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Update:
After hunting around the forums, I found Arizona Armory ran by a guy Jeff Covino. I'm going to set up an appointment in the morning. He's confident he can fix it while I wait. Happy dude here
This is beyond awesome. Last gunsmith I used kept my Mosin for 6 months on a scope mount, tap and die; he didn't use the mount I provided (called it crap), and overcharged by double because of him. Claimed he had to clean the cosmoline off (which I had already done with oven cleaner). The worst part was, the mount he used was truly CRAP; at max adjustment I had to aim 6 FEET low. Putting a yard stick against the mount it damn near touched the barrel.
I will post an honest appraisal of Arizona Armory after my appointment. This guy seems to know his shit!!
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The tolerances on the Saiga magwell are pretty loose. There are lots of really good videos out there that show you how to match up your magazines. There WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY be material that you will have to file off. I have 3 MD ARMS 20 round drums, and several 10 rounders, and all required shaping to get a quality fit.
Don't be discouraged. once you get the first one filed down and fitted, it'll made sense that the manufactures make these specifically to be shaped for custom fit, because of the loose tolerances on these vodka guns.
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Greetings. I haven't been in this forum in years now, but I find myself in need again.
I goofed up and tried to speed load my mags, tried to catch the bolt hold open on the recoil of the last shot, thinking if I was fast enough I could catch it and quick reload. I think you might see where this is going.
I was successful the first time. The second attempt, the recoil jammed the bolt hold open lever up inside, the bolt is now stuck back as far as it can go, and the failed bolt hold open is lodged to where I can't do anything.
I'm about to be brave and start a full disassembly. I've never attempted this sort of smithing, and I'm just about resigned to find a pro.
I'm in Northern Arizona. Trying to find a Saiga expert in the area. Anyone have a directory of good gunsmiths?
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I want to breathe some new life into this thread. The Baofeng UV5R has turned out to be a fantastic purchase for me. After playing around with the software and about a year's worth of usage, I have been very happy. Here's the skinny: FM radio reception, LED flashlight (newer models have a CREE led), and you can program all the standard 2-way frequencies in with labels. Batteries are inexpensive, all sorts of good whip antennas, you can lock out PTT on channels so you don't accidentally call on a police frequency (with software).
I cannot talk this little joy of a 2-way HAM radio up any higher. It inspired me to get my HAM license. Great radio and cheap.
I will admit to bending the law a little. You can choose output power for FRS/GMRS as 2-watt or 4-watt. 4-watt is breaking FCC bullshit laws. Technically, the 2 watt isn't, but if your radio is capable of going to 4 watt, you aren't supposed to use it.
But boy-howdy does the extra power get the distance! My radio is part of my prepping, and it can get almost all the freqs I wish for. No aviation band
But programming is a breeze with CHIRP software and the USB cable. I have all the good "prepper" channels programmed, local law, road dept., schools, EMS, military bands, International Space Station. etc.Did I mention it has a scanning mode? $35 scanner that does duplexing!!! Use the software exclude from scanning constant frequcies like NWS.
Really tempted to try their newest Baofeng model, the:
Baofeng BF-F9 V2+Range is great. with a good antenna it walks all over the $200 - $400 radios.
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Lot of people are going to these:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008IYCQSO/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_10?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
I actually have one of these. If you get one, the programming cable is an absolute must. The first block of freqs I put in were all the standard 2-way freqs, followed by 911 and local storm chasers. I've got 2 local repeaters programmed in too.
I haven't hit the PTT on anything but the 2-way bands, aside from a 3 second chirp on a couple of barren frequencies to test the "close call" function on my uniden scanner (shhh...)
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Just bought my first mosin, was wondering about how to mount the scope the way the OP did over the bolt, also I heard the trigger guard gets in the way due to the mosin's long trigger pull.
