#Spanish mauser 1916 serial number#

Personally, I wouldn't recommend refinishing any collectible stock, but that's just me. More aggressive would be to use a solvent like mineral spirits, turpentine, or lacquer thinner on the stock, and in that case the bag and kitty litter might work better (lacquer thinner might melt the bag though).

The mildest thing you can do is use a light oil like wd-40 as a cosmo solvent and let mixing and heat (leave it in the sun) pull out the cosmo. In general, water and caustic chemicals are not good for wood. Any advice would be appreciated as I want to get as much of the grease & dirt off as I can without losing darker, walnut-like patina it now has.ДЄs to refinishing, I've never much liked the oven cleaner/dish washer route. Maybe a coat of gunny's paste to finish it off. If the litter doesn't work I thought of trying Murphy's Oil Soap on the outside (nothing w/ any harsh chemicals anyway). Using cat litter & a plastic bag to try wicking up some of the cosmoline out of the wood & depending on how it works out then a couple hand rubs of boiled linseed oil to finish it off. Less crucially, I want to clean up & oil the stock as a 'dry run' to get the procedure down correctly before attempting it on a more collectible rifle. 308 brass reloaded w/ a CETME size 112-120 grain bullet & a reduced charge to keep it around 2200-2400 fps, or would it be more prudent to use the thicker milspec 7.62 brass given the ad hoc Spanish gas relief modification?Д¤.) As head space is under 7.62 NATO go specs (albeit very little), should I forget 7.62 NATO all together unless I ream it out a tad?ДҐ.) Has anyone tried an M1916 Oviedo using Spanish surplus 7.62 CETME ammo? 308 tolerances, would it be safe to shoot. Sound logical?ДЈ.) Since head space is well within. 308 soft nose round points slide right in). My thought is the small difference in neck diameter is causing the stiffness I feel when closing the bolt on 7.62 NATO FMJ (the longer LOA. 308 Winchester are identical in maximum outside case dimension, differing minutely only in neck diameter (NATO. Am I thinking correctly here?Дў.) My research shows that for the most part 7.62 NATO &. 308 no go (1.6340вЂќ) should, in theory at least, mean the head space isn't quite adequate for 7.62 NATO. 308 ammo in it, but have some questions:ДЎ.) If a 7.62 NATO go gauge is 1.6350вЂќ (don't have one here to check to be sure), the fact the bolt won't quite close on my SAAMI. Based on all this decided not to try any more commercial. Still have the original ammo purchased back then- noticed the commercial '7.62 NATO' I had tried was actually stamped 'PMC 308 Win' on the base. Not sure what it was I found years ago, but it wasn't a receiver shaving. I can't find any evidence of a problem with the locking lugs or receiver.

308 field gauge 'just in case' & (of course) it passed. So far, after extensive cleaning, I found the following: Passes.

Happened upon the bolt a month ago & decided to detail strip, clean and see about making it a shooter. At the time I wasn't aware of any safety / controversy surrounding these rifles. Spent brass looked OK, but it just plain didn't 'feel' safe, so removed the bolt & put it out to pasture in a dusty corner. Last straw was finding what 'appeared' to be a shaving from the receiver caused by the locking lugs laying on the feed ramp after an extract. Put roughly 8 rounds through it back then, and found 7.62 NATO a bit tough to chamber &. 308 RNSP & 'commercial' 7.62 NATO FMJ for it. The only marking as to caliber is the import stamp:ДЄt the time of purchase I bough some commercial Winchester. No sign of a crest on the receiver or other markings, though it has been modified from the 1893 design with a gas relief on the port side of the receiver and bolt, as well as a thumb-cut for loading.

#Spanish mauser 1916 serial number#

Aside from a serial number (matching on most parts save the bolt sleeve) it is unmarked, and appears never to have been. Had fairly heavy cosmoline under the wood & internal, but save the hand guard the stock is fairly light in color and needs some attention. Blued bolt, some pitting under the wood & poorly de-greased before (I presume) its last arsenal rebuild. It is a small-ring mauser with a 22' barrel - exactly like the rifle in this G & A article (missed it back then). The rifle in question was purchased off a dept. I have read all the threads here & what I could find elsewhere on the Spanish 93 conversions to M1916 & then to Civil Guard 7.62mm NATO. With all the knowledge out there now I hope to learn as much as I can- here goes: Hello All, this is my first post- great site & lots of great info! With my oldest about ready for trigger time I find myself refocused on a long-neglected hobby.