The Russian Mosin Nagant Forum

I believe that if you get it in the right light, and look down the barrel, you will see a clearly cut shelf within the first inch of the muzzle. The old rifle may be as accurate as you are. The counterbore is a good thing, not a bad thing. The rifling at the muzzle was more than likely worn away be...

Thank you for the quick responses. It has put my mind to ease. I'm excited to join the Mosin Owners club and to test it at the range in the next couple of weeks

Here are a few muzzle photos. tried my best to capture the rifling without a bore light. If I don't have accuracy, I have the old Swede M96 Mauser for that

I recently bought a 1944 M44 that appeared to be in good condition (after what I have seen in my area the past few years). However, the shop did not have any 7.62X54R to do a bullet test. After a couple of days, I finally found a couple of boxes. Unfortunately, the barrel didn't even come close to p...