bought a 91/30 now i have questions

[brian falcone]

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[B24]

Kind of cool if you ask me.

[redeuce]

Carbines make more boom. Get a fire ball too?

[Longcolt44]

Outstanding repair, need side view pictures. Myself and others are drawn to repaired stocks.

[brian falcone]

Ok...hang on

[brian falcone]

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[brian falcone]

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[brian falcone]

This is on the t/53. I believe the wood used on this stock is different than the European versions. Is very light and soft.this stock has dings , dents and gouges all over it.

[brian falcone]

The stock split in line with the screw that holds the butt plate on.

[brian falcone]

Theres 8 nails in there

[brian falcone]

And yes...later in the evening you could see a nice fireball coming from the carbine

[Longcolt44]

The Chinese used a different wood for their stocks, it is Chu wood and is softer. China has/had no hard woods.

[brian falcone]

that first photo of the t53 stock looks like someone drew something on there. odd i didnt notice it . must be the flash from the camera.

[WeldonHunter]

These T53s came out of the Balkens and were aid rifles. A lot of them have drawings, names and/or dates on them and it's called trench art. It's part of the rifle's history and part of it's collectability. The crack on the stock is where a lot of the Mosins can crack and have in the past. It's a weak place. The Russians replaced the piece with what's called a toe splice. The laminate stock rifles have it. I have about 6 M91/30 laminates and if I remember correctly all have the toe splice but I think they do that when it's new. It's actually dovetailed in place.

[MosinNagant1954]

Sounds like Mosinitis to me! Take two aspirins and down to the gun shop in the morning.

[B24]

Sounds like Mosinitis to me! Take two aspirins and down to the gun shop in the morning.

Forget the aspirin two Finns will do the trick for a little while.

[Heavy Metal 1]

Being that OP is a noobie he needs to be told how to clean after having shot corrosive ammo. So, OP if you are still following your post here is how to clean for corrosive ammo: wet 2 patches with water and run them through the bore. Use another wet patch to wipe off the bolt face, dry the bolt face,then oil it. Run a few dry patches through the bore to dry up any moisture then clean as you would any other gun. If you shoot the rifle with the bayonet it needs to be cleaned in the same manner.

[brian falcone]

thanks for cleaning info. im still shooting the non corrosive tula ammo i picked up at wal-mart. the shop that sold me the t53 recomended a gun scrubber spray for black powder rifles. i disassemble the bolt and clean that along with spraying some through the barrel. its funny the shotguns and .22 rifles havent left the safe since i bought these. even my sons prefer them .

[WeldonHunter]

thanks for cleaning info. im still shooting the non corrosive tula ammo i picked up at wal-mart. the shop that sold me the t53 recomended a gun scrubber spray for black powder rifles. i disassemble the bolt and clean that along with spraying some through the barrel. its funny the shotguns and .22 rifles havent left the safe since i bought these. even my sons prefer them .

This is a good read. viewtopic.php?f=66&t=6932

[brian falcone]

thanks. will check that thread out.