Tula Rimfire

SwedeSteve · 04-18-2008, 08:56 AM

Does anyone own a TOZ 78-01 ? Do you know where to get the scope for it?

musicmaniac · 04-18-2008, 06:37 PM

There is a thread on another board that is all about different sights and scopes you can put on the TOZ-78. I assume you are referring to one of the Russian optics referred to in post 24 over there? I personally just stuck some Leupold see thru rings on mine like these.

And put a cheap Tasco 3-9x40 o it from Wally World. I love it so far. Tha only pic I could find of it is an ugly cell phone pic, but here it is anyway.

SwedeSteve · 04-20-2008, 11:19 AM

Is yours pretty accurate out to 100m?

Big Dog · 04-20-2008, 06:57 PM

Mine wears an old RUKO 3-9X40 scope. It's a pretty good shooter, though not as tight as I had hoped.
I am still debating refinishing the stock - that dye job they did is horrid! I think Ivan was drunk on the vodka when he botched the checkering too.
But the rifle does have it's rough-hewn charm!

SwedeSteve · 04-21-2008, 01:22 AM

Thanks BD! I'm thinking about one. Sell for $215 here. I don't need a tacdriver, but I do want a solid shooter.

musicmaniac · 04-21-2008, 03:33 PM

I just scoped it and haven't had a chance to zero it yet. But, I know with the iron sights and my crummy eyes I could hit an empty 12 gauge shell pretty reliably. Plenty accurate for me! Best 100 bucks I ever spent on a gun. And, the only gun I have ever bought new! I do agree with BigDog about the checkering though! Goodness gracious is it a botched job! Haha! The dye job on mine isn't as bad as some of the others I have seen, though it isn't great either. I got one of the later ones that was dyed red instead of the blonde that most of them are.

Don357 · 05-28-2008, 10:12 PM

I've got to tell you, I love my Tula. I have a Tasco 3x9x32 Pronghorn scope on it. You know that Winchester is importing these fine rifles, changing the stock and paddle wheel sights, calling it the "Wildcat" and raising the price about $100. I paid $170 for mine scope included. When I sighted it in, at 25yds I put 15rds in a hole you could cover with a nickel. Thats tight enough for me.

Big Dog · 05-29-2008, 05:56 PM

As fairly rough as it is by USA standards of fit&finish, I do LOVE the adjustable trigger! I wish Winchester had kept that feature, but i don't think they did.
The plastic magazines work well, and the deep magwell kinda resembles our beloved Russian Mosins!
I think I just need to try more brands of ammo - the guy I bought it from was getting very nice groups! I can't recall the ammo he used.
Mine has the reddish finish. I will certainly strip and refinish it, eventually.

musicmaniac · 05-30-2008, 10:24 AM

I love that adjestable trigger too BD! Man, that thing can be adjusted any way you want it. I have mine set with no creep and only about 1.5 pound trigger pull. SWEET! Mine seems to like the CCI Blazer, which is nice that I don't have to spring for the Aguila or Wolf Match that I hear lots of them like. Also, its nice to hear of another one with that goofy red finish on it. Most of them that I see on the net are blondes, but I too got a red one. The finish is definitely rough, as is the checkering. But, I think the only really god-awful part of the finish is the painted on black "cap" at the front of the stock. YUCK! I can even see the red finish through the black paint they used! But, man is that gun a shooter!

SwedeSteve · 05-30-2008, 01:41 PM

Thanks for the info guys !!

Don357 · 06-26-2008, 09:46 PM

The only ammo I have used in any of my .22's since I was a kid is CCI Mini-Mag LR. My Tula loves the 36gr hollow-points.

Rex in OTZ · 06-30-2008, 02:50 PM

Russsian American Arms web site would be a good place to start.

