Squirrel huntin' with a Mosin!

[Vlad 11]

Don't do it! you might lose your T-53

Bumped across this article. So much fail its almost funny

"A local man told police he was trying to shoot a squirrel when he accidentally shot an ice fisherman in the head on Cobbosseecontee Stream on Sunday."

http://www.pressherald.com/news/Maine_squirrel_hunter_tells_police_he_accidentally_shot_ice_fisherman.html

[Altahick]

that guy is lucky to survive a headshot from a mosin.

[SonofWWIIDI]

Yes guy is lucky to still be on top of the world, instead of the world being on top of him.

And wouldn't a squirrel shot with a mosin round basically explode?

[lasbrg]

Don't do it! you might lose your T-53

Bumped across this article. So much fail its almost funny.

Interesting. For all the fail, the reporting seems to very high-quality for a small-town paper.

It is illegal to hunt on Sunday in Maine.

So he is definitely screwed then.

I know this has been covered in other threads, but what are the ballistics on the 7.62x54R. If you fire your Mosin at a 45 degree angle, the bullet is going to land a couple miles away, right?

that guy is lucky to survive a headshot from a mosin.

It sounds like the guy was hit by a tumbling round in free-fall. This is generally not as deadly as commonly believed.

[lasbrg]

I think I just figured out what happened here. This is not a Type 53, but instead it's a Russian M44. As Bobby points out in the other thread, you never see Type 53s in this nice condition. Furthermore, I would bet anything that this was a recent purchase from the last batch of M44s that came through a couple months ago. Here are the two M44s I bought from J&G as Black Friday purchases. Compare these to the OP photo.



So this dumbass decided he would go try his new rifle out and use animals for target practice and got a Darwin award for his trouble. Mystery solved.

[lasbrg]

Hey look! Another one of these stories:

Crowder denies motion to dismiss defendant in errant bullet suit; Plaintiff claims he was shot in face by Mosin Nagant rifle from a mile away

In other Mosin news:

Upcoming DayZ patch adds even more inventive ways to open cans

Century breathes life into aging Mosins with archangel system

The T-53s that Century chose for these upgrades had badly damaged stocks and worn out finish. Since these rifles would have been difficult to sell at a profit, Century decided to get them back into fighting shape with help from the Archangel system.

[Vlad 11]

This is not a Type 53, but instead it's a Russian M44.

Its a T53. The serial line right above the receiver gives it away. That's where the Izhevsk crest would be (not a tula either). Lowwall. Plus the reporter isnt going to pull Chinese made out of a hat, they saw the Chinese characters and the CAI billboard that says China. There are actually nice looking T53s out there

The 7.62x54 can go a good 5000 yds. There's a whole lot of 'know whats behind your target' when your shooting into a tree with a Mosin. Unbelievably stupid.
And being Maine the guys wasn't charged, No Way that happens in CA

[sl0re10]

I know this has been covered in other threads, but what are the ballistics on the 7.62x54R. If you fire your Mosin at a 45 degree angle, the bullet is going to land a couple miles away, right?

It sounds like the guy was hit by a tumbling round in free-fall. This is generally not as deadly as commonly believed.

Yeah; I think you pegged it. Anything less and the guy would be dead.

On the plus side; at least this would mean it really was an accident and the 'hunter' was not so careless as to shoot at something with a person directly behind it.

[DennisCA]

Shooting a squirrel with a T-53 Mosin - Didn't someone tell that fool Mosin's ARE NOT that accuarate! If the squirrel was a a big as a side of a barn you may have a chance!

[Jester3]

Squirrel with a Mosin? At least the animal wouldn't suffer. GEEZ!

[Crunch130]

Squirrel with a Mosin? Just use blanks. Get within 25 yards, and the muzzle blast will stun him. Then club him with the buttstock (prior to reloading the rifle).

Shoot up into a tree with a 30 caliber rifle. What a moron.

Crunch

[shda5582]

Shooting a squirrel with a T-53 Mosin - Didn't someone tell that fool Mosin's ARE NOT that accuarate! If the squirrel was a a big as a side of a barn you may have a chance!

Not true. I can blast potatoes out to 100 yards with my scope on the first and only hit. Just depends on how well you work at being accurate with it.

Hell, Zaytsev was doing headshots at 1k yards.

[mosinnagantm9130]

Wtf is all over the barrel?

[SVT-40]

Wtf is all over the barrel?

A hand guard????

Actually It's the ultra rare and secret vented Chinese sniper monopod......Or the Very very rare and secret double folding sniper bayonet with blood venting holes.


But seriously Hunting is against the law on Sunday in Maine.....

[Dutch3]

Wtf is all over the barrel?

Gummy bears?