How hard does your Mosin-Nagant M38 kick?

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - How hard does your Mosin-Nagant M38 kick?

Posted: 9/23/2004 10:42:06 PM EDT

I shot my buddies and I think it was the hardest kicking rifel I ever shot and I have shot a lot! I just picked up one and have not got the chance to fire it yet. Shold I expect the same hard kick as my friends? They are fun though!

Posted: 9/23/2004 10:44:12 PM EDT

[#1]

Yea what ammo are you shooting?

The M44s kick pretty bad too, 91/30 abit less.

Posted: 9/24/2004 12:17:37 AM EDT

[#2]

I don't notice any real kick when I shoot my M38 offhand, but if I shoot it from a bench, I can't take much more than 20 rounds before I set it down.

They are very fun guns!

Posted: 9/24/2004 12:31:25 AM EDT

[#3]

A lot of the problem is that steel buttplate slamming into your shoulder.

I use the rubber buttpad from my MAS 49/56 and it does an amazing job of soaking up the recoil.

The french really do buttpads right. <G>

Dennis Jenkins

Quoted:
I shot my buddies and I think it was the hardest kicking rifel I ever shot and I have shot a lot! I just picked up one and have not got the chance to fire it yet. Shold I expect the same hard kick as my friends? They are fun though!

Posted: 9/24/2004 2:47:48 AM EDT

[#4]

Be sure thay are holding the rifle against their shoulder properly.

I am a small guy and have no problem with recoil. I also think it is something that you get used to.

Posted: 9/24/2004 2:53:09 AM EDT

[#5]

Yea what ammo are you shooting? I noticed a very sharp hit with some S&B but most of the russian surplus is pretty wuss

Posted: 9/24/2004 6:13:54 AM EDT

[#6]

wolf makes a huge fireball, very loud boom, and plenty of kick in my m44
I got one of those slip on rubber recoil pads. helped a lot

Posted: 9/24/2004 8:23:22 AM EDT

[#7]

I think recoil tends to move smaller people around but large people just absorb it.

I'll just stick with the French recoil pads since I have several.

Dennis Jenkins

Quoted:
Be sure thay are holding the rifle against their shoulder properly.

I am a small guy and have no problem with recoil. I also think it is something that you get used to.

Posted: 9/24/2004 10:15:15 AM EDT

[#8]

Im about 5'7 160 here I can fire mine without a problem, it moves me abit. I kinda like the recoil take 100 rounds of 7.62x54 and a Mauser with 140 rounds, have some fun shooting boltguns.

Posted: 9/24/2004 10:53:15 AM EDT

[#9]

I'm not getting any younger. I will be kinder to my joints.

Dennis Jenkins

Quoted:
Im about 5'7 160 here I can fire mine without a problem, it moves me abit. I kinda like the recoil take 100 rounds of 7.62x54 and a Mauser with 140 rounds, have some fun shooting boltguns.

Posted: 9/24/2004 11:04:59 AM EDT

[#10]

It was Wolf. I bought Chez Silver points for mine but have not shot them yet.

Does anyone have a link or know where I can get a nice looking and fitting recoil pad for this beast?

Thank you!

Posted: 9/26/2004 5:22:14 AM EDT

[#11]

No, yours prob'ly won't kick near as much as yer buddie's.

Get a slip-on recoil pad. Relatively cheap and easy to swap to other rifles. I think you'll find that the Czech silvertip has a bit more punch than Wolf. I use a PAST shoulder pad too. With the combination you'll get a satisfying bump without the pain.

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