I recently aquired an M44 Mosin Nagant. This is my first rifle, and I am just getting in to guns. The Nagant has been modified with a sport stock. I picked it up last week, and took it out to the range with a friend last weekend to run a few rounds through it.
Now I haven't been around guns much in my life, and I haven't fired a gun in probably 20 years. This is the first rifle I have ever fired in fact.
So we set up at the 100 yard range, put out a a few 9 inch targets, and I proceeded to see how bad of a shot I was. Well, as my dad used to say, I couldn't hit the broad side of a barn. I ran 20 rounds through her, and no matter how hard I tried to aim, I only put 4 in the targets. MAN, I SUCK.
Well, this week, I heard from someone that the M44 was designed to have the bayonett "balance" the gun, and that if you remove the bayonett, it will throw your shot off. When I got my M44, it did not have a bayonett attached, and, because I am not collecting at for nostalgia, nor am I planning to impale anyone, the bayonett not being included did not seem to be a big deal to me. Now I am wondering if I should be hunting for a bayonett in an effort to improve my shot, and restore my faith that I am not completely inept.
So is this true? Does the M44 need the bayonett to fire accurately? Can someone explain to me why?
Now I haven't been around guns much in my life, and I haven't fired a gun in probably 20 years. This is the first rifle I have ever fired in fact.
So we set up at the 100 yard range, put out a a few 9 inch targets, and I proceeded to see how bad of a shot I was. Well, as my dad used to say, I couldn't hit the broad side of a barn. I ran 20 rounds through her, and no matter how hard I tried to aim, I only put 4 in the targets. MAN, I SUCK.
Well, this week, I heard from someone that the M44 was designed to have the bayonett "balance" the gun, and that if you remove the bayonett, it will throw your shot off. When I got my M44, it did not have a bayonett attached, and, because I am not collecting at for nostalgia, nor am I planning to impale anyone, the bayonett not being included did not seem to be a big deal to me. Now I am wondering if I should be hunting for a bayonett in an effort to improve my shot, and restore my faith that I am not completely inept.
So is this true? Does the M44 need the bayonett to fire accurately? Can someone explain to me why?