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Mosin-Nagant M/28-30

Name: Mosin-Nagant M/28-30
Brand: Sako

Bolt action · 7.62x54mmR · introduced 1934

Also known as M28/30, Pystykorva (Spitz), Civil Guard M/28-30

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About the Mosin-Nagant M/28-30

The Mosin-Nagant M/28-30 is a Finnish bolt-action service rifle, an improved Civil Guard development of the M/28 chambered in 7.62x54mmR (Finnish 7.62x53R). Built by the Suojeluskunta's SAKO workshop from 1934, it pairs the Russian Mosin-Nagant action with a heavier, high-quality Finnish target barrel, an Arctic-birch stock resistant to cold-weather warping, a redesigned anti-jam magazine and a refined adjustable sight set with distinctive 'spitz dog ear' front-sight protectors. Prized for accuracy, it served as a front-line and marksman's rifle in the Winter War and Continuation War, most famously in the hands of sniper Simo Hayha.

The M/28-30 is inseparable from the legend of Simo Hayha, the Finnish farmer-soldier known as the 'White Death', who used his iron-sighted M/28-30 to amass one of the highest sniper kill counts in history during the 1939-40 Winter War.

Mosin-Nagant M/28-30 specifications

General

Type: Rifle
Action: Bolt action
Firing mechanism: Hammer-fired
Trigger: Single stage
Calibres: 7.62x54mmR
Magazine capacity: 5 rounds
Magazine: Internal

Dimensions

Barrel length: 685 mm (27.0 in)
Overall length: 1187 mm (46.7 in)
Weight (empty): 4.18 kg (9.22 lb)

Barrel

Rifling twist: 1:9 in (241 mm)
Rifling: Right hand
Grooves: 4

Materials

Barrel: Steel
Receiver / frame: Steel
Stock: Wood
Finish: blued

Performance

Muzzle velocity (typical): 853 m/s (2799 fps)
Muzzle energy (typical): 3540 J (2611 ft·lb)
Effective range: 500 m

History

Introduced: 1934
Discontinued: 1941
Production status: Discontinued
Country of origin: FI
Designer: Suojeluskunta (Finnish Civil Guard) / SAKO

Features

Stripper clip compatible
Heavy target barrel
Arctic birch stock
Spitz dog ear front sight protectors
Windage adjustable front sight
Improved rear sight
Anti-jam magazine
Two piece stock
Cock on close bolt

Safety

Manual bolt safety

The M/28-30 refined the earlier M/28 with a new windage-adjustable front sight, improved rear sight, heavier barrel and a magazine reshaped to feed rimmed cartridges reliably. Many were upgraded from existing M/28 rifles. Simo Hayha used a 1934-built M/28-30 (serial 35281) with iron sights for many of his confirmed kills.