Mauser bolt

[Gavelek]

Is it ok to swap the bolt from one yugo Mauser to another
I have one with straight and the other with bent
Also would it be ok to swap the bolt from yugo to other mausers as well
Thanks for your advice

[Enfield47]

You will need to check your headspace. Get a field gauge or a set of Go No Go gauges and you will know for sure.

[Milsurp Collector]

Also would it be ok to swap the bolt from yugo to other mausers as well
Thanks for your advice

Yugoslavian (and Mexican) Mausers have a slightly shorter ("intermediate") action than other 98 Mausers so the bolts, stocks and trigger guards are not interchangeable with other 98 Mausers.

http://www.brownells.com/aspx/learn/learndetail.aspx?lid=11029

http://www.hoosiergunworks.com/catalog/mauser_reference.html

[Pofoo]

Did the Russians check headspace on the millions of Mausers that they reworked?
How common is it for surplus Mausers to have headspace problems that render them inoperable?
I know, I know, just get the gages. But I still wonder.