04-18-2008, 08:56 AM	#1
SwedeSteve Bullet Maintenance !! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: The anchor point, Alaska Posts: 10,285 Images: 1	Tula Rimfire Does anyone own a TOZ 78-01 ? Do you know where to get the scope for it? __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

04-18-2008, 06:37 PM	#2
musicmaniac Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Glendale, AZ Posts: 470 Images: 7	There is a thread on another board that is all about different sights and scopes you can put on the TOZ-78. I assume you are referring to one of the Russian optics referred to in post 24 over there? I personally just stuck some Leupold see thru rings on mine like these. And put a cheap Tasco 3-9x40 o it from Wally World. I love it so far. Tha only pic I could find of it is an ugly cell phone pic, but here it is anyway. Last edited by musicmaniac; 04-18-2008 at 06:38 PM. Reason: Picture no worky

04-20-2008, 11:19 AM	#3
SwedeSteve Bullet Maintenance !! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: The anchor point, Alaska Posts: 10,285 Images: 1	Is yours pretty accurate out to 100m? __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

04-20-2008, 06:57 PM	#4
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,205	Mine wears an old RUKO 3-9X40 scope. It's a pretty good shooter, though not as tight as I had hoped. I am still debating refinishing the stock - that dye job they did is horrid! I think Ivan was drunk on the vodka when he botched the checkering too. But the rifle does have it's rough-hewn charm! __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

04-21-2008, 01:22 AM	#5
SwedeSteve Bullet Maintenance !! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: The anchor point, Alaska Posts: 10,285 Images: 1	Thanks BD! I'm thinking about one. Sell for $215 here. I don't need a tacdriver, but I do want a solid shooter. __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

04-21-2008, 03:33 PM	#6
musicmaniac Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Glendale, AZ Posts: 470 Images: 7	I just scoped it and haven't had a chance to zero it yet. But, I know with the iron sights and my crummy eyes I could hit an empty 12 gauge shell pretty reliably. Plenty accurate for me! Best 100 bucks I ever spent on a gun. And, the only gun I have ever bought new! I do agree with BigDog about the checkering though! Goodness gracious is it a botched job! Haha! The dye job on mine isn't as bad as some of the others I have seen, though it isn't great either. I got one of the later ones that was dyed red instead of the blonde that most of them are. __________________ A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity. -- Sigmund Freud

05-28-2008, 10:12 PM	#7
Don357 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Semmes Alabama Posts: 271	I've got to tell you, I love my Tula. I have a Tasco 3x9x32 Pronghorn scope on it. You know that Winchester is importing these fine rifles, changing the stock and paddle wheel sights, calling it the "Wildcat" and raising the price about $100. I paid $170 for mine scope included. When I sighted it in, at 25yds I put 15rds in a hole you could cover with a nickel. Thats tight enough for me.

05-29-2008, 05:56 PM	#8
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,205	As fairly rough as it is by USA standards of fit&finish, I do LOVE the adjustable trigger! I wish Winchester had kept that feature, but i don't think they did. The plastic magazines work well, and the deep magwell kinda resembles our beloved Russian Mosins! I think I just need to try more brands of ammo - the guy I bought it from was getting very nice groups! I can't recall the ammo he used. Mine has the reddish finish. I will certainly strip and refinish it, eventually. __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

05-30-2008, 10:24 AM	#9
musicmaniac Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Glendale, AZ Posts: 470 Images: 7	I love that adjestable trigger too BD! Man, that thing can be adjusted any way you want it. I have mine set with no creep and only about 1.5 pound trigger pull. SWEET! Mine seems to like the CCI Blazer, which is nice that I don't have to spring for the Aguila or Wolf Match that I hear lots of them like. Also, its nice to hear of another one with that goofy red finish on it. Most of them that I see on the net are blondes, but I too got a red one. The finish is definitely rough, as is the checkering. But, I think the only really god-awful part of the finish is the painted on black "cap" at the front of the stock. YUCK! I can even see the red finish through the black paint they used! But, man is that gun a shooter! __________________ A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity. -- Sigmund Freud Last edited by musicmaniac; 05-30-2008 at 10:25 AM. Reason: spelling

05-30-2008, 01:41 PM	#10
SwedeSteve Bullet Maintenance !! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: The anchor point, Alaska Posts: 10,285 Images: 1	Thanks for the info guys !! __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

06-26-2008, 09:46 PM	#11
Don357 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Semmes Alabama Posts: 271	The only ammo I have used in any of my .22's since I was a kid is CCI Mini-Mag LR. My Tula loves the 36gr hollow-points. __________________ NRA member #151239009 NAHC Life member #40649874 G&G CETME Club Minister

06-30-2008, 02:50 PM	#12
Rex in OTZ Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Kotzebue, Alaska Posts: 439	Russsian American Arms web site would be a good place to start.