Mosin Recoil

[1861navy]

A single shot 00 is like a tyson left hook, and a m38 or m44/t56 is a tyson upper cut. On another note, I shot a 45/70 today... that was more like a tyson 15 round match.

lol, good analogy. 45/70 would be fun to try sometime.

 

[roadrunner681]

ive got a sixteen that will make you want shoot a mosin instead its just uncomfortable for me the stock matters more really.

 

[tv1217]

My M44 kicks about the same as my Benelli M3, i.e. not that much.


I should mention that's with the yellow tip heavy ball ammo that has a bit stronger kick than the silver tip LPS stuff most people have.

 

[looney2ns]

Out after dark, shoot a Mosin for some fireball light. :0

First time I ever shot a Mosin, there was some fellows down the line shooting 22's without hearing protection. I called down to them and said "You may want to put in some earplugs." All I received was some blank stares. Ok, here we go. Fired off two shots, I see out of the corner of my eye, 5 guys scrambling for their range bags and hear one exclaim "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT". It was great.

 

[GIJEW]

Make sure you butt plate screws haven't back out during shooting.......interesting bruise coloration

 

[SpaldingPM]

I dont know what ammo it was, it was in a box with chinese writing, but that stuff actually hurt. It was a drastic difference between that and any commie bloc i've shot.

 

[SpaldingPM]

Out after dark, shoot a Mosin for some fireball light. :0

First time I ever shot a Mosin, there was some fellows down the line shooting 22's without hearing protection. I called down to them and said "You may want to put in some earplugs." All I received was some blank stares. Ok, here we go. Fired off two shots, I see out of the corner of my eye, 5 guys scrambling for their range bags and hear one exclaim "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT". It was great.

Hahah! Whenever i'm pulling up to atterbury (which is rare), you can hear the mosins from about 1/2 a mile away, going 50mph with the wind coming through the windows. It is beyond me how those crazy russian's and chinese guys shot these things without hearing protection war. Besides some extremely high cal rifles, m44's are the loudest thing's I've ever heard/felt.

One time my 3 buddies (to my left) and I all decided to empty an entire mag at once, one with a 9mm ruger, a 6.5 AR, a berg 500, and my mosin... I didn't realize my hearing protection wasn't in 100%. The mosin was so loud I didn't even notice while shooting, but when it stopped, I couldn't hear a thing out of my right ear, but ringing for about 2 months. Not good.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Hahah! Whenever i'm pulling up to atterbury (which is rare), you can hear the mosins from about 1/2 a mile away, going 50mph with the wind coming through the windows. It is beyond me how those crazy russian's and chinese guys shot these things without hearing protection war. Besides some extremely high cal rifles, m44's are the loudest thing's I've ever heard/felt.

One time my 3 buddies (to my left) and I all decided to empty an entire mag at once, one with a 9mm ruger, a 6.5 AR, a berg 500, and my mosin... I didn't realize my hearing protection wasn't in 100%. The mosin was so loud I didn't even notice while shooting, but when it stopped, I couldn't hear a thing out of my right ear, but ringing for about 2 months. Not good.

Once in awhile, I like to shoot my Mosins (and Mausers, and the Garand) without hearing protection just to "feel" what it must have been like. I will say that it's more tolerable behind the rifle than it is to be next to someone that's shooting one! I can't imagine what it would have been like with hundreds of them going off all around you.

 

[lmyer]

Once in awhile, I like to shoot my Mosins (and Mausers, and the Garand) without hearing protection just to "feel" what it must have been like. I will say that it's more tolerable behind the rifle than it is to be next to someone that's shooting one! I can't imagine what it would have been like with hundreds of them going off all around you.

Don't do it!!! Not worth it!! Ouch!!!

I remember seeing news video once of celebratory gunfire in some Arab country after some rebels rememberssucceeded in whatever the US had decided to support them in. idiot fired off a few rounds into the air out of his AK with the muzzle about 6" away from his buddies ear. Sure made him duck in a hurry!!

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Don't do it!!! Not worth it!! Ouch!!!

