11-20-2007, 12:54 AM
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| Registered User | My fan Mosin rifles A bit of design and machine work. All triggers are fixed at approximately 2 lbs. with no creep, custom scope mounts, custom muzzle brakes with expansion chambers, 19 to 22" free floating barrels, super concentric muzzle crowns (Dave Manson Muzzle Crowning Toolkit), weight with scope 8.8 lbs (left rifle, wood/steel stock), 7.6 lbs. (middle rifle, alum.stock+some PVC parts), 8.5 lbs. (right rifle, alum.stock+some PVC parts, single shot). Accuracy is pretty decent with Hungarian LPS - 1.5" at 100 yards, handloads should probably do better, but I never tried.  |
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11-20-2007, 05:28 PM
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| Senior Member  | Wow...  That is absolutely amazing work you've done there. I'm really impressed by the way you attached the stripper clip to the inside of the skeletonized stock for the single shot; genius! There's a butt-ton of work that went into those and you should be proud.
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11-20-2007, 06:12 PM
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| Registered User | Thanks. With this setup I can shot pretty fast, even considering it's a just a single shot. CG is close to the handle, so this one has a very good balance while shooting it in standing position. Original MN trigger is connected with the sear by a link, and pre-loaded with a ball spring plunger, kind of "trigger applifier"so if I want, I can adjust trigger pull from 0.5 to about 4.5, but 2 lbs. seems like a sweet spot. |
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11-20-2007, 07:19 PM
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| Senior Member   | Really Guys- We could put down some awesome before/midstream/finished pics for everyone after us!
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11-20-2007, 07:25 PM
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| Senior Member  | I would have never believed that the rifle on the right had anything to do with a mosin nagant. At least with the other two, I can recognize that magazine. That is some beautiful work you have there.
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11-20-2007, 08:01 PM
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| Registered User | I made stocks myself. Took some time for aluminum ones, lots of milling was needed, material from McMaster Carr, mostly square and rectangular bars, bolted together. As you know, aluminum platform for receiver is the best in accuracy deparment. Rifle on the left, which is just a good shooter, was easy - standard wooden MN stock, cut to pieces. The purpose was to remove all non-functional weight, have a scope and effective muzzle brake to fight the kick. Muzzle brake is pretty heavy duty and long, and includes expansion chamber, which is very important for keeping noise in check. Also, it kills the flash from the short barrel. Rifle in the middle is my hunting gun, pretty light even with the scope, and will take lots of abuse (basically, all metal design). I can not see myself walking thru the woods for long with 12.5 pounder full size scoped Mosin, so I made myself a bit lighter version. It actually shoots pretty well with 205 gr. soft noise Barnaul ammo. With that shotgun scope, I would say 300 yards is a reasonable range for this one. I shot a deer with it at 150-165 yards or so 5 years ago. One shot, Barnaul SP. |
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11-20-2007, 10:19 PM
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| Senior Member  | I'm speechless..... OK, I've decided those things kick a#^! Want to sell me one? Good work. 
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11-21-2007, 02:17 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Indianapolis, IN. "The city where nothing happens."
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Trader Rating: (1) | Now those are just freekin cool!
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11-21-2007, 05:18 PM
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| Registered User | A10, Good question. I've started my shooting activities as a sport, where they teach you 3 types of positions: standing, kneeling and prone. Always hated kneeling, liked standing and prone. Sport type standing (offhand) position for bolt action rifle teaches very different grip, which basicall makes forend useless. It's best for accuracy, but not speed. See pictures and more info here, as a reference: High Power Forum So, I just grip rifle with my left hand very close to trigger guard, or technically speaking, place my left hand under the magazine. It is a very, very good stance for shooting rifles with scopes and precision peep sights. In some cases I use left hand glove and sling too. I do not shoot at all in kneeling position, which does require forend for stable grip. In prone position, I use any kind of (steady) rest, including special universal bipod which fits all of these three rifles, or my "special grip", when I use my left arm under the magazine as a steady rest. I do have removable forend for the rifle in the middle, but found very little use for, and it adds nearly a pound of an extra weight. Anyway, I built all my rifles to my own preferences. |
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