deer hunt? with a mosin? - Page 2

SwedeSteve · 03-14-2008, 06:43 PM

Correctamundo Cyr!

fullMetalJack · 03-14-2008, 10:31 PM

where can i find a mount like this steve?

SwedeSteve · 03-14-2008, 10:55 PM

I see these most often on ebay. Just go there and do a search for "Mosin". There should be a couple of pages to scroll through. Then after that, down at the bottom is ebay express, where you can "buy it now". Also look on Gunbroker.com, and Auction Arms. Make sure you ask plenty of questions before you bid/buy! Any questions? Just give me a yell.

R5CYA · 03-14-2008, 11:01 PM

ebay might be the cheapest, but these guys are the ones that sell them there.
Russian PU/PE mounts & scopes

SwedeSteve · 03-14-2008, 11:09 PM

Looks like a good place to start FMJ! Thanks R5CYA!!!

fullMetalJack · 03-20-2008, 04:41 AM

yea thanks r5c as well,

Alright fellas, the training has begun!!!

today was an learning experiance by itself for me. me and my buddy went up to the forest to finally try some longer shots with my mosin. i brought about 100 rounds of brown bear 185 gr. !!!that stuff rocks by the way!!. we took a hike to a valley ive always wanted to plink on that ive never had a chance too. so we set up on one side of the valley to shoot all the way across. the rangefinder said 470 yards to the rockface we were going to plink to. now the funny thing is ive only tried this kind of distance with a scoped 308 nato before. this is where the apreciation for my mosin struck me like lightning! so i slid the leaf to the aproximant position between the 4 and 5 on the leaf. i chose my target. which was a stump i would estimate thats ruffly about a 1x3 foot stump sticking out of the rockface on the other side of the valley.i took a deep breath , i aimed, shot, Nailed it!! first try! we sat there and passed the the mosin back and fourth til we went thru about 40 rounds. more importantly i made a believer out of my friend!!!

to conclude on the day i still think i might buy the pe mount , but after today i felt pretty confident with the ironsights. i didnt nail the stump everytime, but i would say around 75 percent of the time i did. not bad for a shotgun junkie! i plan on going up tommorow, im gonna look for a spot where i can set up some long range target 400+ that i dont need to rock climb to set up. living in the rockies is Awesome,but finding a safe clearing to shoot at always isnt quite that easy.

texnmidwest · 03-20-2008, 06:51 AM

My friend, that is some great shooting!!! Wish my eyes would let me see targets that far! If I ever need a long shot with irons sights taken I sure will be calling you!

just_a_car · 03-20-2008, 07:18 AM

^--Proof again that Mosins are more than capable of making 400+ (even 600) yard shots if the shooter does their part..

...oh, did I mention they go for $50-150, normally and the ammo is dirt cheap?

Geo M44 · 03-20-2008, 08:32 AM

JAC, Thou preacheth to the choir.

Looks like this will be a cleaning weekend. The trip to J&G will have to wait.

FMJ, Next time out I will wait for the 200 yard and 300 yard targets to open up at the range (there are only 5 stalls for these distances).

I bet you be stoked.

SwedeSteve · 03-20-2008, 09:10 AM

Great shooting, great story! Remember though, you're gonna have to get where you can hit a pie plate every time.

fullMetalJack · 03-20-2008, 05:16 PM

yea, the pie plates will be coming soon steve. i couldnt make it back up today , zero visability and ive already got about 4 i nches of snow fall. the long target shots are gonna have to wait til this bad weather passes. ill keep everyone posted.

SwedeSteve · 03-20-2008, 05:22 PM

All in good time my friend!

fullMetalJack · 03-20-2008, 05:27 PM

yea im pretty stoked geo. tell how that goes (next time your out)

Geo M44 · 03-20-2008, 06:31 PM

As soon as the doc says "time to grab the Mosin and go shootin' son" I am there. Typically, 10-12 weeks to let the breastbone completely heal. Plus things is still a little tender.

texnmidwest · 03-20-2008, 06:34 PM

Shoot from the hip, Geo!

marion57 · 03-20-2008, 06:36 PM

I just wanna get my plain jane 91x30 from J&G so can shoot it LOL
I just love to shoot these ..I have two others but it seems all of them are a little different ..I guess that is why they call them bye female names??

