My Bull Mosin

[Datamancer]

Hey folks, here's a quick weekend project I just completed. I had a friend of mine do some lathework on one of those TGI bull barrels and fit it to a scrap hex receiver. He chopped down the hump on the barrel and re-contoured the whole thing to look nicer, plus he even made a filler collar to fill in the ugly gap between the barrel and receiver. After that, I fit it into a standard 91/30 stock with a ton of sanding. I chopped off the stock to match the length of the barrel, Mannlicher-style and I think it looks pretty friggin mean. I still need to finishing the grinding and sanding on the belt bolt, but it's at least functional right now. Can't wait to shoot it!







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[Vladimir]

Hah, very nice! Going to be a head turner at the range.

[wash]

Do you mind posting some close up pictures of the collar and the lathe work?

Thanks.

[Datamancer]

Closeup of the barrel work.

[wash]

Thanks but try to do that a little quicker next time...

[gotshotgun?]

Thanks but try to do that a little quicker next time...

LOLz......

Great looking project!

[hunteran]

Interesting piece, it kinda reminds me of one of those old muskets. Let us know how it shoots!

[Datamancer]

Thanks but try to do that a little quicker next time...

haha sorry, "simultaneously" is the fastest I can post. I actually didn't even see you post until after I made mine.


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[bigrod]

Did you have to do anything to get the head space right? I want to use his barrel for a project.

[Datamancer]

Did you have to do anything to get the head space right? I want to use his barrel for a project.

I didn't do it myself, but I sent the bolt along with the barrel and my friend headspaced it. It didn't seem like he had too much trouble with it though. I think he may have just mixed-and-matched a few different bolt heads and got it to work like that. I've heard that you have to carve a small extractor groove in the barrel lip on some of the bull barrels, but aside from that, they go together pretty easily.

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[jak77]

That looks very interesting. Im tagging this thread for a range report.

[CEDaytonaRydr]

That's going to be a tac-driver when you get it dialed in...

You should do a pillar mount and a glass bed, while you're still working on it.

[TheExpertish]

That's going to be a tac-driver when you get it dialed in...

You should do a pillar mount and a glass bed, while you're still working on it.

+1. I like it.

[redking]

I wish it just screwed in or something :P

That thing looks awesome. it is shorter than the original barrel? How much so?

[CEDaytonaRydr]

I wish it just screwed in or something :P

That thing looks awesome. it is shorter than the original barrel? How much so?

Judging by how much stock he cut off, I'm guessing somewhere between 4-5" shorter. Just a "WAG" though...