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Been there, done that. This is a "oldie" problem. And the solution is a 4BA screw eased in. Take an ordinary 4BA mild steel screw - not a high-tensile one - of the appropriate length, grease it well...

"I have also accumulated a large stock of BA, UNF, metric, Whit, BSF and cycle fasteners over the years."

With 400 sq ft available! Try harder. :D

"I don't say the above to brag..." Neither do...

From years of experience I earnestly advise you to go for the best bore. Just about everything else is fixable. But try as I may, I have never been able to put back rifling that is no longer there!

It's actually Iranian. Made in (19)44, as you can tell (you can tell, can't you?:madsmile: ) from the 44 in Farsi lettering at the bottom - At the top there is a crown to give the orientation.

No...

If the info in Stratton is correct, then an 8-36 thread, possibly thinned down a few 1/1000", ought to be close enough to be eased in. My experience is that ordinary steel screws can often be...

Because there is no lettering, it's on the FIRST page of 7,92X57, for 0 - E

Photo no. KAA 0107 (see column at right)

Motto (see my cellar!): "It's all there, the trick is to find it."

Hirtenberger production for the Spanish Civil War. See "municion.org".

"Maybe that's what you could do, shoot it and work it until either success or defeat is proven."

- Which gives me an idea. Thanks Jim. There are now quite a few lead-free bullets available for...

Wow! Colour me green! That is not only a rarity, it seems to be in good condition.
Let us know how it performs.

Unfortunately - yes - that's corrosion and pitting. Using a borescope will only discourage you further.**
And leaving the bore to soak in aggresive chemicals can cause further pitting underneath the...

P.S: Tincansailor1, the only Vulkan cartridge that I can find on the Norma site has a muzzle energy of around 3000 joules. The 3400 J. seems to be on the high side for a Swedish Mauser.

Whooaaah! - Not so fast!

The Vulkan is a Norma hunting bullet. I have just looked at my (admittedly old) Norma reloading manual from 1995. Swedish Mausers were the same then as now, and the loads...

Yes, it's a Buffington sight. And I'm glad that my Trapdoor doesn't look like that - if it did, I wouldn't dare to shoot it!

Quite seriously, that is a rifle that I would only handle with gloves...

As far as I know (but how far is that?) you have the choice between linseed oil, linseed oil - and, for special cases - linseed oil.

In other words, IMOH, there's no question.

If you have been...

The first one is a crested bird. A crane, perhaps? Or maybe a dragon? Anyway, that is a wing in the centre.

- I haven't a clue about Japanese swords, so my answer is not prejudiced by any specific...

Sorry Jim, your link does not answer the implied question: What does RVS stand for?

Look very carefully at the dark spots. There are bright lines to be seen on the side towards the large spot of illumination. If the dark spots were pits, these faces would be in shadow, i.e. dark,...

OK, slowly improving my Russian from absolute zero to zilch. The text I cited before actually reads (in English)

National Students Union (of) Swaziland :confused:

- which, if possible, is even...

It is most important to recognize that no-one here can give you a guarantee that the rifle is safe.
There was once a horror case on this forum where an ex-DP Enfield LOOKED OK but had in fact a hole...

Национальный союз студентов Свазиленда (НССС) = National Students Union

Is that any help?

"I received a email from this guy who was telling me that the Oiler in that group was fake. For what I paid it wasn't bad at all, but he said that he collects NPM's and buys donor parts until he...

Well, not quite seriously. I have just looked through 58 pages of Mosin-Nagant markings in "Drei Linien - Die Gewehre Mosin-Nagant" Vol. 2, and apart from the Ishevsk mark (bow and arrow) I am...

"This is my rifle Comrade, get your thieving hooks off!"

That is a very good-looking Gew.88. Better than anything I've seen up to now here in Mauserland! $100 was a steal.

The very first photo in the very first post shows the "U" proof stamp with completely abraded edges.

This pistol has been heavily scrubbed and refinished. Which is a serious killer-criterion for...