I remember seeing news video once of celebratory gunfire in some Arab country after some rebels rememberssucceeded in whatever the US had decided to support them in. idiot fired off a few rounds into the air out of his AK with the muzzle about 6" away from his buddies ear. Sure made him duck in a hurry!!

Eh? What's that?? I don't do it often, and never for more than a couple of shots. It's a wonder that all those guys weren't stone deaf after the war.

 

[tradertator]

I've put a lot of rounds through a Mosin over the years, and the recoil has never been an issue. Maybe some of you guys should try taping a spare Maxi pad to the butt of the stock If you think the Mosin is bad, I've got a single shot, full choke 10 gauge with magnum loads you need to try.

 

[TheDude]

Me and another INGOer shot an "Old soldiers match" and I thought the 91 to be very tolerable as long as you shoulder it well. The M44 while handy and just cool is too punishing. Mausers are the worst of the lot in my opinion...8mm is a B_ _ _ _!!!!

 

[davedolli]

I use a Limbsaver slip on rifle pad. I think size small.

What he said.

Dave

 

[lmyer]

Mosins (like many rifles) are on the upper end of the comfort level for shooting without flinching. 15Ft/lb recoil energy and 10ft/sec recoil velocity. There are many that are far worse. They can be easily identified in this table.

ifle Recoil Table

Les

 

[jaybird_123]

how old are you? no offense lol, but my father is 63 and hates my mosin's. The recoil isn't bad, but it's significantly more than my remi vtr .308. I'm 24, 5'10, 175lbs and I can shoot about 60rds before I'm tired of it, and I don't have a pad, straight metal baby. They do kick like a damn mule, but its not horrible. If you're not use to high recoil rifle's, your in for a first round surprise lol.

The m38 will punch quite a bit more than the 91/30.

More than anything though, the sonic boom of it is most startling than anything, if you've never shot one before. I kid you not when I say, at beech grove firearms, it will take cracked paint off the ceiling, and everyone around you will come investigate what dynamite just went off inside the building. After awhile I've noticed people's fascination turns to annoyance. You can see the guy's laser next to you jump whenever it goes off lmfao!

*Edit, I'm sorry, I didnt ready all the way through, you already shot it haha!

I`m also 63, and after shooting 20 or so rounds, my shoulder was black and blue for a week. You are quite a bit younger than him and me, and that makes a world of difference. That being said, I love my Mosin, I just don't shoot her much.

 

[SpaldingPM]

I`m also 63, and after shooting 20 or so rounds, my shoulder was black and blue for a week. You are quite a bit younger than him and me, and that makes a world of difference. That being said, I love my Mosin, I just don't shoot her much.

Haha. He love's shooting my precision .308, but it does have a pretty decent pad on it. I don't blame him though. He's left handed and has heart issues. After the 2nd shot he put it down, and said if he wanted to live for the next 5 min, he better stop!

 

[SpaldingPM]

Once in awhile, I like to shoot my Mosins (and Mausers, and the Garand) without hearing protection just to "feel" what it must have been like. I will say that it's more tolerable behind the rifle than it is to be next to someone that's shooting one! I can't imagine what it would have been like with hundreds of them going off all around you.

You can expect some hearing aids in the future my friend hahaha. My dad was in the last few months of nam, and has to have them just from 5.56... given, he probably had 1000's of rds going off by his face all the time, some of which were the m60, and mortars hah

 

[Street Howitzer]

My Mosins are good shooters and I don't find their kick to be terrible, you've just got to shoulder them good and proper. Nothing beats the thunder and fireball of an M38/M44/T53. My Benelli SuperNova tactical with 3" slugs is the hardest kicking thing I have. Shooting slugs out of that gun is downright painful.

 

[sniper102]

If you can find the Hungarian light ball its a soft load to shoot in the 44.

 

[grunt soldier]

In appleseed we have a instructor named Barbie. she is about 100 lbs soaking wet. she usually brings a mosin out to atterbury and shoots it the whole day. never seems to be a problem for her