Heavier bullet for Mosin

[Jack Stanley]

I've been fooling with a fat 311291 bullet on my Mosin . Groups have been iffy to OK but nothing to write home about , just hunting accuracy at best .

I had some 314299 bullets already lubed and sized that I wanted to try but I was thinking if the nose on the other bullet was to small then this type wasn't going to be much better with all that snoot sticking out in front . Then , I got to wondering if I could upset the nose a bit just to help it center up in the barrel some .

I put a flat punch in the lubesizer and ran the bullet into the die so just a little was sticking out of the die when the press bottomed . I made a flat that measured about One hundred eighty thousanths across on several bullets and loaded five into cases to try .

Today after work I loaded the ammo into the magazine and went after the hundred yard target . The group was about one third less in size and was rather rounded . In the past the groups were not rounded but just all over . I only had one that slipped out of the group but I felt that as the rifle went off .... I still need to get after cleaning up the trigger a little . I made a few more bullets with the flat increased to about two hundred twenty thousanths and loaded them . They fed out of the magazine just fine hopefully I can test them tomorrow .

Jack

[Frank46]

Jack you like the lyman 314299 in the moisin. Load some behind 20 grains 4759 and be prepared to see some great shooting. Best darn boolit for these rifles. Frank

[RayinNH]

The Mosin was my first cast boolit rifle. I tried various .30 cal. moulds that I had on hand. Nothing was very good so I purchased some 314299 from a local gunshop. I used SR4759 to the tune of 19.1 grains (the amount a Lee spoon would throw). I was the first group that could be considered a group occurred. Something between my 19.1 and Frank's 20 grains should give good performance...Ray

[Jack Stanley]

Thanks fellas , that particular powder keeps popping up as a recommendation so I may have to try it later . I'm still nosing around finding a bullet that will fit somewhat snug using the pile of molds I have .

Today after I touched off my test samples I realized that squashing the nose can cause the bullet to be seated deeper than I wanted , so I will shoot that half again . Back at the loading bench I sized down my "J"-bore lead bullet to fit the 91/59 . Since it has a nose near .309 I'm thinking it may help some . I can feel it going into the rifling but it doesn't engrave , just slight marks on it . I'll shoot five rounds and see what happens .

Jack

[Frank46]

Jack, there is a guy on the gunboards forum his name if marko, he's been selling finnish m39 triggers for sometime. Search in the various moisin nagant forums. i put one in a m44 that had a mystery trigger. Mystery was when will this thing go bang.
Easy installation. Gives a better two stage trigger pull. Frank

[Jack Stanley]

Thanks Frank , this trigger isn't to bad as long as one does't mind the pull of a double action revolver :shock:Well ..... maybe not that bad , but I supposed some help there would be good for groups .

I tried the LBT LFN's that were meant for my Enfield . I sized them down to .314" or a touch larger . They strung a little virtical but even with that the group was only three inches or so . I'll try it again and see if I can replicate the group .

Jack