A while back, Tman and I ordered a few Mosin rifles that we refinished.

Here's a picture of my two.

They both shot "Okay", but nothing very impressive.

I shot the top one today and here's a sample of the groups we got at 50 yards shooting Russian 1949 Light Ball.

As you can see, nothing to write home about.

In fact, most groups were even bigger than this one.

But we decided we would try a trick we've had some success with in the past.

We decided to place a small piece of cork between the stock and the front of the barrel to put some upwards pressure on the barrel.

Sometimes this helps the barrel "settle down" and shoot better.

I removed the barrel bands and the upper hand guard.

I then loosened the two action screws to allow us to place the cork under the barrel.

Tman then placed the cork under the front of the barrel.

There was so much room that we had to use two pieces of cork and double-up on the thickness.