C&R Repairs and Adjustments

Turk 03 - what's going on?

feeds@yuku.com (mauserand9mm) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:44:36 GMT

There seems to be something progressively getting worse with my Turk the more I use it. It's a 1935 ASFA ANKARA and the bolt is really hard to push forward the last 1/4" and pull back the first 1/4" ie as the lugs clear the receiver. When the bolt is fully forward it rotates to lock and unlock easily. Lubrication doesn't help anymore and I have noticed a narrow wear mark underneath the bolt and adjacent the right side locking lug (ie the lug on the extractor side). The...

Swede M96 with cracked stock-HOW TO FIX?

feeds@yuku.com (blano86) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:57:07 GMT

I recently received a beautiful Swedish M1896 Mauser with the "SA" stamp. The stock is beautiful and it matches the receiver. So it is the original stock. The only problem is that the stock cracked by the bayonet lug area enroute to my house thru USPS. Kind of a bummer but that happens. Anyways I would love to repair her but I will probably buy another stock just to keep the original stock safe. The pictures I took are the best I could do. I can tweek the crack to where it will...

Are/is there any site with good picture refs of K98 Mauser trigger assbly?

feeds@yuku.com (nfafan) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:47:34 GMT

Hello all,

Was looking for good illustrations of a Mauser 98 trigger group to debug a problem with a spongey trigger on my Yugo M48.

The backstory;

Picked up a cosmetically nice Yugo M48A at a good price and soon discovered during dry-firing that the trigger is very spongey and has non-existant "springiness" to it, unless the bolt has been cocked.

It feels like the trigger is in clay unless the bolt has been cycled and action is cocked and...

Found an Old "Beater" Today. Help with refinishing.

feeds@yuku.com (HalfCocked) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:47:40 GMT

I picked up 2 old Turkish Mausers at the local pawn shop today. The first I paid $40 for, and the second I paid $20 for. The $20 rifle has rust spots all over the exterior of the barrel, but the other one is fine.

My question is :

Are there any home parkerizing kits for the DIY'er like myself?

I've heard that you need to heat treat the metal after coating, and I have a large kiln that is set up on digital controls that would work perfectly....

What goes in the hole on an Israeli site hood

feeds@yuku.com (padavid12) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:18:19 GMT

I have a replacement site hood for my Israeli mauser. I have seen pics of these on rifles and it looks like a rivet is used. Does anyone know what is used? Thanks David

Rifle vise padding

feeds@yuku.com (jannellesrifleman) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:03:32 GMT

Am 'retired' aka 'more-time-than-money' and spend time tinkering in my workshop daily - ok, SWMBO forbids the cigars in the house - so I designed and am building a rifle vise. Need suggestions on what type of material to use for the padding, and sources. Something that won't harm bluing at...

Brazilian Cocking Piece

feeds@yuku.com (gunboat57) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:24:03 GMT

I just acquired a nice 1908 Brazilian Mauser. But one problem is that if I pull the trigger to the point that the first stage has been complete and then I let go of the trigger, the trigger won't return to the fully engaged position unless I wiggle the bolt handle a bit. The trigger moves normally and has no drag when the bolt is out. The one thing I noticed is that the sear surface on the cocking piece is not perpendicular but is at a slight slant. It looks like it has been worked on...

Remington 512 stock repair

feeds@yuku.com (Electron Don) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:33:17 GMT

Reposted in stck cleaning forum. Thanks Chuck.

Help with bent Taurus rear sight blade

feeds@yuku.com (stantheman1986) — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:07:38 GMT

This may not be a "true" C&R, but it is a question about a revolver from the 1970's.

I just bought an old Taurus model 84, one of the very early Taurus revolvers with the lined cylinder flutes. I'm no huge fan of Taurus, but this fits in my "Police and Security .38 revolver" collection. It has holster wear and abuse consistent with some kind of service use.

Anyway, the rear sight blade is "rolled" apparently from being dropped, is...

