The Russian Mosin Nagant Forum

Is there a reference to how to use the rear sight?

The leaf on the rear sight is not used in the upright position as you show. Use the leaf in the flat position and move the slide to the yardage you want to shoot to. Doing this will raise the sight picture to the correct view. Your sight should look like the attached photo. Hope this is clear to you.

Thanks, that what figured, but why does it open up? Is there any reason? Thanks!

The sights are regulated for mass volley fire. Back in the day they would take a whole bunch of soldiers, and they would instruct them to open the sight and sight for say 2000 yards. That puts the rifle up to about 45 degrees. Then they would all fire at once and a whole bunch of bullets would fall at 2000 yards. It was used before machine guns were wide spread is my understanding.

Hmm!! Wow ok then

Hello,
I come from Belgium. It's my first post, here.
Can I move out completly the rear sight of mosin nagant (I have a mosin nagant M44), or is it not a good idea ? For example, to put on a mount with scope.?
thank you.

As we are a preservation forum we frown on any permanent modifications. There are a few mounts that are designed to fit on the rear sight mount but I have never heard of anybody that didn't regret doing it. The caliber of these rifles are too violent for any aftermarket mount to hold a scopes zero. Scopes will not make you a better shooter, you need to be a good shooter to use a scope. Welcome to the forum, be sure to tell us more about the collecting world and laws in your home country of Belgium.