Turk Mauser Bolt Position Question

[Guinny_Ire]

I've seen pics of Mauser bolts in three positions, left, standing, right. Should my bolt on my KKale 1941 be able to do the same thing? When I took it out of the box it would only sit to the left (I think or it's the right) and stand. Bolt does cock but no I haven't pulled the trigger (got dry fire caps coming from brownell). Thanks

[REDSTAR]

Are you talking about the safety positions? That's the wing nut on the back. 12 oclock is the position to strip the bolt, 3 oclock is safe and 9 oclock is fire.

Other wise the bolt handle should face right when cocked, 12 oclock when pulling back and pushing forward for recocking. Only two positions there.

Dry firing a military rifle is not going to harm it IMO.

I dry fire rifles all the time, that's one of the biggest wives tales out there IMO for rifles anyway. I think it is far worse to leave a rifle cocked for extended periods of time which can't be good for the spring.

The firing pin in your Turk could be run over by a cement truck and still function more than likely. Same goes for enfields, Mosins, especially mosins, AK's SKS you name it. I don't dry fire pistols as a rule.

[Guinny_Ire]

I think I need to disassemble it and then reassemble it. I've got a feeling this gun was a return. It's in good repair so another thing to do before next weekend when I plan on taking it out. From the getgo the safety didn't function correctly so methinks someone took it apart and didn't put it back together right. Hopefully this was the reason for the return and not a headspacing issue.

[AKWARRIOR]

You will not be able to move the safety till the Mauser is cocked.After cocking the rifle the safety will move to the 12 and 3 o'clock position with a small amount of force.I agree with Redstar.I dry fire my Mosins and Mausers all the time with no problems.They are tuff as nails.

Regards,

[Schuetzenman]

I bought a Swedish Mauser once from a gun show patron. Took it to the range the next weekend to shoot it and got a big click! I thought uh-oh could this sucker have a broken firing pin?! Well then I tried to take down the bolt.

Step one flip the safety to 12:00 up. Couldn't do it when it was cocked. Then I noticed it . . . the end of the firing pin was below surface in the cocking piece. Looked like it was off by one lug. So then the challenge was to get the safety to engage so that I could then unwind the bolt head. I think it finally turned out that I just unwound the bolt head from the bolt after pushing the release plunger. Then compressed the pin until I could flip the safety to the 12:00. It was tricky but eventually I got the cocking piece seperated from the firing pin. Reinstalled it correctly along with the safety and then put it all back into the bolt.

No problems sure fire after that!