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Richard has an excellent point. Remember that the ware and and damage that he is talking about is rarely easily visible to the untrained eye, so while you may think you know what it "looks like", it goes much deeper than appearance and it is better to be safe than sorry.
Last edited by gew8805; 01-21-2013 at 12:30 PM.
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01-21-2013 12:27 PM
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That`s a great point. When I decide to go and begin a further investigation into its condition I`ll bring it to a better trained eye than I to see if I should ever fire it. If I can`t shoot it, to me it is a beautiful $150 display piece for my desk.
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Good for you, have a gunsmith look at it, a good one. And talk to an experienced reloader talk to him about your ammunition. The chief problem most are concerned about is keeping ammunition low pressure.
Also, watch the bore liner. Many of the rifles had liners installed in the original barrel and there have been occasions when the liner has come loose.
You are right, they are interesting and, in their own way, beautiful.
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Has anyone considered magnafluxing a gun? Would this work to find cracks in the bolt or receiver/chamber?
1898 Argentine Mauser 91; 1895 Chilean Mauser (x2), Steyr M95, 1916? French Brethier, 1916 1870/87/16 Vetterli, 1918 No. 1 MK III, 1954 Swiss K31, 1955 Mosin Nagant M54, 1936 Mosin Nagant (x2), 1954 Russian SKS, 1970 Yugoslavian SKS
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