<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> 3 - line rifle M1891 / Mosin -- Nagant </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> The Mosin -- Nagant series of rifles . From top to bottom : <Ol> <Li> Mosin -- Nagant M91 </Li> <Li> Mosin -- Nagant M91 `` Dragoon '' </Li> <Li> Mosin -- Nagant M07 carbine </Li> <Li> Mosin -- Nagant M91 / 30 </Li> <Li> Mosin -- Nagant M91 / 30 PU sniper </Li> <Li> Mosin -- Nagant M38 carbine </Li> <Li> Mosin -- Nagant M44 carbine </Li> <Li> Mosin -- Nagant M59 carbine </Li> </Ol> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Bolt - action rifle Sniper rifle ( PU Sniper rifle only ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Place of origin </Th> <Td> Russian Empire </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Service history </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> In service </Th> <Td> 1891 -- present </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Used by </Th> <Td> See Users </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Wars </Th> <Td> Philippine Revolution First Italo - Ethiopian War Russo - Japanese War World War I Finnish Civil War Russian Revolution Russian Civil War Polish -- Soviet War Turkish War of Independence Chinese Civil War Spanish Civil War Second Sino - Japanese War Soviet -- Japanese border conflicts Winter War World War II First Indochina War Korean War Hungarian Revolution of 1956 Yemeni Civil War Sino - Indian War Laotian Civil War Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Cambodian -- Vietnamese War Thai -- Laotian Border War Afghan Civil War Soviet war in Afghanistan Yugoslav Wars First and Second Chechen Wars War in Afghanistan Iraq War Russo - Georgian War Syrian Civil War 2014 pro-Russian conflict in Ukraine War in Donbass Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Production history </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Designer </Th> <Td> Captain Sergei Mosin , Léon Nagant . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Designed </Th> <Td> 1891 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Manufacturer </Th> <Td> Tula , Izhevsk , Sestroryetsk , Manufacture Nationale d'Armes de Châtellerault , Remington , New England Westinghouse , many others </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Produced </Th> <Td> 1891 -- 1965 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. built </Th> <Td> ~ 37,000,000 ( Russia / Soviet Union ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Variants </Th> <Td> see Variants </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Specifications </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Weight </Th> <Td> 4 kg ( 8.8 lb ) ( M91 / 30 ) 3.4 kg ( 7.5 lb ) ( M38 ) 4.1 kg ( 9.0 lb ) ( M44 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 1,232 mm ( 48.5 in ) ( M91 / 30 ) 1,013 mm ( 39.9 in ) ( carbines ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Barrel length </Th> <Td> 730 mm ( 29 in ) ( M91 / 30 ) 514 mm ( 20.2 in ) ( carbines ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cartridge </Th> <Td> 7.62 × 54mmR ( aka 7.62 Russian ) 7.62 × 53mmR ( Finnish variants only ) 7.92 × 57mm Mauser ( Polish variants & German captures ) 8 × 50mmR Mannlicher ( Austrian capture ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Action </Th> <Td> Bolt action </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Rate of fire </Th> <Td> Variable </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Muzzle velocity </Th> <Td> Light ball , ~ 865 m / s ( 2,838 ft / s ) rifle ~ 800 m / s ( 2,625 ft / s ) carbine . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Effective firing range </Th> <Td> 500 m ( 550 yards ) , 800 + m ( 875 + yards with optics ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Feed system </Th> <Td> 5 - round non-detachable magazine , loaded individually or with 5 - round stripper clips . