The Russian Mosin Nagant Forum

Have fun....the worst thing that can happen is poor accuracy...question....how does the chamber area look...where the bullet casing seats...is it smooth or pitted?
If pitted there can be cycling issues with brass cases that will form to any large pitting areas making round removal/ejection difficult....but it will not be a safety issue....the chamber area is thick/robust and the bolts are too....you'd have to really work to have a safety issue.

For your piece of mind ...a torture test ...btw, I am not recommending doing this...but it gives you an idea how strong the action is on this rifle.

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millman wrote:If you have the gages check it yourself. It is easy. If there are no barrel bulges, or any cracks anywhere, you should be good to go. The barrel will look better after you shoot it and clean it again. Don't be afraid of corrosive ammo either. Clean it properly (just one extra step) and it is good.

Have the gages and some 'snap caps'. Did purchase some commercial ammo for its first field test. Quite a mixture of ammo came with the purchase, have to sort that out.