7.63 Mauser (C96)

Jack Owens · 06-25-2002, 04:03 PM

Dear Herb,

I'm curious about specifically what occurred when "the bolt blew in half" after the three rounds of Russian ammo you mention.

The bolt-stop of the C96 is actually composed of a) the recoil-spring-stop and b) the actual bolt-stop. Although I've never had any actual problems with a bolt-stop myself, a C96 that I just bought has the lower part of the recoil-spring-stop broken off, and close examination of the recoil-spring stop on my other C96 showed a fine crack in it; but the actual bolt-stop itself is a pretty substantial piece of metal, and to shear it off, permitting the bolt to exit the barrel extension, would seem to be unusual.

What actually happened when you experienced "the bolt blew in half"? Did the bolt and sheared-off bolt-stop actually exit and fly back at you?

Regards,
Jack

06-25-2002, 04:03 PM	#7
Jack Owens User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Porterville, California Posts: 27 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Dear Herb, I'm curious about specifically what occurred when "the bolt blew in half" after the three rounds of Russian ammo you mention. The bolt-stop of the C96 is actually composed of a) the recoil-spring-stop and b) the actual bolt-stop. Although I've never had any actual problems with a bolt-stop myself, a C96 that I just bought has the lower part of the recoil-spring-stop broken off, and close examination of the recoil-spring stop on my other C96 showed a fine crack in it; but the actual bolt-stop itself is a pretty substantial piece of metal, and to shear it off, permitting the bolt to exit the barrel extension, would seem to be unusual. What actually happened when you experienced "the bolt blew in half"? Did the bolt and sheared-off bolt-stop actually exit and fly back at you? Regards, Jack