[Duzell]

well something i have to note.

i went to try practice loading with some fake rounds, the dummy ones.
and now the mosin cant chamber rounds, also the bolt became stuck in the load position, took me & mallet to open it and eject round, i inspected the receiver and it appears that the forward mount point, were the smith drilled and tapped has flared out into the receiver, and prevents safe chambering and ejection of round. so now having an inoperable mosin, i will be going to see him today and request he fix the rifle so that its once again functioning.

as i see this as a safety issue , i will not be firing the rifle until this is resolved

i also must note a few things about loading rounds with the rocksolid mount.
the bullets must be dropped over a lip and forced down into the chamber, it doesnt complicate loading though, smooth drop in. now after ejecting the one round i note the mounts ejection path will either be to the right of the rifle, or ejects them at a 45 degree angle, still the issue of the bolt hitting the mount , if i just shave the top off the bolt a bit it will clear, but i have an email into RSI's to see if they can correct this issue