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Browning BLR 81 in .223/5.56mm,
made by Miroku in Japan, in 1985. It is a relatively rare article,
I bought it because I am a sucker for 5.56mm items.
It is good for small deer, but too valuable for plinking.
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My life with MosinThis section collects little bits of Mosin expirience not found elsewhere on the Net.Do not "open-decock" for storageSeveral owners reported that they store they Mosins with bolt open and decocked. This is done by turning the striker knob counterclockwise, the same way as safety is engaged. They do it to prevent sagging of the striker spring.Such procedure makes the striker knob to turn on the striker pin. This happens because the striker pin is not round, and it matches a hole through which it passes. Since the thread is usually tight, I suspect it was not a normal operation. This also happens if the rifle is placed on safety, though to a smaller degree. I can never remember anyone, ever, placing Mosin on safe in any account of service. If an out-of-safe storage is desired, simply dry-fire the rifle. This is the normal procedure. Those who want to employ a cable lock have to pull the bolt out and decock it when it can be done without eating the thread, then wrap it into a cloth and store separately. Interruptor and double-feedThe design of the rifle aims for a trouble-free operation by the cannon fodder of 19th Century Imperial Russia under a battlefield stress. Thus, double-feeding was eliminated by design regardless of the way catridges were loaded respective their rim overlap.However, a number of owners complain about the double-feed. The most common case of it is an interruptor problem. If that's the case, replace it. In some cases the interruptor functions pefectly, yet the rifle double-feeds. It may happen because of the weak secondary magazine spring. To diagnose the problem, load the magazine, then remove the top cartridge by hand. The second round will not pop, but be visible. Its bullet should point somewhat upwards.
The magazine contains two springs: primary and secondary. Both are equally important. The primary spring lifts the cartridges out of the well. The secondary spring makes them correctly oriented for feeding. A weak secondary spring pushes bullets up enough to get onto the feeding ramp, but not enough to make rims disengage. Grease the gun"Оружие любит ласку - чистку и смазку."Mosin's bolt consists of a number of actively moving parts, unlike, for example, a Mauser bolt. The rifle functions much smoother if it is greased. In a warm climate, Russians in the second part of the 20th century used a general purpose grease called "solidol". They greased guns even though they knew that grease attracts dirt. Such grease turned solid in winter, so guns were cleaned as much as possible (but not completely). Solidol is somewhat more fluid than the cosmoline, and is translucent. A general purpose lithium grease from a car store appears to be an acceptable substitute. |
Mosin (aka 3-line rifle, aka Mosin-Nagant), Issue 1891/59 Carbine.
This unit is manufactured from a 1942 production 1891/30,
complete with typical front sight, milled rear sight,
original, proofed 91/30 stock (shortened handguard).
Tikka M695 in 30-06, 2003 production.
It is not an exciting weapon, but very accurate,
a bane of anything walking on hooves in the woods.
This spring is weak, the rifle will double-feed.
This spring is strong, the interruptor will function.
