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chorrisberger,
Thank you for the links!!
80% lowers are legal to be sold because they are not completed. Requiring finish machining or severe garage patience “machining”.
The X Y vice and a drill press is a good idea. Standard drilling for part of the process and if you use a broken bit carefully ground flat watching the heat treat the xy process will work as a poor mans machine tool using sturdy larger bits. Since it is usually the plan of the hobbyist not to be a manufacturer serializing is not necessary as there is no patented process and no profit, No mass production.
Each “completed lower” is a gamble in the process and as such cannot be warrantied nor sold for profit. Transfer of ownership for cost and manhours involved. Keep explicit records.
Necessity is the mother of invention and as you say the experience cannot be taken away.
I have learned that in most situations one can buy tools and do the job yourself gaining the experience for less than the cost of hiring someone else and when you are done you have the experience and the tools. Of course that would not include a milling machine. However at Harbor Freight one can get a good deal on a milling machine once or twice a year if it is in stock when the sale takes place.As for Printing. I am still way on the wary side when it comes to cost and there has not been enough long term testing.
Holy crap! I did not see that during that time. But then I was not looking for supplies during that time.
Unacceptable! Blood suckers and perhaps Zionists taking advantage of people for criminal profit.You will never see a response from them.
chorrisberger,
Thank you for the link. I am always in the market for good deals.
Yours was not a rant, just good advice.
I went to the AIM website and as you stated they do have the Moisin’s for cheaper. However they only come with the bayonet.
While it is a gamble at Cheaper than Dirt I did get two complete rifles with all the historical trimmings. EG Tools, ammo pouches, oil cans and bayonets. Both were in top condition with flawless stocks. I was very happy. The ammo was delivered in 3 days and the rifles in 6. Though I did not get a can opener.
I noted that the ammo, 44O round spam cans are $10 cheaper at Cheaper Than Dirt and the shipping on 3 cans is also cheaper. The same when it came to 7.62 x 39 for the AK when I last purchased a month ago. So it is a gamble no matter where you go.Cheaper also has a much larger inventory for one stop shopping. I do shop around and thank you for another source.
Since my next purchase will be a Moisin for my daughter I will try out AIM to check out their process.
I agree with you concerning QD detachable scopes. I just wish I could find a source for pre made drop bolts for the Moisin.
22,
Perhaps the best choice is a Picatinny arrangement that allows for the original iron sights with a quick release for the scope. Installed the scope will protect the rear sight and keep it sighted in.If you still are interested in the Moisin they are $165 from Cheaperthandirt.com and the ammo today is $89 for 440 rounds. I just purchased two “new” cosmoline soaked units in perfect condition with all the issue gear.
The rear sight is also 11.5 mm ready for a picatinny mount which will then accommodate a rear mounted scope but it is necessary to have the bolt modified (lowered) to clear the scope when installed.
That mod then allows the Moisin to be converted to a sniper rifle configuration. The cost for the Bolt mod was $35 on Ebay. Send the original in and get it back within 30 days. However if you can silver solder you can do it yourself with a grade 8 bolt and a little garage work.
The 22 Man,
It is important to remember the original slanted adjustable sights for range were designed with the original ammo load in mind and are based on ballistic drop. With newer scopes using graduated reticule the drop marked by the reticule is an approximation. Which makes sighting in even more important in regards to distance. If you have a favorite stand location your height in the stand is not as important as knowing the distance because drop remains the same.
In Alaska I would use a street lamp measured at a quarter mile away (440 yards) to bore sight the scope on. I would remove the bolt and look center on the bore at night placing the street lamp dead center locking the rifle in that position. Then I would set the scope cross hairs. Once the bore was sighted then in the day I would plant a 4×4 at the 440 yard mark the height off with electrical tape on a white painted background. Using a spotting scope and a flag to determine wind direction I would do a final sight in for drop guesstimating windage.
On the original iron sights the “factory” yardage was fairly accurate and only the horizontal drift was necessary to adjust the sights for on a windless day.
My best kill on that rifle with the scope was at about 490 yards on a caribou on Adak Alaska with an 18 knot wind. On the iron sights, it was 330 yards with a 6 knot wind. That was a fun one though because the caribou disappeared immediately when it slipped sideways about a foot and down into an over grown 2.5 foot wide ravine 5 foot deep standing up. If it were not for the antlers barely sticking up I would not have seen it at all. I love Alaska!
I do not know if that helped answer your question or caused more confusion.
Oh and the rifle was a Moisin Nagant 1942 M91/30 7.65x54R
Hello,
I am a Military rendered/retired quadriplegic. I have some function of my extremities and consider myself lucky. I still can shoot well. I am wondering if you have heard of places/people/products that are designed or altered for those like me with limited function?
I have limited sensory feed back so I do not feel pain which is a bit of a problem relating to heavy recoil. I do use recoil protection on my AK but in many cases these products are not made for most uses. Butt pads for shotgun use are helpful but not always adequate.
Are there companies out there who sell products for the disabled that also do not require the cost of an arm or a leg? What little I have I would like to keep.
