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    Mosin Barrel (Gunsmithing Services)

    Picked up my barrel yesterday

    Been working with High Caliber Services on a Mosin Nagant build that I am doing. It was shortened approx. 7 5/8" Re crowned and polished. I then removed the rear sight and sanded the barrel, so they could lathed and thread the barrel for a 5/8 24 muzzel brake (Matador Arms Hammerhead). Drilled and tap the receiver for the scope mount (True Shot) and cold blue it.

    Awesome! One step closer.







    UPDATE: Dec 31, 2017
    Test fitted the Archangle stock, Timmey trigger and scope today. Now to modify the bolt.


    Last edited by 7.62x54R; 04-12-2018 at 11:27 AM.

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    Noce job !
    which stock ?

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    It looks good so far. I'm surprised that a lot more Mosins are not sporterized in some way, they are a very good rifle base to work with.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Magellann View Post
    It looks good so far. I'm surprised that a lot more Mosins are not sporterized in some way, they are a very good rifle base to work with.
    Because by the time you are done bubbaing it up it will be just as much money to buy a more modern bolt action that outshoots it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by r34skyline View Post
    Because by the time you are done bubbaing it up it will be just as much money to buy a more modern bolt action that outshoots it.
    Exactly.

    If this is what you wanna make, then by all means do it. Its just a lot of work to get something that doesn't shoot any better than a $500 new gun. I've been thinking about getting a mosin and doing a bubba-sporter-scout rifle for a while now but I always end up buying something else when I actually have money in hand... I'll probably make one eventually...
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    Quote Originally Posted by r34skyline View Post
    Because by the time you are done bubbaing it up it will be just as much money to buy a more modern bolt action that outshoots it.
    Still cheaper to shoot the rifle a lot tho.

    Box of 54R soft point 203gr ammo is under $20...lot of other guns you are looking at $35-70 depending on caliber.

    Handloads can shoot very well if you got a nice barreled action.




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    Quote Originally Posted by Grove View Post
    Still cheaper to shoot the rifle a lot tho.

    Box of 54R soft point 203gr ammo is under $20...lot of other guns you are looking at $35-70 depending on caliber.

    Handloads can shoot very well if you got a nice barreled action.
    Is that ammo for under $20 any good though? I've heard mixed reviews, but I have no first hand experience so I wouldn't really know one way or the other. Also, most calibers you'd get in a $500 rifle (308, 3006, 270win, ect) have ammo available for $22-24 a box, so the price point isn't a big difference there. I can't say I've seen x54r ammo at walmart either...

    Besides, if you're going to drop a few hundred bucks on smith work, is a few bucks difference in a box of ammo really a deal breaker?
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    Why doesn't someone makes a custom 7.62x54 bolt face for savage design, then just ream an appropriate barrel out and it's fine!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Suther View Post
    Is that ammo for under $20 any good though? I've heard mixed reviews, but I have no first hand experience so I wouldn't really know one way or the other. Also, most calibers you'd get in a $500 rifle (308, 3006, 270win, ect) have ammo available for $22-24 a box, so the price point isn't a big difference there. I can't say I've seen x54r ammo at walmart either...

    Besides, if you're going to drop a few hundred bucks on smith work, is a few bucks difference in a box of ammo really a deal breaker?
    The MFS soft point ammo I use for hunting put down my whitetail buck at just over 200 yards no problem.

    Blew out both lungs really well and dropped dead maybe 40 feet away.




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    Quote Originally Posted by Grove View Post
    Still cheaper to shoot the rifle a lot tho.

    Box of 54R soft point 203gr ammo is under $20...lot of other guns you are looking at $35-70 depending on caliber.

    Handloads can shoot very well if you got a nice barreled action.
    Other than surplus I haven'f seen cost benefits of 54r vs 308 or 30-06 in commercial loading. And your statement of handloads apply to the cartridges i just mentioned. But yes if you wanna blast surplus stuff it definitely wins costwise.

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