Mosin Nagant OOPS!

[DMcC]

The bayonet has been removed! I soaked the barrel and the area where the bayonet wrapped around it in motor oil last night and let it soak in. I still couldn't remove it by hand this morning. I placed the butt in a vise (well padded) and gently tapped the bayonet off with a block of wood a hammer. The bayonet will NOT be going back on. The bayonet was a front loader, not a side loader and blocked the iron sight on the front of the barrel. Not good for target shooting. Thanks for everyone's advice. DMcC

[pennlineman]

Just leave it on, the rifle will probably shoot better with it attached anyway.

As an added benefit. People who show up at the range with bayonets mounted and a crazed look in their eyes tend to get a little more elbow room.

[Grizz2720]

As an added benefit. People who show up at the range with bayonets mounted and a crazed look in their eyes tend to get a little more elbow room.

People who show up at the range with a Mosin usually get extra room because of the BOOM.

If the rifle shoots to the left then it was sighted in with the bayonet on. You may have to move the front sight accordingly.

[Bang]

If a mounted bayonet blocks the sight, how did anyone sight it in with the bayonet mounted?

[DMcC]

I'm just guessing that when the order to "fix bayonet" was given during the war, there wasn't a whole lot of target practice planned.

[Bang]

So they had no basic training, no KD range, just dumb-asses thrown into battle? Sounds like what happened to Custer with the Trapdoors.

[pennlineman]

People who show up at the range with a Mosin usually get extra room because of the BOOM.

If the rifle shoots to the left then it was sighted in with the bayonet on. You may have to move the front sight accordingly.

To the uneducated I could pass of my M44 as a flame thrower as well.

If a mounted bayonet blocks the sight, how did anyone sight it in with the bayonet mounted?

When mounted properly you can see the sights.

I'm just guessing that when the order to "fix bayonet" was given during the war, there wasn't a whole lot of target practice planned.

I've read that the Russian soldiers keep their bayonets mounted at all times.

[MT1]

So they had no basic training, no KD range, just dumb-asses thrown into battle? Sounds like what happened to Custer with the Trapdoors.

If you read some of the history of the Russian army during WWII that's actually a pretty accurate statement. There were numerous battles where the front rows of soldiers got rifles with a few rounds. The charging conscripts behind them had two choices: pick up the rifle of your fallen "comrade" or be shot from behind by Stalin's version of the Gestapo.

Which says suck louder; running into machine gun fire, running away from it, or both at the same time?

[39flathead]

The bayonet has been removed! I soaked the barrel and the area where the bayonet wrapped around it in motor oil last night and let it soak in. I still couldn't remove it by hand this morning. I placed the butt in a vise (well padded) and gently tapped the bayonet off with a block of wood a hammer. The bayonet will NOT be going back on. The bayonet was a front loader, not a side loader and blocked the iron sight on the front of the barrel. Not good for target shooting. Thanks for everyone's advice. DMcC

If its the correct type bayonet and its mounted correctly it will not block the sights.
You can easily open up the bayonet to fit correctly, probably a video on YouTube.

I'd explain, but on on my phone.

[elweasel]

If its the correct type bayonet and its mounted correctly it will not block the sights.
You can easily open up the bayonet to fit correctly, probably a video on YouTube.

I'd explain, but on on my phone.

The link I provided in my first post tells you how to adjust the bayonet for the mosin. Yes if turned all the way there no problem shooting it with the bayonet. Remember this is a Russian battle rifle not an AR-15. It was meant to be shoot with the bayonet in place and to be manhandled roughly.