Mosin 91 bolt cracked and busted

Lionking, please return to this same Batchannel when you have winkled out the cartridge case. The broken Mosin bolt is messing with the stability of the spacetime continuum.

I have a Mosin bolt body with turned down handle, fireing pin and cocking piece if your interested, parts look brand new. hdbiker

I've seen old Russian WWII news/propaganda films in which you can see soldiers giving bolt handles a sharp hit to get them rotated up. Did the broken bolt require that kind of treatment to operate?

The normal Mosin operation includes a sharp slap to open the bolt. Especially with the green ammo.

Dave DeLaurant said:

Is the bolt serial mismatched?

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All of the M91/59 (M59) were force-matched by the arsenal that did the conversion. The importers didn't have to do it.

lionking said:

Best wish is that I just need to get a replacement bolt,

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I have a replacement sleeve that cracked for you, although it has a replacement handle. I can sell it to you, if you want, just PM. {Update: Mr. hdbiker was there first.} However, if it were my M59, I'd have a good look at the locking shoulders with a dental mirror first. You don't want to break the next sleeve at the first shot, right? If it's not even, it needs an extensive repair: get barrel off, clean the shoulder on lathe, cut the thread on the barrel... Might as well just buy another M59 off Gunbroker. {Update: If the bolt head came out smoothly, then just re-check the headspace and you're good to go.}

Dang that is a bummer. I load my millsurps with Cast load data. Saves on wear and tare. Also load my modern rifles the same.

oh joy, sounds like you are about to have fun... at least you are aware of the potential headspace issue.....

If the old bolt head is re-used, why would there be a head space issue? Same locking lugs into the same lug recesses. Thanks.

Awesome! That was nice of him.

Given the times in which most Mosins that hit our surplus manufactured, I really don't think the soviets worried about headspacing. Personally I would just use the complete bolt.