M48 Mauser bolt stuck

[Nickw]

i just took out the bolt to my M48 mauser and it was in the firing position. now i can neither put the bolt back or take the bolt apart. any suggestions?

[hoozaru]

rubber mallet

[Nickw]

the bolt is out of the rifle, and it will not go back in. i need to figure out how to turn the bolt from the firing position to safety while outside of the rifle.

[OpenSightsOnly]

i just took out the bolt to my M48 mauser and it was in the firing position. now i can neither put the bolt back or take the bolt apart. any suggestions?

how to recock a mauser bolt out of the gun -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRL-RmoGdwM&feature=related

[Fate]

Haha...every Mauser owner has been there early in their careers.

[Spiggy]

^ +1, you need to learn this one, it's like teething.


I find it funny because this happens to every one of my friends that buy mauser.

[KeepingMyGuns]

Yup been there did that!

[mls343]

+ 1 Yup. Kind of like M1 thumb... learning experience.

[arib]

+1 I thought I broke my first Mauser which was a 24/47. I was freaking out. Just recock the bolt, it'll go in.

[HskrVern]

Haha...every Mauser owner has been there early in their careers.

A bit ago I had a 24/47 shipped to me and the bolt came in the fired position, freaked me out, but it takes like 30 seconds to fix.

[diginit]

Don't scratch up the edge of your table!

[mosinnagantm9130]

I did that one time with my K98. I honestly don't know a mauser owner that hasn't done that at least once.

[jamesob]

i use the table trick whenever i disassemble the bolt, works great.

[Syntax Error]

How to recock and reinstall a Mauser bolt.

All Mauser owners have been there before.

[7breaths]

yup been there, powerful spring huh??