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I picked up an SVT-40 a while ago, and after putting a few rounds through it I noticed the base of the cartridge was slightly bulged. Turns out the bottom of the chamber has been attacked with a dremel, I'm guessing in an attempt to make it feed better. Stupid me for not looking at it closely before buying it. Is it new barrel worth it and/or is it at all safe to fire?
 
SurplusMan said:
I picked up an SVT-40 a while ago, and after putting a few rounds through it I noticed the base of the cartridge was slightly bulged. Turns out the bottom of the chamber has been attacked with a dremel, I'm guessing in an attempt to make it feed better. Stupid me for not looking at it closely before buying it. Is it new barrel worth it and/or is it at all safe to fire?
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I would ignore it 100%.

The worst case scenario will be "slightly bulged case" and a case useless for reloading (but given the fact that most ammo is steel cased, those cases are useless for reloading to begin with).
 
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I have seen some dealers on here selling SVT-40s for 200 , it may just be easier to buy another rifle......the person that sold it to you must have been a little on the shady side , he / she should have disclosed the defect to you if they knew about it....hopefully you did not pay to much for it....
 
I was hoping someone with more experience then me would say ignore it. The bulge is very slight and I don't plan on reloading surplus ammo. as long as I'm not creating a major safety hazard to the shooter I will continue to use it. The gun is fairly well worn and I just want some use out of my case of ammo ( the mosin's bolt action is going to wear my fingers numb after 880 rounds).
 
End of the day it depends on whether or not you're going to experience a potentially disastrous case failure. If you're shooting surplus ammo and the bulge is minor, then probably OK. If you're reloading and want long case life or the bulge is to the degree that you're seeing stress in the case, I'd say have a gunsmith look at it. I'm looking for a parts SVT so PM sent.
 
SurplusMan said:
I was hoping someone with more experience then me would say ignore it. The bulge is very slight and I don't plan on reloading surplus ammo. as long as I'm not creating a major safety hazard to the shooter I will continue to use it. The gun is fairly well worn and I just want some use out of my case of ammo ( the mosin's bolt action is going to wear my fingers numb after 880 rounds).
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I have 3 SVT right now. It's my favourite rifle. It's great rifle, but requires tuning with gas port, good cleaning and oiling, and making sure that gas port piston works. It is quite accurate (that's why it was made as sniper) and has light recoil for semi in such large rifle caliber. The chamber has its unique features such as french style flutes. They were designed to cure the main issue: steel cases tend to expand, but not retract (like brass) sticking to the chamber and making rifle to fail to reload properly especially if gas port is set up too low. Additional drilling was another way to repair the issue for some rifles. If you want to know for sure, check if your rifle has stamp: square with line inside it.

IF someone is inclined to produce some replacement part for SVT, they should do the part pictured below in stainless steel. 99% of those are badly corroded causing general failures.

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guess_kto said:
I have 3 SVT right now. It's my favourite rifle. It's great rifle, but requires tuning with gas port, good cleaning and oiling, and making sure that gas port piston works. It is quite accurate (that's why it was made as sniper) and has light recoil for semi in such large rifle caliber. The chamber has its unique features such as french style flutes. They were designed to cure the main issue: steel cases tend to expand, but not retract (like brass) sticking to the chamber and making rifle to fail to reload properly especially if gas port is set up too low. Additional drilling was another way to repair the issue for some rifles. If you want to know for sure, check if your rifle has stamp: square with line inside it.

IF someone is inclined to produce some replacement part for SVT, they should do the part pictured below in stainless steel. 99% of those are badly corroded causing general failures.

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http://www.ppsh41.com/SVTitems.html
 
Damn some people are pretty idiotic! I'd be pretty pissed at the guy who would do this and sell or even had it come that way then pass the buck. How bout a pic of one of the bulged cases?
 
SurplusMan said:
I picked up an SVT-40 a while ago, and after putting a few rounds through it I noticed the base of the cartridge was slightly bulged. Turns out the bottom of the chamber has been attacked with a dremel, I'm guessing in an attempt to make it feed better. Stupid me for not looking at it closely before buying it. Is it new barrel worth it and/or is it at all safe to fire?
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With that level of problem, I would be demanding a refund.
 
Yeah those cases look friggin bad! I wouldn't be shooting that rifle that's for sure. Like Claven said try to get your dough back. Was it a business or an individual?
 
SurplusMan said:
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I would not be shooting a rifle that bulges cases like this. IMHO it's only a matter of time before the gun blows up on you.

It being a surplus rifle, it won't have warranty, and I highly, highly doubt you'd get a refund out of the seller.

Someone offered to take it off your hands for a parts rifle, I'd take him up on it and go get another one. Some dealers are selling them for about $200-225 give or take, so it's not like you'd be out a whole lot of money....
 
That looks scary, I've never seen casings bulge out that far down the body!! Stop shooting it for your own sake, sell it in/or for parts, get another one, and give the person you bought the lemon off a good blast of s**t. Good luck.
 
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