Rifle with no bolt....

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2700fps
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Rifle with no bolt....

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Thinking of buying a Mosin with no bolt. Bad idea?

If I do and buy a complete bolt from a parts store, how will I know before I receive it if the head space is correct?

I do own a NO GO and a FIELD gauge....

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Crystal ball


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No crystal ball needed. Buy the bolt, check the headspace. Most likely you will be good. If not, buy bolt heads till you are good on the field.
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You won't know until you test it. These are getting harder and harder to find now and they are getting kind of pricey because of it. Consider, when it's all said and done, a bolt costing you about $75. With this in mind, the rifle you purchase should be pretty cheap. I suppose, if it were me, I'd go for a matching (force matched) refurb. There's a ton of them out there and if patient you should be able to find one for less than most of the GunBroker sellers are listing them for...
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Unless you get the rifle dirt cheap I would pass.
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2700fps
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Re: Rifle with no bolt....

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I passed. Luckily!
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