What is the life span of a bolt action.

[rsmithsr50]

lol
maybe you should do some research.
classic example.
these were built in the late 1890's/thru the 1940's.
somewhere over TWENTY TWO MILLION.
THE SILLY RUSSIANS sold the antique bolt guns all over the world.
AFGANISTAN is one place. ask the Russians how their short bbl.'d small cartridge sks/ak's did against the antique 91's and 91/30's.
the afgans would get a convoy/patrol in a wash and shoot out the tires of the first and last vehicle. the ak/sks could not hit the riflemen who were shooting from 6-7-800 plus yards.
in spite of hine gunships and our stingers, the Russians lost and left.
the 91/30 is built with tall lands so it will shoot "well" for a long time without rebbl'ing. do some research look at how many wars over how much time. these rifles have been shot a lot for the most part.

R Smith sr Ok a MN is old but that doesn't mean it has been shoot a lot.

 

[Hal]

I read somewhere that Nolser used ULA and NULA actions on their test rifles and the actions were retired after a million rounds.

Hal

 

[rsmithsr50]

here is a partial list of conflicts
Philippine Revolution
First Italo-Ethiopian War
Russo-Japanese War
First Balkan War
World War I
Finnish Civil War
Russian Revolution
Russian Civil War
Polish–Soviet War
Turkish War of Independence
Northern Expedition
Chinese Civil War
Spanish Civil War
Second Sino-Japanese War
Soviet–Japanese border conflicts
Winter War
World War II
First Indochina War
Korean War
Hungarian Revolution of 1956
Yemeni Civil War
Sino-Indian War
Laotian Civil War
Vietnam War
Cambodian Civil War
Cambodian–Vietnamese War
Thai–Laotian Border War
Afghan Civil War
Soviet–Afghan War
Tuareg rebellion (1990–1995)
Yugoslav Wars
Georgian Civil War
First and Second Chechen Wars
War in Afghanistan
Iraq War
Russo-Georgian War
Syrian Civil War
2014 pro-Russian conflict in Ukraine
War in Donbass
Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation.

R Smith sr Ok a MN is old but that doesn't mean it has been shoot a lot.

 

[ebb]

I don't see how a M-N could last very long. The ones I have seen that had any wear had sewer pipe bores from shooting corrosive ammo.

 

[dc.fireman]

Most of the mausers have been sitting in a rack the better part of their life. How many shots could you get through a 22Hornet with factory ammo or Gun Kid hand loading a 6.5-284 to 75000 PSI. Ive heard 22lr benchrest shooters say they have seen guns with over 100,000 shots and still going strong. What about a BR shooter with a 6PPC that has been shooting the high node for 20 years and rebarreled every 1500 rounds, the receiver threads are almost gone. Yes 15000 was a typo some get 2000 from a PPC but most are more like 1500

My shooting buddy tracks every shot he fires, in practice & competition with his 22LR match gun. He is currently sitting at 160k shots fired on this barrel alone, with excellent accuracy for smallbore prone competition. I'd contend that we should acknowledge the profound difference in wear between centerfire vs. rimfire actions.

I have a CG-63 Mauser, which started life as an 1899 Swedish Mauser Model 1896. It was re-arsenaled into a competition rifle by the Swedes sometime during the '60's. It is in need of a new barrel, but the bolt, action, trigger, stock, etc. are going strong.

 

[ebb]

I have several Turkish Mausers, they have a large ring action with a small ring thread. The barrel you seek will screw into my action and make a rifle chambered in 6.5-55. I am looking too.

 

[dolek]

They still work just fine ,pretty bores mean nothing when at war .

Also,there are plenty out there with nice bores . Finding one w/ a Sako barrel in nice condition will make a person smile.

 

[dc.fireman]

I have several Turkish Mausers, they have a large ring action with a small ring thread. The barrel you seek will screw into my action and make a rifle chambered in 6.5-55. I am looking too.

You can buy new barrels, in the white from Lothar-Walther US, for around $350.00

 

[SBS]

Many rifles saw hard service in both World Wars either as is or rebarreled -- USA, Germany, Britain and others. Many were later sold as surplus to be used again as sporters, many rebarreled again. Wear on actions is negligible since they are either case hardened or made of heat treated steel, making the moving parts hard and resistant to wear. Even good quality military ones that have a fair amount of corrosion are serviceable.

 

[jepp2]

but what is the life span of a properly machined and heat treated bolt action (action only)?

Maybe a good comparison is a DI AR. More severe operation, smaller lug contact surfaces, and rapid firing.
For a well maintained action using properly sized brass, fired within the design pressure of the action, nearly indefinitely. I know, that isn't realistic, but well beyond what anyone could be expected to fire in a lifetime.

I saw a good study of someone that recorded with pics wear on their AR bolt, BCG, cam pin, etc. I will include the pic of the bolt and bolt face after 12,000 rounds. I have upwards of 10K on at least one of my AR BCG's, and it looks similar. Still running fine, no change in headspace.

 

[Texas10]

I've got an 1898 Krag that shoots very well, and has what is reputed to be the slickest running bolt ever made. It slides like a puck on an air hockey table and is only 121 years old.

 

[MGYSGT]

Keep it clean and grease the lugs and the rail the lugs slide in, it will last longer than you need to worry about. Just follow the lead of F Class and Palma shooters. They shoot thousands of rounds a year.