Jay,
Sorry about my super long delay in replying. I took it to my local smith and had him drill and tap for the scope mount, to which I'd say is well worth the money to pay a smith to do, they will have all the tools to ensure it's on straight and that the receiver is not damaged
Many people have said, just use the dovetail under the rear sight, and I thought about it, hell I even bought a brass stacker (and returned it after watching videos about how easy it is to bend it.) The bigger problem is I didn't want to use a scout scope or pistol scope, I wanted something with some magnification to it, so consulting my local smith, he installed something more substantial when I had him attach the turned down bolt handle
http://www.amazon.com/Mosin-Nagant-Scope-Mount-Handle/dp/B000O7D2XG/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1390603837&sr=8-4&keywords=mosin+nagant+mount this link has a mount, the turned down handle, and the bits and taps for $40
I haven't had any problems with trigger pull. I did watch one of the archangel videos where they fixed it with emery cloth or a dremel on a prototype model. I think it varies from model to model, and manufacturer to manufacturer.
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To address another poster
So you're telling me you're shooting "1/2 groups at 300 yards with an m91/30? With no bench/bipod/rest using a tasco? Now is this surplus 7.62x54r or some magic rounds- possibly blessed by the pope and assembled by some type of gnome?
Well, I haven't posted pics, so I clearly haven't achieved quite that accuracy. More like 3" to 3.5" at 300yards. ~1" grouping was at 100yds off of the range table. My story became a fishing story pretty quick, and I'll be a big enough man to admit I can't call a couple lucky consecutive shots as true testimony (even if it took me months to respond).
I finally got a new scope and have been sanding/polishing away on my trigger brakes, so hopefully this weekend the forecast will hold true and I'll be able to see if there's improvement yet. I wanted to put a nice high-end Nikon scope on it, but funding ran dry so I am settling for this Cvlife scope.
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I was using a mix of ammo, when I bore sighted the scope, I used cheap spam can ammo, but the other No pope, no gnomes. My rounds at 300yds were Sellier and Bellot brass fmj at I think 180 grains (don't recall, used it up and threw the box away). . I was using a range table at my gun shop's private range. I was rested on their table, and this is after bore-scoping out, 100, then 200, then 300.
Hopefully I'm going out to a friends house with some bags, and following the forum credo of "pics or it didn't happen", I will go ahead and get some pics of the targets.
10 rounder arrived Tuesday, so that's getting tested as well.
So you're telling me you're shooting "1/2 groups at 300 yards with an m91/30? With no bench/bipod/rest using a tasco? Now is this surplus 7.62x54r or some magic rounds- possibly blessed by the pope and assembled by some type of gnome?
Yeah the fairy dust is getting deep on some of these reports.
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Yeah, I did slip away for a few days. I have been busy with life and haven't been online in days. New job, 12-13 hour days means I am exhausted.
Look's awesome! I've gotta get that Archangel stock for my 91/30. Is installation pretty straight forward?
It's literally two screws, and drops right in. Really simple install. If you turn down the bolt handle, you have to dremel a little groove into where the bolt hits the body.
How well do the mags feed?
I haven't purchased any more than the 5 rounder that came with the stock, and that one feeds okay. out of the 50rds I have put through it, 1 misfeed and it's because I put the round too far forward.
The 1st generation of mags they put out had some reliablility issues. Make sure (if) you get this setup, you get the mags designated as Gen2.
I did feel kind of bad jagging around with the stock mosin, but the one I got didnt have a functional mag (didnt feed quite right) and the stock had a few nicks in it. I do have another stock one.I didn't and mine is about as nice as they come... $89 rifle + $20 scope.. F-it...
To the OP, that looks great! I hope they get those mags worked out! I don't feel bad about your scope at all. There is a time and place for quality and this isn't exactly it.. I've got a $12 Tasco on my 10/22 that works just fine!
Thanks! I really want to get a nicer scope because my barrel is smooth and straight! Groupings are pretty tight (1/2" at 300yds, and I know it's me holding it back from being more accurate because I don't have bags or a bipod.
I have no doubt that this could be a 1,000 yard gun with a better scope and some better training on my part. It shoots just as accurately as my friends Remington 700.
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Wow, wtf was that dude's real problem. Maxwellhse is one of the coolest cats I've come across in this forum. I just caught up on this today. Hi y'all!
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it would be nice to think of it as digital compression noise but I hate to tell you it's something else. i believe it's sound programming. when I was a young grunt, I was able to take college classes and get my degree so long as it benefited uncle sam and i kept my grades up with the GI beer bill.
I learned all sorts of things to use to make you want to feel a certain way. Pulses of light, colors and tone generation can all be used to make you feel a certain way. My guess is that the tone makes you lethargic and want a drink or to buy something and not change the channel.
