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Well, I can't do 3D since I am only using one eye so I'll just watched it at home on my flat screen..

glockman, welcome from Toms River! We must be neighbors?

Radek, I have never shot a Stag, maybe I can try yours?

YES, they were all matching numbers.

Tony, I am bringing my Mosin, if Tim says it looks good enough to shoot, I plan on giving it a try.

Matt, the metal is the easy part! I just took my bolt apart and it was already clean outside after my soaking it in Mineral Spirits and them blowing it out with Brake Kleen. But, now I know how to take it apart and better safe than sorry.

Matt, what calibers are you looking for? Did you try Montana Gold, Rainier Bullet, Missouri Bullet, & Precision Bullets and they are all out of the calibers you are looking for?

Matt, doesn't that thing shoot 357 as well?

I used Dick's as an example because it is close to me and I got a gift certificate for Christmas. Our NJ Wally Worlds carry no ammo.

Question, is it possible to just pick up a box of this at Dick's or somewhere local so we can try these while waiting to order a tin or two? Or is all just ordered online? Maybe we can persuade Max to bring a couple of rounds to Brick tomorrow?

Oh Crap! We need a meet just to watch that thing shoot!

Damn Tim, does that mean we have to be on our best behavior?

American Antiques and Sporting Arms 31 Chambersbridge Rd Lakewood, NJ 08701-4508 (732) 364-5959 Never been there, I just googled it. Damn, I pass by his place all the time and never saw it there. Looks to be right up the road from the old Brick Armory, just off GSP northbound Exit 90.

Don't forget the meet is Wednesday this week. Let's ring out the old year with a big turn out.

Don't you just hate it when you hear a surgeon say "oops!"? Here's the picture, but I am sure Dr.Tim has it all cleaned up and better now. I bet he even dremeled off all that staining on the cylinder.

Aah! And I can see where there is a subtle difference!

:shock: :shock:

Thanks usnmars, I will do that in the morning.

I used to just buy a thousand at a time but with the scarcity, I went for a whole case.

I don't know what parade rest is I soaked it and brushed it out with Mineral Spirits and it appears clean and free but I guess I should completely disassemble the bolt before shooting it (that will be tomorrow task, figuring out how to take it apart).

THANKS! I even voted for Wednesday and forgot :oops: Damn CRS! :roll:

I read about those Matt and was going to go over to Harbor Freight to look at them but I had an few minutes free this morning and 'had" to tinker with the Mosin. It took less than 5 minutes to disassemble it. I put the small parts in a coffee can and put in some mineral spirits and wiped down the barrel and action as well. Then I went out for a couple of hours to do errands. When I got back, I used a stiff paint brush (I use a 1 inch brush and cut the bristled down to about 1/2" long and it works great) and washed all the small parts and the oiler can. Then I used Mineral Spirits and the brush on the receiver and then ran a can of Brake Kleen through the barrel and receiver. This worked extremely well and everything looked squeaky clean. Then I moved to the stock and tried wiping it down with the Mineral Spirits. Everything I read said these were finished were originally finished in Shellac. Since the solvent to dissolve Shellac is Alcohol, I figured Mineral Spirits (or even Lacquer Thinner) would not hurt it. This did not seem very effective so I went to the Brake Kleen again and it seemed to cut right through the cosmoline. I was careful not to "douse" it or wait too long before wiping it off doing a little section at a time. Less than a can and it seems to have removed the layer of cosmoline on the wood. I will order some ammo and shoot it to get it nice and hot and see what else seeps out before going nuts on a finish. So far there are a lot of helpful posts and I think we are on the right track. So, in summary, my opinion is that these rifles from Tony are in really good condition and seem to clean up easily....unless I am missing something. I was ready for hours and hours of labor but managed to do all this in about an hour. I was going to make one of those ceramic heater/duct ovens or get the steam cleaner if I had to, but I really don't think that is necessary now. Remember, this is my first attempt at mil-surp so I am certainly not very knowledgeable. Fortunately, we have this forum and some very helpful and experienced members willing to help and offer advice and solutions. If I can make it to Brick tomorrow, I plan on bringing it to show Tim to see what he says.

Fed Ex just delivered my case of CCI Small Pistol Primers. I guess I have to clean off my bench and get to work! Big thanks go out to Tim for giving me the heads up on these. An hour after I ordered my primers, they were all gone

Absolutely!

I picked up a Mosin M91/30 Tula yesterday and broke it down. It is pretty easy to tell when the metal is clean and free of the cosmoline but how do I know when I have the stock clean enough to use. Too cold to use the sun on the car trick (and you know my wife is not going to let me bake it in the oven, even if it did fit) so I started with the Mineral Spirits/Brake Kleen method. I can tell that there is quite a lot off but when do I stop? Funny thing is the stock looked almost "perfect" when the cosmoline was on it and as I stripped it, I can see there is a patch on the very front of the stock, probably done at the refurbishing armory. It is a good fix but, or course, the wood is a different shade. Not an issue for me since I bought it to be a shooter, not a looker.