Need Help
I bought a Mosin Nagant rifle at the last gun show and some surplus ammo. Chambering the cartridge was difficult and required a sharp thump with my hand to close the bolt. Someone told me they thought it may be the ammo which was Albanian, and had a history of being hard to chamber. I ordered some Norma brass and while waiting for that to come I removed the bolt and tried to put the cartridge head into the bolt head under the extractor. Difficult. When forced in, it was too tight to turn with the fingers. I took a couple cartridges and milled 1-2 millimeters from around the rim. Worked fine. Bolt closed easily, no signs of excessive headspace on the case after firing. Meantime the Norma brass arived; same problem I had with the Albanian. I'm convinced that it is the extractor extending too far into the bolt head recess. Is there any way I can grind a little off the extractor or am I going to cause more headaches when I start this? I can just continue to remove brass from the rims, but this is just a band-aid. From some of the sites I have monitored, others are having this problem. Any ideas??
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A friend purchased a Beretta 92 SB today at a gun show. It has a 7 shot mag. Is this a current made pistol? Nobody I have talked to knows about a 7 shot mag. Anyone got any info on this weapon. Thanks for any info. Sam.
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Congratulations! You are the proud owner of a genuine "Trade Brand Name" shotgun. A "Trade Brand Name" shotgun is one that was made by a major maker (and before 1940) for and was sold by a wholesale sporting goods dealer, a retail chain store or an independent seller. Gun with the name HERO ARMS CO were made by the Crescent Fire Arms Company of Norwich,CT (1892 to1930) for and were sold by one of three sellers, either the American Tool Company, the Manhattan Gun Company or E.K. Tryon Jr & Company. Look on the bottom tang just behind the trigger guard and you will find the serial number of the gun. Post that and we can tell you the year the gun was made. Parts for a gun at least 82 years old are few and far between but not impossible to find. You can monitor the various gun auction sites like Gun Broker.com. There are from time to time parts and parts guns up for sale. Or you can try contacting the various gun parts dealers. Some times they may have parts. They are: Gun Parts Inc (www.gunpartsinc.com), Popperts Gun Parts(www.poppertsgunparts.com), Dixie Gun Works (www.dixiegun.com) and Jack First Gun Parts (www.jackfirstgun.com). Value? Every one wants to know. These guns were inexpensive (read cheap) even when new selling for between $10 and $15 and haven't appreciated that much since. Current value will depend on the guns condition, the amount of original finish remaining on the metal and wood as well as the mechanical condition. A prime condition example (rare) that appears to have come out of the factory yesterday afternoon might bring as much as $100, .410 bore-$125 while a rusty rotten incomplete piece of junk fit only for parts salvage or as a fire place poker might bring as little as $10. Hope you didn't pay too much. Caution! These old guns were made using the technology and metallurgy of the times when they were made and for the ammunition in use back then which was black powder and lead shot loaded 2 1/2 inch shells. They were not designed for modern 3 inch magnum shells loaded with high pressure smokeless powder and steel shot. My recommendation is don't attempt to shoot the gun. 0
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