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Seal... you're right, a 700+ yard hit with a MN isnt shabby.. And I grant you, the 7.62X54 round will do the job. Norma, Sellier & Bellot, or Privi ammo would toast an elk within the accuracy range of the rifle. And your tweaking, sporterising, and practice paid off. A lot depends on the condition of the rifle and rifling, and some of the imports havent been that nice- while others appear arsenal rebuilt...
I'd be willing to bet that that those shooters were trained snipers using sniper-dedicated rifles. Like as not they were trained by soviet spetsnaz or similar professionals, esp if they were NVA. We know what havoc the Russians wreaked upon the Nemetsky with their scoped mosins. Ive seen a couple VN duffle-bagged capture MN, none of them scoped however. Still the MN was used down and dirty in places like Spain, southern Africa, Afghanistan, RVN, China, Ostfront, Bolshevik coup and civil war...
THAT SAID, a scoped sniper rifle isnt the same (as you point out) as a run of the mill Mosin, which is what i was referring to. My Mosin shoots well enuff, but it just isnt in the same league as my Mausers and would take almost any of my Mausers over a Nagant in a heartbeat for operability and accuracy.. I know, tell that to the Germans... And the deer and elk harvested every year... Ive considered mounting a mosin PU-type scope on mine but alas I have other fish to fry first, like scoping a particular Yugo Mauser that startles me every time I take her out...Truthfully tho Ive been around Mausers of one sort or another for 60 years now and own a few, you could say that I'm "invested in the platform".
Interesting and enjoyable exchange of ideas...
Assuming the guns are in equal condition (bore excellent and the gun not abused) the Mauser are more accurate. agreed.
The old adage remains:
You want a HUNTING rifle pick a Mauser....
You want a TARGET rifle pick a Springfield....
You want a BATTLE rifle, pick an Enfield (OR a Mosin....