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Posted: 7/3/2005 7:42:10 AM EDT
| Hello I have a Mosin Nagant M44 and I have had it for about a year and a half now. When I bought it was packed full of cosmolien just like most C&R. My question is I shot it last fall a I did not ever get around to cleaning it right after I was done shooting it, almost a year has gone by and it still has nopt been cleaned. I think that the ammo was corosive it came in a tin that was sealed and it had like 880 rounds in it. I am going to get around to cleaning it here in a few weeks and when I do I am going to add a scope and a new stock I am wondering if this rifle is going to be ok to still shoo I mean will the neglect on my part ruin the rifle. I dont want to get out on the range after I add theses things to this gun and it blow up in my facce or the barrel will blow up? What do you guys think? |
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It'll probably be OK to shoot after cleaning, but you need to thoroughly clean and inspect the bore to see what you're up against. There's a good chance that the bore got pitted, screwing up the rifling and leaving you hurting in the accuracy department. If you don't clean and inspect it first, you don't know whether or not there's enough rust and crap in the bore that it'll act as an obstruction and blow the thing up. When you clean it, start off with Windex or something else with a decent amount of ammonia. Ammonia neutralizes the salts that were left behind by the ammo that cause the corrosion. |
All SURPLUS 7.62x54 is corrsive to my knowledge. It must be cleaned ASAP ( As soon as Possible ) when your done. I don't mean in a day or so. I mean from a few minuets to just a couple of hours. Always best to run a Windex (with ammoinia ) through her and then dry patch her while at the range. Then oil patch her and take her home and then really clean her well. And Im going to be the ass hole and say while the Mosin Nagant maybe really cheap over here right now, by bubbaing up your MN .................  Well who the hell am I ? Good luck WarDawg
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