Modding a Mosin?

[pepito]

So I have been toying around the idea of modding my Mosin. Anyone have any thought or experience with this? Worth it or waste of money? I enjoy the fact that it is a high powered but low cost round.

Some ideas-
Timney trigger:
http://timneytriggers.com/index.php?...pper&Itemid=45

Misc parts:
http://www.rocksolidind.com/mosin-nagant.html
Stock:
http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/MGR341-1.html

[BPTactical]

Getting ready to go maddog on one, rebarrel, Fajen stock and a few other goodies.
We shall see......

[Waywardson174]

I built a real freak of nature about a year ago. The timney trigger is crsp and light (like you'd expect from timney. The installation was a pain for me because I was finishing the wooden laminate stock.

The barrel I picked up is a modded uk-59 (not sure if that is the right designation).

I had the picatinny rail mounted by a gunsmith. It's a few moa off, but you can make the adjustment pretty easily.

I also did the bent bolt mod, welded it myself.

All in all, I never expect to get a dime for this from another person, but it was fun to build and is a blast to shoot.

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I call him Vasily.

[rondog]

Can o' worms. Some purists will puke on your shoes at the thought of hacking one up, but some other guys have made some damn nice custom rifles out of 'em. Might want to get a second one first, just so's you'll still have an "original" one. Any D&T scope mount and good scope will require a modified bolt with the turned-down handle, but those are available on eBay and everywhere else.

It's your rifle, and they're not exactly rare or valuable, so knock yerself out. Might want to check out the Mosin section at Gun & Game.com, or 7.62x54R.net, there's lots of Mosin owners at those sites that have done some nice things with them. Just make sure yours isn't one that DOES have some value, like a Finn M39 or a hex receiver'd model. A basic wartime Russian rifle? Have at it.

Mine is a pre-war 1938, so I'm not messing it up. It actually has some nice machining and finish to it, whereas the wartime-era rifles were cranked out as fast as possible and lots of corners were cut, the machine work is much rougher. Oh, and I bought mine on sale at Big 5 for $69.95! They haven't been that low since.

[xring]

ITS NOT A FREAK ITS A SUPER FREAK
Hows it shoot?

I built a real freak of nature about a year ago. The timney trigger is crsp and light (like you'd expect from timney. The installation was a pain for me because I was finishing the wooden laminate stock.

The barrel I picked up is a modded uk-59 (not sure if that is the right designation).

I had the picatinny rail mounted by a gunsmith. It's a few moa off, but you can make the adjustment pretty easily.

I also did the bent bolt mod, welded it myself.

All in all, I never expect to get a dime for this from another person, but it was fun to build and is a blast to shoot.

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I call him Vasily.

[zteknik]

Another ak-manator build.
Bull barrel mosin on a custom built frame.

[zteknik]

OOPS-Heres a better pic

[Waywardson174]

I humbly acknowledge my superior.

Mine shoots fairly well. Under an MOA, which is as good as it can hope for with me behind it. I haven't had the chance to stretch it beyond 100 yet, but my prairie dog trip approaches.

OOPS-Heres a better pic

[lifeon2]

I wish I had snatched up one of the uk59 barrels when they were cheap. Also on your stock for just a few more dollars you could go with one of these http://www.boydsgunstocks.com/Boyds-...ocks-s/172.htm

Other than that rock solid is good to go and you can do a lot to a mosin trigger without going the timney route.

[zteknik]

I have a chinese type 53 thats scrubbed and has a shot out barrel thats a prime candidate for a bull barrel.
I might have kamanator make me up one of his frames.
I gotta figure out what I'm going to do with the trigger as well.