I began the cleaning by wiping away as much of the grease as I could with a dry rag. The inside of the bolt had a generous coating of somewhat dirty grease, but otherwise was in relatively good condition. Removed the extractor from the bolt body by rotating the extractor to the left position, and pushing it simultaneously forward and left to release it from the lugs on the extractor collar. Moved the safety to the bolt lock (right) position, and removed it from the striker assembly.ĩ. Removed the firing pin and mainspring from the striker assembly.Ĩ. Gently released the downward pressure on the striker assembly. While continuing to maintain downward pressure, rotated the cocking piece on top of the striker assembly 90 degrees (this can be done in either direction), and then lifted if off from the striker assembly.ħ. Placing the thumb of the left hand on the safety and the remaining fingers of the left hand around the striker assembly, pressed downward toward the block of wood in order to compress the mainspring.Ħ.
Set the end of the firing pin on the block of wood with the rest of the striker assembly positioned vertically above it. Placed a block of hardwood on the work surface. Put the bolt body aside for later attention.ĥ. Rotated the back of the bolt counterclockwise to unscrew it from the bolt body. Opened the bolt, released the bolt catch, and removed the bolt from the rifle.Ĥ. Cycled the bolt to cock it, and then moved the flag safety to the safe (up) position.ģ. I found several very helpful YouTube videos:īased upon the information presented in the videos, I took the following steps to disassemble the M1893 bolt:Ģ. The same instructions apply to Model 1916 Spanish Mausers.
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With that in mind, I searched the Internet for information on how to disassemble and clean the bolt of a Model -96 Mauser. I wondered if this might be due to dirt and other grit that had collected inside of the bolt body. I have been having great fun testing the rifle, and plan to submit a more extensive range report to SurvivalBlog in the near future.Īs I was familiarizing myself with the rifle, I noticed that the safety was quite difficult to operate. With the help of the Elk Creek Company, I acquired a Mauser Model M1893. I had always wanted to own a bolt action rifle, but had somehow never gotten around to it until recently.
My experience may be a fairly typical representation of what is involved in this process. My first experience with disassembling and cleaning a rifle bolt came when I acquired an M1893 Spanish Mauser. Some other brands, like Savage, tend to be more complicated, and may require the attention of a gunsmith. With most Mauser, Remington, Springfield 1903, Winchester, and similar bolt action rifles, the bolt can be effectively disassembled and cleaned by the owner. To avoid this malfunction, the bolt should periodically be disassembled and cleaned. This can prevent the rifle from firing when the trigger is pulled. When enough of this gunk collects, it can impede the forward motion of the firing pin, particularly under cold weather conditions. Over the course of time, a combination of lint, powder and primer residue, dirt, oil, and condensation can collect in the interior of a rifle bolt. Among their many advantages, bolt actions tend to be strong, reliable, fast to operate, and easily-maintained. These, in turn, lead to iconic designs like the 1891 Mosin Nagant, the Lee-Enfield, Mauser bolt actions, and the 1903 Springfield. By the mid 1850s, bolt action rifles using metallic, centerfire cartridges were introduced. In 1836, Johann Nikolaus von Dreyse introduced the first successful bolt action rifle, the needle rifle, using paper cartridges.
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