Specifications
Weapon type:
Bolt-action rifle
Weight:
4.00 kg (8.8 lb)
Calibre & Catrige:
7.62x54mmR
Effective range:
500 m (550 yards)/ 800+ m (875+ yards with optics)
Designed:
1891
Designer:
Captain Sergei Mosin, Léon Nagant
Manufacturer:
Tula, Izhevsk, Sestroryetsk,Manufacture Nationale d'Armes de Chtellerault, Remington, New England Westinghouse
Number produced:
37,000,000
Action:
Bolt-action
In service:
1891-present
Muzzle velocity:
865 m/s (2,838 ft/s)
Capacity:
5 rounds
The Mosin-Nagant or Vintovka Mosina is a bolt action military rifle used by the Russian Empire and Soviet union. It has been used in many wars all around the world such as Vietnam War, Syrian Civil War, War in Donbas or Spanish Civil War.
