Mosin Project has begun!

It's officially  started! Got the ATI stock and Bi-Pod yesterday. Installed easily. Took me more time to get off that pesky barrel band! Everything else was a breeze. I really liked the way it turned out! Now I haft to decide if I want to go all out and get a scope, bent bolt, and receiver mount. I'm going to call my local gunsmith and see how much they would charge and way the options. For now here are some pics!

Mosin Project has begun!

Well we finally got our spot award card from work so I was able to order the stock and bipod. I am going to see how I like the Mosin in the Ati stock with the current scout scope set up I have now. I may decide to leave it alone or go all out and do the bent bolt, receiver mount,etc. Should be here this time next week!\

I did go ahead and try the shim under the barrel trick. I used a folded up business card. Heading to the range tomorrow to sight in my new AK scope so I will take the Mosin up and see if it helped accuracy at all. I am also going to sight the Mosin in at 25 yds. Oddly enough that "should" make it right on at 200 yds. I am eager to see if it's true or not.

Update! Been a While. New project in the works!

Wow haven't posted in a while. I decided to use this blog as a place to store information about gun projects I'm working on or "aspire" to work on. I've since sold the SKS, had got an AK which I love, and added a few pistols to the mix. A new S&W 22a1 and a Kel Tec p32. Anyhow. I bought a Mosin 91/30 last summer and had the idea of turning it into a sniper. I decided to add a scout scope mount which is a good set up. I've since had aspirations to go all out and get a ATI stock, mount, bent bolt.etc. I am using this to add some links for future reference and update my progress here.
http://www.angelfire.com/gundam/boltman/bolt_work/ $57
http://www.mosinnagant.net/Boltman/Boltman.html $55
http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/mosin-nagant-replacement-stock.aspx?a=119809 $53.97
http://www.opticsplanet.net/leapers-5th-gen-4-16x50-full-size-a-o-range-estimating-mil-dot-sidewheel-red-green-il.html $95
http://www.opticsplanet.net/leapers-5th-gen-tf2-tactical-optics-3-12x40mm-range-estimating-rgb-illuminated-rifles.html$85
http://www.milsurpstuff.com/proddetail.asp?prod=MOI0600 $38
http://www.amazon.com/UTG-Combat-Profile-Adjustable-Rubberized/dp/B001WJ577O $23
http://www.mosin-nagant-scope-mount.com/#m91

Total Project-$250.

Floating the barrel. Can be done easy and cheap and "can" improve accuracy.
http://www.gunandgame.com/forums/mosin-nagant/44283-floating-barrel.html
http://www.theboxotruth.com/docs/edu63_2.htm

Similar project but on an m44
http://surplusrifle.com/carbinenagant/oddsandends3/index.asp

May have found a cheaper solution. Good ol sportsman's guide!
http://www.sportsmansguide.com/cart/cart_view.asp?d=40466272&oKey=19711&oPromo=WX2&oColor=000&oSize=000$110 for mount, scope, and stock. Then add the boltman bolt for $55, $165 for the whole thing! $90 less than I'd thought. I may haft to move forward with this!

So for around $250 I can have an MOA(1inch at 100 yds) rifle. Some say " why not buy a modern Savage or Remington 700 and have  a much more accurate rifle. A Stevens 200 runs around $300 without scope. Both the scopes I'm thinking of would run another $100 so $400 or so. Not to mention the cost of ammo. 7.62x54r can be had for ALOT cheaper than comparable .308 or 30-06. Plus half the fun is in the project and making the rifle my own!

When it's finished it aught to look something like this.