyone else have luck with dampening the recoil of their 91/30?
I also had a problem with the gun: if I had a full or nearly full magazine (3 or 4 rounds) and fired, 40% of the time the magazine release under the rifle would come undone and all of the rounds would fall out. The catch seemed to be tight. Any solutions?
So last night I took 100 rounds. I primarily went to shoot my Sig 1911, and I planned on quickly going through these 100 rounds once I went through the .45 that I brought.
I got through 27 rounds and I had enough. The first 15 or 20 rounds were ok. But after opening my 2nd brown papered container of 7.62x54r, my shoulder was starting to feel it.
That thing kicks like a beast and left me with a bruised shoulder! It is not a 'fun' gun to shoot. I've read a few people that compared the recoil of the 7.62x54r to that of the .30-06. No way. I own two .30-06 rifles: an M1 Garand and a GameMaster 760. I can shoot those all day long. This Mosin is terrible.
Now I'm stuck with 4 spam cans of ammo (minus 27 rounds) and a gun that I want to like, but don't want to be wincing after my 25th shot. My groups started pretty solid. I was at an indoor range and could only shoot in a standing unsupported position and was managing to get 1.5 inch groups at 25 yards for the first 15 rounds. After 15 rounds, my groups fell apart as my shouldered became tenderized.
I'm thinking of buying an aftermarket rubber/springy butt pad. Anyone else have luck with dampening the recoil of their 91/30?
I also had a problem with the gun: if I had a full or nearly full magazine (3 or 4 rounds) and fired, 40% of the time the magazine release under the rifle would come undone and all of the rounds would fall out. The catch seemed to be tight. Any solutions?
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