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  1. Lions8

    Mosin Nagant Bolt

    Re: Mosin Nagant Bolt kortik- Thank you that was very informational! As stated..I'm fairly new to bolt guns in general..more specifically older ones like the MN..but I am very willing to learn..and all your guy's information has been great! I'm gonna look into the ammo you mentioned and...
  2. Lions8

    Mosin Nagant Bolt

    Re: Mosin Nagant Bolt <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Wannashootit</div><div class="ubbcode-body">You didn't mention that the bolt runs fine when hot- when there is no ammo chambered, only that the problem occurred once things heated up. Since...
  3. Lions8

    7.62X54R Match Ammo

    Re: 7.62X54R Match Ammo Thanks for the info! JC
  4. Lions8

    Mosin Nagant Bolt

    Re: Mosin Nagant Bolt <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: kortik</div><div class="ubbcode-body">"Sticking" is caused by excessive load onto the bolt from the cartridge when it is fired. To reduce chances of this happening: 1. There should be no...
  5. Lions8

    Mosin Nagant Bolt

    Re: Mosin Nagant Bolt Thank you everyone for the help! I guess I should of stated...my friend cleaned this one out when he got it, as in getting all the cosmoline out. And I cleaned it before I took the first shot and I cleaned it after the 10th shot. So it's either my skills at cleaning...
  6. Lions8

    Mosin Nagant Bolt

    Hey all, This is my first post here; however I've been a long time follower of this site, and I have learned a lot from it. Ok so I was just given a mosin 91/30 Izhevsk 1943 by a friend of mine, after firing it roughly 10x the bolt started sticking. Now I know MN's are really prone to...