You all may be very right that the FOV has really thrown me off. I'd like to test it by pacing out a distance and shooting, but I am in Germany this semester with nothing but a netbook.
To those of you saying the k98 or mosin are actually quite accurate, that may be so with glass bedding, recrowning, handloaded ammo, etc. At the rate guns were being produced during the war it's not like these weapons were all fine tuned at a custom shop. I highly doubt the rifle/ammo combination available to the soldier at Stalingrad was very good. Still, ~150m should definitely be doable with these weapons, and like I said the FOV may be throwing me off a lot.
150 meters is still much too short. I've pulled off 200-300 meter shots with a battlefield pick up 91/30 with not too much effort, and I am by no means a great marksman. That is with dirty surplus ammunition and a not-too-clean bore. So someone with military training and a much more serious mentality should be able to do atleast that. I think people are forgetting that these are large caliber, bolt action rifles with a pretty decent length barrel and passable sights. Just because it was mass produced does not mean it is some stamped metal POS.
If your only worried about 100 meter shots, you should be able to do this standing up or in just about any position you choose, not strictly sand bagged and prone.
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