Did I damage my mosin nagant?

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I took my mosin 91/30 for a LONG day of shooting and the barrel got very hot. Now this was only the second time I have shot the gun and I figured like my SKS, some more cosmoline would surface from the heat of the barrel... So Every 40 shots or so I wiped the barrel down. I took out my mosin today to go shooting again and noticed the wood, and only the wood section above my barrel, had almost no finish on it and was very rough..
Is it possible that I rubbed the finish off of my mosin? Or was the varnish just not applied properly by the previous owner (or factory refurbishing). This part of the mosin already wasnt as nice as the rest but it really deteriorated since the last time I shot.
 
So the shellac wiped/rubbed off the outside of the hand guard? Should be an easy fix...some of them are pretty flaky to begin with. I have a particularly ratty looking one dubbed 'shooter grade'. I was considering dumping it, but the thing does shoot...ridiculously well in fact. It'll get a strip n' recoat when I have some time. There's some threads in the Red Rifle forum (I believe) about repairing/redoing Mosin/SKS/SVT stock finishes. Do some reading and decide which route you want to go.
 
kennymo said:
So the shellac wiped/rubbed off the outside of the hand guard? Should be an easy fix...some of them are pretty flaky to begin with. I have a particularly ratty looking one dubbed 'shooter grade'. I was considering dumping it, but the thing does shoot...ridiculously well in fact. It'll get a strip n' recoat when I have some time. There's some threads in the Red Rifle forum (I believe) about repairing/redoing Mosin/SKS/SVT stock finishes. Do some reading and decide which route you want to go.
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Thanks, will do! Just wanted to make sure this wasn't uncommon.
 
zackstab said:
Thanks, will do! Just wanted to make sure this wasn't uncommon.
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it happens and is quite common with a surplus rifle that was packed in cosmoline for who knows how long I just rub some boiled linseed oil on them this protects the stock and brings out any dirt and soaked in cosmoline/grease I had to do it to a mosin and a sks
 
Shellac will soften between 50 and 60 C. It isn't an ideal field finish.

As far as damage is concerned. While its true that these rifles were fired continuously for long periods of time in battle, the concern for the operator was not getting killed, not the amount of wear on his rifle. It wasn't like he paid for it anyway. Doubtless many rifles were shot out or otherwise rendered unserviceable in combat.

It's yours so do as you like but, rapid fire is harmful to rifles although the damage done may not be particularly significant. Accuracy suffers when rifles (any type) are allowed to heat up too much.
 
Where I've melted the shellac off my reds, I just make sure to rub them down with Tung Oil when I clean them. Over time, it builds up to a similar shiny finish, only more durable.
 
Im not really picky about how my mosin looks because hell, it is a rugged machine of a gun but a nice finish is always preferred.

Can any of you suggest a finish that WILL last but still looks original? ill look into Tung Oil also.
 
zackstab said:
Did research, anyone can tell me why tung oil or lin seed is better then one another?
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They're equals, as far as I'm concerned. Just that Tung (being from China) was more likely to be used by the East Bloc, and Boiled Linseed Oil was much more commonly used by the western nations...

It's a trend that dates back before the "East Block - West Block" thing... BLO was pretty much used by Western European and American woodworkers since... A friggin long time ago.

Tung Oil was used in Asia and Russia since a similarly long time ago.
 
grelmar said:
They're equals, as far as I'm concerned. Just that Tung (being from China) was more likely to be used by the East Bloc, and Boiled Linseed Oil was much more commonly used by the western nations...

It's a trend that dates back before the "East Block - West Block" thing... BLO was pretty much used by Western European and American woodworkers since... A friggin long time ago.

Tung Oil was used in Asia and Russia since a similarly long time ago.
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Thanks! Based on that i will try the tung oil.
 
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