[Mike82]

rofl....ya, i need a bulletproof plasma too........and mine is 1936 is urs all original or rearsenaled?

[gandog56]

All original and matching as far as I know. Except the bayonet.

[Mike82]

same here....except the bolt, i rebuilt it....gun was extremely bad (frozen stiff) shape upon getting it....last registered name was issue'ee(person it was issued to) James Parker, of the French Foreign Legion, 3rd company(all info i know), got gun from his grandson.

[gandog56]

Foreign Legion had Mosin Nagants? I would think they would use French guns for sure.

[Mike82]

they've had different weapons from many different countries throughout their career....on top of that, the french foreign legion isn't acknowledged by the french gov't as a french military addition or anything....it's like a private military, atleast in the frenchy's eyes.

[Mike82]

so....it could mean that they would be least likely to have french weps, since france doesnt acknowledge them, they prolly dont get any discounts on weps....plus, if french weps were never used in combat, how'd they know if they even worked?

[gandog56]

But we digress from the topic. I like my red dot scout mounted sight.

[Mike82]

i like my 7-stage red illuminated reticle on my direct mounted scope.

[Mike82]

i'm beginning to want to like to go in there and see if she's awake....if so, then ummm, yeah, then i'ma go to sleep... nite dude.

[Mike82]

you and darrel have fun tonite

tell ur gorgous 91/30 i said nite

[SwedeSteve]

(sounds of snoring in the background).

[gandog56]

Sounds of "BAAAAAAHH" in the background.

[Mike82]

sounds of "andale' andale'....ariba' ariba' ariba'!!!!!"

[gandog56]

Speedy Gonzales?

[Mike82]

mmhmm.... dunno how to spell andale' or ariba'....so i guessed.

[Mike82]

Iron Colonel:

91/30 scout project

Well I said screw the Romanian M44 scout project. The setup on it was just crappy, so I took the scope and put it on my 91/30 instead. The cheap scope mount wasn't worth it. It wasn't solid enough for me.

It was a piece of cake really. The hardest part was finding scope rings for the scope that were tall enough to clear the receiver and the top piece of the stock. I finally found some Burris high mount 1" scope rings to fit my scope. They were about $20, which wasn't too bad. The only thing that had me worried about them is they are for a .22 cal gun. But they were the only thing small enough to fit the half inch apart grooves. They are nice and tight, and quite solid.

Drifting off the rear sight was of no challenge at all. I punched out the two pins, and the rear sight assembly drifted right off the grooves with nearly no effort at all. I did remove the front sight. The scope was sitting quite low, and they were in the way. I have assembled the gun, and now am hoping to shoot it today. I will dutifully post a range report when that happens. Here are a few pics.

Up close right side

Up close left side

Partial zoom left side with good clearence

Last pic

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Geo M44:

- Rifle (Nataliya) is a 1947 M44.
- Scope is an NC Star 2-7 x 32 (ebay)
- Mount and Rings came with the scope as a kit (ebay)
- Scope rail has been trimmed at both ends for accessibility and looks.
- After initial post firing adjustment it has held zero for about 200 rounds.




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gandog56: Darrell's scope mount. Had an NC Star 2-7x LER, decided to swap that with a BSA Red Dot because I can get on target faster with it. Send email to this address to pre-order a Darrel's Scout Mount: m39scout@bellsouth.net Click http://www.tickbitesupply.com/ for the custom buttpad shown in 2nd pic.

The Scoped Look:



The Red Dot Look:

[Mike82]

Divided the posts, didn't know when/if i'd run outta room.

jack007:


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ingous:
The scope mount is an ATI kit and it's drilled into the receiver. This kit also requires the bolt to be converted. As you already noticed there is not much clearance between the bolt when it rotates and the mount. I would (will) stay away from this system in the future.





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billy:



The infamous picture that started this whole 'direct-mount to dovetail' scene (owner-Zephri):

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lunchbox99:
Removed rear sight base; attached to factory dove tail with .22cal (3/8") mount rings.

[Mike82]

Zephri:
One configuration with a posp scope:

Closer look at the posp mount:

Same rifle with a pu mount setup:

A different rifle with the pu mount and scope:

[Mike82]

Mosin Shooter:
1939 Tula 91/30, PE Mount, Nikon Prostaff 3-9x40, Butler Creek scopecaps.



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Capt'n Mil Coll:
No I'm not a nazi lover. I just have that for historical value.

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jmeck:
This is my M44 with a 3-9x40 Bushnell scope, turned down bolt, and my own see-through scopemount.



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Iron Colonel:
1955 Romanian M44 with a run of the mill cheapster scope mount commonly found on eBay. I bought the AIM scope from a gun show.

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damage855:
Leupold M4 scope.

[Mike82]

Hopefully this'll drag all the scoping pics into 1 place....it took me 3+hrs searching thru a few different threads all the way back to oldest thread not archived(7 pages)....now evryone clap for me....i transferred all these pics(half of them were thumbnails) on DIALUP....cuz i'm