Damaged bolt? Seems to be a dent or burr. very rough cycling. With pics.

[CanadianBaconPancakes]

So I have been doing everything I could find on the internet to fix my mosin bolt, I bought another and compared. The first 2 pics are the dents and the 3rd is how far it closes before it jams and i have to use force. Whats my option at this point? You can see the paint from the barrel on the bolt in the second pic.

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[lejarretnoir]

Those dings look like grind marks to me.
Are you having a hard time closing when it's empty or with a round?

Most Mosins I've encountered usually take a slap to close on steel case surplus rounds.

 

[RobertMcC]

Those marks are due to someone grinding something off that bolt.

 

[CanadianBaconPancakes]

Those dings look like grind marks to me.
Are you having a hard time closing when it's empty or with a round?

Most Mosins I've encountered usually take a slap to close on steel case surplus rounds.

hard time closing empty and after firing.

 

[RobertMcC]

Might be grinding against the receiver. I noticed a polish section where the bolt as closing was rubbing, but my bolt just as smooth as anything out there.

 

[CanadianBaconPancakes]

Those marks are due to someone grinding something off that bolt.

any way to salvage it? Its just my wintertime shooter but i would like to use it till winters over.

 

[RobertMcC]

I wouldn't worry about the dent. on closer inspection, probably due to repeated slamming down the bolt. And it rubbing against the receiver.

 

[RobertMcC]

ooops.

 

[lejarretnoir]

Nothing to salvage. It's a Mosin!
Looks like a sloppy job to make the longer camming part fit the receiver. If you have the know how, just remove a few thousands of an inch off the camming part, not the receiver and polish it.

 

[zuke]

Built like tank!
Just use it and have fun!

 

[gunrunner100]

I have a surplus bolt if you get stuck.