irishthunder50
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This winter/summer i want to start a at home project. I had two idea's either build up a 1911 or sporterize a mosin nagant for deer hunting. I decided to sporterize the nagant. I have basic tools right now. Punches, Files, pliers, a vice, screw drivers, wrenches and so forth. What i want to do is once i find a 91/30 with a good bore is cut the barrel down to 22 or 24 inches (any major benifets to one or the other) mount a scope, replace the stock (bed the action and free float the barrel), and replace the trigger. I helped bed a couple of M-14 actions last year while in iraq (i am a small arms repairmen in the army) but what can i do myself and what do i need to have a gunsmith do? Also what tools and supplies will i also need to get. Would pillar bedding or glass bedding be better in this case? Is cutting the barrel and recrowning something i can do fairly simply on my own or is this something i should have a gunsmith do when i have them install the scope mount? What finish would you recomend i use? here is a list of what i know i am goin to use right now
Stock
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY : Mosin Nagant (019-210-010) - World's Largest Supplier of Firearm Accessories, Gun Parts and Gunsmithing Tools they dont have it up there but the ATI camo stock
Trigger
HUBER CONCEPTS : Mosin Nagant Match-Grade, Black Teflon (100-001-444) - World's Largest Supplier of Firearm Accessories, Gun Parts and Gunsmithing Tools
Scope mount
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY : MOISIN NAGANT SCOPE MOUNTING SYSTEM - World's Largest Supplier of Firearm Accessories, Gun Parts and Gunsmithing Tools
As far as what i use to bed the rifle with or what finish to apply i would appreciate any recomendations. In the end I really am just looking for it to look like a nice hunting rifle and tight groups. I have reloading dies for 7.62x54R and i wont feed it any surplus junk ammo. Any help or recomendations would be greatly appreciated
Stock
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY : Mosin Nagant (019-210-010) - World's Largest Supplier of Firearm Accessories, Gun Parts and Gunsmithing Tools they dont have it up there but the ATI camo stock
Trigger
HUBER CONCEPTS : Mosin Nagant Match-Grade, Black Teflon (100-001-444) - World's Largest Supplier of Firearm Accessories, Gun Parts and Gunsmithing Tools
Scope mount
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY : MOISIN NAGANT SCOPE MOUNTING SYSTEM - World's Largest Supplier of Firearm Accessories, Gun Parts and Gunsmithing Tools
As far as what i use to bed the rifle with or what finish to apply i would appreciate any recomendations. In the end I really am just looking for it to look like a nice hunting rifle and tight groups. I have reloading dies for 7.62x54R and i wont feed it any surplus junk ammo. Any help or recomendations would be greatly appreciated