Anyone had any experience with m91/30 s? Took mine to the gunsmith last week and apparently the locking lugs may have been effected by modifying the bolt into the bent position it is now. I did the modification myself, pretty low tech, I just sawed off the original bolt and drilled and tapped the bolt body, found a bolt-like piece of steel and did the reverse thing where you "tap" the outside of the new bent bolt (forgot the name for this process!) and then screwed it in with some locktite. I did the same thing with the bolt knob, it looks ok now, but according to the gunsmith, if I used heat (which I didn't ) the lugs may become brittle and shatter or something. Is this anything to worry about? He said it could potentialy explode if this was the case. I have only ever heard of something like this when the firing pin strikes a prodruding primer, or isn't ajusted properly. But mine definatly is, as the previous owner apparently had no problems with it and I've put 12 rounds through it myself, 8 of them after I changed the bolt.
So I've dissasembled the bolt and made sure the firing pin is correct, I didn't heat the bolt at all during the mods, as even during drilling and sawing it was still cool enough to touch, and it has no problem with cycling and firing, so should I be worried? Also, please don't flame me for changing it, it doesn't have all matching numbers and has been refurbished, so it's not supposed to be an investment or antique, just a project.
So thanks for any advice, and I apoligise in advance for any spelling mistakes!
So I've dissasembled the bolt and made sure the firing pin is correct, I didn't heat the bolt at all during the mods, as even during drilling and sawing it was still cool enough to touch, and it has no problem with cycling and firing, so should I be worried? Also, please don't flame me for changing it, it doesn't have all matching numbers and has been refurbished, so it's not supposed to be an investment or antique, just a project.
So thanks for any advice, and I apoligise in advance for any spelling mistakes!