My son-in-law bought himself a 91/30 when he and my daughter bought mine for Christmas. Today, he brought it down from San Angelo and we cleaned and tried it out, alongside of mine.
He's sure a better shot than me. His were around the bulls eye out of the box. Mine was a little low, so I trimmed the stretch wrap a sixteenth and it was right on line in the middle off the bull.
The only problem with his is that the trigger seems warn. He could fire two, then have to pull the trigger two or three times to trip it. Next shot was a crisp shot, next was a hard pull.
When we cleaned them again afterward, I noticed that his it more warn on top where it contacts the bolt than mine and it is a lot looser (forward and back) than mine. Any suggestions on how to fix it? Think we need to order a trigger? We don't want to pay a load of money on a $75 rifle. We'd just like to fix it so it shoots every time. Thanks for the help. It's go the triangle with arrow or lightening bolt on top and is a 1943 model.
I pulled it apart and found the pin was OK. The bolt retainer (I guess they call it looked like it had been ground down some (this acts as the spring, too), but nothing was broken. It really looks like the top of the trigger is warn down so it's not activating properly. I checked for new parts at Numrich and found that they would be about $23.10 not counting shipping. I haven't talked to my son-in-law about it yet. If I still worked as a welder (way back when) I would take it to work and build it up, but alas...
Any suggestions? I don't think he will be using it much, so there is no hurry. Thanks for your help.
I looked them up and sent an order. Looks like a good deal.
One more question. When I was testing his rifle, trying to check the trigger, I didn't want to dry-fire it since a lot of old weapons didn't like that. I did it once. I tried to use a spent shell for a cushion, but it didn't like to load. Do you have any suggestions there? Thanks again.
A-Zoom makes '54R snap-caps, but I've never had a problem with dry-firing a Mosin. Some guys load a bullet into a fired case and replace the primer with either silicone sealer or a chunk of pencil eraser, but I'm too lazy for all that.
Thanks. I had checked out Numerich first and they were the highest, though the have great parts since I've ordered from them before for other guns. This was the first I'd heard of Tennessee Gun Parts. It was pretty neat. It was actually less than the others, but needed a $10 order (was still cheaper), but I'd already ordered, so I will definitely try them next time. Thanks for the info...and Happy New Year!
The $10 min. was the only reason I didn't point you to Tn. Guns, Layne is a great guy and has had some rough times. A few years ago, he stopped to eat after a gun show, and some no-good S.O.B. stole the borrowed trailer he was using and several thousands of $$$ worth of gun parts. He belongs to another forum I used to go to occasionally and even hosted a military rifle shoot at his own house!
Sorry to hear that. Seems like a good reason to get a CC license and protect your stuff. It takes a lot of talent and money to amass the stuff necessary to fix a lot of weapons and to gather the guns as well for sale. I wish him well and will use him next time I need something. Thanks for letting me know.
