HELP !! M19/30 shoots high

[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.

[Tempest]

Ditto on the heat shrink on the front sight. Two of mine needed about .060" longer to make them shoot decent at 100Y.

[Pattern14]

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

Strange, I always thought the M91/30 sight was measured in Arshins....or was it the earlier M1891? Anyway, 1 Arshin = 0.7112 meter.

[jmoore]

91/30- meters
1891- arshins (mostly)

[conductor]

The sights on M91-30s are set to fire accurately when the bayonet is attached. You might not know that soviet soldiers were issued bayonets, but were not issued bayonet scabbards. That's because they were expected to carry their bayonet on the rifle, and the sights were designed to take into account the extra weight of the bayonet.

[jmoore]

Nobody want to listen to the bayonet "on" method of zeroing it seems- I 've mentioned it before (once or twice).

[fndrbass19]

yeah, those mosins were sighted in with the bayo's attached. crazy mofo's for sure, but it definitely helps pull your shots tighter. if you have one you should try it once.

[chuckusaret]

Try it w/ the bayonet attached! It works for me more often than not.

Yes, repositioned myself to 110 yards from the target and did much better. I have never tried it with the bayonet installed, but will next range trip.