Broadcast on the high end is very good at making clean pure audio off the big boards. Compression ratios on HD rarely make distortion at that level of broadcasting. We ran our monitors with a beautiful amp and flat to simulate a television speaker in the control room. If any audio problems were there, it was corrected or had noise reduction applied. All levels from a high end broadcast are balanced so commercials and programs are equalized.
They used noise just before hitlers speeches to make people feel angry and sick. They turned it off just before his speech and people associated that scum fuck with pleasure and relief. Imagine what has progressed since then. Coke uses red as does Mc D's It's an aggressive color. They use sounds as well..
I had a friend get dishonorably discharged for waving some odd frequency devices on either side of his C.O.'s head and screwing him up when he was pissed over something. I don't know what frequencies they were playing with, but it was enough to make his C.O. puke and pass out. This was back in early 00's, so I know you are absolutely right about them playing 'round with this stuff in ways they ought not. Behold the new face of warfare.
Anti-piracy tech, I'd be willing to bet.
That was my first guess. It could also be something interfering with the COAX run to the television. A poorly crimped, bent, statically charged, or unshielded cable can do some really funny things, making some channels snowey or making some other channels have audio problems along certain frequencies of the audio/video spectrum.
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STOCK FINALLY CAME IN!
Mosin Nagant 91/30, with turned down bolt handle, rail tapped and mounted, and Archangel Stock.
Shoots very nice. Currently the barrel is floated, but I'm going to have to see if it shoots better with the barrel fixed. Promag sent a block to fix the barrel just in case I've got one of the 10% that shoot better w/o the barrel floated.
Please don't tease me about the scope. It's a cheapy I traded for, until I can afford to get the Nikon Prostaff 9-9x50mm. I'm all out of gun funds in the budget for the year, so looks like I can't get that 'till Taxmas.
Haven't sighted in the scope yet, fired it w/o the rail on just to see how I like the stock. Very nice indeed.
Like I said, I'd post pics when it was "done":
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One good reason that the forum has been taking a hit in posts is simple. People are active as $h!+ during the summer time. I haven't had much time to post, myself. My absence is because I have only logged like 10 hours of shooting time this summer. I just switched employment from computer technician to petroleum equipment technican 2 weeks ago, so I'm hard at it.
I won't lie, the NSA revelations have me spooked a bit to post much, but I've been paranoid to even post a pic of myself on here, tie it to my primary email address, or use my name. It's not that I have anything to hide, but really, who needs to freak about gun registration and tracking, seriously. Considering we post openly in a forum about it, if they have our IP's, they know what's in our households. They know who we are. This isn't tinfoil hat talk anymore, and it's not even political anymore. This is the reality of the day in age that we live in. Fusion centers tie all the information together, and warehouses of live people are sifting though data that may be deemed subversive. They've had teams working night and day to crack TOR wide open. With the Silk Road going down, that's proof positive to me that they have succeeded.
Not saying I have much to hide, but when Ron Paul supporters without credit cards are considered subversive, I don't like to add fuel to the fire. I'm a peaceful person. I've also been taught my entire life to be prepared. I know the majority here feel the same way about life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
I've had a rough life folks, (mostly self inflicted), and have caused a lot for pain for others along the way. In the last 17 years I've tried to live a rigorously honest life, and I guess sometimes it goes into brutal honesty, well some folks cannot/will not accept that level of honesty, not their fault, just the way they're wired. I have tried to share my experience with all of you and I realize that it has touched some nerves with a few of you, I truly meant no harm. My sick ass sense of humor is often misunderstood and that's my problem, I'm truly sorry if it has offended any of you. There many good, smart and funny people here, I didn't stay this long just for the guns. I'm not going to give up on Saiga12.com, but I will see some of you on the dark side of the moon later this afternoon, I've got a few chores to do before going there.
Thanks Chili, I expected it and glad you got there first
I ain't judging you AA. I think you bring a new dimension to the forums
Dudes....WTF.....drama at it's best!!
Posts do seem to vanish from time to time. Usually when things start getting real.
I guess you MODS have a big job trying to keep the peace.
Agreed. Dramacity.
