Do you zero your rifles with or without the Bayonets?

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Do you zero your rifles with bayonets affixed or not affixed?

Poll ended at Sun Jun 05, 2022 1:11 pm

Bayonets affixed
2
25%
Baynets NOT affixed
5
63%
Depends of the rifle (collectable vs shooter)
0
No votes
Don't care
1
13%
 
Total votes: 8
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Do you zero your rifles with or without the Bayonets?

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So I'm just curious as to how you all zero your rifles? We all know that the Mosin Nagant was zeroed from originally with the bayonet affixed but for my shooting I would prefer to have it zeroed without? How do you guys do it?
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I have the sight tools, I zero the rifle without the bayonet. With the M44 I do not deploy the bayonet while shooting, and adjust the sight accordingly. I don't need bayonets at the range, and Mosin socket bayonets tend to be a tight fit making them a pain to deal with when casually plinking.
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Looks like the votes are in. Not many but its pretty much in line with my thoughts as well.
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you are not in a battle setting....the soldiers had a different agenda....and nobody really cares how you zero your rifle.......................
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I have never found it necessary to adjust the sights on my rifles. I don't think that I ever had one that shot worse than I do anyway. If I am shooting for precision, I don't use the Mosins. If I did decide to dial in one of the rifles, I would do it without the bayonet because I never carry bayonets to the range.
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fchaus wrote: ↑Sun May 22, 2022 1:11 pm So I'm just curious as to how you all zero your rifles? We all know that the Mosin Nagant was zeroed from originally with the bayonet affixed but for my shooting I would prefer to have it zeroed without? How do you guys do it?
Each M44 is different. Some move the point of aim 3-4 inches depending on locked on/off. Your rifle is sighted one way or the other. Most of them were sighted for bayonet use, a soldier would have it locked on in combat. That's how all mine are sighted. The 91/30's, I never have put a bayonet on one.
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I only zero my rifles with the bayonet on IF, I intend on doing a "charge" on the target! :chuckles:

Not saying I have "charged the target", but usually without the bayonet on or extended.

My range looks down on you if you extend a bayonet on their range....so....

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I cannot imagine any public range being open to having a bayonet affixed, but when I shoot in my own back yard...
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