Too pitted to shoot?

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Hi, new to the forum. I have three Mosin Nagants. I have one m53 that I think is too pitted to shoot so may just keep for spare parts. Anyone think it may be safe enough to shoot?
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I have shot this one. It looks like it was stored in the bottom of a river.
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Might be ok I think. Let a friend shoot it first...and second. :shock: :lol:
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Those r rusty for sure but i doubt unsafe depending on the bore though may or may not shot well at all.

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graydog wrote:Hi, new to the forum. I have three Mosin Nagants. I have one m53 that I think is too pitted to shoot so may just keep for spare parts. Anyone think it may be safe enough to shoot?
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I had an M91 that I was concerned with until I actually measured the depths of the pits. They looked horrible but in the end there was still at least 70% of the barrel left and that was using the thickness of the barrel at the muzzle which gave a considerable margin considering the taper of the barrel in relation to the location of the pits.

You can always tie her to an old tire and fire her from a distance using a strong cord to pull the trigger to she if she'll stand the pressure, ;mywink; or let a local gunsmith take a look at her.
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I've had several with deeper pitting than that. You'll be fine.
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That's just a little character pitting, it's fine.
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
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id shoulder it and pull the trigger
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Maybe with some light loads first. :wink:
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:soapbox:
I believe it will shoot fine, I shot one before that was more then yours, little off but still shot KY. windage use. Judi and her Mosin's ;mywink;
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desdem12 wrote:Might be ok I think. Let a friend shoot it first...and second. :shock: :lol:
Make sure its not a really close friend though............ ;mywink;
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Hey, give me back my Chinese Mauser and how did you slip it out of here without me noticing? Deep pitting inside the bore would be worse because it makes it so difficult to clean and also affects how well it shoots accurately. This looks ok to me. You did good. When in doubt ask on the forum. Welcome to the Mosin forum.
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Thanks everyone for the input. The inside of the barrel looks great so guess I'll give her a try.
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