Geo M44 · 03-20-2008, 06:37 PM

So, if John Wayne can do it with a BAR and Rambo can do it with a .50 BMG... why not?

You have convinced me. I will have to replace that hip sooner or later anyway...

texnmidwest · 03-20-2008, 06:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marion57

I just wanna get my plain jane 91x30 from J&G so can shoot it LOL
I just love to shoot these ..I have two others but it seems all of them are a little different ..I guess that is why they call them bye female names??

I have a vast fondness for the 91/30s as well. They just balance well and shoot well. I have three of them and keep looking for another.

At first I thought I would like the carbines more but those long guns just plain shoot!

toolman · 03-20-2008, 06:55 PM

I've been hunting deer and hogs with my M-44 for several years now. I regularly drop deer @ 200 yds+ using a 2x20 scout scope. The only commercial ammo that I've used while hunting is Barnaul 204gr. S.P. and S&B 180 gr. S.P.-both worked fine. I normally shoot handloads tho. My favorite load is a 150 gr. .312 Hornady S.P. over 53 gr. of H4895. I use Graf's cases and Win. primers.

SwedeSteve · 03-20-2008, 07:36 PM

There you have it! More motivation.

03-14-2008, 06:43 PM	#21
SwedeSteve Thor's Hammer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 10,347 Images: 1	Correctamundo Cyr! __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

03-14-2008, 10:31 PM	#22
fullMetalJack Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 119	where can i find a mount like this steve? __________________ -What we do in life echoes in eternity...

03-14-2008, 10:55 PM	#23
SwedeSteve Thor's Hammer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 10,347 Images: 1	I see these most often on ebay. Just go there and do a search for "Mosin". There should be a couple of pages to scroll through. Then after that, down at the bottom is ebay express, where you can "buy it now". Also look on Gunbroker.com, and Auction Arms. Make sure you ask plenty of questions before you bid/buy! Any questions? Just give me a yell. __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

03-14-2008, 11:01 PM	#24
R5CYA Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: San Bruno, Republic of Kalifornia Posts: 638	ebay might be the cheapest, but these guys are the ones that sell them there. Russian PU/PE mounts & scopes Last edited by R5CYA; 03-14-2008 at 11:01 PM. Reason: i can't type.

03-14-2008, 11:09 PM	#25
SwedeSteve Thor's Hammer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 10,347 Images: 1	Looks like a good place to start FMJ! Thanks R5CYA!!! __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers Last edited by SwedeSteve; 03-14-2008 at 11:13 PM.

03-20-2008, 04:41 AM	#26
fullMetalJack Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 119	yea thanks r5c as well, Alright fellas, the training has begun!!! today was an learning experiance by itself for me. me and my buddy went up to the forest to finally try some longer shots with my mosin. i brought about 100 rounds of brown bear 185 gr. !!!that stuff rocks by the way!!. we took a hike to a valley ive always wanted to plink on that ive never had a chance too. so we set up on one side of the valley to shoot all the way across. the rangefinder said 470 yards to the rockface we were going to plink to. now the funny thing is ive only tried this kind of distance with a scoped 308 nato before. this is where the apreciation for my mosin struck me like lightning! so i slid the leaf to the aproximant position between the 4 and 5 on the leaf. i chose my target. which was a stump i would estimate thats ruffly about a 1x3 foot stump sticking out of the rockface on the other side of the valley.i took a deep breath , i aimed, shot, Nailed it!! first try! we sat there and passed the the mosin back and fourth til we went thru about 40 rounds. more importantly i made a believer out of my friend!!! to conclude on the day i still think i might buy the pe mount , but after today i felt pretty confident with the ironsights. i didnt nail the stump everytime, but i would say around 75 percent of the time i did. not bad for a shotgun junkie! i plan on going up tommorow, im gonna look for a spot where i can set up some long range target 400+ that i dont need to rock climb to set up. living in the rockies is Awesome,but finding a safe clearing to shoot at always isnt quite that easy. __________________ -What we do in life echoes in eternity... Last edited by fullMetalJack; 03-20-2008 at 05:36 PM.

