Was the Mosin-Nagant used in ww1?

Imperial Russian troops were issued Mosin-Nagant rifles in number during World War 1 against Imperial Germany along the Eastern Front. The rifle series became the standard issue long gun of these Russian troops during the bitter struggle which degraded into trench warfare just as in the West.

Is the Mosin-Nagant a good rifle?

It’s a decent hunting rifle. The Mosin Nagant can be a great option for a hunting rifle. It fires s a powerful and highly functional 30 caliber bullet that rivals the 30-06. In fact, in many cases, it overpowers the 30-06.

How many Mosin-Nagant M38 were made?

While production of the M38 was limited, production of the M44 was much more abundant. Whereas around only 2.5 million M38’s were manufactured during its entire service history, 3.5 million M44’s were produced in 1944 alone with another 3.5 million produced in 1945.

What is the effective range of a Mosin-Nagant?

500 metres

Mosin–Nagant
Action	Bolt action
Muzzle velocity	Light ball, ~ 865 m/s (2,838 ft/s) rifle ~ 800 m/s (2,625 ft/s) carbine.
Effective firing range	500 metres (550 yd), 800+ m (875+ yards with optics)
Feed system	5-round non-detachable magazine, loaded individually or with 5-round stripper clips

Which is better M24 or Mosin?

The M24 is currently the second-best sniper rifle in the game. It has lesser base damage than Kar-98 or Mosin-Nagant [79], but it deal greater damage because of its higher fire rate and bullet speed [790m/s].

What is the Mosin Nagant M44 carbine?

The Mosin Nagant M44 Carbine is a Russian/Soviet carbine-length, bolt action rifle in 7.62x54R. It’s a shorter, carbine version to the longer Mosin M1891s and 91/30s. While the M38 was made from 1938-45, the M44 was a late WWII modification that was only produced in Russia from 1944-48.

Is the Mosin Nagant used in Finland?

Finland was a Grand Duchy in the Russian Empire until 1917, so Finns had long used the Mosin–Nagant in service with the Tsarist military. The rifle was used in the short civil war there and adopted as the service rifle of the new republic’s army.

What size bullet do you use in a Mosin Nagant?

Handloaded cartridges for Finnish rifles should however use a 0.308 inches (7.8 mm) bullet for use with other Finnish Mosin–Nagant variants instead of the 0.310 inches (7.9 mm) one which gives best results in M39, Soviet and most of other Mosin–Nagant rifles.

What was the Mosin-Nagant M-1891 rifle used for?

The Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905) was the Mosin–Nagant M-1891 rifle’s first major “blooding”, and by the time the war broke out in 1904, approximately 3,800,000 Mosin–Nagant M1891 rifles had been built, with over a million and a half in the hands of the Russian cavalry and all of his reserves when hostilities commenced.