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Sights </Th> <Td> Rear : ladder , graduated from 100 m to 2,000 m ( M91 / 30 ) and from 100 m to 1,000 m ( M38 and M44 ) ; Front : hooded fixed post ( drift adjustable ) PU 3.5 and PEM scope also mounted </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> 3 - line rifle M1891 / Mosin -- Nagant </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> The Mosin -- Nagant series of rifles . From top to bottom : <Ol> <Li> Mosin -- Nagant M91 </Li> <Li> Mosin -- Nagant M91 `` Dragoon '' </Li> <Li> Mosin -- Nagant M07 carbine </Li> <Li> Mosin -- Nagant M91 / 30 </Li> <Li> Mosin -- Nagant M91 / 30 PU sniper </Li> <Li> Mosin -- Nagant M38 carbine </Li> <Li> Mosin -- Nagant M44 carbine </Li> <Li> Mosin -- Nagant M59 carbine </Li> </Ol> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Bolt - action rifle Sniper rifle ( PU Sniper rifle only ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Place of origin </Th> <Td> Russian Empire </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Service history </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> In service </Th> <Td> 1891 -- present </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Used by </Th> <Td> See Users </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Wars </Th> <Td> Philippine Revolution First Italo - Ethiopian War Russo - Japanese War World War I Finnish Civil War Russian Revolution Russian Civil War Polish -- Soviet War Turkish War of Independence Chinese Civil War Spanish Civil War Second Sino - Japanese War Soviet -- Japanese border conflicts Winter War World War II First Indochina War Korean War Hungarian Revolution of 1956 Yemeni Civil War Sino - Indian War Laotian Civil War Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Cambodian -- Vietnamese War Thai -- Laotian Border War Afghan Civil War Soviet war in Afghanistan Yugoslav Wars First and Second Chechen Wars War in Afghanistan Iraq War Russo - Georgian War Syrian Civil War 2014 pro-Russian conflict in Ukraine War in Donbass Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Production history </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Designer </Th> <Td> Captain Sergei Mosin , Léon Nagant . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Designed </Th> <Td> 1891 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Manufacturer </Th> <Td> Tula , Izhevsk , Sestroryetsk , Manufacture Nationale d'Armes de Châtellerault , Remington , New England Westinghouse , many others </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Produced </Th> <Td> 1891 -- 1965 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. built </Th> <Td> ~ 37,000,000 ( Russia / Soviet Union ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Variants </Th> <Td> see Variants </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Specifications </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Weight </Th> <Td> 4 kg ( 8.8 lb ) ( M91 / 30 ) 3.4 kg ( 7.5 lb ) ( M38 ) 4.1 kg ( 9.0 lb ) ( M44 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 1,232 mm ( 48.5 in ) ( M91 / 30 ) 1,013 mm ( 39.9 in ) ( carbines ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Barrel length </Th> <Td> 730 mm ( 29 in ) ( M91 / 30 ) 514 mm ( 20.2 in ) ( carbines ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cartridge </Th> <Td> 7.62 × 54mmR ( aka 7.62 Russian ) 7.62 × 53mmR ( Finnish variants only ) 7.92 × 57mm Mauser ( Polish variants & German captures ) 8 × 50mmR Mannlicher ( Austrian capture ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Action </Th> <Td> Bolt action </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Rate of fire </Th> <Td> Variable </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Muzzle velocity </Th> <Td> Light ball , ~ 865 m / s ( 2,838 ft / s ) rifle ~ 800 m / s ( 2,625 ft / s ) carbine . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Effective firing range </Th> <Td> 500 m ( 550 yards ) , 800 + m ( 875 + yards with optics ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Feed system </Th> <Td> 5 - round non-detachable magazine , loaded individually or with 5 - round stripper clips . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Sights </Th> <Td> Rear : ladder , graduated from 100 m to 2,000 m ( M91 / 30 ) and from 100 m to 1,000 m ( M38 and M44 ) ; Front : hooded fixed post ( drift adjustable ) PU 3.5 and PEM scope also mounted </Td> </Tr> </Table>
how far can a mosin nagant 91 30 shoot
how far can a mosin nagant 91 30 shoot
500 m ( 550 yards ) , 800 + m ( 875 + yards
500 m ( 550 yards ) , 800 + m ( 875 + yards