need help with mauser info

Post by **normsutton** » August 24th, 2007, 2:10 pm

anjdrifter

maybe Ill bend the bolt on my M38 then I can show it being done, thats the only stright bolt I have right now

NORM

volfandan · Post by **volfandan** » August 24th, 2007, 4:28 pm

Norm,

I've heard that the P-38 bolt is too short to bend. Let me know what you think. There is a guy on ebay (probably not for much longer) that sells a bent bolt for MN's. You send him your bolt body, and he will do a straight down bend or something like a 60 degree back swept.

http://cgi.ebay.com/MOSIN-NAGANT-BENT-B ... dZViewItem

Post by **normsutton** » August 24th, 2007, 5:00 pm

volfandan
the bolt on the M38 is 2"
the bolt on my mauser 's are 2 1/4"

I think I can bend it

NORM

carguy · Post by **carguy** » August 24th, 2007, 9:27 pm

Well Norm be creative and make a forward swept downward bend like the French MAS 39...I love that rifle and I just don't know why!!!

If you're not careful you just mike have another side business modifying bolts!

trent · Post by **trent** » August 24th, 2007, 10:55 pm

yea, I've always been uncomfortable with my attraction to the french mas rifles as well

Post by **normsutton** » August 25th, 2007, 4:39 am

French rifles are barely used,a lot dings in the stocks from dropping

but I don't know, just what I've been told (LOL)

NORM

volfandan · Post by **volfandan** » August 25th, 2007, 8:46 am

LOL! (in French accent) -- Ahhh, we give up...we surrender!

carguy · Post by **carguy** » August 25th, 2007, 12:13 pm

SOOOOOOO MEAN! Accurate but still sooooooo mean...

I just wish the ammo was more readily available and less expensive (I do not and refuse to start reloading). Becasue I have found several very nice condition MAS 39/51 (?not sure of the 51?) but with the grenade launcher for around $200. And even saw a Gunbroker listing for a MAS39 for $325 (?).

There is just something about it, even a local gun shop (one of the best in my area) have one pictured on their website with the caption..."don't have any but they sure are nice to look at."

garry · Post by **garry** » August 25th, 2007, 8:35 pm

NORM ! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Is the word "Touche'" a French vocalization?
Geeeez, That there is funny ! G

Post by **normsutton** » September 1st, 2007, 8:25 am

someone say you can't bend a M 39 bolt

here it is in pix
lock it up in a vise

heat bolt all around where you want to bend tell it gets cherry red, take a crescent wrench and slowly bend tell you get the desired bend keeping the torch on the bolt at all times , do not try to bend if you lose the cherry red

buff bolt with a fine wire wheel on slow speed

I didn't even have to take the bolt apart

NORM

anjdrifter · Post by **anjdrifter** » September 1st, 2007, 8:45 am

wow wow wow... thank you Norm you said you would and you did it pics and the bending all in one... ofcourse no one doubted for a second you would do it... thanks al :-* :-* :-*

Post by **normsutton** » September 1st, 2007, 10:12 am

thanks AL

NORM

volfandan · Post by **volfandan** » September 1st, 2007, 1:56 pm

very nice, Norm! You may put a hurtin' on ATI's sales for their MN bent-bolt kits! ;D

bzinggg · Post by **bzinggg** » September 2nd, 2007, 12:40 pm

Would there be any question of annealing a critical part of the bolt?

carguy · Post by **carguy** » September 2nd, 2007, 7:17 pm

You can kneel on it, step on it or sit on it Bzinggg just be careful...it will probably be hot! ::)

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