mosin feeding problems-quick help

woody wood · May 22, 2011, 03:21 PM

a friend of mine has a mosin and at the range today with his mosin with ati stock-seemed hard to feed rounds into magazine. when we came back home,we checked out issue /with stock off and found rounds were hanging up,and seem to bind on the left side if loading chamber? help!!

ks_wayward_son · May 22, 2011, 04:28 PM

Was it cleaned thoroughly before firing? Any cosmoline? Also, you might try www.surplusrifle.com is a great site that I've used thoroughly. It might give you some ideas.

Wyosmith · May 22, 2011, 04:50 PM

Mosin Nagants have a cartridge interrupter in the side of the receiver so the magazine feeds one round at a time under very little spring pressure. If the stock is not relieved for this part to work the rifle will not feed correctly. Take the barreled action out of the stock and screw the magazine on so you can watch the way it works when it’s not in the wood (or plastic stock)
When you see how it works it’s easy to see if there is a problem with the stock inlet.
That’s the place to start looking for the problem.

woody wood · May 23, 2011, 11:18 AM

wyosmith-thats exactly what im thinking-just wanting to make sure!

MagnumWill · June 1, 2011, 07:21 PM

My M44 did the same thing, you had to cram the rounds into the magazine. I took the action out of the stock, and (carefully) tweaked the interruptor with a screwdriver. After that, the rounds zipped right in there like they should. And if you bend it too much- bend it back.

May 22, 2011, 03:21 PM	#1
woody wood Senior Member Join Date: January 13, 2010 Location: minnesota Posts: 271	mosin feeding problems-quick help a friend of mine has a mosin and at the range today with his mosin with ati stock-seemed hard to feed rounds into magazine. when we came back home,we checked out issue /with stock off and found rounds were hanging up,and seem to bind on the left side if loading chamber? help!! __________________ nra member proud father and patriot

May 23, 2011, 11:18 AM	#4
woody wood Senior Member Join Date: January 13, 2010 Location: minnesota Posts: 271	wyosmith-thats exactly what im thinking-just wanting to make sure! __________________ nra member proud father and patriot

June 1, 2011, 07:21 PM	#5
MagnumWill Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2009 Location: Central Colorado Posts: 1,001	My M44 did the same thing, you had to cram the rounds into the magazine. I took the action out of the stock, and (carefully) tweaked the interruptor with a screwdriver. After that, the rounds zipped right in there like they should. And if you bend it too much- bend it back. __________________ Those who hammer their swords into plow shares will plow for those who didn't...

May 22, 2011, 04:28 PM	#2
ks_wayward_son Senior Member Join Date: July 19, 2007 Posts: 332	Was it cleaned thoroughly before firing? Any cosmoline? Also, you might try www.surplusrifle.com is a great site that I've used thoroughly. It might give you some ideas.

May 22, 2011, 04:50 PM	#3
Wyosmith Senior Member Join Date: December 29, 2010 Location: Shoshoni Wyoming Posts: 2,713	Mosin Nagants have a cartridge interrupter in the side of the receiver so the magazine feeds one round at a time under very little spring pressure. If the stock is not relieved for this part to work the rifle will not feed correctly. Take the barreled action out of the stock and screw the magazine on so you can watch the way it works when it’s not in the wood (or plastic stock) When you see how it works it’s easy to see if there is a problem with the stock inlet. That’s the place to start looking for the problem.