How To Episode 8: Mosin Tight Bolt Fix

This guide details the simple bolt removal process for a Mosin Nagant rifle, a key step in its maintenance, especially when dealing with corrosive surplus ammunition. The video highlights the rifle's historical significance and common aftermarket modifications, offering practical advice from an experienced firearm instructor.

This video, part 4 of 4 in a series from Brownells, provides a step-by-step guide on how to properly reassemble a Mosin Nagant rifle. The content focuses on the practical aspects of firearm maintenance and is presented by one of their gunsmiths. The description also points viewers to subsequent videos covering disassembly, cleaning, and lubrication of the same firearm, and directs them to the Brownells website for related products and more how-to guides.

This video explains the process and purpose of counterboring surplus rifle barrels, particularly common on Mosin Nagant rifles. Counterboring involves drilling out the damaged muzzle end of a barrel to create a new, clean crown, which significantly improves accuracy by ensuring a consistent bullet exit. The instructor demonstrates how to identify a counterbored barrel and explains why damaged crowns negatively impact shooting performance.

This guide details the advanced gunsmithing process of bedding a sporterized Mosin Nagant rifle's stock using Brownell's Steel-Bed. It covers stock preparation, pillar installation, precise application of release agents and bedding compound, action seating, and curing. The instruction emphasizes critical steps for a strong, reliable bedding job, suitable for experienced rifle builders.

This guide details the metal finishing and stock fitting process for sporterizing a Mosin Nagant rifle. It covers removing the barrel dovetail, shaping the barrel, applying a zinc phosphate (Parkerizing) finish, and preparing a laminate stock with pillar bedding and free-floating techniques. The instruction comes from Iraqveteran8888, demonstrating experienced gunsmithing practices.

This guide details how to clean surplus firearms heavily coated in cosmoline, a common preservative. It covers methods using heat (oven or boiling) and subsequent degreasing, drawing on the speaker's experience with historical surplus firearms. The information is presented with the authority of someone deeply familiar with the C&R market and firearm maintenance.

This video provides an expert-level overview of a heavily customized AR-15, nicknamed the 'Zombie Destroyer', built for a thematic zombie apocalypse scenario. The build features an extensive accessory loadout including multiple optics, lasers, and flashlights, along with a high magazine capacity. The demonstration includes rapid fire, engagement of Tannerite targets, and unique shooting techniques, showcasing the rifle's capabilities and the instructor's proficiency.

This video details an extreme AR-15 meltdown test, pushing a custom build to its limits. Expert instructor Eric demonstrates the process, highlighting component durability and failure points under sustained fire. The test concludes with a catastrophic barrel failure after 830 rounds, providing valuable insights into the platform's resilience.

This guide details the process of conducting an extreme durability test on an AK-47 variant, specifically the Definitive Arms VEPR, as demonstrated by Iraqveteran8888. The test involves sustained full-auto fire to induce critical heat failure, followed by inspection of components like the barrel and gas block. The expert assessment highlights the rifle's resilience, lasting 895 rounds before failure, and compares its performance to other platforms.

This guide details a 700-round rapid-fire stress test on a Yugo M92 PAP AK-47 variant, demonstrating the platform's legendary durability under extreme heat. Performed by Eric from Iraqveteran8888, the test highlights safe handling of overheated firearms and concludes with a tribute to Mikhail Kalashnikov's engineering legacy. The firearm successfully completed the test despite significant heat buildup.