Current projects

[Gil Martin]

Who is working on a surplus arms project? I was at the local gunsmith shop last evening checking on a Krag sporter in for a rebarrel and a 1909 sporter that will be a 7X57mm. Soon, I am told they will be finished. The gunsmith had rotator cuff surgery a few months back and has to take it easy. Can hardy wait for the phone call that my rifles are ready. All the best...
Gil

[BILLY D.]

Well I'm still fiddling with the stock for my Model 30 remington. So far I've removed one tree of wood, two more trees and maybe it will be finished. Still have to sand it all down after that. At the rate I'm going I should be finished with it sometime around the year 2040.

It's still difficult to believe that with all the Remington 720's and model 30's nobody has a stock for one of these.

Oh well I'll keep whittling.

Bill

[gumpokc]

Well..as well as going to redo my ML's stock, wed i dugout my turk mauser.

It's not a matching numbers rifle, so i am thinking of redoing the rifle completely, stock and metal. It's in good mechanical condition, just rather thin/worn bluing and the stock is dinked up.

If it was a matching numbers rifle i'd leave it alone, but since it isnt...

It's also got me thinking about my Mosins, and my Hakim.

Decisions, decisions, not anything along "bubba's" lines, just wanting to clean them up mostly.

[Adam Helmer]

Gil,

I am testing all the ammo I bought since the last good range days last Fall. Today, it was 68 degrees and sunny at 10:00a.m. Loyal hound and I took a truck load of arms and ammo to the backyard bench.

I found out that silvertip Russian Ball ammo (about 150 grains) shoots 7 inches high in my M91/30 Mosin dated 1942. I got two different other lots of Russian Ball (some was wrapped in 20-round lots in kraft paper secured with a string) and the other was boxed 15 rounds to the box. That stuff was great, windage was perfect and the groups were +2 inches at 100 yards. I wished I had bought 500 rounds more of that stuff.

I tested Swiss Ball in the K31 and M1911 Karabiner and it was great. I am glad I bought all the vendor had at the gunshow. I also picked up a dozen of those Swiss 6-round chargers and happily am good to go with the Swiss arms.

We finished off by shooting the flinter muzzleloaders and rang the gongs all across my far hill side.

Adam

[gumpokc]

Originally posted by Adam Helmer
Gil,
I found out that silvertip Russian Ball ammo (about 150 grains) shoots 7 inches high in my M91/30 Mosin dated 1942. I got two different other lots of Russian Ball (some was wrapped in 20-round lots in kraft paper secured with a string) and the other was boxed 15 rounds to the box. That stuff was great, windage was perfect and the groups were +2 inches at 100 yards. I wished I had bought 500 rounds more of that stuff.

Adam

Adam, I think I picked up some of that stuff as well, and it shot very well for me. I dont know what it was, but i liked it.
Kinda looked like wax paper with string tying it togeather.

If i find anymore i am picking it up....fer shure!!

[Gil Martin]

I picked up 300 rounds of the Russian ball ammo in the brown paper and tied with string. Have not shot it yet, but will give it a try. All the best...
Gil

[Adam Helmer]

gumpokc & Gil,

The silver tip Russian Ball was in a light blue 20-round box with no markings. The cases were green lacquered steel and the primers were brown.

The better stuff was in brown wrapping paper secured with a string and the other stuff was in 15-round boxes. Box lots had copper washed cases and copper bullets with a red bullet sealer at the junction of the case neck and bullet. The date on the case head was "60."

Hope this helps.

Adam

[Old Scout]

I always have a couple of project guns on the bench, in between customers guns. Currently a Arisaka 38 Carbine and a '95 Mauser, both in need of some TLC.
Just finished pulling the bullets from 480 rounds of 7,62x54R. now i'll reload the brass with lead bullets for our local 100 yd matches.
Not in keeping with this thread, but I'm also trying to finish up a new octagon 32-40 barrel for an H&R Handi. Hope to have that done for a Black Powder match at the end of June.
We have a local gun auction this Saturday. There's a nice little Swedish Carbine in it. Think I'll just have to bid on that one.

Old Scout

[jplonghunter]

Originally posted by Gil Martin
Who is working on a surplus arms project? I was at the local gunsmith shop last evening checking on a Krag sporter in for a rebarrel and a 1909 sporter that will be a 7X57mm. Soon, I am told they will be finished. The gunsmith had rotator cuff surgery a few months back and has to take it easy. Can hardy wait for the phone call that my rifles are ready. All the best...
Gil

Am currently putting 1908 Brazillian together with Adams & Bennet barrel chambered 7.62 x 57. Will stock with persimmon cut to western rollover.

[jplonghunter]

Gil

How is the 1909 project in 7x57 and it is a G33/40 action that I had asked about ( G33/40 had been removed from receiver ).

Ray

[Joe Boleo]

I was at the local gunsmith shop last night and last week. I have a 1903 Springfield sporter becoming a .338-06 and a Kar98k 8mm sporter getting the scope base screw holes trued up. Seems that some military sporters have the base screws out of alignment. The gunsmith showed me a few other customer guns that were awaiting the same rework. Hope he has my guns ready by hunting season. Take care...
Joe

[Gil Martin]

The 1909 is still at the gunsmith shop. I hope to have it soon. All the best...
Gil