The Russian Mosin Nagant Forum

Just received a 1943 M1 Carbine with 5 magazines in perfect condition. This was used by my great grandfather in Korea! Has been in family and I’m debating wether I even want to shoot it or just have it he a wall hanger. In literal perfect condition. Wondering if anyone has any tips and tricks for th...

Ah in the chamber I see (probably wording this wrong) looks like a chip in the chamber with some looser metal sticking up. This is right where it gets smaller right where It would line up with the neck on the round. So I imagine that is what is causing the issues then as you guys have stated. So bes...

Thanks guys! I’ll reply in a while if it worked or not! This forum is very helpful just want to say! As a new gun owner this wartime m44 has really been trying to be a wall hangar but It will shoot properly one day!

Yes all the ammo comes out with the same scratches at the neck. I had an issue chambering rounds before with Russian and Yugo surplus but never had an issue extracting it. The bolt would also No close all the time but now it is closing on every round just with force. Before using other ammo the bolt...

Ok so been chambering rounds for a while now and now I can forcefully close the bolt on every round. I have to smack the bolt open as well. Is this sticky bolt?

Sadly I do not have anyone I know who has a Mosin. However after being able to chamber a round forcefully and then having to smack the bolt back open I did notice there was scratches in the neck of the cartridge. I do not know guns very well but could this mean possibly a burn or obstruction in the ...

As if having an issue with m44 wasn’t enough now it won’t even chamber any of the 440 rd spam can from Bulgaria. Wondering if anyone has had any issues with this ammo or if this gun just really hates me. The bolt can only be pushed into the chamber but not closed. I’m getting very annoyed of this gu...

For cleaning the cosmoline what works best other than boiling water? Drill with shotgun brush? Any chemicals work too?

I’ll try and file that down. I’d that isn’t the issue will filing that down cause any damage in terms of making it hard to have the run slide over? And worst comes to worst a new extractor isn’t too pricey.

And if it’s easy then just order another extractor and swap it?

Will do and thanks for the response from both of you!

Alright I will get some headspace gauges. If the headspace is too tight what can I do to fix this? And would trying another Mosin bolt work? Also in the picture I have of the chamber is that little ring around the chamber an issue? I’ve cleaned the chamber but have not used the drill with the brush?

Hello. I recently bought a m44 in very good condition. After buying some wolf ammo I went to the range and found it hard to close the bolt with a round chambered. I then looked up possible issues and took the rifle part and cleaned the barrel and chamber with boiling water/shotgun brass brush. I als...

I did clean underneath the extractor and that is free of debris. I know it is not getting rim lock as the rounds feed fine and I hand load them to avoid this problem. I am unsure how to post pictures? When I press the picture button it just says image in the article?

Hello! About two months ago I purchased my first firearm a 1944 m44 in great condition. I have been having some issues with the gun however. When I load 5 rounds often the bolt will not close when a round is chambered. This happens to 1-2 of the 5 rounds and sometimes the other rounds make the bolt ...