MS vs Parkerized finish

feeds@yuku.com (88MM) — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:31:05 GMT

All,
Has anybody cleaned parkerized gun parts with Mineral Spirits ? Will the Mineral Spirits harm the parkerization? I tried this on a small part, an it lightend the finnish a bit. I wanted to ask this question before I went on to bigger parts and ruined the whole finnish on the gun.
Thanks in advance !!!

This receiver wrench is well worth the money

feeds@yuku.com (eagle7) — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 14:35:45 GMT

After doing some comparison shopping I bought a Wheeler receiver wrench from Midway. Midway has them on sale for $47 this month. I bought the one that fits Mausers, Lee Enfields, Rugers, and any other bolt action that has a flat surface on the bottom of the receiver ring.

I'm amazed at how easily the barrels came off, given the horror stories you hear. One was a Turk M1903 Mauser that was rebarreled to 8mm in 1937, and the other one was a K98 that was scrubbed by the...

Cold rust blueing advice wanted

feeds@yuku.com (eagle7) — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:26:09 GMT

I have a Turk Mauser receiver that is in the white. I intend to reblue the receiver before replacing the barrel with a new one with good blueing. I think I want to go the cold rust blueing route rather than the wipe on blueing. Can anyone give me any advice on what products do a good job.

Gorilla Brand Super Glue

feeds@yuku.com (axman) — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:42:10 GMT

Has anybody ever used it for stock repair. I have a Finn stocked Isevsk and a T53 that both have hairline cracks and wondered whether this stuff is any good. Thanks,Axel

Fixed up an old model 84

feeds@yuku.com (Jacks308) — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:42:39 GMT

I came across an old Sprigfield model 84 that really needed help . It shot reasonably well in spite of the metal rattling in the stock . I even tried to sell it at the show for a nearly give away pricebut nobody was biting on it at all .

So , I stripped and recolored the stock so it would be a bit darker than the birch hardwood it had . Then thinned out some urethane finish and started swabbing it on like a first coat of linseed oil . For a while I was busy wiping off...

Colt 1878 D/A revolver

feeds@yuku.com (jeff4570) — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:57:36 GMT

I have an original Colt 1878 (mfg 1899) , it works fine except the cylinder rotates (one way) freely without being half cocked .
When its full cocked it functions normally .
Q: Is this normal ?
Q: What can I do to fix it ?

Jeff4570@aol.com

M91/59 showing some severe wear from recoil

feeds@yuku.com (krippp) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:31:56 GMT

This is one of my M91/59's, actually the one I enjoy shooting the most and it is now showing. After firing it to start a fireworks show on the 4th I noticed these cracks and the recoil lug being pushed back into the wood of the stock. I really need advice on how to repair this set of occurrences or whether or not to just put this particular gun away and shoot some of my others.

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Parkerizing adjustment

feeds@yuku.com (Plain Old Bill) — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:53:47 GMT

Recently, I ran into some very light-colored parkerizing....normally not a problem, but am running into problems matching the light color as I add parts to the renovation project. Is anyone aware of a method to darken parkerizing? Thanks in advance for your help- Bill

Refinishing a Birch laminate stock.

feeds@yuku.com (John Doe) — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:43:14 GMT

I have a birch laminate stock on my M1 that was originally light brown and I stained it a little darker but would like it to go very dark brown. Im considering using Minwax Antique Furniture Refinisher and then Minwax stain/sealer on it. I'm afraid the refinisher might eat away the resins holding it together and de-laminate the layers of wood. Would this be safe on this type of stock?

gun storage question

feeds@yuku.com (outdoorman) — Sun, 24 May 2009 12:25:17 GMT

Ive want prevent my pistols and rifles from rusting. Most of them dont get shot very often (some never) and only get pulled out of their cases once a year or so to get wiped down with oil. Ebay has bulk silicon dessicant packs that often find in shoe boxes and I'm wondering if dropping one of these in a rifle case, pistol case or a 50 cal box full of ammo would be good for preventing rust from humidity. Also how do you know when its time to replace? Can these be put into oven and recharged?

m48 , m48a , 1924/47 extractor

feeds@yuku.com (infowars) — Fri, 22 May 2009 15:31:48 GMT

I need to know how to identify one of these extractors , or if any one knows where to buy one , or has one they want to sell