03-20-2008, 06:51 AM	#27
texnmidwest Listen to yur Inner Hippo Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South east Wisconsin Posts: 3,439	My friend, that is some great shooting!!! Wish my eyes would let me see targets that far! If I ever need a long shot with irons sights taken I sure will be calling you! __________________ "Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati" (If all else fails play dead)

03-20-2008, 07:18 AM	#28
just_a_car Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Edmonds, WA Posts: 3,521	^--Proof again that Mosins are more than capable of making 400+ (even 600) yard shots if the shooter does their part.. ...oh, did I mention they go for $50-150, normally and the ammo is dirt cheap? __________________

03-20-2008, 08:32 AM	#29
Geo M44 Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: The Desert Posts: 2,197	JAC, Thou preacheth to the choir. Looks like this will be a cleaning weekend. The trip to J&G will have to wait. FMJ, Next time out I will wait for the 200 yard and 300 yard targets to open up at the range (there are only 5 stalls for these distances). I bet you be stoked.

03-20-2008, 09:10 AM	#30
SwedeSteve Thor's Hammer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 10,347 Images: 1	Great shooting, great story! Remember though, you're gonna have to get where you can hit a pie plate every time. __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

03-20-2008, 05:16 PM	#31
fullMetalJack Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 119	yea, the pie plates will be coming soon steve. i couldnt make it back up today , zero visability and ive already got about 4 i nches of snow fall. the long target shots are gonna have to wait til this bad weather passes. ill keep everyone posted. __________________ -What we do in life echoes in eternity...

03-20-2008, 05:22 PM	#32
SwedeSteve Thor's Hammer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 10,347 Images: 1	All in good time my friend! __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

03-20-2008, 05:27 PM	#33
fullMetalJack Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 119	yea im pretty stoked geo. tell how that goes (next time your out) __________________ -What we do in life echoes in eternity...

03-20-2008, 06:31 PM	#34
Geo M44 Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: The Desert Posts: 2,197	As soon as the doc says "time to grab the Mosin and go shootin' son" I am there. Typically, 10-12 weeks to let the breastbone completely heal. Plus things is still a little tender.

03-20-2008, 06:34 PM	#35
texnmidwest Listen to yur Inner Hippo Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South east Wisconsin Posts: 3,439	Shoot from the hip, Geo! __________________ "Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati" (If all else fails play dead)

03-20-2008, 06:36 PM	#36
marion57 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 2,880	I just wanna get my plain jane 91x30 from J&G so can shoot it LOL I just love to shoot these ..I have two others but it seems all of them are a little different ..I guess that is why they call them bye female names?? __________________ You can have my gun when you pry it from my cold dead fingers!(Charlton Heston)

03-20-2008, 06:37 PM	#37
Geo M44 Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: The Desert Posts: 2,197	So, if John Wayne can do it with a BAR and Rambo can do it with a .50 BMG... why not? You have convinced me. I will have to replace that hip sooner or later anyway...

03-20-2008, 06:55 PM	#39
toolman Mr. Fixit Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: abilene,tx Posts: 5,582 Blog Entries: 22	I've been hunting deer and hogs with my M-44 for several years now. I regularly drop deer @ 200 yds+ using a 2x20 scout scope. The only commercial ammo that I've used while hunting is Barnaul 204gr. S.P. and S&B 180 gr. S.P.-both worked fine. I normally shoot handloads tho. My favorite load is a 150 gr. .312 Hornady S.P. over 53 gr. of H4895. I use Graf's cases and Win. primers. __________________ Don't be messin' with my gun!

03-20-2008, 07:36 PM	#40
SwedeSteve Thor's Hammer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 10,347 Images: 1	There you have it! More motivation. __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers