mounting scope on Nagant?

[Purdune]

Howdy,
I have a Mosin Nagant 91/30 with hex receiver. It is not a sniper version but I'd very much like to mount a scope with a minimal amount of "damage" to the rifle. What would be wrong with me drilling two holes in the same location as the sniper ones and converting the bolt to a bent handle? I'm not looking to pass this off as a true sniper and have no plans on selling it. I'll be using a modern scope and assume the biggest deal would be cutting some sort of bracket. Thoughts?

[jasonallen127]

Don't drill your rifle if you don't have to. Look into the JMECK scope mount (google is your friend). Get yourself a bent bolt body from Rocky Mountain Industries, too. I have a 10-40x50 optic on my 91/30, and with modern ammo, you can drill 5 shots through a nickle-sized hole at 100 yards if your rifle's barrel and bore are in good shape!

Of course, between the Mosin, the bolt, the mount, scope rings, a scope, and some modern ammo, you may as well buy yourself a Ruger American Rifle or used Remington 700. That said, I chose to restore a beat-to-hell 91/30 into something that looks good, and shoots as good as a modern rifle.

Pics:


And for emphasis on what a tuned-up, scoped 91/30 can do:

[Purdune]

I like that, thanks! As stated I'd rather do as little to the rifle as possible. Yep a Savage is in the game plan down the road. The nagant was in my budget and fills a nice nich. Being able to test it's limits will be a blast!

[jasonallen127]

The main reason to fix up an old 91/30 is that the ammo is cheaper than 9mm. Buy lots and lots of the surplus stuff while it lasts! I buy two tins every time I restock (once a year) - 440 rounds for shooting, 440 rounds for shooting LATER.

$160+ shipping for 880 rounds here: http://www.dansammo.com/ammo.asp - beats the hell out of .30-06 prices, and with a little work to your barrel, about as accurate to 400 yards with modern ammo.

Happy shooting!

[0ne5hot]

S&K scout scope mount is the best setup i could find for my 91/30
Nutnfancy covers alot of good info on the 91/30
http://youtu.be/3PQUDmINoPM