ever been stabbed by a mauser bolt?

[Rampager]

Yesterday I was cleaning a few of my mausers and when I was putting the bolt assembly back together the rear of the bolt (under heavy spring tension) slipped out of my hand and hit me in the forehead, drawing blood :icon_redface: . Good idea to wear safety glasses when doing this next time.

I felt stupid when I did it.:icon_lol: Anyone ever do anything like this?

[turbothis]

not that exactly but i have shot random spring loaded parts across the room before. always point objects away from you for sure.

[Smokehouse69]

I've come close! I had one part my hair and put a dent in the ceiling. Just glad my wife didn't ever see or notice the mark. I prolly wouldn't have escaped bloodlessly.

[XO3319]

Gloves and a 4x4 pice of wood to compress the spring

It is easy to to send a bolt part and spring into orbit if you are not careful:wtfflag:

[weasel_master]

Why not use the tool in the buttstock instead of a 2x4? That's what the round disk is for. Maybe I'm not understanding you though.

[Grasshopper]

Why not use the tool in the buttstock instead of a 2x4? That's what the round disk is for. Maybe I'm not understanding you though.


Yup!:stupids: Holes in buttstock work :hurted: (no insult meat)

[M1 Tanker]

the tool being the Bolt takedown disc :) If you a late war gun (kreigsmodel) the hole is in the buttplate instead of the center of the stock.

I did take a G43 bolt to the chest the other day though.

[NavajoNPaleFace]

I was taking a bolt or something apart not too long ago. I can't recall what (learned that from Alberto Gonzalez).

A part went flying in my work shop and it took me hours of hunting to find it.

Something of a box sized container with a tempered glass or thick plexi-glass window might be nice to keep renegade parts inside the box should they decide to take off on me.

[SteelCore]

I've shot an SKS top cover and springs across the room, over me shoulder!

The Mosin pins are under a ton of spring pressure, and ya gotta be careful when ya unscrew that.

[rpmfly2]

While cycling the first round in I had my thumb pinched and cut between the bolt and dust cover! Was using my index finger and drug my thumb down dust cover with the bolt!:hammered:

[Rampager]

After reading these I feel so bad now...:lolgreen:

[hunter_la5]

.... the retaining washer flew off and smacked me in the forhead pretty good.
ouch that smarts! :)

[Smokehouse69]

Right after reading this last night, I nearly lost second finger on my left hand to a snapping M1 bolt. M1 thumb of the finger! It bled for two stinkin' hours. :monkey:
So don't feel bad.... beside's I wounded an Spec 5. instructor with the spring outta of a M2 when I was in Armorer's school at Ft. Lee. He was pizzed... :lolgreen:

[M1 Tanker]

LOL, Smokehouse, use the bottom side of your right hand to hold the op rod to the rear and use your right thumb to depress the follower in the M1. That prevents M-1 Thumb...hehe.

[Smokehouse69]

LOL, Smokehouse, use the bottom side of your right hand to hold the op rod to the rear and use your right thumb to depress the follower in the M1. That prevents M-1 Thumb...hehe.
I wasn't even trying to cock the damned thing. The rifle was leaning up against the couch in my office, and I heard the wife approaching... so I reached out to grab it and move it! Whaaaam! %$%&$XX@@@@ :wallbash: :offhead: