Range Report!

Ferroflame · 03-22-2008, 05:33 PM

I shot my 91/30 again today.

Most notably, I hit a water bottle about 45 meters away on a pole sticking out of the ground... (Had to jump a creek to get to it. Hehe)

All in all it was good fun. I fired the same stuff as last time. That steel case zinc coated stuff.

Also shot 5 rounds of the Sellier & Bellot soft tip.

My little brother shot it for the first time too. We told him to brace for the recoil and I still don't really think he was expecting a hard kick to the shoulder. Hehe. You should've seen his face afterwards.

Priceless.

All in all it was good fun.

Can't wait to go again. I may even pick up Yugo SKS for next time! =]

texnmidwest · 03-22-2008, 05:41 PM

Sounds like you all had a great time! Nothing like seeing little brother humbled, huh?

Don't know if you have seen it or not but there is a YouTube video of a kid shooting a mosin. It is hilarious. He takes a shot. Recovers from the pain. Takes a shot, recovers from the pain. Check it out if you haven't seen it.

Definitely get that SKS! I now have a yugo and two russians. They are addicting!!!

SwedeSteve · 03-22-2008, 06:07 PM

Glad you had a great time Ferro! Just gotta love the Mosin.

Ferroflame · 03-22-2008, 06:19 PM

Oh yes.

SwedeSteve · 03-22-2008, 06:34 PM

I just don't understand how people consider them junk!

texnmidwest · 03-22-2008, 06:37 PM

Until I bought and shot one I thought they were junk. Now I can't believe I thought that! I love them.

marion57 · 03-23-2008, 01:21 AM

I know I am glad we havent had to fight the russians back when they were using these things for there army!!
I think I will go hug my ex dragoon hehe

Ferroflame · 03-23-2008, 01:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SwedeSteve

I just don't understand how people consider them junk!

o.O' How could anyone ever think such a horrible thought?

I think they're amazing.

LefthandShooter · 03-23-2008, 05:38 AM

My history of Mosins:
I never even looked at the Mosins for MANY years. After all, I had a British .303 to blow stuff up with. Then I sold it to pay for my son's broken collar bone.
A great many years later (about 9) my wife bought me several pistols so I could get back into shooting. After 2 years I started looking at a table of surplus guns at gun shows and decided I'd like to replace the .303 with something.
Time to research. While searching the web I stumbled onto this website and saw a Humor section. Liking jokes, I clicked and the first entry was AK vs. AR vs. MN's. I woke my wife up sleeping 2 floors up! Next gun show I looked at Mosins. Thought the M44 was ugly with the bayonet but liked the M91/30. A few months later I bought a 91/30 for $79.99 plus tax at a gun store from my youth. LOVE IT FROM THE FIRST SHOT!!
During the following week I took it to the range and had a lot of comments. One guy said "Here-try my M44 with the bayonet extended." Love at first shot again! A week later went to the gun show and got one for $89.00 OTD. 4 days later bought a can of 440 rounds light ball and then a can of heavy.
I now spend as more time here and less on eBay selling! Credit card more used though over the internet! Wife grumbles but still pays it off.

Moral of the story: Mosinitis stikes fast and bites hard!

SwedeSteve · 03-23-2008, 06:49 AM

Funny story LHS!

marion57 · 03-23-2008, 07:26 AM

I just love it when a plan comes together LOL
+1 LHS

SwedeSteve · 03-23-2008, 07:57 AM

We better hope none of these wives catch up to us!

texnmidwest · 03-23-2008, 08:34 AM

I DO pray on this easter that she never realize the truth of how many I have. Not to mention the SKSes that seem to be multiplying in my safe.

SwedeSteve · 03-23-2008, 08:43 AM

My wife would go Ina gadda davida on me if she knew how many rifles I actually have!

texnmidwest · 03-23-2008, 08:50 AM

LOL!!! Swede, we are brothers! I feel your fear!

SwedeSteve · 03-23-2008, 09:24 AM

Now I am going to have to password protect this thing! OOOOOOPS!!

Paper · 03-23-2008, 10:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LefthandShooter

Liking jokes, I clicked and the first entry was AK vs. AR vs. MN's.

LHS,
I had forgotten about that comparison, and you're right, it's funny as hell!!

Here's a link to it Mosin Nagant Humor* AK vs. AR vs. Mosin Nagant and I won't say anything about the comparison and ruin it.

Enjoy!!!

texnmidwest · 03-23-2008, 10:23 AM

Well, after reading that I confirm that I am a mosin kind of guy.

All except the Olga's toe nails thing.

Geo M44 · 03-23-2008, 10:56 AM

Yeah, I think that comparison was what lead me to this sight as well. I haven't read it for a while and I am sitting here with tears in my eyes from laughing so hard, and my wife thinks I am insane (normal). Wife... "Whats so funny about that?"

Back to cleaning the M39...

LefthandShooter · 03-23-2008, 11:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geo M44

, and my wife thinks I am insane (normal).
Back to cleaning the M39...

Don't all of our wives think this of us?

03-22-2008, 05:33 PM	#1
Ferroflame Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 384	Range Report! I shot my 91/30 again today. Most notably, I hit a water bottle about 45 meters away on a pole sticking out of the ground... (Had to jump a creek to get to it. Hehe) All in all it was good fun. I fired the same stuff as last time. That steel case zinc coated stuff. Also shot 5 rounds of the Sellier & Bellot soft tip. My little brother shot it for the first time too. We told him to brace for the recoil and I still don't really think he was expecting a hard kick to the shoulder. Hehe. You should've seen his face afterwards. Priceless. All in all it was good fun. Can't wait to go again. I may even pick up Yugo SKS for next time! =]

03-22-2008, 05:41 PM	#2
texnmidwest Listen to yur Inner Hippo Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South east Wisconsin Posts: 3,454	Sounds like you all had a great time! Nothing like seeing little brother humbled, huh? Don't know if you have seen it or not but there is a YouTube video of a kid shooting a mosin. It is hilarious. He takes a shot. Recovers from the pain. Takes a shot, recovers from the pain. Check it out if you haven't seen it. Definitely get that SKS! I now have a yugo and two russians. They are addicting!!! __________________ "Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati" (If all else fails play dead)

03-22-2008, 06:07 PM	#3
SwedeSteve Thor's Hammer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 10,372 Images: 1	Glad you had a great time Ferro! Just gotta love the Mosin. __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

03-22-2008, 06:34 PM	#5
SwedeSteve Thor's Hammer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 10,372 Images: 1	I just don't understand how people consider them junk! __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

03-22-2008, 06:37 PM	#6
texnmidwest Listen to yur Inner Hippo Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South east Wisconsin Posts: 3,454	Until I bought and shot one I thought they were junk. Now I can't believe I thought that! I love them. __________________ "Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati" (If all else fails play dead)

03-22-2008, 06:19 PM	#4
Ferroflame Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 384	Oh yes.

03-23-2008, 01:21 AM	#7
marion57 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 2,883	I know I am glad we havent had to fight the russians back when they were using these things for there army!! I think I will go hug my ex dragoon hehe __________________ You can have my gun when you pry it from my cold dead fingers!(Charlton Heston)

03-23-2008, 05:38 AM	#9
LefthandShooter Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: In A House in NE Ohio! Posts: 1,462	Ugly Mosins??? My history of Mosins: I never even looked at the Mosins for MANY years. After all, I had a British .303 to blow stuff up with. Then I sold it to pay for my son's broken collar bone. A great many years later (about 9) my wife bought me several pistols so I could get back into shooting. After 2 years I started looking at a table of surplus guns at gun shows and decided I'd like to replace the .303 with something. Time to research. While searching the web I stumbled onto this website and saw a Humor section. Liking jokes, I clicked and the first entry was AK vs. AR vs. MN's. I woke my wife up sleeping 2 floors up! Next gun show I looked at Mosins. Thought the M44 was ugly with the bayonet but liked the M91/30. A few months later I bought a 91/30 for $79.99 plus tax at a gun store from my youth. LOVE IT FROM THE FIRST SHOT!! During the following week I took it to the range and had a lot of comments. One guy said "Here-try my M44 with the bayonet extended." Love at first shot again! A week later went to the gun show and got one for $89.00 OTD. 4 days later bought a can of 440 rounds light ball and then a can of heavy. I now spend as more time here and less on eBay selling! Credit card more used though over the internet! Wife grumbles but still pays it off. Moral of the story: Mosinitis stikes fast and bites hard! __________________ A dead bird is still a dead bird.

03-23-2008, 06:49 AM	#10
SwedeSteve Thor's Hammer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 10,372 Images: 1	Funny story LHS! __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

03-23-2008, 07:26 AM	#11
marion57 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 2,883	I just love it when a plan comes together LOL +1 LHS __________________ You can have my gun when you pry it from my cold dead fingers!(Charlton Heston)

03-23-2008, 07:57 AM	#12
SwedeSteve Thor's Hammer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 10,372 Images: 1	We better hope none of these wives catch up to us! __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

03-23-2008, 08:34 AM	#13
texnmidwest Listen to yur Inner Hippo Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South east Wisconsin Posts: 3,454	I DO pray on this easter that she never realize the truth of how many I have. Not to mention the SKSes that seem to be multiplying in my safe. __________________ "Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati" (If all else fails play dead)

03-23-2008, 08:43 AM	#14
SwedeSteve Thor's Hammer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 10,372 Images: 1	My wife would go Ina gadda davida on me if she knew how many rifles I actually have! __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

03-23-2008, 08:50 AM	#15
texnmidwest Listen to yur Inner Hippo Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South east Wisconsin Posts: 3,454	LOL!!! Swede, we are brothers! I feel your fear! __________________ "Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati" (If all else fails play dead)

03-23-2008, 09:24 AM	#16
SwedeSteve Thor's Hammer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 10,372 Images: 1	Now I am going to have to password protect this thing! OOOOOOPS!! __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

03-23-2008, 10:23 AM	#18
texnmidwest Listen to yur Inner Hippo Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South east Wisconsin Posts: 3,454	Well, after reading that I confirm that I am a mosin kind of guy. All except the Olga's toe nails thing. __________________ "Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati" (If all else fails play dead)

03-23-2008, 10:56 AM	#19
Geo M44 Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: The Desert Posts: 2,210	Yeah, I think that comparison was what lead me to this sight as well. I haven't read it for a while and I am sitting here with tears in my eyes from laughing so hard, and my wife thinks I am insane (normal). Wife... "Whats so funny about that?" Back to cleaning the M39...