If you want to modernize a Mosin I would agree its probably best to leave the ones that are in excellent condition alone and work over the junk ones.
The rifle in my pictures has;
1. A new Green Mountain 24" barrel blank, which I turned down and fitted myself
2. A hand made walnut stock.
3. A new bolt handle welded on.
4. A Timney trigger.
5. A pre-war style steel butt plate
6. A steel grip cap.
7. An gaboon ebony forend tip.
8. A barrel band front swivel base and ball-head rear swivel, both made by me
9. Williams front sight and base.
10. A hand made rear sight with 2 blades for 150 and 300 yard zeros
11. a side mount scope and ring set.
12 a Weaver 1.5 to 5 scope.
So as you can see, about all I saved from the old junker was the action and magazine, and the bolt.
Such rifles cannot be made anywhere near as inexpensively as you can buy some new commercial rifles, if the mission statement is simply to get a rifle to hunt with.
The rifle in my pictures has;
1. A new Green Mountain 24" barrel blank, which I turned down and fitted myself
2. A hand made walnut stock.
3. A new bolt handle welded on.
4. A Timney trigger.
5. A pre-war style steel butt plate
6. A steel grip cap.
7. An gaboon ebony forend tip.
8. A barrel band front swivel base and ball-head rear swivel, both made by me
9. Williams front sight and base.
10. A hand made rear sight with 2 blades for 150 and 300 yard zeros
11. a side mount scope and ring set.
12 a Weaver 1.5 to 5 scope.
So as you can see, about all I saved from the old junker was the action and magazine, and the bolt.
Such rifles cannot be made anywhere near as inexpensively as you can buy some new commercial rifles, if the mission statement is simply to get a rifle to hunt with.
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