Is My Mosin Able To Fire? PIc Included

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On another note i went through my mosins last nite and i found a couple that were counter bored but it seemed to be the older ones mainly. 1922, 1925 but suprisinly my chinese T53 was good even though the stock is pretty rough....
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Age had nothing to do with why they counterbored a rifle, they did it if the crown was badly worn regardless of age. None of my 20's or 30's era Mosin 91/30's are counterbored and only a few of the wartime dated ones. I have a few M38's and at least one M44 that is, and also a few rifles that should have been but weren't.
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