Shooting fun with a prewar small ring

saab-bob · 12-12-2009, 09:31 PM

Alvin

I also shoot my pre-war small ring commercial.I shoot PRIV or Fiocchi 30 Mauser.

A very important item with these guns,is that you need to replace all the the springs.
That dimple on the frame behind the bolt stop shows the recoil spring is weak.It is allowing the bolt to slam against the bolt stop to hard.If this continues the bolt stop will break and you will have the bolt bang your forehead. Very uncomfortable.
A weak magazine spring could also give feeding problems,as you describe.

You also need to check to make sure the correct firing pin is installed. You need the firing pin spring to be screwed on to the firing pin. Mine had a incorrect replacement firing pin where the spring was not attached.The loose firing pin spring and recoil spring interfered with each other causing a slam fire out of battery.Not good.

These are fun guns to shot,but all of them are at least 60 years old. So they need plenty of TLC.

Remember the 30 Mauser was the first magnum pistol cartridge of its day,so the standard loads are pretty hot.

Be careful out there!

Bob

12-12-2009, 09:31 PM	#6
saab-bob User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: So Cal Posts: 459 Thanks: 774 Thanked 143 Times in 87 Posts	Alvin I also shoot my pre-war small ring commercial.I shoot PRIV or Fiocchi 30 Mauser. A very important item with these guns,is that you need to replace all the the springs. That dimple on the frame behind the bolt stop shows the recoil spring is weak.It is allowing the bolt to slam against the bolt stop to hard.If this continues the bolt stop will break and you will have the bolt bang your forehead. Very uncomfortable. A weak magazine spring could also give feeding problems,as you describe. You also need to check to make sure the correct firing pin is installed. You need the firing pin spring to be screwed on to the firing pin. Mine had a incorrect replacement firing pin where the spring was not attached.The loose firing pin spring and recoil spring interfered with each other causing a slam fire out of battery.Not good. These are fun guns to shot,but all of them are at least 60 years old. So they need plenty of TLC. Remember the 30 Mauser was the first magnum pistol cartridge of its day,so the standard loads are pretty hot. Be careful out there! Bob __________________ "I think,therefore I own guns"