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Model 1935 Peruvian Mauser Bolt Question
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08-04-2022 06:41 AM
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This is the pictures that I found online showing the different parts of the bolt face. The portion I am missing is the feeding detent.
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That is damage, not a modification. You can tell by the way the metal looks grainy and the cut isn't clean. Personally I would not use that bolt, no idea of the actual safety of it just that I don't trust metal which has had a break like that before with 50k PSI by my face.
Could have simply been dropped and broken off, could have been something else.
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Yes eaglelord is right don't trust that bolt have it replaced. If it broke on its own then you have a serious casting defect and there will be other weak spots throughout. If it was dropped and damaged that way then you would have to be concerned of unseen cracking in an area of the bolt that takes all the pressure of each shot. A gunsmith can weld on and shape that but a replacement really would be cheaper.
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Hi there-
Thanks for the advice - that was along the lines of what I was thinking as well. I looked at all of my other mausers and none of them are missing that portion. I do appreciate the confirmation.
It looks like parts for Peruvian mausers are only available on the second Tuesday of each week, so it might be a while before I'm able to turn up another Peruvian bolt. If anybody has any leads on one, I'd love to know about it. I've checked the normal places like Numrich, Sarco and Hoosier Gun Works among others, but I'd welcome any other suggestions.
Thanks again for the help and take care.
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98 bolts are on Ebay everyday. Buy a new bolt and do NOT have a gunsmith weld up that old bolt. That old bolt was brittle and broke after falling on the floor. I would not trust my eyes with that bad bolt.
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Yeah, I was planning on picking up a "cheap" (obviously, that's a relative term) 98 bolt so that I can get it functional, then keep an eye out just in a case a genuine Peruvian on ever shows up. I know that any collector value has been removed due to the previous mods, so it's more about getting it to shooting condition than anything else.
Thanks for the help.
Good luck and take care.
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Will a standard K98 bolt work in one? These have a reputation for being the smoothest action of all 98 Mausers. What exactly makes the difference? I would assume the bolt plays a large part in it, closer tolerances perhaps.
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Get on Ebay right now. Swany99 has $60.00 98 bolts and they are nice. Move quick.
Last edited by Calif-Steve; 08-13-2022 at 12:52 AM.
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