If its deleted it might have been me. I like to erase trolls. Leave the history unmarked by their passage
this made me smile
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I've heard that the very first automotive gas tanks (worked in that industry for a spell) were translucent, but customers didn't like seeing sloshing gas under their cars, so they became black...
Silly me. I thought the first automotive gas tanks were metal...
Can you cut me some slack for omitting "plastic" from that sentence..? I promise, I intended to write it.
If there's one astute thing I'm noticed about Darth Saigus: he seldom cuts slack. Not that there's anything wrong with that, he reminds me, in a way, of an old roomate I used to have. An opinion on everything, seldom swayed.
Ethan, I'm glad your accidental purchase actually worked out for ya!
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Man, I wish I knew what to tell you! does the new stock change the angle at which the gun seats to your shoulder?
is it lighter, and not absorbing some of that inertia you got from previous stocks?
does it change the resonant harmonic or something?
Sad to hear, Boomstick. I hope your shoulder grows back
It might just be that the angle of the stock tube is not ~parallel to the recoil arc plane so that the tube hits you in the cheek more. Less drop at heel would also mean that the force into your shoulder is focused on a smaller area. I think it is about where the but pad and cheek rest are in relation to your bore. When you lay your wood stock on top where do those two points of contact fall compared to your CAR type stock? I'd bet that the CAR stock is higher at both points.
oh you beat me to the punch! I'm thinking angle.
I'd sure love to see pics of both configs
Im not what you call a 'recoil sensitive' person. I can shoot my mosin carbine and my 12ga pardner pump (factory stock) all day, no problems what so ever. I had been shooting my shotgun minus the recoil pad lately (to shorten LOP), pointy sides and all, still no problem.
I figured, if i can shoot buckshot and slugs through a 12ga without the rubber buttbad, just about any stock will be fine, and maybe an improvment if it has any padding at all.
I WAS WRONG!!
I bought a blackhawk specops nrs (non recoil absorbing) stock, popped it on my shotty, and headed to the range with good expectations. It is a well made piece and it fit into my shoulder really well. Also, I have a wife who needs a shorter stock, so this looked good on the surface.
Long range report made short: Field loads beat the shit out of my shoulder and the stock basically punched me in the face. 00 buckshot was completely fucking devastating, to my shoulder and face that is.
Its amazing, this stock turned a gun that was a pleasure to shoot into a shoulder beating machine. Needless to say, im returning it asap. Ill probably cut an inch off my factory stock, trim the buttpad and return to business as usual.
Did this ever happen to you guys, or am I just being a bitch?
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Irony. I just took my Mosin into the local smithy to have him turn down the bolt handle and drop on an Archangel stock. The Archangel breathes new life into the Mosin.
(random pic to show the stock with mag, 10 rounder shown) Mine will have a Nikon Proview 50mm scope, and a turned down handle.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oapv0tEq1kc#t=51
Mineral spirits or Oven cleaner on the stocks, takes that cosmoline off easy. Hoppes 9 is supposed to do the trick well too. Oil well... I used tounge oil.
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No no no... you guys are clearly all wrong! Geesh I thought you guys are the experts!
They are MAG LOADERS!
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Probably Michio Kaku's show, on science channel. Sci Fi Science: Physics of the Impossible, I thinks is what it's called.
Don't know the name of the theory for replicators, but matter-energy manipulation would require pretty advanced tech
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Be ready for anything. Anything, guys. I know most people here are waiting for the other shoe to drop. Isn't this the congressional deadline for deciding what to do about Syria?
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Them fuken boy scouts ruined my life with all of that be prepared shit
+1 me too. It's the main thing that I took away from it. What does it hurt to say, have some ammo stored, some canned goods in excess, and a communication plan set up?
I have a cheap tablet loaded with ebooks and a solar battery charger just big enough to charge it, plus a couple of hardbound SAS survival manual and a book on local edible plants, that resides in my BOB. I don't like relying on tech, but I don't want to even fathom the weight of more than a few books, when I'm measuring against usefulness in my pack by the ounce.
Ya,all can worry about something you have no possibility of controlling when it happens. I'll choose not to.
Fair enough, worrying doesn't solve anything. Preparing for it so you don't have to worry later has it's benefits though. Peace of mind that you are loaded for bear and ready come-what-may, relieves a lot of the fear that I was plagued with for years before I started moving down the prepper path.
