Ran into a Few Issues
Posted: Thu Aug 15, 2013 7:51 am
I recently purchased a 91/30, 1933 Izhevsk with a hex reciever MO dated /52. It's a good looking rifle, has a dark red finish in a war-time stock. It's been counterbored but that's ok by me. I broke everything down and gave it a thorough cleaning. Then I reassembled and ran into some problems.
Once everything was back together I put the bolt in and it got stuck, it went in about an inch or two and that is as far as it would go. Right away I noticed the trigger was not working. I could not pull the bolt back out. It was as if it was caught on the trigger assembly. I tried everything, even brute strength and nothing worked. So I got a rubber mallet and was successfully able to knock the bolt back out.
I took her apart again and examined the trigger assembly. Something was wrong here but I couldn't figure it out. Then I noticed the problem. The little dowel (rod) that fits into the trigger was laying on my work table. Apparantly it had slipped out during cleaning and I hadn't noticed. I was able to put it back where it belonged and finally got everything assembled and working correctly. This was a bit of a frustrating and very hot hour spent in the garage but I was happy to be able to figure out the issue. I can chalk it up to a learning experience. Watch out for the trigger rod falling out !!
Now I have an issue with the trigger pull. It's about twice as hard of a pull compared to any of my other Mosins. Any advice here? I know this community frowns upon modifications, but is there anything I can so to safely lessen the trigger pull? or should I just leave it be? I have tested headspace and it checks out ok. I am taking it outdoors this weekend to do some range time but I was hoping to get some advice from the experts.
Once everything was back together I put the bolt in and it got stuck, it went in about an inch or two and that is as far as it would go. Right away I noticed the trigger was not working. I could not pull the bolt back out. It was as if it was caught on the trigger assembly. I tried everything, even brute strength and nothing worked. So I got a rubber mallet and was successfully able to knock the bolt back out.
I took her apart again and examined the trigger assembly. Something was wrong here but I couldn't figure it out. Then I noticed the problem. The little dowel (rod) that fits into the trigger was laying on my work table. Apparantly it had slipped out during cleaning and I hadn't noticed. I was able to put it back where it belonged and finally got everything assembled and working correctly. This was a bit of a frustrating and very hot hour spent in the garage but I was happy to be able to figure out the issue. I can chalk it up to a learning experience. Watch out for the trigger rod falling out !!
Now I have an issue with the trigger pull. It's about twice as hard of a pull compared to any of my other Mosins. Any advice here? I know this community frowns upon modifications, but is there anything I can so to safely lessen the trigger pull? or should I just leave it be? I have tested headspace and it checks out ok. I am taking it outdoors this weekend to do some range time but I was hoping to get some advice from the experts.