vertical group?

mp25ds4 · December 8, 2009, 03:38 PM

hey guys i have a '36 tula refurb mosin nagant and when i group it at 100 yards the groups it produces are about 2" wide but the group measures around 5-6" up and down. is there anything I can do to fix this and make the groups better?

kwells6 · December 8, 2009, 06:55 PM

its your breathing technique...

fire when you get to the peak of an inhale or exhale

DoctorXring · December 8, 2009, 09:35 PM

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Assuming you can fire tight groups with similar rifles with
iron sights, it's probably the bedding of the action/barrel
on the Mosin you are shooting is torqued some how. Check
your action screws first for tightness.

dxr

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mp25ds4 · December 8, 2009, 10:03 PM

the barrel bands are a pain to get off, i wonder if they could be too tight?

KLRANGL · December 8, 2009, 11:52 PM

I cant really see the barrel bands being the problem.
I'd tighten all the screws, including the recoil bolt.

The only vertical groups I've had before were from not maintaining a consistent sight picture with a three post sight.

December 8, 2009, 03:38 PM	#1
mp25ds4 Senior Member Join Date: March 6, 2009 Posts: 392	vertical group? hey guys i have a '36 tula refurb mosin nagant and when i group it at 100 yards the groups it produces are about 2" wide but the group measures around 5-6" up and down. is there anything I can do to fix this and make the groups better? __________________ Liberal Newscaster Katie Couric, while interviewing a Marine sniper, asked: 'What do you feel.....when you shoot a Terrorist?' The Marine shrugged and replied, "A Slight Recoil."

December 8, 2009, 06:55 PM	#2
kwells6 Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2008 Location: Central Arkansas Posts: 437	its your breathing technique... fire when you get to the peak of an inhale or exhale __________________ "Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it."

December 8, 2009, 10:03 PM	#4
mp25ds4 Senior Member Join Date: March 6, 2009 Posts: 392	the barrel bands are a pain to get off, i wonder if they could be too tight? __________________ Liberal Newscaster Katie Couric, while interviewing a Marine sniper, asked: 'What do you feel.....when you shoot a Terrorist?' The Marine shrugged and replied, "A Slight Recoil."

December 8, 2009, 11:52 PM	#5
KLRANGL Senior Member Join Date: September 9, 2008 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 958	I cant really see the barrel bands being the problem. I'd tighten all the screws, including the recoil bolt. The only vertical groups I've had before were from not maintaining a consistent sight picture with a three post sight. __________________ And it's Killer Angel... as in the book

December 8, 2009, 09:35 PM	#3
DoctorXring Senior Member Join Date: April 30, 2002 Location: The Republic of Texas Posts: 392	. Assuming you can fire tight groups with similar rifles with iron sights, it's probably the bedding of the action/barrel on the Mosin you are shooting is torqued some how. Check your action screws first for tightness. dxr .