03-18-2008, 07:57 PM
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| Decocking and storing I was reading a post on another forum about storing an MN with the bolt open and decocked. The procedure was: 1. open the bolt 2. pull the cocking knob back and rotate 90 degrees counterclockwise. So far so good. I assume that to close the bolt it would be the exact opposite right? Pull the cocking knob back, rotate 90 degrees clockwise and close the bolt. Also, is this decocked position the same one used to check firing pin height? Thanks, Jeff |
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03-18-2008, 08:05 PM
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| Yes, that sounds correct. But why are you wanting to do this? I understand the store with the bolt open for a number of reasons but not sure about the decocking part. Why were they saying this would be a good idea?
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03-18-2008, 08:36 PM
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| Well, to me, you have just engaged the safety. I own quite a few Mosins and being a true Mosin lover, have read countless articles, manuals, and forums. And honestly, I have never read where this was a preferred method when storing. Having said this, and believing there is no limit on what one can learn daily, I defer to my fellow Mosinites, who may want to jump in ... ***************************************************** All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing |
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03-18-2008, 08:49 PM
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| storing The reason for decocking is to take the presure off the firing sprong. I just close the bolt and pull the trigger. That decocks it.  |
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03-18-2008, 08:52 PM
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| These rifles have been stored cocked for decades on end. If anyone can document an actual instance where this has done harm, I'd like to see it. |
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03-18-2008, 09:00 PM
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03-18-2008, 09:07 PM
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| Thor's Hammer  | tnjeff- All of your assumptions are correct. rfc- Why do you think they were stored cocked? I doubt it. I would be amazed if they did not just simply pull the trigger before laying them to rest!
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03-19-2008, 06:48 AM
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| I bet we could call one of the importers like century arms and ask them how they receive them. If the crates are not opened before they get them then we could ask if the rifles are cocked or not.
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03-19-2008, 08:44 AM
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03-19-2008, 09:11 AM
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| I agree, pulling the trigger is the easiest way to decock. Is the Mosin up to it? I would assume that mine has probably been dry fired more than once.  My father would have considered that "abuse of a firearm" with severe penalties for the perpetrator! |
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03-19-2008, 01:19 PM
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| After considering the size of the mosin firing pin, I doubt dry firing would hurt anything. I can hear the voices of my ancestors as well. Dad was a competitive shooter so he was not as vigilant on anything but rimfires. No dry fire 22s.
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03-19-2008, 09:52 PM
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| True, dry firing will mess up a rimfire. The Mosin does have a rather huge firing pin. I'll bet all of our dads would be happy to know we remembered at least one thing they tried to teach us! |
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03-19-2008, 09:55 PM
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| Super Moderator   | If you pull the trigger while closing the bolt, it automatically de-cocks...That is how they are stored !!! Rich
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03-19-2008, 09:58 PM
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| ya i was gunna say that it is bad to dryfire isnt it
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03-20-2008, 12:29 AM
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That being said I doubt you could harm a mosin by dry firing it Quote:
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03-20-2008, 06:55 AM
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03-20-2008, 11:44 AM
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Here's an interesting tidbit about railroad tracks. One would never expect a steel rail would crack but they do. Sometimes train wheels slide on top of the rail and develop a flat spot which then slaps the rail on each revolution. We inspect (listen to) each passing train for wheel slap and the car is set out if severe enough otherwise sooner or later it comes upon a weak or unseen fractured rail and busts chunks off the rail off as it slaps it, and sometimes the broken rail will cause a derailment. They do have some high tech track machine they run periodically over the top of rails that looks for hidden fractures and cracks but... 'Murphys Law' - (Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong) seems to apply at times.
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