RonE

happy birthday Mod 98!

Great job! How does it shoot?

Have you thought about going the other direction for your next rifle? Try a .30-338WinMag !

The 30-338 is about the same as a .308 Norma Mag and is made by necking .338 Win Mag down to 30 cal or necking the 7mm Rem Mag case up to .30 cal.

I have two of them and really like them, for me they are the best shooting pistols that I have ever shot. They point easily and the barrel is low in relation to the slide and grip. They (PSP) are thin and easy to conceal. There are several sites with information about the HK P7, the most informative and the most elitist is Park Cities Tactical http://www.parkcitiestactical.com Go to "The Cult of the P7"

If you have ever had problems shooting a pistol accurately, the P7 will make you look like you know what you are doing.

If it does happen, I will move to TX.

Karl

I left California in Jan 2006 after 50 years there. Moved home to Texas. If Texas does leave the union, we probably won't let anyone from California in.

Merry Christmas to all!

For normal highway driving, with the right tires and four wheel drive, you shouldn't need any chains. For hunting in the mountains on snow covered muddy dirt roads, chain up all four wheels. Be sure to clean the mud and snow off your wheels at night or your truck can freeze to the ground.

While reading the December 2008 issue of "American Rifleman" I came across

what I thought was an article on page 38 titled: "Guns & Gold: Security in

Times of Uncertainty". The article turned out to be nothing more than a

paid advertisement. The reason I thought it was an article was because of

the page layout. On closer inspection it was called an 'Advertorial'. The

page layout was the same as all of the articles listed in the table of

contents at the beginning of the magazine but the 'Advertorial' was not

listed. Also not listed were the authors of the advertisement/article on

page 90 with the rest of the authors of "American Rifleman" articles.

I am disappointed because I feel that the magazine has prostituted itself

and sold its members (subscribers) down the river. I have always held to

the belief that "American Rifleman" was a cut above almost all other

gun/shooting magazines, that their reporting and articles were the least

biased in the industry and that the editorial staff of the magazine worked

hard to publish the straight dope! I was wrong, in spite of plenty of pages

of advertising, the editors want more, to the extent that they try to hide

it or sneak it in.

I wrote to the editorial director of NRA Publications, Mr. John Zent and

expressed my displeasure. The reply I got from Mr. Zent was nothing short

of a polite kiss off, (Don't you know that the magazines revenue comes from

advertising?). I encourage you to look at page 38 in the December 2008

issue of "American Rifleman" and if you feel that because of the page

layout, the advertisement is misleading or underhanded on the part of the

editors, to drop Mr. Zent a line at: JZent@nrahq.org and ask him to stop

this (in my opinion) underhanded and deceptive practice.

Must be wonderful having a welder and knowing how to use it. I had to use silver solder to turn the handle down on my bolt. Here is a link to my project.... http://www.thehighroad.us/showthread.php?t...ghlight=snipper

My project as stated in the text was a 'spoof' on the multi thousand dollar "sniper" rifles being sold with multi thousand dollar optics. It turned out that the rifle shot well but not spectacular, got lots of attention and many turned up noses too.

The project was fun and now the rifle is for sale.

Ain't it fun to hack up a Mousin Nagant? I built a "snipper" rifle earlier this year that was a lot of fun to build and fun to shoot.

You stated:..."I know that starting with a Mosin makes little to no financial sense, but I'm not looking at turning a profit. This is my first real venture into gunsmithing and I'm looking at building a rifle for me."......

I have to disagree with you. I think it makes a lot of financial sense, the rifles are cheap, ammo is cheap and most of the parts are cheap. The 7.62X54R preformes as well as most .30 cal military cartridges and for new gunsmithing projects, rimmed cartridges are easier to work with. I had a lot of fun with my MN 91/30 project and ended up with less than $400 invested.

I have two HK P7 pistols and want to know if they make a left hand version of these sights.....I think I would look very cool shooting both pistols at the same time. I wonder how hard it would be to keep both eyes open and sight one pistol with one eye and the other pistol with the other eye at the same time? Does anyone have a pictue of these sights installed on a left handed pistol?

This from another forum, worked very well for me....It was easy and inexpensive

http://www.surplusrifleforum.com/viewtopic...=28&t=50969

Fly, my feelings exactly. The artistic skills I see here really makes me envious. Wouldn't hurt my feeling so bad but most of you guys make it look and sound as though it was as easy as tieing your shoes.

Rednek - Keep in mind that you are seeing just a small part of my project. The project with my Mousin Nouget 91/30 is just for fun and a spoof too. This is an $80 gun that I am cutting up, not some really nice or even some ordinary modern deer rifle. Any new parts that I add to this project can be used on good guns when I am through having fun with the 91/30. For the full story, check out: http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=369278 I do not have any fancy tools other than a drill press and a cutoff saw. If I make a major mistake, I can chalk it up to learning. If the rifle isn't accurate when I get done, so what? I would be scared to death to cut into a Remington 700 that was otherwise in good condition.

Have FUN shooting,

Ron

Therein lies the problem: there is no cheap solution for Mosin Nagant trigger pull. You can have a cheap, issue rifle with a long, stiff trigger pull or you can have a somewhat crisper, but not necessarily lighter trigger pull. But - if you want better, you have to pay for it.

 

I looked at the problem from your standpoint of a $75 trigger on a $75 rifle and decided I could live with what I had.

 

...One last thing to consider might be dehorning the sear engagement surfaces like you would with a Mauser. That *might* help.

I was perplexed by your same thoughts until I found a cheap fix. I did the work myself at a cost of about $6. I had to buy a drill bit and tap and a couple of set screws. The 3/16" set screw worked the best. I didn't trust the 1/8" screw but YMMV. I drilled from the bottom at a slight rearward angle and it worked perfectly. I couldn't believe the difference. It is easy to practice smithing on a cheap rifle and very satisfying if things turn out as well or better than you expect, which they did. Try this fix for the MN 91/30 trigger: http://www.surplusrifleforum.com/viewtopic...=28&t=50969 Here is a link to my project which involves reworking the trigger: http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=369278

RonE thats a new one on me the closest to that that i have seen was tire tread lag bolted to butt to make a pad

please post pics of finished pad

 

weaver77

OK, here it is, I painted the stock too. Industrial purple with yellow areas for the "manufactures warnings".

hey Guy. I could usaer it for my mag rifle. PM me ..Dave

You can always build your own, cost about $1 to $5 depending on what you have around the house. Almost unlimited colors too! True the buttstock, cut the whiteline spacer, select the thickness and color of the pad.