Mosin Nagant: Bent Bolt = Better?

bluemike807

bluemike807

CGN Regular
Rating - 100%
141   0   0
Location
Eastern Ontario
I love my M91/30. It shoots straight as an arrow, I have no problem beating the crap out of it and it even cycles well (once I got all the crap out of the chamber). It is one of my favourite rifles to shoot, and my go-to deer rifle. Hell, it even shoots my cast lead bullets well.

But it has the straight bolt, which can be irritating. It means more often than not that I need to change my posture out of a shooting position to cycle the action. Its not the biggest deal, but Im wondering if it might be more ergonomic with a bent bolt.

What have others - who have repro snipers, factory-bent bolts or even aftermarkets think of the difference between the straight and bent bolt?
 
straight or bent no big diff to me .......

i have 2 nagants altered to sniper /scoped ..........so the have bent bolts .
guess thats a matter of personal preference .
 
Try passing your left hand over the action, grab the bolt with your fingers under the knob and use leverage of your palm on the action to open it. Flip it fast to the rear then flick the works back in battery and slap the bolt down.
It's fast and you never let go of the grip. If you're at the bench, you'll soon come to prefer that method: you don't have to change your aiming stance.
PP.
 
Like you said - ergonomics. More of an issue if you were trying to stay low behind a wall of sandbags hey? One thing about shooting prone with the straight bolt Mosin Nagant, you get REALLY good at re-aquiring targets ;)
 
I've got a bent bolt on an SOV repro, and it's not as exciting as one would imagine. The Mosins were built when men were still men and weren't bothered by a bolt lift that put hair on one's chest (or for that matter, carrying a rifle that weighed more than five pounds). Having tried both, the straight bolt suits the action better for the most part, as it can take some enthusiasm on occasion to cycle.
 
OP, I'm with you. I find the straight bolts to be far more awkward to operate and there is no way I can maintain a cheek weld while cycling a straight bolt.

Mark
 
If millions of cold hungry russian infantrymen
Can deal with, so can I.
Lol, jk but I actually don't mind the straight
But I think the bent looks bad assed.
 
I built My own bent bolt and I like it better.

It depends what you want. I was building a pu sniper replica so I copied that style of bolt. Making your own is dead easy. I made mine from a 3/8 -16 bolt and used the knob from my straight bolt. It is a simple cut drill and tap job. There is no need to put up with rough bolt cycling in a mosin. with a small amount of work both of mine cycle like butter. Just smooth the surfaces where the bolt pieces turn against one anotherand the cocking knob ramp. and clip a coil or so from the firing pin spring. Nothing to it. Happy shooting.
 
I actually like strait bolts more - just change the way you cycle it and you'll see. Strait bolts allow for more gross motor function - slap bolt up, back, forward, down. You may be trying to grab the bolt and manipulate it, which is necessary on bent bolts but not mosins.
 
PerversPépère said:
Try passing your left hand over the action, grab the bolt with your fingers under the knob and use leverage of your palm on the action to open it. Flip it fast to the rear then flick the works back in battery and slap the bolt down.
Click to expand...

+1 on that method at the bench. Granted, I tend to switch back and forth between left and right handed bolt handling.

To the OP, if your bolt is matching, whatever you do, don't alter it. Buy a replacement and bend that one. Though I don't think bending it down will help too much, as the handle's position so far forward of the trigger will mean you have to reach for it every time... unless of course you bend the handle down and back towards the trigger guard.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom