longhorn03 10 Posted November 4, 2010 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 Finally finished converting my .308. It took me a while because I was working on it in my spare time. I used tapco foregrip, stock and pistol grip because this is will only be a hog/varmint gun, so I did not want to spend a whole lot on it. Maybe later I'll put something nice on it. I also mounted a bushnell zoom dot scope. It sits a little high, so I'm thinking about a TWS dog leg rail but I haven't even shot it in the converted form so I'll just wait a little. If I do another conversion I know I'll be able to do it faster, but I decided just to take my time since there was downtime before deer/duck season in Texas. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KC913 324 Posted November 4, 2010 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 Is that the side mount from DealExtreme.com? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paprotective 362 Posted November 4, 2010 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 Looks good.. My Bushnell came with LOW rings with it.. Same UTG978 mount though.. I have that similar setup on my 762x39.. works fine for me .. 65/3 dot in doughnut is kewl.. How was the WELDs on the plate.??. ughh... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
longhorn03 10 Posted November 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 Looks good.. My Bushnell came with LOW rings with it.. Same UTG978 mount though.. I have that similar setup on my 762x39.. works fine for me .. 65/3 dot in doughnut is kewl.. How was the WELDs on the plate.??. ughh... The mount was already on the gun when I purchased it. Yes getting of that plate on the bottom was the hardest part given my small selection of tools to use, drill, dremel, plier, screwdriver. I thought I was really messing it up but thankfully it ended up working out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KC913 324 Posted November 4, 2010 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 The mount was already on the gun when I purchased it. Ah. Thought it looked more like the DealExtreme mount that I posted here than the UTG mount. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gregomega 929 Posted November 4, 2010 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 How was the WELDs on the plate.??. ughh... I know you were asking him but i thought id reply being i disliked that damn plate! I thought it was a bitch, quite possibly the most time consuming part of the deal. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paprotective 362 Posted November 4, 2010 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 (edited) KC913.. I'm thinking its the UTG978 at a VERY LOW (aka @ cost) If I needed another mount I'd snag one and compare.. heck save $20 from other sources.. Longhorn.. got any other pics of the red dot a little closer with the rings?? That is definately a HIGH ring.. get another 30mm ring (LOW).. I like the 1-10MOA dot.. is the dot a 1/2 inch at 100 yards for adjustment?? The price on that is WOW Edited November 4, 2010 by YWHIC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
longhorn03 10 Posted November 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 KC913.. I'm thinking its the UTG978 at a VERY LOW (aka @ cost) If I needed another mount I'd snag one and compare.. heck save $20 from other sources.. Longhorn.. got any other pics of the red dot a little closer with the rings?? That is definately a HIGH ring.. get another 30mm ring (LOW).. I like the 1-10MOA dot.. is the dot a 1/2 inch at 100 yards for adjustment?? The price on that is WOW getting a lower ring is definitely worth it for the $ as opposed to spending 150 on TWS deal. I'll get more pictures up after work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bilknosk10 0 Posted November 4, 2010 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 KC913.. I'm thinking its the UTG978 at a VERY LOW (aka @ cost) If I needed another mount I'd snag one and compare.. heck save $20 from other sources.. Longhorn.. got any other pics of the red dot a little closer with the rings?? That is definately a HIGH ring.. get another 30mm ring (LOW).. I like the 1-10MOA dot.. is the dot a 1/2 inch at 100 yards for adjustment?? The price on that is WOW getting a lower ring is definitely worth it for the $ as opposed to spending 150 on TWS deal. I'll get more pictures up after work. How did you handle getting through the trigger plate welds? I'm going to be doing a conversion myself and am curious. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
longhorn03 10 Posted November 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 (edited) How did you handle getting through the trigger plate welds? I'm going to be doing a conversion myself and am curious. I grinded the rivets down and punched/drilled those out. I put the gun on a workbench vise (didn't have a gun vise), I lined the vise with some wash cloths as to not scratch the gun. I then used heavy duty pliers, not needle nose, to lift up the trigger plate around the weld on all sides as much as possible while also using the flat head to pry it up too. Then all I really did was wiggle the metal back and forth with the pliers and the weld eventually ripped. It didn't involve a lot of finesse but it worked. Edited November 4, 2010 by longhorn03 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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