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Also, how do I de-cock the gun once I've rotated the bolt so that it's ready to fire?
Most bolt actions decock if you hold the trigger while closing the bolt.
Also, how do I de-cock the gun once I've rotated the bolt so that it's ready to fire?
Is that how they had to do it? There's no way to "safely" de-cock it? Like what if the Soviet soldiers were going to sleep? They wouldn't want to have their rifles cocked, but I'm sure they wouldn't want to have to do the pulling-back-on-the-bolt thing and pull the trigger since it could easily fire.
First, congratulations on your first firearm - I hope you have a lot of enjoyment with it, and please be safe.Praetorius said:I then put it back together again, and put some of that nasty oil stuff on the moving parts.
http://booksbikesboomsticks.blogspot.com/2006/04/why-guns-part-i.html...It's the same with these old rifles; each one is a history lesson, an invitation to a treasure hunt, a physical link to a long-gone time and a far-off place.
http://www.thefiringline.com/Misc/library/Metal_and_Wood.htmlIt is a rare person who does not attach some sort of value or emotion to some physical object or to an event. A home becomes more than a building. A statue of the Virgin Mary, a crucifix, a flag or a song, or even a photograph can stir emotions greater than the value of the material item...
Does dry firing the rifle hurt it at all? People are telling me that like... dry fire is terrible.