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Posted: 7/27/2007 11:47:19 PM EDT
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The last time I went to the range, I took my 1946 Mosin Nagant M44. Near the end of my time at the range, the rifle doesn't want to feed the last round. It is almost like the spring isn't pushing the round up high enough. What can I do to fix this problem, aside from purchasing new springs for it? Anyone else ever have this problem? Any and all replies are much appreciated. Scout |
| Probably not the spring, but it is possible. Most likely, this is rimlock. The 7.62x54R case is, of course, rimmed. The rim of the case below can lock the case above so that it cannot feed. Make sure that the cases are stacked in the magazine so that they can slide freely forward. |
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I don't know for sure, but my Finn m/39 does the same thing. I took it to indicate the magazine follower spring was weak. The lifter spring/s. They're leaf springs. I'm not 100% sure this is the cause but that's how it appeared to my eye at the time. I played a little with it but just set it aside. Its not like its hard to find another magazine floorplate with the lifter mechinism intact. This is what's good about buying u-fin-ems... for the parts. Dutch |
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I've seen this before. For whatever reason, the leaf springs in the magazine are not raising the last round high enough to be fed correctly. Look at the place where the floorplate snaps onto the magazine body. There may be worn or out of spec parts there causing the follower to ride too low. You can make a shim to fix this. The magazine leaf springs may also be bent or out of spec. If you replace them several times and get the same result, it's likely the magazine body is your problem. When you try to feed the last round, hold the rifle by the magazine and push the floorplate up with your palm. This should cause the last round to feed normally. The floorplate and magazine body should not fit too loosely together. If they do, consider making a shim to place under the hook on the mag body that retains the floorplate. If these parts fit together tightly and you still have feeding issues, I would suspect the mag leaf springs next. |
Rimlock is not the problem here. In fact, I have never experienced rimlock with any of my Mosins regardless of how I load them, nor have I ever seen anyone experience rimlock with their Mosins either. I've heard rimlock can affect .303 Enfields but it isn't a factor at all with Mosins due to the interrupter mechanism. I don't know where the "Mosin rimlock" rumor comes from. As others have said, it could be a problem with the magazine follower not pushing the round high enough. I've even seen a Mosin bolt ride right over a round (which was above the interrupter, mind you) because the follower was improperly pushing up the rounds below the top round. If it's a mosin feeding problem, chances are that it's a problem with the magazine follower or the interrupter. I'd check those first... and the good news is that they are cheap parts to replace if necessary. |
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