1917 Remington Mosin Nagant 91/30

Mr. Greg · 01-30-2011, 08:13 PM

I have a Remington 91/30 Mosin dated 1917, and I need to know if the rear sight would be measured in Arshins, or Meters? It has a ladder type rear sight marked on the side from 4-12, and if you raise the ladder it reads from 13-32. I have no idea what the range marks indicate, and could really use some help. How many arshins in a yard, and how many meters in a yard. I hope to get a round on paper at least, without wasting too much ammo. Thanks in advance: Mr. Greg

Jim Hauff · 01-30-2011, 08:40 PM

I strongly believe that all the Russian produced rifles were calibrated in Arshins (standard tread of a Russian Infantryman) until the upgrade to 91/30's. If that is true, then it would be logical for all the French and American made MNs to have the same sights - to avoid confusing the grunts - who already had too many things on their mind.

45Auto · 01-31-2011, 02:49 PM

A bit of trivia about the Mosin Nagants; As originally manufactured, Russian M91 rifles were sighted in for shooting with a bayonet attached. In old copies of THE RIFLEMAN I have seen images of USSR competitors shooting 91/30 rifles with bayonets attached at the range.

01-30-2011, 08:13 PM	#1
Mr. Greg Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Tucson, Az. Posts: 8	1917 Remington Mosin Nagant 91/30 I have a Remington 91/30 Mosin dated 1917, and I need to know if the rear sight would be measured in Arshins, or Meters? It has a ladder type rear sight marked on the side from 4-12, and if you raise the ladder it reads from 13-32. I have no idea what the range marks indicate, and could really use some help. How many arshins in a yard, and how many meters in a yard. I hope to get a round on paper at least, without wasting too much ammo. Thanks in advance: Mr. Greg -->

01-30-2011, 08:40 PM	#2
Jim Hauff Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Lehigh Valley, PA Posts: 2,980	Re: 1917 Remington Mosin Nagant 91/30 I strongly believe that all the Russian produced rifles were calibrated in Arshins (standard tread of a Russian Infantryman) until the upgrade to 91/30's. If that is true, then it would be logical for all the French and American made MNs to have the same sights - to avoid confusing the grunts - who already had too many things on their mind. __________________ Jim Hauff ~ H&R Collector In Memory of Bill Goforth and Jim Ritchie

01-31-2011, 02:49 PM	#3
45Auto Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,116	Re: 1917 Remington Mosin Nagant 91/30 A bit of trivia about the Mosin Nagants; As originally manufactured, Russian M91 rifles were sighted in for shooting with a bayonet attached. In old copies of THE RIFLEMAN I have seen images of USSR competitors shooting 91/30 rifles with bayonets attached at the range.