mosin 91/30 hot barrel

Abh3vol.firemen · May 30, 2011

after about 40 rounds of surplus ammo the gun gets almost to hot to touch. :wtc:

anything i can do? if not then how did the russians deal with the heat in combat? :shocked:

topgunz1 · May 30, 2011

40 rds through any weapon relatively quickly will get pretty dang hot pretty quick... I've never shot a Mosin but if the recoil is like I've heard, you will break before the gun does.

Abh3vol.firemen · May 30, 2011

i have a recoil reducer butt pad so its not that bad.but i dont shoot quickly,it takes almost 30min to get to 40.

troy_mclure · May 30, 2011

the barrel isnt that good of steel for reducing heat. plus the milsurp ammo burns real hot.
it will get hot. nothing you can do about it.
unless you hand load.

Abh3vol.firemen · May 30, 2011

thank you for the post.so,next question is how did people handle the heat in battle?

troy_mclure · May 30, 2011

didnt shoot like we do now mostly, plus it was russia! they used it as a heater!

LACamper · May 30, 2011

Yep. Just rest it in the snow between strings! Besides, I don't think their troops were issued more than a few rounds each.

As far as recoil, the 91/30 isn't bad, its full sized. Try the carbine (M44) for comparison.

SpeedRacer · May 30, 2011

Gloves. On a budget, Mechanix gloves are great for shooting.

tangiltows · May 31, 2011

they just threw it on the ground and picked one up from a dead comrade that an officer shot because he back-peddeled.

troy_mclure · May 31, 2011

i had the m44. what a blast(literally!)!

sonanth · Jun 1, 2011

Go look for the video of flemmgunner with the one he chopped down to pistol size.

James Cannon · Jun 1, 2011

Weather has a large effect on whether or not it cools quickly.

But... guns in general... they get hot. I've shot my Browning Hi Power fast enough through some drills that the frame, even, was starting to get pretty hot on the bare hand. Rifles? Yea I dunno.

40 rounds in 30 minutes... yea, with the sun shining on it directly, on a hot day, with little wind... I could see that barrel being a bit steamy. That's just how guns work. Explosions are hot :P

Abh3vol.firemen · Jun 1, 2011

i guess i better shoot it in the winter more

dwr461 · Jun 1, 2011

Guns get hot when you shoot them. Then they cool down after you quit shooting them. I never viewed this as a problem. It's just what happens.

troy_mclure · Jun 2, 2011

it will cool faster if you leave the bolt open, and tilt the muzzle up.

Candyman · Jun 2, 2011

Just get more Mosins to bring to the range.

my-rifle · Jun 8, 2011

You bought the crate deal. Wow.

:eek3:

erazir · Jun 8, 2011

wow, how much do they cost by the crate? I havent run into the crate deal before. I own 2 and would love to get more!

my-rifle · Jun 8, 2011

I'm guessing about $600?

erazir · Jun 9, 2011

my-rifle, do you have a link or know a dealer for a crate. ive looked around the web a good bit, but never encountered them by the crate.

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