Paper_Zombie
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(Sorry for the long post. If you stick with it, thank you)
Some of you might know me from my constant MN posts on what is otherwise mostly a modern rifle forum...
Basically, it was doing fine before, with modern ammo (Tulammo, Sellier & Bellot), but was shooting horribly with the surplus that I ordered (over 800 rounds!).
I've read all the tips for accurizing mosins that my google-fu could bring to my fingertips, now I just need some advice from experienced "bubba-gunsmiths".
Before anything else...please don't ask "WHY". The "why" is because I covet this gun dearly, and want it to shoot as well as it can. My only other source of Mosins right now is an LGS that I've personally boycotted for their -horrible- customer service.
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Anyway, I discovered an issue with the bore that I didn't notice before, and I'm hoping it wasn't caused by me. A borelight shone through the receiver while looking down the barrel showed highly reflective surfaces, a really bright bore. However, shining it -downwards- through the muzzle and viewing with the light, showed heavy rust in the grooves that was undetectable before.
Well, I just finished up applying a treatment of naval jelly, only letting it sit for the recommended 5-10 minutes before washing it out with hot water, and I just got done spending a good 45 minutes with Shooter's Choice, patches, and a brush, and it seems I've gotten about 85-90% of the visible rust out of the bore. All's well there, though I'm worried that I didn't spot that before.
Now...I'm all set up to bed it, except the modeling clay, which I forgot to get while I was at Wally-World earlier.
So, since it will be a couple days before I have time again, I might as well ask:
Because of the Mosin's stock, and the barrel bands...how should I go about this?
Bedding alone seems simple enough...but I also have to take into account any pressure on the barrel further down. I've heard of wrapping a layer of oiled felt around the barrel, and of corking.
Well, the only felt I know of is the craft stuff, which is pretty darn thick, and my stock is spliced at the last 7-8". I'm a little worried about the added presssure either:
A: putting undue stress on the splice, harming it...
or B: nullifying the effect completely, and putting a sideways pressure on the barrel / stock.
If the whole point is to keep two solids from touching each other, could I use oiled cheesecloth instead, which is much thinner?
If I do, should I only put it near the front of the barrel, or in two places corresponding to the barrel bands, where (I assume) the most pressure would be placed on the barrel.
Also...can I cork the barrel -in addition- to the "wrap" or "bedding" or would that negatively affect it? If I were to cork it, would I have to have the cork in place as I bedded the receiver?
Sorry again for the looooong post.
Some of you might know me from my constant MN posts on what is otherwise mostly a modern rifle forum...
Basically, it was doing fine before, with modern ammo (Tulammo, Sellier & Bellot), but was shooting horribly with the surplus that I ordered (over 800 rounds!).
I've read all the tips for accurizing mosins that my google-fu could bring to my fingertips, now I just need some advice from experienced "bubba-gunsmiths".
Before anything else...please don't ask "WHY". The "why" is because I covet this gun dearly, and want it to shoot as well as it can. My only other source of Mosins right now is an LGS that I've personally boycotted for their -horrible- customer service.
---------------
Anyway, I discovered an issue with the bore that I didn't notice before, and I'm hoping it wasn't caused by me. A borelight shone through the receiver while looking down the barrel showed highly reflective surfaces, a really bright bore. However, shining it -downwards- through the muzzle and viewing with the light, showed heavy rust in the grooves that was undetectable before.
Well, I just finished up applying a treatment of naval jelly, only letting it sit for the recommended 5-10 minutes before washing it out with hot water, and I just got done spending a good 45 minutes with Shooter's Choice, patches, and a brush, and it seems I've gotten about 85-90% of the visible rust out of the bore. All's well there, though I'm worried that I didn't spot that before.
Now...I'm all set up to bed it, except the modeling clay, which I forgot to get while I was at Wally-World earlier.
So, since it will be a couple days before I have time again, I might as well ask:
Because of the Mosin's stock, and the barrel bands...how should I go about this?
Bedding alone seems simple enough...but I also have to take into account any pressure on the barrel further down. I've heard of wrapping a layer of oiled felt around the barrel, and of corking.
Well, the only felt I know of is the craft stuff, which is pretty darn thick, and my stock is spliced at the last 7-8". I'm a little worried about the added presssure either:
A: putting undue stress on the splice, harming it...
or B: nullifying the effect completely, and putting a sideways pressure on the barrel / stock.
If the whole point is to keep two solids from touching each other, could I use oiled cheesecloth instead, which is much thinner?
If I do, should I only put it near the front of the barrel, or in two places corresponding to the barrel bands, where (I assume) the most pressure would be placed on the barrel.
Also...can I cork the barrel -in addition- to the "wrap" or "bedding" or would that negatively affect it? If I were to cork it, would I have to have the cork in place as I bedded the receiver?
Sorry again for the looooong post.
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