mauser bolt out of the gun for long periods of time. Or storage of the gun. Help?

its an M48 Yugo, post war production. It definately cocks to remove. In fact you have to according to the video I watched on how to tear down the bolt. work the bolt like you are going to fire it, then open the action, and move the little lever on the left side out, and slide the bolt out. its definately cocked.
 
John_in_BC said:
its an M48 Yugo, post war production. It definately cocks to remove. In fact you have to according to the video I watched on how to tear down the bolt. work the bolt like you are going to fire it, then open the action, and move the little lever on the left side out, and slide the bolt out. its definately cocked.
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You are definitely right.... sorry - not sure what I was thinking, probably of my M96 ~ which does #### when you close it - come to think of it that's what I don't like about the Swede. makes it a little difficult to close the action.

Sorry - didn't mean to mislead - here's some gun #### to make up for it: my M48...

http://media.bigblockstudios.ca/cgn/mauser-####.jpg
 
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I too, would disregard having them left in the cocked position. After all, the Mauser spring, which theoretically could get softer in 200 years, is the cheapest, most easily obtained piece for any rifle that I can think of.
If you don't want to leave it cocked, take the ten seconds that someone said and take the bolt apart.
And, if your bolt de-cocks while out, it can be cocked, again in ten seconds and no tools, if you have a square edged table, desk or shelf handy, that you don't mind putting a mark on.
 
chargers? yea - no problem, I have like 50 of them, PM your mailing address and I'll drop a few in an envelope for ya ;)

-sean
 
H4831 said:
I too, would disregard having them left in the cocked position. After all, the Mauser spring, which theoretically could get softer in 200 years, is the cheapest, most easily obtained piece for any rifle that I can think of.
If you don't want to leave it cocked, take the ten seconds that someone said and take the bolt apart.
And, if your bolt de-cocks while out, it can be cocked, again in ten seconds and no tools, if you have a square edged table, desk or shelf handy, that you don't mind putting a mark on.
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oh yea - exactly, and if worse comes to worse, just stretch the spring out by hand.

I *had* a GEW98 that was misfiring with light strikes, one f the old timers at the range took it, yanked the bolt apart stretched the spring a couple of times - problem solved!

of course you will have to store it for like 20 years before a compressed spring becomes a problem .... :)

[though I'm fairly sure if you close the bolt with the trigger depressed it will de-####, not going to check now, had [more than] a few beers so not playing with my guns right now :( ]
 
Thanx again all. I hear you on the mauser spring, its VERY positive when it fires, even dry. I think it hits harder than the .22 does when it actually fires a round :)

Sean, pm on the way and thanx a ton I appreciate it
 
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