Got a cheap 2-7x32 scope for my M38 to go with the cheap mount. It is a Hammers brand scope, looks just like the AIM scope I got for the 91/30, probably made at the same factory in China, just different printing on it....
All went together fine, but you can see the rear verticle screw on the mount hits the bevel of the chamber, not a big deal, the middle vert. screw hits right on the flat where the sight spring sat. Put Loctite on the screws of the mount and nothing moved or loosened at all....
Finally figured out how to make the red boresighter work. I put a mark on the rear face of it so I could see where it was turned while inside the chamber. When I rotated it 180 degrees in the chamber, the laser dot was in a different place. So by rotating it several times and adjusting the crosshairs to split the difference. It was rotate and adjust, rotate and adjust, and so forth, finally got it equal as I rotated it. And when I went to the range today, at 50 yards I was only 6" high and 4" to the left. It was actually "on the paper" the first shot, but would be easier if it was straight and I didn't have to rotate it. But what can I expect for $12.....
Sooooooo.......Range Report.....50 yards only......(100 yards is too far to walk.....
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Took a bag of the low-recoil ammo to the range..........I love that stuff. Fired off 67 rounds and my shoulder is fine, no pain at all. Even the light ball hurt my shoulder last time, I really like this stuff, next time I'll try it in the 91/30. It does have a 'bark' to it and there is a fairly good kick, but it just doesn't hurt/jerk/snap/bang/impact my shoulder as much.
I can see that I'm going to go through this ammo a lot faster, think I better buy some more.
Didn't notice any difference in missing the target, even with the scopes, my eyes don't see shit. As you can tell by looking at 2 of the targets (the others were worse), it's a good thing I don't have to kill anything for food, I would starve to death....
Plan on going back to the range again tomorrow and try the Russian surplus in my Nagant 1895, will compare the Hotshot to the surplus. Read a few posts on the web and most said the surplus has more kick and seems to hit targets better, we'll see.
Vern.
