91/30 ex-sniper surprise

zino · 05-15-2008, 09:56 PM

Well I picked up the 44' 91/30 Izzy ex-sniper tonite that I had on layaway at Dunhams. I cleaned and oiled the laminated beauty, and much to my surprise I found that it has a two stage trigger. Has anybody else ran across this before or is it kind of out of the ordinary? Do think this gun might have been tweeked while it was in service?

Ferroflame · 05-15-2008, 10:02 PM

Maybe so.

;] Ya never know with those Commies!

marion57 · 05-16-2008, 01:17 AM

with these old mil surplus rifles any thing is possible!!

SwedeSteve · 05-16-2008, 11:31 AM

All Mosins have 2 stage triggers. Most snipers had some trigger work (i.e., polishing) done.

Geo M44 · 05-16-2008, 06:39 PM

It's Deja Vu all over again.

Mosin Shooter · 05-16-2008, 06:50 PM

what exactly is a 2 stage trigger, ive heard the term but dont know exactly what it is.

SwedeSteve · 05-17-2008, 03:55 AM

A two stage trigger has an initial take up of slack in the trigger (1st stage), and then breaks somewhat cleanly thereafter (2nd stage).

Cyrano · 05-17-2008, 07:27 AM

That's a concise description, Steve. I remember my surprise at the clean break in the second stage the first time I fired Natasha; I'd been expecting mush, the way a beat-up sporterized Springfield I got to shoot once felt. But I haven't found a M-N yet that didn't have a decent trigger. Not a match trigger, mind you, but reasonably crisp.

I wonder if anyone has ever put a set-trigger in a Mosin? The thought occurs to me that with a set trigger and handloads, MOA accuracy would not be out of the question. You know the Mosin very well, Steve. Is what I'm describing possible?

texnmidwest · 05-17-2008, 07:43 AM

I must not e living right. My m39 has a decent trigger but my other Mosins are real mushy. A couple of them I had to fire quite a few rounds through to get an idea about where the break was going to be.

SwedeSteve · 05-17-2008, 08:34 AM

It's possible Cyr, maybe a single set. But I think the rework would be more hassle than it is worth. Unless you found a really excellent barrel and got s Gunsmith to do the work for free.

05-15-2008, 09:56 PM	#1
zino Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 27	91/30 ex-sniper surprise Well I picked up the 44' 91/30 Izzy ex-sniper tonite that I had on layaway at Dunhams. I cleaned and oiled the laminated beauty, and much to my surprise I found that it has a two stage trigger. Has anybody else ran across this before or is it kind of out of the ordinary? Do think this gun might have been tweeked while it was in service?

05-16-2008, 01:17 AM	#3
marion57 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 2,883	with these old mil surplus rifles any thing is possible!! __________________ You can have my gun when you pry it from my cold dead fingers!(Charlton Heston)

05-16-2008, 11:31 AM	#4
SwedeSteve Thor's Hammer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 10,372 Images: 1	All Mosins have 2 stage triggers. Most snipers had some trigger work (i.e., polishing) done. __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

05-16-2008, 06:39 PM	#5
Geo M44 Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: The Desert Posts: 2,210	It's Deja Vu all over again. __________________ Remember when seconds count... the police are only minutes away.

05-16-2008, 06:50 PM	#6
Mosin Shooter Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 416	what exactly is a 2 stage trigger, ive heard the term but dont know exactly what it is. __________________ Save a cow, eat a vegetarian.

05-15-2008, 10:02 PM	#2
Ferroflame Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 384	Maybe so. ;] Ya never know with those Commies!

05-17-2008, 03:55 AM	#7
SwedeSteve Thor's Hammer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 10,372 Images: 1	A two stage trigger has an initial take up of slack in the trigger (1st stage), and then breaks somewhat cleanly thereafter (2nd stage). __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

05-17-2008, 07:27 AM	#8
Cyrano Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New York Posts: 2,356	That's a concise description, Steve. I remember my surprise at the clean break in the second stage the first time I fired Natasha; I'd been expecting mush, the way a beat-up sporterized Springfield I got to shoot once felt. But I haven't found a M-N yet that didn't have a decent trigger. Not a match trigger, mind you, but reasonably crisp. I wonder if anyone has ever put a set-trigger in a Mosin? The thought occurs to me that with a set trigger and handloads, MOA accuracy would not be out of the question. You know the Mosin very well, Steve. Is what I'm describing possible?

05-17-2008, 07:43 AM	#9
texnmidwest Listen to yur Inner Hippo Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South east Wisconsin Posts: 3,454	I must not e living right. My m39 has a decent trigger but my other Mosins are real mushy. A couple of them I had to fire quite a few rounds through to get an idea about where the break was going to be. __________________ "Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati" (If all else fails play dead)

05-17-2008, 08:34 AM	#10
SwedeSteve Thor's Hammer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 10,372 Images: 1	It's possible Cyr, maybe a single set. But I think the rework would be more hassle than it is worth. Unless you found a really excellent barrel and got s Gunsmith to do the work for free. __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers