Compleated My Latest Project!!

[Wally]

Alright! Here's Living proof that you CAN Pollish a Turd!

It's a $175 Gun that Shoots Cheap Ammo. I'll be Damned if I'm not gonna have some fun with it.

Here's the Results of 2 days in the Garage!

Before:

I added that Pistol grip AGES ago with the intent of doing this....
After:

Here's how I did it.

Started by glueing and screwing a piece of 1.5" Pine dowel to the top of the ugly ass stock

Everything from then on was Automotive body filler, Wood files and sand paper!

These are after the second layer of "Bondo"

Now I'm actually shaping and smoothing out... almost finished the cheek rest

In this one here you can see I did some work on the pistol grip and started work on the cutout for the scope mount

Unfortunately I got excited and started painting before taking a picture of the finished stock Not a HUGE fan of the colour but Hunter Green was all I had. The can cap looked good All I have to do now is cut some material off that scope mount and paint it black. I would have done it today but I couldn't find my allen Keys

And that's all there is too it! Wow ALOT of sanding!! Probably not the best work I'll ever do but I am quite happy with it! I was sick, not only of it looking like s**t, but also of not getting a good cheak weld! I HATE LOOKING THROUGH A SCOPE WITHOUT A GOOD CHEEK WELD!

Anyway



Going to blast some stuff with it tomorrow! Thinkin' about buying some factory hunting rounds in 7.62x39mm to see how well she can really shoot!

Cheers,
Wally

 

[Calum]

That will work.

Hey what ammo is that?
I have never seen those boxes before.

 

[dan belisle]

Oooooh! Looks "tactical", LOL. Really, you did a good job, have fun with it. - dan

 

[RevolverRodger]

Frankly it lokks very functional now.
Good work

 

[Cocked&Locked]

how is the scope mounted?

 

[Mitchell]

looks like a pieces of angle iron screwed to the receiver with a base attached on top of it to me.

 

[Wally]

That will work.

Hey what ammo is that?
I have never seen those boxes before.

Barnaul Ammunition, Russia

Full metal Jacket
Non-Corrosive
Lacquered Steel Case

Got a 500rnd box out of the US last time I was down there Don't have much left though lol

looks like a pieces of angle iron screwed to the receiver with a base attached on top of it to me.

Exarkly! It's not pretty but it's functional as hell! Nice ridged scope mount. Still need to remove some material and paint it.


Thanks for the nice comments guys. I'm happy with it and hopefully today I'll be puttin holes in stuff with it

 

[Cocked&Locked]

looks like a pieces of angle iron screwed to the receiver with a base attached on top of it to me.

Why so it is! Looks very "soviet" (ie strong as hell and stylish as a brick $hithouse) If I had a chinese one of those, I'd do the same thing, good idea to get a rigid scope mount.....Now about that paticular shade of green though..........Martha Stewart wouldn't approve

 

[guess_kto]

Good scope mounting. How did you convert the mag?

 

[geologist]

Wally

You realize of course that by gluing that pistol grip onto the SKS stock, you've made it into a prohib?

Seriously, nice job, I'm sure a bunch of SKS lovers here will do the same.

 

[Curtton]

you painted the green right to wood, no primer paint needed?

 

[Wally]

Why so it is! Looks very "soviet" (ie strong as hell and stylish as a brick $hithouse) If I had a chinese one of those, I'd do the same thing, good idea to get a rigid scope mount.....Now about that paticular shade of green though..........Martha Stewart wouldn't approve

I know I Think I need a layer of Olive Drab if I can find some. As it is now it looks like "Sea Foam" or some other ### sounding shade.

Good scope mounting. How did you convert the mag?

Thanks! In the first 2 photo's you can clearly see the rivet in the mag.

Wally

You realize of course that by gluing that pistol grip onto the SKS stock, you've made it into a prohib?

Seriously, nice job, I'm sure a bunch of SKS lovers here will do the same.

THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE WRONG! There's a screw holding it on too 3" wood screw and JB weld... Mmmmmm Mm It's what's for breakfast. Thanks

you painted the green right to wood, no primer paint needed?

Yep. I think that stuff is Self Priming. If it's not I don't really care. Worst case scenario I sand the ### colour off and put a good one on

 

[BCboy]

Wally

You realize of course that by gluing that pistol grip onto the SKS stock, you've made it into a prohib?

I dont get it?

 

[Mauser98]

Alright! Here's Living proof that you CAN Pollish a Turd!

Nobody said you can't polish a turd.