Untapped Hole in my reciever

its really sounding like you havent owned guns that long at all. the 2 holes in the top were for a scope mount. there are likely 2 others further back on the reciever.
could you see the casing through the origonal 2 holes ? if so then it was pretty screwed from the getgo. but those 2 smaller holes would have been slightly more repairable but not 100%. this 1 big CM hole is straight through into the barrel (its into the chamber) your likely looking at way to much money to repair it for what the gun is worth. (as it sounds like its just a sporterized mouser 98) if of course you could find a gunsmith willing to try and fix it.
 
I don't think we are talking a gigantic hole, rather misquoting centimetres for millimetres. No way there could be a 1 cm hole.
 
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dont think its going to be a 1mm hole. the 2 origonal holes would be a heck of a lot larger than 1mm, (likely 6-48 tapped holes)
 
K, maybe I am missing something here, but could those 2 tiny holes in the receiver/chamber be gas redirects incase of catastrophic case failure? That would just be my thought if there were 2 lonely holes all by themselves?.....just a thought, and it seems to make sense to me, as the bullet is getting lodged in the barrel because all of the pressure is going out the one massive hole.....what do you guys think?:confused:
 
sarcastech said:
K, maybe I am missing something here, but could those 2 tiny holes in the receiver/chamber be gas redirects incase of catastrophic case failure? That would just be my thought if there were 2 lonely holes all by themselves?.....just a thought, and it seems to make sense to me, as the bullet is getting lodged in the barrel because all of the pressure is going out the one massive hole.....what do you guys think?:confused:
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Thats what I thought. Lots of makers had put gas relief holes in the chamber. Springfield did it with their rifles
 
This is interesting! Sounds like the hole goes through the receiver ring,the barrel,and into the chamber!Pics will help, but man, takes balls to drill into the chamber.
 
My 95 small ring mauser has a hole drilled on the left side of the receiver BEFORE the chamber for catastrophic gas venting. And by the way, DarExc you've got some serious learning to do.
 
Dude - You're lucky you didnt blow your face off! Time for the mods to establish the "CGN Darwin Award" Given what was done (drill a hole through the receiver ring, and the barrel into the chamber) he's lucky that it actually perforated the chamber, allowing the pressure to dissipate. Things may have been much more catastrophic if the hole was still blind, allowing the pressure to build for catastrophic failure.
Thats the problem with any attempt at rewelding, even by someone that is qualified - you dont know if the repair will take the full pressure of a fired round - even an attempt at proofing would be risky.
 
i thought when you did your PAL course you had to be able to identify each part of the gun. should deffanetly be a "sorry you cant name them you dont get your card" kind of dealy. but i guess most are just worried they know what end the bullet comes out of.
 
With a 1cm hole drilled into the receiver and down into the chamber it sounds exactly like a 'Bubba' deactivation.
I'm surprised he didn't suffer more serious damage when he attempted to fire it.
Quite frankly, the original poster really needs more firearms experience before 'shooting off some rounds in the woods'. Handing a gun to a friend to drill away at, then trying it out yourself to see if it still works is really niave and dangerous. If the fellow didn't possess knowledge enough to know it was unsafe to fire in such condition and he can't identify even simple parts of a firearm, I doubt his ability to choose a safe place to shoot a rifle.

IMHO - have a friend weld the bolt into the gun so nobody else tries to fire it! Get youself a different gun and DON"T LET FRIENDS DO YOUR GUNSMITHING! Find someone who can teach some basic firearms skills to act as a mentor so you don't hurt yourself or someone else. Then, welcome to the club, and enjoy your firearms experiences for a lifetime. The alternatives are not acceptable.
 
Pictures first! Welders later, only if required!

What bubba hath wrought, can sometimes be less difficult to repair than it may sound, when described by someone that may not have a real solid idea of what they are describing!

:D

Pictures!

Please!

Cheers
Trev
 
Sorry guys, I was a little embarrassed by it after the long list of responses and just took it in to become a dewatt today, the barrel matches the rest of the gun so I don't want to change it. Really a dumb mistake I know, both myself and my friend said that after the fact, he apologized countless times too but it is my fault, I knew this was dangerous...famous last words and a large lesson learnt. Maybe I'll take a picture when it gets back, I have some here of what it looked like before too. I know what a chamber and barrel is, just don't know how they all come apart on the K98 as I've never removed one and am having problems explaining it all. I also would have known this would have happened but for one reason or another didn't even think about it, it was a stupid mistake and I should have my licence taken for it, its like another friend that reached into his snow blower to get a chain that was caught in it, sometimes a lack of judgement can be very dangerous... Call me all the names in the book but it's a lesson learned and I'm happy it did and I wasn't hurt because its another link on the chain of experience.
 
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Oh, fer crying out loud.........

From "maybe it's going to be tough t fix up" to "it ain't never gonna be fixed up or any of the useful parts salvaged" in one easy step.....

This place needs a face-palm smilie.

<sigh>

Cheers
Trev
 
trevj said:
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Oh, fer crying out loud.........

From "maybe it's going to be tough t fix up" to "it ain't never gonna be fixed up or any of the useful parts salvaged" in one easy step.....

This place needs a face-palm smilie.

<sigh>

Cheers
Trev
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YOu mean like this?
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Aries- said:
i thought when you did your PAL course you had to be able to identify each part of the gun. should deffanetly be a "sorry you cant name them you dont get your card" kind of dealy. but i guess most are just worried they know what end the bullet comes out of.
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Sort of like a Grade 12 Diploma, spelling and punctuation?:p
 
DarExc said:
Sorry guys, I was a little embarrassed by it after the long list of responses and just took it in to become a dewatt today, the barrel matches the rest of the gun so I don't want to change it. Really a dumb mistake I know, both myself and my friend said that after the fact, he apologized countless times too but it is my fault, I knew this was dangerous...famous last words and a large lesson learnt. Maybe I'll take a picture when it gets back, I have some here of what it looked like before too. I know what a chamber and barrel is, just don't know how they all come apart on the K98 as I've never removed one and am having problems explaining it all. I also would have known this would have happened but for one reason or another didn't even think about it, it was a stupid mistake and I should have my licence taken for it, its like another friend that reached into his snow blower to get a chain that was caught in it, sometimes a lack of judgement can be very dangerous... Call me all the names in the book but it's a lesson learned and I'm happy it did and I wasn't hurt because its another link on the chain of experience.
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I for one, have to say good on you. It was dumb, very dumb, and you're one of the few who'll step up and say so. That's worth something in my books. For sure, spend a little time learning here before doing more shooting, it could save your life. Had things gone worse, that hole drilled into the chamber could have rendered the rifle into a shrapnel throwing grenade, it happens.

As for the barrel on the K98, it's threaded into the receiver, like just about every bolt action in the world. I'm not trying to patronize you, just giving you a heads up regarding what you were dealing with. The barrel has threads on it that screw into the tubular receiver, this is the method most guns use. If you'd like some pics to see what I mean, just ask.
 
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