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Can you fuckin imagine the Walmartians trying to make change without the register not telling them how much to give back???
I can't imagine that they would be capable of doing anything. Workers couldn't get in, doors wouldn't open, they couldn't calculate sales tax unless they have couple calculators survive
Large scale long term power failure = economic collapse = social collapse. Millions will die.
See signature.
Agreed. Be it a tactical device activated in the upper atmosphere, or an flare from our beloved star, EMP just seems like an inevitability. The sad thing is that business can't get by without computers these days. Even our prisons are extremely dependent on electricity to keep the cells locked.
This is exactly why I bought a Saiga: in the event of violent upheaval, I'm one man without a large group of likeminded individuals. So, the Saiga is my force multiplier for when the Limon, Colorado prison 60 miles away empties out. Hopefully I'd have a couple days before they manage to walk my way.
Question: would an all steel storage building, that doesn't have fiberglass panels for lighting, shield well enough to serve as a Faraday cage?
EMP is not simple subject and the answers to most EMP questions is Yes, No, and Maybe.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1549/1
http://www.futurescience.com/emp/emp-protection.html
http://electro-magneticpulse.com/?p=107
Thanks for the links. the one from thespacereview.com is very informative. I guess I'll read through all of these and discern my conclusions. I guess the answer is in having insulated layers to protect
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Just ordered one from the amazon link posted, plus the programming cable for $41 total. I don't plan on transmitting until I can get the HAM license tests done. Seems prudent to get this. Called one of my buddies up and told him about it. He was blown away because he was going to order one for himself on payday, and we haven't talked about anything concerning this EVER. Something in the air there, seems like the "mass conscience" consensus is that it's time to gear up, finish prepping up, and wait for the storm to hit.
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I agree. Last year I made the mistake of getting roped into a 2 year agreement for Dish, because I wanted a DVR so I could catch my shows in my own time, plus watch the shows I want without waiting for them to end up on Netflix and Hulu. It was a piss-poor decision and I've felt that way since about 2 months after I got it.
Internet is replacing Cable, but the media companies are super resistant to adoption. If, say, HBO, would open up their services so that you could go to HBO.com, pay a $10-15/mo subscription service for on demand and live stream (like netflix), they could open up a whole new revenue base without relying on Cox, Time-Warner, Dish, DirecTV, and the like. I know plenty of people that don't have cable, but would pay for a HBO.com membership if that was an option. They could decrease piracy, increase profits, and expand programming very easily. Plus, marketshare and ratings numbers would be easier to track because they would be able to just look at page counters to figure out what's hot and what's not.
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Can you fuckin imagine the Walmartians trying to make change without the register not telling them how much to give back???
I can't imagine that they would be capable of doing anything. Workers couldn't get in, doors wouldn't open, they couldn't calculate sales tax unless they have couple calculators survive
Large scale long term power failure = economic collapse = social collapse. Millions will die.
See signature.
Agreed. Be it a tactical device activated in the upper atmosphere, or an flare from our beloved star, EMP just seems like an inevitability. The sad thing is that business can't get by without computers these days. Even our prisons are extremely dependent on electricity to keep the cells locked.
This is exactly why I bought a Saiga: in the event of violent upheaval, I'm one man without a large group of likeminded individuals. So, the Saiga is my force multiplier for when the Burlington, Colorado prison 60 miles away empties out. Hopefully I'd have a couple days before they manage to walk my way.
Question: would an all steel storage building, that doesn't have fiberglass panels for lighting, shield well enough to serve as a Faraday cage?
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My trail gun is a Taurus Judge, 2 rounds of bird shot for snakes and 3 shots of 45lc FTX. Won't take down a griz, but black bears.. sure.
Now that's a link I'm glad I clicked
Had to save the page. True badass.
think I need a good gunsmith
in Saiga-12
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The guy that I met, Jeff, actually did me a solid and showed me how to fix the issue. That, and he was dirt cheap to. I was really sweating the issue because I could not get the bolt out.
The failure was in the retention spring on the BHO. It popped off, the BHO went a little sideways and up inside. This was pushed back with a pick to allow the bolt to go down and the normal field stripping to occur. He even added a better notch to the the BHO to try and resolve it from happening again.
I would recommend Jeff Covino with Arizona Armory to just about anyone. They don't get much nicer.