"The Mosin Nagant Extractor/Headspace Enigma"

[MrMatt5252]

My 91/30 requires a slap going down on some rounds and others it just goes right down no problem im using surplus bulgarian ammo. It never needs a slap when using brown bear ammo. Could the surplus ammo be to blame?

[mumbleye]

get OKIE gauges. you don't need to remove the extractor to use them. they come in handy at a gun show or a sporting goods store cuz it only takes a few seconds to pop em in and check headspace. under 60 bucks for all 3 gauges

[broncofan165]

so lets say i just want to check if my rifle is safe to fire and wont blow up in my face, will a field gauge be enough? any help would be appreciated.

[krazycheetah13]

I am wondering what type pf wheel you used to polish that extractor?

[violenceinc]

are extractors interchangable? and if so is a head space check recommended after changing the extractor?

[Bouzoukiellas]

Iraqvet...

I can't get my extractor at all. It's like frozen in there or over sized and jammed.

I'm taking it to the range soon. I don't want to buy a gauge or get it checked. Due to the fact I'm far from the city.

But my mosin is in mint condition all matching numbers and arsenal stamps.

I have a '44 izzy.

I also live in Texas.

Thanks.

[Mchermsquatch]

Helpful as always.

Semper Fi

[Tillered]

Having trouble cleaning my mosins barrel. The lands are dark and I have tried to clean it but I cant seem to get it cleaned out. Is there a way to get it clean? Or is it just a dark bore?

[Iraqveteran8888]

@Tillered Try shooting about 20 rounds and follow up with a good cleaning while it is still warm. Use Hoppes #9 and follow up with JB bore bright polish.

[Tillered]

@Iraqveteran8888

Thanks! I will be trying this on Sat and see how it goes!

[shannonandsheila1]

@Tillered take it to the car wash 

[cutlerylover]

very helpful, any idea where to get the field gage?

[Iraqveteran8888]

You can buy them from big suppliers like Brownell's, Midway USA, Graf and Sons, etc.

Expect to pay around $20-25 per gauge. The field gauge will usually suffice, but if you can afford it, go ahead and pick up the no go gauge as well.

Later Jeff...Thanks for watching.

[cutlerylover]

thanks!

[chuchiscool]

I just got a 1943 91/30 from a gun show yesterday, and the thing requires a good slap to close on a bullet(kinda like the one you would like to give to Hillary Clinton). It has all matching numbers, even the buttplate. I cleaned the cosmo out, but I cannot get a 12 ga. brush to the chamber yet. What do you reccomend?

Great videos btw

[Iraqveteran8888]

@chuchiscool

Use a 20 gauge brush brother....

[chuchiscool]

@Iraqveteran8888

Thanks man!

[tripwire1000]

thanks for the schooling i appreciate all your hard work and i also love the mosin anything built buy a craftsman not plastic at least if mine get burned up they will still protect me i like wood and metal im old skool thanks man

[Iraqveteran8888]

@tripwire1000

I agree...I like my guns to be made from metal and wood....lol

[camerl2009]

is thare a way to fix headspace

[Iraqveteran8888]

@camerl2009

You can experiment with different bolt heads to see if they will headspace, but as far as setting the barrel back a few threads, I am not sure if it is possible on the Mosin.

I know with Enfield rifles, the bolt head is changed as headspace conditions change.

[slaughtor1]

couple questions: where did you get your headspace guages? what kind of grinder/polishing wheel do you use? thanks for the awesome vids.

[Iraqveteran8888]

The gauges are availble for online retailers like Midway USA and Graf and Sons. They are made by Forster.

The wire wheel is a medium, and the buffing wheel is just a standard medium wieght polishing wheel. Both can be had a Home Depot pretty cheap.

[slaughtor1]

thanks alot :)

[thenomadrhodes]

What do you do with the rifle fails the Headspace taste? new bolt? or new rifle?

[Iraqveteran8888]

If the rifle fails to headspace, you'll likely need to try a different bolt head. Unfortunately, the only way to really tell is to randomly try different ones.

Enfield rifles are a good example. They will have either a "0, 1, 2, 3, etc" numbered bolt head. The number correspondes to headspace. 0 is a newer barrel and the higher the number, the more worn the barrel.

[thenomadrhodes]

Hell yeah! thank you for this video! this issue has been pissing me off.

[johncub7172]

damm i love these guns! i dont have any more than i can run with.

[Iraqveteran8888]

LOL...I am about to buy another one soon. The donor for the "sniper" project.

[Ocyris4]

I just left the extractor in and polished it with a dremel.

[Iraqveteran8888]

You can do that too

[birdhunter67]

Thank you for your service to this country, my family is free because of your work, may God bless you and your family

[znignflo72]

good to see a new vid up!!!

[CrystalHunter1989]

Happy Veterans Day!

[ECTBWHO]

: ). Great Rifle!!!

[TTok33]

smooth like a baby's skin. well done!

[Dp908]

You gotta love the mosin. My shop has a 32 tula hex I'm gonna go pick up after the first of the year if they still got it. Right now I'm catching up on getting my reloading components stocked up and getting dies for the rest of my surplus guns. I think after that 32 tula hex, I'm gonna grab a turkish mauser and a yugo M48. I don't have any 8mm's. Great vid!

[Iraqveteran8888]

You can never have enough surplus rifles.

[robin6512]

Nice to see you back at the 'frontline'. ;-)

Great vid.

[Iraqveteran8888]

Sure thing man...More to come. I am serious about upgrading camera equipment. This was made with (Movie Maker) and I just have too many videos to not post them while I wait. I have a few more to put up tonight

[MarshalZhukov]

Great vid, good tips! Welcome back! Thanks for your time served in the military as well :)

[Iraqveteran8888]

Thanks MZ!

[Mrcaffinebean]

seconed

[Iraqveteran8888]

Thanks man

[usframe]

hey! where you been? Good to see another vid. Appreciate your visits to the M-Ns

[Iraqveteran8888]

More MN stuff to come. Very cool little project in the works as well as some cast bullet testing

[USNERDOC]

Very interesting and detailed! Thanks.

[lambdog76]

Thank you for your service to our country on this Veteran's day.

Nice to see you back online brohamm.

[Iraqveteran8888]

God bless you...thanks for the support

[pukkepop]

Nice rifle! I really need to get me one of those next summer.

[Iraqveteran8888]

worth every penny