Norseman 0 Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 Well I am not known around here for posting a lot. I figured it was time to show off one of my toys. I have been picking away at this for about 6 months between normal household stuff and 2 jobs, but its finally done... ...well they are never truly "done" -E Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ruffian72 548 Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 Reliable, basic and straight forward. Should make an excellent weapon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dirty 4 Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 Well I am not known around here for posting a lot. I figured it was time to show off one of my toys. I have been picking away at this for about 6 months between normal household stuff and 2 jobs, but its finally done... ...well they are never truly "done" -E Looks good. I've got a Mosin also. How about sharing what you did to it, stock type, optics, mount, did you cut the barrel down? I took mine out again this weekend....man that trigger on mine is TERRIBLE. It feels like I have to pull it back about 3 inches to drop the hammer. Decent shooter though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vbrtrmn 167 Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 7.62x54R.net had a good identification guide... http://7.62x54r.net/MosinID/MosinID.htm I picked up a $79 special from Southern Ohio Guns, it turned out to be a 1927 Cossack, which is fairly rare. I haven't seen the exact stock you're using, looks like a standard monte carlo. Did you do all the work on it or send it out? Which model was it originally? Looks like it is either parkerized or hit with duracoat. The scope mount looks like the kind which replaces your rear iron sight. Barrel definitely looks cut down a bit. Overall some people would call it a bubba gun, but you did such a nice job on it, it kind of transcends that status, in my opinion. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SOPMOD 254 Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 Very "Businesslike" and probably will be quite effective. What mount did you use and what did you cut your crown with? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Norseman 0 Posted May 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 Well then to answer everyone's questions.... This is a type 53 chinese mosin, 1 of 3 in my collection, all of which are slated for modification. The barrel has been cut. I cut the barrel to 18", to remove the horrible rifling in the end of the barrel, then it was chucked in a lathe and had a 11 degree crown cut. The rear sight and sight spring were removed. Then the divit for the spring was drilled and tapped to 6-40. The scope rail (weaver base for mossberg 500) was machined to fit between the ears on the sight base then drilled to accept the dowel pin from the sight. Then I filed it to fit and be parrallel with the bore. The bolt assembly is unmodified except for the spring was replaced with a wolf firing pin spring and then dura-coated combat black. The trigger was replaced with a Huber trigger and set for ~4.5 lbs, still haven't set up an over travel screw yet. The stock is an ATI monte carlo, the action may get bedded pending group testing. The barrel is floated. The barreled action was draw filed to remove old tooling marks and slight pitting then bead blasted. The current finish is krylon camo OD green. All moving parts were then polished and fitted to be better than original. Eventually the barreled action will be reblasted and done in Aug green duracoat. Still in the works are: Back up peep sight set-up Trigger over travel screw quick detach rings for scope muzzle brake (she kicks like a mule) and finally duracoat barrelled action Thanks for reading and all the compliments -E Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Madcat455 0 Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 Lookin real good. I did something similar.. only kept the PU scope. Floated, bedded ATI stock. Where did you get the trigger?? Mine isn't that bad, but I notice the occasional bind. Would be nice to get one that's lighter, and smooth. Thanks. Full length barrel, excellent bore (not countered), PU scope.. shoots excellent. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Norseman 0 Posted May 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 Thats a sweet set-up. I set mine up the way I did because I used Cooper's concept for the scout rifle as a base. The trigger is a huber concepts trigger, available from brownells and midway. -E Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Twinsen 86 Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Scouuut riiiifle. *drool* Nice job there, anything that nice isn't a bubba job. A rail and a vertical grip, and you're there though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Azrial 1,091 Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Nice job on an affordable old shooter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SOPMOD 254 Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Nice job on an affordable old shooter. Affordable to buy and even more affordable to shoot! Czech Silver Tip is like what $100 per case? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
matt7806 0 Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 Wow, I had to take a double look. Could hardly tell it was a Mosin. VERY nice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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