Holy Cow! How did you take off the dovetail? Did you heat it up too much?
I was thinking about a $700 mosin psudo-scout project that would hopefully fulfill all the scout requirements except the Iron Sights (I am still trying to figure out how to do that).
I did most of my machining at work...but now I have my own milling machine and will be getting a lathe pretty soon. Now all I need is some new ideas. Yep, I got bored with the Mosins too, so I figured I would change them. This is 5 of 10 I have done....from wild to mild.
Basically....i beat the **** out of it with a hammer. It broke the "wings" off of the dovetail itself. I have no clue what i did
But... i really like how my gun turned out. Im going to put up pics in the text few days. I have to get a differant red dot to make it look right. Once its done you guys will be the first to know! I love the way it turned out
Beating on it. I wasnt aware of the silver solder until after i did it.
Yea well i was ready to do some stuff so i went ahead and did it lol. Im not too worried about the sight base anyways. I have my red dot on it and ill be putting up pics tomorow! I also have free floated the barrel and shimmed the trigger, well one washer.
Yes i said it...im bored with it. Ive put lots and lots of rounds down the chamber and now im ready to try something else. No i dont want to sell it. I do love this gun its a great shooter so i was thinking of modifying it somehow. Maybe cutting the barrel down to 16"? Putting an upward cant on the muzzle to help with recoil? Maybe a red dot?
Whats some weird stuff youve seen done to a Mosin? Im just looking to spice it up a bit.
Here it is..... Overall Length is 37"
Its nothing too fancy but i like it!
Looks good! I like the holes at the end of the barrel. When are you going to shoot it?
How many hours did you spend working on it?
How is the red dot holding up?