Mosin Nagant bolt lost

[ghh3rd]

My son recently moved, and the box that contained the bolt to his Mosin Nagant disappeared. He's searched long enough to convince him it will never reappear.

I figure there must be another bolt out there without a rifle... anyone know where he might get one?

Thanks - Randy

[Hamish]

Sorry, I'm no help on a new bolt, but I have got to ask,,,,,,why would the bolt be out of the rifle to start with?

[Janoosh]

Gun parts corp.
simpson
springfield sporters
Ive had good luck getting parts from these folks.

[handyman25]

As a last resort, ebay has some.

[DeanWinchester]

How ever you come up with one; Beg, borrow, buy or rent a set of headspace gauges.

[aspangler]

e-sarcoinc.com. That's where I got one for and action that had no bolt. Good people to work with.

[w0fms]

+1 on the headspace gauges. The Soviets when they rebuilt them and put them in Cosmolene would mix and match the bolt to the gun to obtain proper headspace. You may very well have to do some Smithing or buy more than one bolt to get it to work with your rifle.

[leadman]

Reamer Rentals has headspace gauges for rent, IIRC about $5.
Ask the business you buy from if you can buy a couple of bolts and return the one you don't use. I have done this before and it save alot of waiting for shipping time.

[farmallcrew]

Numrich, ebay, gunbroker, mosin specific forums, or gun collector forum

[dragon813gt]

Gunbroker has them all day long. But like others have said you need to check headspace w/ the new bolt.

[Tedly]

Apex gun parts has them...this is a large rim cartridge , any bolt will fit and probably work. It would be nice to check it with a proper gage ,but bottom line is it dose'nt back out primers or fail at the case web ,you're good to go...HTH

[WILCO]

why would the bolt be out of the rifle to start with?

Makes them easier to store in safes, also turns the firearm into a walking stick if it falls into the wrong hands.
I can understand it happening.

[armoredman]

I have a gunsmith buddy in Mesa who has Mosin parts, including bolts and bent bolts as well - if you want the contact info PM me. He's the guy who did my converted CZ 527M.

[dabsond]

I have a gunsmith buddy in Mesa who has Mosin parts, including bolts and bent bolts as well - if you want the contact info PM me. He's the guy who did my converted CZ 527M.
I am looking for a bent bolt for a mosin pu. Do you know what he charges for a bolt or to ship him a bolt for bending?

[NuJudge]

The best way to find it is buy a replacement. My experience is the original will show up about 30 seconds later. Ask me how I know...

[Ironnewt]

Liberty Tree Collectors lists them for $48.00

[Hang Fire]

Makes them easier to store in safes, also turns the firearm into a walking stick if it falls into the wrong hands.
I can understand it happening.


True, all my milsurps outside the safe have the bolts removed and they are stored in said safe.

[bannor]

I"d say that that one has been rendedered into a "good Mosin", like the Frontiersmen use to say about a certain ethnic group.

[fatelk]

Someone has one for sale here. Just saw it and thought of this thread. $35: http://forums.gunboards.com/showthread.php?364708-WTS-Mosin-bolt-amp-parts-Jap-Type-38-bolt

[swheeler]

http://www.ssporters.com/parts/russian-m91.html try here

[wallenba]

On the headspace issue, I have seven different Mosins and a set of Okie headspace gages. One day on a lark, I took one bolt and checked the headspace with it in all of them. They all passed.

http://www.gunpartscorp.com/Products/291740.htm Pricey... but if you must, here it is. Try E-Sarco too. http://www.e-sarcoinc.com/mosinnagant.aspx very bottom of the page, half the price of Numrich.

[WILCO]

True, all my milsurps outside the safe have the bolts removed and they are stored in said safe.

One quick way to keep them in order, is to print up some clip art rifles with the words "This bolt goes with this rifle".

Cut them out in rectangles, use a hole punch in one corner and slip a rubber band through.

Fill out tag with rifle and bolt numbers, cover with scotch tape and attach to bolt handle.

Simple enough and in case of emergency, it won't be a mystery for someone privy to the key.

[Mike 56]

I would have to look i think i have enough parts to put together a bolt minis the firing pin.

[Adam Helmer]

I have seen very few Mosin 1891s with Matching bolt and receiver serial numbers, BUT all shoot very well. I know because I own them. Same goes for the SMLEs I have. It seems the rimmed cartridge rifles are more forgiving about headspace issues. If there is a small problem, I merely back off the resizing die a quarter turn and keep on reloading ammunition.

Adam

[zuke]

Buy a new rifle and use the old one for a part's gun