Hello, I'm fairly new to semiauto rifles and I was working the action a bit and it seem to #### something ( bolt carrier more stiff to pull) after dry firing, then the action open up like butter. Also when I dry fired it (only once), the trigger was hard to pull. Should this spring that cocks itself when opening action stay de-cocked when not using the rifle for a period of time? Hope somebody can understand me!
Help me understand my SVT40
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the first time you pull the carrier back it cocks the hammer......hence why its harder to pull.
trigger pull can very widely on military rifles.
I personally store my rifles decocked. ie dry fire before putting back in the safe.
trigger pull can very widely on military rifles.
I personally store my rifles decocked. ie dry fire before putting back in the safe.
No arm and you can also remove the rear cover and with the bolt and carrier in locked position, hold the hammer, press the trigger and slowly allow the hammer to rest against the bolt. Actually take about 10 sec to do and its good if you dont like dry firing.
Jocelyn
What you really want to do, friend, is get yourself a MANUAL for your rifle, then read it completely and carefully and learn what makes the thing work..... and how... and why.
Zip over to milsurps dot com and take out a (free) membership. They have a section of WW2 US training films which cover just about anything that was on the go back then. They also have a FANTASTIC free library of Manuals, Films, research papers, marksmanship textbooks (the very best is called SHOOT TO LIVE! and it is the Canadian WW2 marksmanship manual which was so good it was still in use 30 years after the war) all available for free download.
If you can't find an English-language manual for your rifle, download a manual for the FN-FAL or the British L1A1 or for the SAFN-49. The rifles LOOK very different, but their design, operation and cycling is nearly identical. The Tokarev bolt system actually was lifted from the 1936 Saive patent drawings.
Hope this helps.
Good luck!
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Zip over to milsurps dot com and take out a (free) membership. They have a section of WW2 US training films which cover just about anything that was on the go back then. They also have a FANTASTIC free library of Manuals, Films, research papers, marksmanship textbooks (the very best is called SHOOT TO LIVE! and it is the Canadian WW2 marksmanship manual which was so good it was still in use 30 years after the war) all available for free download.
If you can't find an English-language manual for your rifle, download a manual for the FN-FAL or the British L1A1 or for the SAFN-49. The rifles LOOK very different, but their design, operation and cycling is nearly identical. The Tokarev bolt system actually was lifted from the 1936 Saive patent drawings.
Hope this helps.
Good luck!
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To say Tokarev "lifted" the design from Saive is not an absolute, such a point is still debated.
I recall seeing a US military pamphlet about the SVT, AVT and AVS, though most of it was insulting the rifle, trying to push the "We're better than the commies" mantra. It did go over disassembly of each of the guns, though I'd say youtube would be a better resource than a US army pamphlet designed to insult the gun and provide GIs with a base knowledge of its operation and disassembly. Far more people nowadays have owned and toyed with the gun and with the wide range of people on youtube, you're likely to find more info on your specific problem for almost any rifle there than in any sort of manual. Granted, their advice should be taken with caution, as you can't always be sure of their integrity, but you'll gather more information there than you probably went looking for.
I recall seeing a US military pamphlet about the SVT, AVT and AVS, though most of it was insulting the rifle, trying to push the "We're better than the commies" mantra. It did go over disassembly of each of the guns, though I'd say youtube would be a better resource than a US army pamphlet designed to insult the gun and provide GIs with a base knowledge of its operation and disassembly. Far more people nowadays have owned and toyed with the gun and with the wide range of people on youtube, you're likely to find more info on your specific problem for almost any rifle there than in any sort of manual. Granted, their advice should be taken with caution, as you can't always be sure of their integrity, but you'll gather more information there than you probably went looking for.
Rory McCanuck
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Somehow, I think I would go with smellie's word on this......
You can find the SVT manual online for free easily, without taking out a membership anywhere. Really important to have the first few times you take one apart. Youtube videos can help too, but some don't show the takedown process as efficiently as it can be done.
