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hardcore,
Just a side note on old bolt action service rifles of any caliber. Your old ammo may be fine or you can have problems with light firing pin strikes.
Firing pin springs of the metal used in the 40's gets weak with age. If you get failure to fire disassemble the bolt and clean the firing pin, spring and interior surfaces of the bolt body. Old hard grease or to much grease will slow down the firing pin striking force. This problem really shows up in cold weather. Also, inspect the firing pin to see that it is not bent. After cleaning lightly re-lube the bolt.
If light strikes continue replace the firing pin spring/main spring. I like new production springs by the Wolff Gun Spring Co - available on line. I have found that a bolt cleaning/inspection and new firing pin spring solves most light strike problems in Milsurp rifles.
If you decide to crack a can of that ammo lets us know the headstamp date. A range report would be appreciated too.
Regards, Steve762
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06-18-2025 09:16 PM
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