Front sight post markings

[Varmit1]

I have a new 1936 Mosin Nagant M91/30. Bought it at Big 5 for $179.00 plus Commiefornia fees which added another $75.00.

It took me the better part of a whole day to disassemble, soak it in mineral spirits to remove the cosmoline and reassemble.

I took it to my local 25 yard indoor range and shot 5 rounds, one clip, at this target from a standing position ( they won't let you sit at this range because the locals shoot holes in their ceiling. It's an ethnic thIng).

Noticing that I was hitting right of center, I looked over the rear sight which was tight and unable to adjust for windage. Looking at the front hooded sight, it's noted that its on a dovetail and can slide left to right adjusting for wind age.

I had a set of smithing tools with me in my shooting bag, I popped that dovetail in the correct direction a might and shot a second clip of five rounds which hit dead center. All five rounds in a dead center pattern that can be covered with a quarter.

I was so surprised, knowing my capability, that it stunned me. I looked carefully at the front sight and noticed that there was an indentation struck in the front dovetail and post that I had inadvertently aligned when I popped it.

That sucker was dead on zeroed at 25 yards.

My question, does anyone have a pre WWII Mosin with this type of alignment mark?

I think this piece was issued, zeroed and marked by a Russian trooper and saw action against the Nazis.

I've got clear marks for the Izhevsk armory and no marks for it being rebuilt and all four serial numbers match; bolt, barrel, magazine and buttplate.

I've been shooting for 45 years and have NEVER had a rifle shoot this well "out of the box"; NEVER.





I love this Mosin rifle ... It is awesome.

I respect the folks that use this site and welcome any and all comments.

[BuckeyeSgt]

You got that sucker zeroed in at 25. Most of these were refurbed after the war and force matched. If there is a box with a a slash on the stock or receiver it has been refurbed. Post some pics of the marks and the whole rifle and we can know for sure.

[desdem12]

Some nice shootin there. I would be more impressd if you did that at 100 yards.

[Varmit1]

Shooting at 500 yards is coming up for me at the SLO Sportsman's club near Cuesta college off highway 1.

They got a 14" gong out there with a microphone I understand that rings if you hit through the rangemaster's speakers.

Here the receiver photo showing the hammer and sickle in the wreath (left) and the diamond with arrow for Izhevsk (right)



I'll try to get a better photo of the receiver. This one could certainly be clearer. It's dark and my old lady is in bed. If I go rooting around the bedroom for the Mosin to take another photo tonight, I might end up on the couch!

[desdem12]

36 Izhevsk. Has a refurb mark on it. That is the square with a line in it. The triangle with an arrow is the Izhevsk arsenal mark. I am betting you will do good if the 25 is an indicator. Some of these are deadeye rifles. Just takes some gettin use to the triggers.

[Varmit1]

This one has a trigger that's smooth as silk before breaking, half the pull length of my SKS' and none of that rough grind.

It does have the refurb mark you describe from the fuzzy photo. Any ideas about the front post hood and dovetail markings?

[Junk Yard Dog]

These rifles were sighted in with the bayonet mounted at the arsenal after the refurb, the front sight was then staked into place, they all have the alignment mark. Not every arsenal worker doing the refurb was a drunken commie f***up, some of them could do a very good job of setting up a rifle, I got lucky in a similar fasion with a 1938 Tula that I call Magic Tula for it's amazing shooting abilities right out of the box.