MajorPayne

thanks karl

there still is lots to be done, barrel has to get cut down, muzzlebrake added, scope mount added, and scope...so its got a ways to go, and hopefully will be a little more accurate after these things are done

I finally went to shoot the rifle today, only with iron sights though. But it did shoot very well. At 100 yds (and a vicious glare in my eyes, sorry, I shouldnt be making excuses ) I shot approx 6" groups. And since I was planning on going this Tuesday to see if I could track down a big buck, I might bring this along.

The recoil feels to be about 25% of what it was when it was in original form (thank you limbsaver) and with the versa-pod and pistol grip stock it is incredibly stable and just feels amazing to me.

Not that it matters, but I'd love to get it to a range and have some others shoot it and see what kind of feedback I get.

awesome info, thanks a lot

Saw this the other day at a gun shop, took some quick (although crappy, sorry) pics with my cell phone...

It has a straight pull bolt, internal magazine, and all numbers have been ground off, but the rifle is in great shape

According to the shop its NOT a Mauser....but he thought a Steyr maybe?

But its really cheap so I thought about rescuing it, just wondering what it is and what caliber it might be:

Ron, for some reason the attachments arent working for me in that thread...maybe their site is having issues or maybe its just my computer...ill try and take a look at them later on the other computer.

heres the new bolt handle and knob I finished tonight

bent it up yesterday and tig'd it on earlier today...came out pretty well i think

Thanks guys...it has been fun messing with this thing, especially since I have so little invested in it. Hopefully it will be a pretty capable rifle once I am done.

Pictures of the bent bolt and teardrop handle should be up tonight.

Tear drop bolt handle knob came in today, so hopefully in the next few days Ill have the new bolt handle installed. Pictures will follow.

Limbsaver installed for your viewing pleasure

Now to find the money for the scope/mount and barrel cutting/recrowning and it will start to look really nice

MajorPayne

It's looking pretty good.

Personally, I wouldn't worry about special recoil pads, I have a couple Mosins and the recoil seems very moderate to me, much less then a 8X57 mauser.

 

Kenny

Thanks Ken, yeah I have shot it with the original steel buttplate and to be honest it wasnt THAT bad...but I ended up getting a limbsaver today anyway. I figure it cant hurt.

Ill have pics of it in a little while.

Major Payne keep up the good work and keep the pictures coming!! I feel as though there is a coolness factor in it especially having bragging rights on it being able to say "I did it myself from scratch". Just curious, are you going to put a recoil pad on it or any padding at all on the cheek piece??

Hey, thanks, yeah its getting a limbsaver tomorrow actually. As far as the cheekpiece goes, its made from abs plastic, so its not that hard....basically like a synthetic stock

I will shoot it sometime within the next few days, and assess things from there.

Here are some updated pics...not done yet...but getting there

most recent picture:

Darn you guyes for giving me ideas. Now i gotta get the wallet out and get some supplies. Those are all nice looking rifles. I've been wanting to do a sniper version of a mosin just havn't got around to it. Major, thats starting to look pretty cool.

Brenden

Thanks Brenden

I think a lot of peoples opinion varies from yours though

Its ok though, Im not building this to get people to kiss my butt, or ask me to build them one. Im building it for me because I wanted an inexpensive/accurate target rifle that was adjustable and different than the rifles everyone else has.

Yep, DirtyJims rifle is very cool indeed

A little more progress:

Thanks guys

I guess I need to get the latest pics up after my progress last night.

The versapod is mounted, I bedded the stock with aluminum pillars, I was able to cut some length off the buttstock tubes (it still has an acceptable range of adjustment), and altered the buttstock a little.

I should have the pics up later this evening.

Please note that I'm not making fun of your rifle in any way shape or form, but holy cow. That just looks like it may be a bit unconfrotable and my hurt a little when you squeeze off. But hey its not finished...MOVE FASTER!!!! i'm curious....and i've got 2 of the darned things that i don't know what to do with.

Brenden

haha, well no offense taken by any means...im sure at first glance this appears to be an extremely bubba'd job, heck it looks that way to ME . But, the butt plate used is off my savage rifle, and they make a limb-saver...so I will be using that instead of the hard plastic buttplate thats on there (its hard to see though). Should have it "done" in a couple more days. And by done, I dont mean have a scope, scope mount, and barrel cut and recrowned...that stuff will be soon though.

thanks

MajorPayne, thanks for sharing your concept. I look forward to viewing the progress. What length barrel were you thinking?

I have a couple M44's, one of which I did a conventional sporter job on, with ATI stock and yanked the bayonet bracket and turned a bushing to cover. Good luck!

 

Spiris

I believe Im gonna be going with 24" as opposed to the 28" unless I come upon some more intriguing info before then. I should have some more pictures tonight hopefully, if not tonight then definitely tomorrow.

Thanks for not laughing just yet

I'm sure a link to this thread will be posted on one of the other forums ridiculing you on the destruction of the history and collector value of a $69 rifle, but this has potential. I'm looking forward to the final product.

Im sure it will too. I purposely havent posted it on "other" forums for that reason...however I may post it just because I can

Thanks, and I will keep you updated. I bought this thing this past Sunday...so I figure when its done if its not what I was hoping for, I'll have only wasted a week.

Different, no doubt about that!! Unique, to say the least but I bet the end product will be pretty cool.

Thanks, hopefully it will be cool when im done.

Im sure it appears to be pretty "bubba'd" right now...but hopefully I wont get laughed at when its all finished

These are some progress shots from last night...I thought Id share.

Basically last night I built what some might say is a stock. In the pictures its simply tacked together and I am tig welding it up today.

Its a work in progress.....when its done it will look a little more "rifle-like"

It is also getting the barrel shortened, recrowned, and possibly a compensator/flash reducer. Ive still got to order a scope mount (probably a Rock Solid mount unless someone has a better idea). Everything will be black when its done, so it wont look like such a monstrosity. Thanks for looking. Ill post progress shots after today as well.