ORIGINAL: Phathead
I have had a (Mosin Nagant spell) for several years that I picked up at a garage sell. 1944 stamped on it and it was made in Finland I think. I think this is the same ones that was considered very accurate. As I look down the barrel from the muzzle end the rifleing is very thin and gets heavier towards the action. The reason for the question is I know the rifle was designed for long range due to adjustablity on the rear sight. I was thinking about having it drilled tapped for scope, bolt reworked for scope and then maybe refinish and new stock. Any ideas?
By all means, shoot it first with the iron sights using decent quality ammo to see if it is accurate enough to bother putting a scope on it. IF it is a Finnish barrel, it will shoot .308" bullets. Just because it has "optimistic sights", is no sign it is actually a long-range rifle!