preynspray Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 .Finished.... It started as a Century Arms 5 for $70.00 PI "poor incomplete" purchase I made before I knew what PI stood for :-) . The stock was shattered and all I got was a 1955 Romanian barreled action with no bayonet lug and a slight bend at the end of the barrel that I suspect happened when whoever or whatever removed the bayonet lug.It had a barrel obstruction and a coat of rust over the entire gun....The barrel obstruction turned out to be a rolled up piece of paper the length of the barrel and the rust was from no bluing what so ever..After I ran a few patches through the barrel I was rewarded with what appears as a NEW barrel... So I cut it to 16 1/2 to get rid of the bent part and recrowned with a carriage bolt and grinding compound.Draw filed the lath marks off the barrel and action,and redid the front sight with a blade from a scrap of metal. I really like the mannlischer style stock so I ordered a stock from Boyds along with a extra piece of walnut for the stock extension. The front nose cap is a Yugo Mauser bayonet lug without the lug and the barrel band that hides the splice came from the same rifle,The butt plate is a flip flop glued to a piece of aluminum .So far I have 4 coats of Lin-Speed oil on it and 6 more to go.I Painted the metal with Dura-coat and The magazine and "Boltman" bolt came from my other Mosins [Yes it headspaces just fine].Any it also shoots just fine in spite of the short barrel,I use Czech hollow core ammo in it so as to keep my shoulder in joint..And it DOES have a fireball!!! I am sure I forgot some more steps that I did but I sure had fun rebuilding what many would concider a "Dumpster" gun.... Thanks for Reading! Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwims Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 Beautiful gun Keith. You did a fine job. rwims Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doble Troble Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 EXCELLENT! I've had some luck with 4198 with the short barrels for reduced fire ball production. But sometimes fire balls are part of the fun. This is the best arguement for the value of sporterization that I've seen in a while. Really, really nice work. Excellent creativity, and no Bubba rough edges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubbamauser Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 I have one on the side for my next project, I hope it comes out half as good. Great work, Roy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiris Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 The motto of the site is "Turning Junk into Things of Beauty". You cetainly did that, by your description of what you started with. It looks super nice and is fun to shoot too. Doesn't get any better than that. Spiris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manureman Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 Very nice ! I think thats probably the best lookin' Mosin I've seen. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preynspray Posted August 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 Thanks for all the kind words guys,I am thinking REAL hard about a butterknife bolt handle and I still need to replace the front sight and rear with a ramp and peep.The sights are only secured now with epoxy and will be easy to heat and remove,It needs another coat of Guncoat and that will be when I do the sights... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z1r Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 Nicely done. A butter knife would be neat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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