Very rare circumstance, but terrible none the less.

avenger · Post by **avenger** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 6:36 pm

Check this out...not too good.. :sad: Like i said..luckily its rare...

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2011 ... nt-kaboom/

Post by **millman** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 6:40 pm

I have seen that one before.

Post by **Darryl** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 6:42 pm

March of 2011

Dolk

Drago · Post by **Drago** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 7:00 pm

This is one reason I always wear safety glasses. How does one go about making that firearm servicable again? Just get another receiver?

Post by **millman** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 7:29 pm

Drago wrote:This is one reason I always wear safety glasses. How does one go about making that firearm servicable again? Just get another receiver?

Buy a new rifle. I doubt that one is worth the trouble of fixing. If you look at the photo of the break, it appears that the crack was there for some time. A close inspection would have seen it, I bet. Check your rifles over before you fire them, is the moral of this sad tale.

mosinjunkie · Post by **mosinjunkie** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 7:49 pm

I remember seeing that back in March.

The stock is also cracked. Mating another receiver to that barrel would be a ton of work. That rifle is now a parts gun or a wall hanger.

I think that's the only time I've ever seen or heard of a Mosin receiver or barrel failing catastrophically like that. These old things are strong.

avenger · Post by **avenger** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 7:53 pm

yeah..as long as you look good before firing it the first time you should be fine....

WeldonHunter · Post by **WeldonHunter** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 8:00 pm

millman wrote:
Drago wrote:This is one reason I always wear safety glasses. How does one go about making that firearm servicable again? Just get another receiver?
Buy a new rifle. I doubt that one is worth the trouble of fixing. If you look at the photo of the break, it appears that the crack was there for some time. A close inspection would have seen it, I bet. Check your rifles over before you fire them, is the moral of this sad tale.

Yep I've seen this kind of thing repairing automobiles. You probably have as a machinist also. That was an existing break that finally finished breaking. It's been broken for a while and should have been found on an inspection. You can see where it was cracked all the way through to the outside. I've had to play detective many times over the years to nail down the reason for a part failure and that's the way they look. Dark on one side and clean fresh metal where it finished breaking. It's not only a matter of pride but the shops reputation is on the line in most cases. This time someone's life was on the line.

etprescottazusa91 · Post by **etprescottazusa91** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 8:17 pm

Years ago when I was manger a transmission shop a customer had the case split on an old GM trans , think it was a 350. An inspection showed a defect in the original cast that took twenty years to finally split and fail. I guess it just happens sometimes though on a Mosin receiver never seen that before.

polymerase2 · Post by **polymerase2** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 8:23 pm

JB weld will fix that right up

Actually it is a great conversation piece now.

Izhevsk762 · Post by **Izhevsk762** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 8:32 pm

That'll buff right out.

MN Fan · Post by **MN Fan** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 8:36 pm

Nope, to preserve the history, we can't alter it. I say shoot it as is

desdem12 · Post by **desdem12** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 8:37 pm

Just hold the bolt in place it'll be alright i swear.

Post by **bunkysdad** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 8:40 pm

All I think of is:shock:

Ya gonna pull those pistols, or whistle Dixie?~ Josey Wales

Post by **Junk Yard Dog** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 5:45 am

Blast from the past

Greatguns · Post by **Greatguns** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 11:15 am

Drago wrote:This is one reason I always wear safety glasses. How does one go about making that firearm servicable again? Just get another receiver?

Classic arms, among other places, have stripped MN receivers at reasonable prices so if you could do the work yourself you could make a serviceable rifle for not much money.($40+/-) The other side of it would be the fact that you could either a)keep it as is for a wall hanger and conversation piece or b)sell all the parts which would more than likely give you enough to go out and buy a refurbed M91/30 with all the accessories. Well, there is option c) just keep the parts as spares for your other MNs.

Chumlee Bumsnag · Post by **Chumlee Bumsnag** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 11:22 am

Ah just shim it up.

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