The Russian Mosin Nagant Forum

Took my Mosin M91 apart to clean and the rear clip thingy that holds the larger ring on broke. The "nail" part of it broke off and is still in the stock. What to do?

OK ....Is it a M91 or a M91/30? If it is a m91 then the barrel bands have a captured screw and you have to screw it opposite to loosen it. Sometimes they have a pin in the center of them to hold the band on loose. It is ok if it is in there. If it is a 91/30 and you broke the barrel band spring and the pin is still left in there then you can order a new one from liberty tree and then carefully punch out the pin from the other side. DO NOT OVER ENLARGE THE HOLE or the new one will not fit in tight.

It's a M91/30. Thanks for the heads up on where to buy. Many thanks!

Not a problem. Make sure and use as small a punch or nail as you can to punch out the old band spring. If you look on the left side of the rifle you should see a small hole where the pin of the spring sits.

I saw the little hole on the other side of the stock. I have some itty bitty drifts I'll use. Thanks again for the help.

Let us know how it turns out!

Tiny drift punch will do it, that's how I deal with them.

desdem12 wrote: DO NOT OVER ENLARGE THE HOLE or the new one will not fit in tight.

Gee how did you learn that, like me the hard way? Bill

I did break a band spring but have been lazy to get it repaired. Havent punched it out yet. I might ...maybe remember my own advice.

I got the part out of the stock. What I did was push it out from the other side with a tiny drift just far enough to be able to grab it from the clip side with pliers. It was in there tight. Was thinking of putting just a drop of water in the hole to swell the wood fibers up a little so it's nice and tight for the new clip.

Cheshire wrote:I got the part out of the stock. What I did was push it out from the other side with a tiny drift just far enough to be able to grab it from the clip side with pliers. It was in there tight. Was thinking of putting just a drop of water in the hole to swell the wood fibers up a little so it's nice and tight for the new clip.

I wouldn't use water. It might cause the replacemet band retainer to rust. It should be without doing that but if you need to use anything you might use some type of wood conditioner like Old English with lemon oil. Whatever you use I'd make sure the new retainer has plenty of gun oil on it before installing it.

I just bought my first Mosin - a 1933 Hex M91/30 and also snapped the spring post inside of the stock. A quick google search brought me to this post string. Thanks much.... you guys are the best.

One time or another, this happens to all of us. That's why it's a good idea to have some spares packed away.