After reading the comments, I found that there are many book friends who think that the accuracy of Mosin Nagant is higher than that of the German K98K, which is a very interesting topic, so I will say a few more words here. What you say is not necessarily right, just take the facts.

I'm sure book lovers will think so, most of them have read the posts on the Internet that say that Mosin Nagant's accuracy is higher than K98K.

I've seen such posts before, but they're obviously rumors, so I'm just going to cross them in the upper right corner.

There are three reasons why online posts suggest that Mosin Nagant is more accurate:

ONE: THE K98K BULLET IS LARGER, IT IS 7.92MM, AND THE WARHEAD IS HEAVIER, OF COURSE, THE ACCURACY IS WORSE.

This view is extremely wrong, and can even be said to be contrary to the facts.

It is true that the warhead with a large caliber is heavy, but at the same time its charge is multiplied, providing it with a higher muzzle velocity...... One of the most important indicators of accuracy is actually muzzle velocity, which will be explained later.

REFER TO BARRETT, WHOSE WARHEAD WEIGHS 45.8 GRAMS AND HAS A CALIBER OF 12.7 MM, AND ACCORDING TO THIS THEORY, ITS ACCURACY SHOULD BE FAR LESS THAN THAT OF MOSIN NAGANT, BUT THE OPPOSITE IS TRUE.

Two: K98K has a large recoil, so the accuracy is poor.

Again, this is profoundly false, even contrary to the truth.

The recoil is due to the large charge, which means higher muzzle velocity, and higher muzzle velocity means higher accuracy...... In ordinary people's thinking, recoil means vibration, so the accuracy is lower.

The same can be referred to Barrett, its recoil is not low, if this reason is true, Barrett accuracy should be lower than Mosin Nagant.

Three: the K98K has a short barrel and the Mosin Nagant has a long barrel, so the latter has better accuracy.

This is the only justified reason, because the length of the barrel means that the rifling force is more sufficient to travel longer distances in the chamber, so the rotation is faster and the flight is more stable.

But this is not the deciding factor, it can only be said to be a secondary factor, and sometimes it even affects the accuracy.

The reason for this is the problem of accuracy and muzzle velocity.

One of the characteristics of a bullet flying in the air is that it is very stable when the bullet travels at a speed above the speed of sound, and once the speed drops below the speed of sound, the offset increases in progression.

Therefore, there is a saying that "look at the gun before you look at the bullet", for accuracy, it is not actually the gun that plays a decisive role, because the manufacturing process and rifling of the gun are actually similar, such as K98K and Mosin Nagant...... In fact, Mosin Nagant's manufacturing process is much rougher than K98k.

The amount of charge of the bullet and the friction of the rifling determine the muzzle velocity of the bullet at the moment when it is fired out of the chamber.

This muzzle velocity will gradually decrease due to the resistance of the air, and when it decreases to the speed of sound, it is basically its range, that is, its accuracy.

Of course, there will be some subtle differences between different guns, such as the rough AK47, which has a range lower than the distance of the bullet when the bullet is reduced to the speed of sound due to the vibration of the gun itself, while the M16 has a slightly longer range due to its well-made bullet when it is reduced to the speed of sound.

If you know this, it is easy to understand one thing: an important data of accuracy is muzzle velocity, and any article that discusses accuracy without muzzle velocity is a hooligan, and you can turn it off with a fork in the upper right corner......

So, it is not that the longer the barrel, the higher the accuracy, because the length of the barrel will cause the bullet to lose kinetic energy due to excessive friction in the rifling and reduce the muzzle velocity.

Then, the brothers only need to compare the muzzle velocity of the two to know how accurate it is.

Also: in 1942, the Soviet army was also equipped with many 1891 Mosin Nagant, this rifle was discontinued in 1926, that is, the latest one was also in the warehouse for 16 years, it is difficult to imagine that this rifle will be more accurate than the K98K just produced.

The improved 1891/30 was put into production in 1930 and was not fully equipped until 1943.