HELP !! M19/30 shoots high

[comm pogue]

guys i just got one of these 91/30s, took it to the range today and it shoots about 12" at a 100 yards. so what can be done about this? any way to raise the post? TIA Semper Fi

sorry guys just found another thread

Information

Warning: This is a relatively older thread This discussion is older than 360 days. Some information contained in it may no longer be current.

[coppertales]

They all shoot high. That is the way the Russians set them up, to shoot on target about 300 yards. You can fix this by installing a taller front sight....chris3

[Buntlineguy]

Get a piece of black heat-shrink tubing from electronics store or hardware store. This tubing will shrink to 1/2 of its original size when heated with a match. Put it on post and trim as needed. No need to replace sight and tubing will cut off easily. No damage to gun or its value.
B

[Bulls-I_24]

Isnt that what the adjustable rear sight is for? If you want to shoot 100m then set the rear sight to 100m if you want to shoot 300m adjust rear sight to 300m

[Aragorn243]

Common sense would say yes, set the site at 100 yards and it should shoot on.

But the Soviets issued one rifle for two men and sent them out that way so how much common sense is available here.

I went up to check mine, they do have a setting for 100 yards/meters, not sure which. But I have not yet shot any of them to know if they shoot on target at 100 yards or not. This does seem to be a common problem as it comes up an awful lot. Most shooters seem to find they shoot high at the 100 yard setting and you can't lower the sights any further to correct it.

Perhaps it is because the sights are in meters, not yards and 100 meters is a bit further than 100 yards, not sure if that is enough to greatly affect the point of impact but it may be an inch or two.

[Bulls-I_24]

100 Yards = 91.44 meters.....so 100 meters would equal approx 110 yards....so if you thought you were shooting at 100 yards and using the 100 meter sight, you would actually be aiming aiming at 110 yards, so you would indeed hit high at 100yards. Im not sure what the drop ratio is out there but I know it starts getting pretty big around 100 yards(in comparison to before 100y) I know these are two completely different rounds but just for somewhat of an idea......I had my .22 sighted in at 100 yards(not meters ) and it shot 8 inches high at 50 yards ...I'm just going by common sense, like you said there probably wasn't much of that used, just like now days.....

Unfortunately I havn't shot mine past about 35 40 yards yet so I dont really know how mine shoots. Cant wait to get it out to 110 yards or 100 meters, which ever comes first

All foreign rifles that I'm aware of use meters instead of yards

i.e. Mosin, SKS even the Romanian .22 I have, which has three flip up leaf sights, is set for 50, 75 and 100 meters..........

[Aragorn243]

I looked it up and it is in meters not yards. So if it's set at 100 meters, it would be 110 yards.

[Bulls-I_24]

I looked it up and it is in meters not yards. So if it's set at 100 meters, it would be 110 yards.

echo....echo....echo....echo.....echo

[aprayinbear]

Since I'm only a target shooter/plinker, I reload with reduced loads (135 grain cast bullets and Red Dot). With the reduced load and a 6 o'clock hold my rifle is dead on and quite accurate besides. Plus, there's hardly any wear on brass or rifle. Oh yeah, and almost no recoil so anyone can shoot it all day long. Fun, accurate, cheap shooting!

[aprayinbear]

Just got back from the range.

I was shooting my mosin at 60 yards from a bench with open sights, 6 o'clock hold and tired eyes. As you can see with my reduced load of 12gr. Red Dot and 135 grain Beartooth cast bullets I'm pretty much on the mark although I'm shooting slightly to the right it seems. This shows two five shot groups. The outside shots were the first group, while the second five grouped at 3/4". I don't think I can do much better without a scope.