Yes I have a problem with no clear cut answer and I gotta ask here if anyone has info. My exact post on the Mosin forum:
I picked up an M91 from XXXXX XXXX a while back and finally took it out today after cleaning and re-assembling. Problem is I couldn't shoot it. I couldn't get a round to chamber.
The bolt closed 1/2 way and then wouldn't go further. I didn't want to force it so I left it and came back home.
XXXXXX says they check all their rifles for headspace so I didn't bother doing so when I checked out and cleaned the rifle. Now heres where it gets pretty interesting... after I got home I checked the chamber well with an inspection light, made sure there was no left over crud, burrs, etc. and figured I'd try a 7.62x54 snap cap. The bolt closed ok but with just a little pressure. Next with the rifle pointed in a safe direction (deep stack of firewood and concrete wall) I tried a Czech silver tip round and had the same results as the snap cap, a little pressure but nothing excessive.
The cuplrit I'm thinking is the Polish 7.62x54 ammo that I took with me to the range. I don't understand this though. It functions fine in all my other Mosins. Seems like a headspace issue to me. I don't have a 7.62x54 guage though and didn't figure it was worth getting one since XXXXXX says they check their rifles. Is it normal for some ammo to do this?
First time running into this problem in 4 years of milsurps.
I picked up an M91 from XXXXX XXXX a while back and finally took it out today after cleaning and re-assembling. Problem is I couldn't shoot it. I couldn't get a round to chamber.
The bolt closed 1/2 way and then wouldn't go further. I didn't want to force it so I left it and came back home.
XXXXXX says they check all their rifles for headspace so I didn't bother doing so when I checked out and cleaned the rifle. Now heres where it gets pretty interesting... after I got home I checked the chamber well with an inspection light, made sure there was no left over crud, burrs, etc. and figured I'd try a 7.62x54 snap cap. The bolt closed ok but with just a little pressure. Next with the rifle pointed in a safe direction (deep stack of firewood and concrete wall) I tried a Czech silver tip round and had the same results as the snap cap, a little pressure but nothing excessive.
The cuplrit I'm thinking is the Polish 7.62x54 ammo that I took with me to the range. I don't understand this though. It functions fine in all my other Mosins. Seems like a headspace issue to me. I don't have a 7.62x54 guage though and didn't figure it was worth getting one since XXXXXX says they check their rifles. Is it normal for some ammo to do this?
First time running into this problem in 4 years of milsurps.