- Location
- West Quebec
Or Fluid film I mean Frog lube etc etc
Got my mosin and ammo today/ my hubris is my downfall
- Thread starter Cpt Fancy Briches
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Just PMed back, been busy cleaning.
Just finished the first clean/rust removal.
Started with a brake cleaner bath and scrub (there was cosmoline on the bolt and hey why not do every metal part)
went to nylon brush and hoppes number 9 (not much change)
then to brass brush and number 9 (much better)
took out the steel wool (oh dear lord the rust)
ragged and washed after (so much number 9)
hour and many, many patches on the barrel (much less rusty then I thought at first)
oil on the wood and all moving parts (at least the stock has stopped shedding)
With this I am going to try shooting the rifle, it ain't pretty but I think it will work.
Pitting is bad in many places, but overall I am hopeful. Any one have any info on perma-coat / oil bluing?
Will update with how it shoots and more pics after shooting and cleaning the corrosive ammo.
Started with a brake cleaner bath and scrub (there was cosmoline on the bolt and hey why not do every metal part)
went to nylon brush and hoppes number 9 (not much change)
then to brass brush and number 9 (much better)
took out the steel wool (oh dear lord the rust)
ragged and washed after (so much number 9)
hour and many, many patches on the barrel (much less rusty then I thought at first)
oil on the wood and all moving parts (at least the stock has stopped shedding)
With this I am going to try shooting the rifle, it ain't pretty but I think it will work.
Pitting is bad in many places, but overall I am hopeful. Any one have any info on perma-coat / oil bluing?
Will update with how it shoots and more pics after shooting and cleaning the corrosive ammo.
I hope better then mine, I couldn't hit the broad side of a barn, it would need front site adjustment, plus the rear sight jump to 200-400 m after 2-3 round and the rear barrel ban is loose so the handgard jump forward.
- Location
- Smithers, B.C.
"Is Russian. Use high grit sandpaper, and reblue with black paint. You are done."
I am blown away, the Ammo Source definitely stands behind what they sell. I am told that another mosin is on its way to me after review of the rust in the pictures.
This is amazing service. Next time your going to order something online consider:
-That SFRC did not have to send another rifle (I never asked, and did not expect it)
-SFRC responded professionally and quickly (same day I got the rifle) to a public forum post not directed at them (I never contacted SFRC directly)
-SFRC cares enough to address things on the weekend (nothing sat until Monday, after hours work was put in)
I have to say the effort put into a 78 year old rifle that sold for $175 is whats going to keep me coming back.
Thank you so much Ammo Source.
This is amazing service. Next time your going to order something online consider:
-That SFRC did not have to send another rifle (I never asked, and did not expect it)
-SFRC responded professionally and quickly (same day I got the rifle) to a public forum post not directed at them (I never contacted SFRC directly)
-SFRC cares enough to address things on the weekend (nothing sat until Monday, after hours work was put in)
I have to say the effort put into a 78 year old rifle that sold for $175 is whats going to keep me coming back.
Thank you so much Ammo Source.
- Location
- Hudson Quebec Canada
Let us hope the rifle they sent you isn't another project rifle.
Well done SFRC excellent customer service
Well done SFRC excellent customer service
Just finished cleaning from some time at the range.
Shot 120 rounds, had 2 hang fires (fixed by adjusting the pin a half turn), some issues with the mag (will not chamber if only 4 rounds, and some times first round gets stuck) and the top cover likes to run the the front of the rifle (the lower ring is too wide to "click" into place).
So here are some pictures of the rifle after much cleaning some shooting and more cleaning.
Its not the best looking rifle, but it does work.
Next step is a wire brush/grinder on a rotary tool and some paint.
Shot 120 rounds, had 2 hang fires (fixed by adjusting the pin a half turn), some issues with the mag (will not chamber if only 4 rounds, and some times first round gets stuck) and the top cover likes to run the the front of the rifle (the lower ring is too wide to "click" into place).
So here are some pictures of the rifle after much cleaning some shooting and more cleaning.
Its not the best looking rifle, but it does work.
Next step is a wire brush/grinder on a rotary tool and some paint.
I'm still not sure how I missed that, even the band and caps are totally rusted. You're other one is going out tomorrow.
Ryan
Ryan
Just finished cleaning from some time at the range.
Shot 120 rounds, had 2 hang fires (fixed by adjusting the pin a half turn), some issues with the mag (will not chamber if only 4 rounds, and some times first round gets stuck) and the top cover likes to run the the front of the rifle (the lower ring is too wide to "click" into place).
So here are some pictures of the rifle after much cleaning some shooting and more cleaning.
Its not the best looking rifle, but it does work.
Next step is a wire brush/grinder on a rotary tool and some paint.
Ha, I did not even know it was an end cap at first it was pretty rusted and the same color at the stock. I can see how you could miss it.
Thanks for sending out another, looking forward to see what the new one looks like.
Oh! and I got the bayonet almost on, just need a file for the last bit that will not bend. Its shaping up!
Thanks for sending out another, looking forward to see what the new one looks like.
Oh! and I got the bayonet almost on, just need a file for the last bit that will not bend. Its shaping up!
i've ordered from SFRC and they were a pleasure to deal with, and with the later post about picking through rifles to find what the customer asked for, thats the kind of customer service that should keep people coming back, this comment has no place here.
CanadianReich
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- nova scotia
I think a farmer was plowing his fields in the Ukraine and hit this gun.......
he washed it off in a river and pawned it at a local pawn store, who in turn sold it to a Canadian gun vendor, who sold it to you!
he washed it off in a river and pawned it at a local pawn store, who in turn sold it to a Canadian gun vendor, who sold it to you!
I am amazed that this shot as well as it did. They sure don't make them like this anymore. Just think of what an AR would look like after 78 years, let alone used and abused for 78 years.
I will put pics up of the new mosin on Friday (UPS don't fail me now). May even take it to the range on the weekend and compare the two mosins, anyone interested in seeing the difference between these old shooters?
I will put pics up of the new mosin on Friday (UPS don't fail me now). May even take it to the range on the weekend and compare the two mosins, anyone interested in seeing the difference between these old shooters?
