Who'd like to see these stocks on the market?

i agree with loonwolf. Just paint it with some spraypaint or something just to get one completed. It could always be ordered without, but for presentation sakes paint is great.

Did someone say Duplicating machine? Like a 2 up Terrco? Best of it's kind?







Interested?

We've officially given up trying to fine a solid wood source. This is the top of the line for it's type. Its a two-up Terrco. It has 20 minutes test time on it. Its a 6' bed and will handle a 55" rifle stock. Custom stand with heavy duty wheels and step-up floor risers. Full sloped evacuation bin with a 4" vacumn outlet. Every cutter and pilot you'll need for stockmaking. Full tool kit and manual included.
This unit now sells for $1,000.00 more than we paid for it and the base unit at that price is 48". This one is 72" with all custom accessories.

It will be advertised on woodcarving and stockmaking forums within a few days. You wouldn't believe how light and responsive the heads are. The hand crank in front turns the stocks in as small increments as you like. Other types are turned by notches in larger increments.

As far as the plywood goes, what type of wood is it? Birch?? if the veneer is birch what is the rest of it. Seem reasonable too me, might as well get the 3/4 for the price diff. Let someone more skilled with wood chime in on the quality of this board.

Also a thought accured to me earlier, could you use the flash hider from a pkm. They are pretty neat looking.

And that looks nice, but that's WAAAAAY out of budget for me.
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That's ok. If it's not gone in another two weeks my father has decided to keep it and make lamintated stocks for Swiss rifles. We couldn't find the right lengths in straight grade walnut. The longest stock is 53". We tried for nearly three years to get the right wood, but...... no soap.

BTW......... how are you going to make stocks?

Wow! That's quite an undertaking.
I do wish you the best of success.

LJ, 1st let me say I like some of your design work, secondly if you are going to get into this then good luck. I have been a woodworker most of my adult life and one thing about your project I simply cannot agree with is the use of commercially available plywood. Most plywood manufactured today will delaminate with barely any outside inteference, in other words it will not hold up under pressure,water exposure to extreme heat and so forth. I feel you would be better off purchasing a good jointer and bandsaw and making your own laminates for this adventure of yours. Unfortunately thats a healthy investment in tools that I gather you have little or no experience with. I would consult a local woodworkers club and see about having someone build you the stock blanks. Hardwoods can be expensive, especially straight grained ones. You already have figured out the cost for glues and such, perhaps you might find local wooworkers in your area that would be willing to lend a hand. Personally I think you might be better advised to go this route than trying the plywood in the beginning as at the least you will have a better grade of material to work with initially.

Good Luck,Tommyt

that ati kit looks questionable at best. Someone proof me wrong. However you are a welder, so get some rod and go to town.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Soviet-Russ...329?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2568b7c689
Drill Tap and weld. Viola!

The trigger has one serious flaw IMO, The rear of the striker is suported by the rear of the action. This causes a very sloppy trigger/sear engagement, thus allowing (atleast on my gun) for only slight reduction of pull length before the rifle becomes unsafe. Ive stoned my trigger smooth, but it still takes a about 1/8" pull before it will fire. I was thinking about trying to come up with a different system for my own rifle, but the timney, is IMHO the best choice. Also, if you want you can borrow my bent bolt body. Its going to be higher then the ATI unit, or a decent weld job.

I put a .040" washer between the trigger spring and the housing (spring retention screw goes through both) and my trigger pull is awesome now.

Edit: I used a staple remover spring around the trigger set pin to function as a return spring

LOL. I can spare it for accuracy testing. I ment that the handle itself sits higher off the bolt body then a decent weld job or the ATI kit. I dont think it would work with and ati mount for that mater lol...on a side note, my nagant put up a five round group right around an inch at 100 with my handloads, first and only group i shot before putting my iron sight back on

Ive honestly been surprised with how well mine shoots. When i bought it i got it cause it was cheap and not working right, Project gun. I bobbed the barrel with a hacksaw and stoned it, and it still shoots pretty good (better then my 7 mag did grrrrrr....).

http://centerfiresystems.com/mag-vepr-54r.aspx

saw these the other day and wondered if they could be adapted. They are only five rounders but atleast you could have a quick change option with a scoped mosin.

Hey LJ, check out this video by iraqveterani8888. Looks like he was able to make an adapter for the mosin to accept AR fore-ends. Might be worth getting in touch with him to see how they did it. All you'd have to figure out after that is how to put on AR buttstocks and pistol grips.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDTugZh1p8U