swamp_thing

Sorry, I reposted them for those that had not yet seen. I did not know whether leaving them would be a problem. Thanks FC for the heads up.

Pictures removed to save bandwidth. I can repost later if anyone wishes. Dave

I have a 91/30 that seems to have fallen into the same catagory as this when it was purchased. Got mine from a guy that swears it would not do any better than 18" groups at 100 yards with his surplus ammo. Funny thing is this same ammo shots good in his other rifles. After I got the gun I removed it from the stock and gave it a good cleaning. The rifling was dark and had some pitting, but certainly not the worst I have had. Upon reassembly I made certain that I had the receiver screws tightened equally and snugly. Took it out with Sellior and Bellot 180 grain soft point ammo, and viola, about 1-1/2 to 2 inch groups at 100 yards consistantly. Former owner was with me and wanted it back but of course I still possess the rifle. Don't give up too soon on the rifle or the ammo, it just might be that the particular rifle does not like the ammo or it may be not properly seated in the bedding. If the muzzle needed counterboring I would think it would have obvious signs of elongation from the cleaning rods. Dave

Absolutely one beautiful piece of work there. That is the nicest stock I think I have seen. As for nervous, if I were working with that piece of wood, I would be chewing the nails down to the bone. Great work Dave

Thanks fella's for the responses on this one. Makes my day that others appreciate the efforts put in on a project like this. It is hard to get a good picture of the maple like that and I will try to get more later following your suggestions. I just wanted to say thanks again for the comments. swamp thing

This is probably a bit out of place, but here is a model 94 winchester post 64 that I got awhile back. The stock set was about completely worthless and the barrel was junk. I got a new barrel and magazine tube set from gunparts for a ted williams model real cheap. I also had a nice piece of maple that had been drying for about a year. Rebarreled it and made the maple stock, which I finished with tung oil only for the natural maple color. The two piece stocks are not too hard to make from scratch, but I have not attempted to do so with a one piece stock so far.

I have not taken it out to the range since it has been put in this stock. Prior to the new wood it was at best about 2-1/4 inch groups @ 100 yards. It was pretty consistant at those groups however. Since having recently moved and still trying to get settled in I have not found time to take it out and site in. I would think that it would be as good as before the new stock and I am hoping for slight improvement. I will post results as soon as I can get out and give it a try. Maybe even over the week end.

I definately like the looks of those rifles. As far as sporterizing them is concerned I have always felt that whatever makes a rifle more suitable for the person using it is never a bad thing. Of course, some folks are into keeping them origianal so to speak, but when you consider the millions of them around, there are plenty for all of us. As I said in my post on the sportered 91/30, these are amoung my favorite rifles. I started out with my first sporter on a 1912 chilean mauser on which I sanded the stock too much when cleaning it up. Learned real quick how much wood was too much to remove!! After a few other projects I found my way to the MN's and soon formed a real love for their simplicity and strength. Anyway, just wanted to say that I liked the work that you guys have done of these rifles. Dave

Thanks guys for the responses. I have grown pretty fond of the old mosins. Clark, in answer to your question the mount was shaped to fit the top of the hex receiver, but as you stated I too used a small amount of acraglas gel to fill in any voids that might have been. I tend to do this with about all of my scope mounts, using a bit of release agent on the receivers, just to insure that they stay in place. I have done a few other rifles as well, but over time the old russians have become one of my favorite rifles. They are readily avilable at reasonable prices and can be made into very nice shooters with a bit of tlc.

I have attempted to post the following pictures of a 91/30 mosin nagant that I have sporterized. It is a 1930 hex reciever. The stock is a semi inlet from Richards microfit. The bolt handle is one that I shaped from a midway weld on bolt, which I reshaped. The scope mount was made from a weaver bar stock mount. I shortened the barrel about three inches and recrowned. Stock is bedded throughout. Just thought you might like to see what I have done with it. It is a left hand stock as I shoot lefty. Dave

Gentleman and Ladies, I have been actively visiting your site for the past three years and have gained a wealth of information for each of you. Been through the busy times and the slow times and have always found that this is what I considered to be the best site of it's type around. FC, I am especially glad that you have chosen to move to the new site and continue on with this fine forum. Too many things are being lost in the fine field of shooting and firearms and it is refreshing to see so many that intend to hold onto our rights. As a fellow shooter and enthiusist my hat is off to each of you. I look forward to continuing to enjoy and learn from the wealth of knowledge that this site has provided for me and many others. Keep up the great work. swamp thing