Please help, what is THIS thing??

[JR Hartman]

came in my box with my Yugo mauser. See pics in February purchases thread if more info is needed.

I figured it must be either something to do with the bayonet or some sort of cover for the muzzle?

either way I can't figure out how it fits. thanx in advance, I know one of you guys will get it right quick.

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[mark k]

Bore guide maybe?

 

[jethunter]

It's a muzzle / sight protector
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[Trigger_The_Rookie]

You put that over the muzzle when you clean it. It keeps the cleaning rod from wearing out the crown.

 

[JR Hartman]

is there a way that it positively fits on? IE the little hook grabs something?

and thanx!

 

[5440fight]

It's a bore muzzle guide. The hook bit uses the front sight to lock it in place, so that vigorous scrubbing won't hurt the crown.

 

[gewehr76]

I asked Marstar once about this thing and John said it was apparently a blank firing device .

 

[9.3mauser]

I asked Marstar once about this thing and John said it was apparently a blank firing device .

Why would a Mauser need a blank firing device?

 

[gewehr76]

I was wondering the same thing, but after some time I heard that Yugos used wooden plugs on their blanks to seal the charge. that's why this device has some lands and grooves in its throat.

Why would a Mauser need a blank firing device?

 

[desporterizer]

Many euro blanks had wooden bullets. The BFA shreds any wood that may leave the barrel.

 

[svt1940]

Its a bore guide, prevent damage from cleaning rod and pull thru usage.
Joce

 

[collector67]

Muzzle protector. Place it on the muzzle, push down, and twist the flat hook behind the front sight.

 

[Kayser Sose]

ahem... bore guide.

Clips around the front sight, keeps from marring the barrel while cleaning. That's it, that's all.

 

[buffdog]

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Bore guide to keep the cleaning rod from wearing away the lands and grooves of the barrel when cleaning. The hook fits behind the front sight.
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[jbmauser]

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say its a bore guide/muzzle protector.

 

[desporterizer]

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say its a bore guide/muzzle protector.

I think there is a part that threads on to the front so you can use it as a bore guide but that is a BFA. Same as the one that came in my yugo cleaning kit years ago. It has rifling with an opposite twist. Kind of pointless to have a bore diameter bore guide. Has been a while since I have seen it though, so I could be wrong.

 

[Keller]

The reason that they have rifling inside the bore guide is because they were made with pieces of barrel. It's not the same as a modern bore guide, it was designed to protect the crown.

 

[mr.e moose]

Obvious, It is a doomahickey.Not to be confused with a thingamabob.Of course if it has a SA stamp it would be a whichamacallet,unless it hooks on your front sight and then it would be a muzzle protector.

 

[Magellann]

I received a very similar bore guide with a Mosin Nagant purchase. That one looks better because it can lock onto the front sight to stay in place

 

[desporterizer]

Now that I think about it, the yugo cleaning kits came with a pull-through. My mind may be playing tricks on me, I will dig it out tomorrow.