Happy Trails
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Here are some pics of my ongoing tinker toy. Had this for about 35 years and went back to it recently doing some upgrades for fun and profit . Well, not the profit. There is none in these old battle arms. But there is lots of fun without the risk of ruining a $1500 rifle. At this point, as they say in the yachting word, the rigging has cost more than the hull. But fortunately none of the rigging is real expensive.
For those unfamiliar, this is a Model 1916 Spanish Short Rifle made in about 1935 with and 22" barrel and based on a Mauser 93 pattern receiver. Often this is mistaken for the "Spanish Mausers" that were the cut down older straight bolt handle Mauser 93's from decades earlier. The older ones can be suspect with modern ammo, especially if they have been rechambered to NATO 7.62/.308.
This gun is stamped with both caliber designations. And yes, I had it checked out and it's OK. And I don't shoot .308 Win in it. So gunsmiths, no need to hyperventilate here. Just enjoy the pics. For my more thorough discussion of this gun and the ammo issue see my post #16 here and you can save some fretting: http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=807841
Today I added a flash hider. The old iron sights are useless with my 63 year old eyes. So I added a NStar scope on S&K rear sight adapter rail mount. The front sight was useless and ugly, so I took it off and added a flash hider.
To do the job I bought the HK flash hider, die, handle, alignment tool from CNC Warrior in Paw Creek, NC. Nice stuff and fast delivery.
I chose the HK flash hider because it was inexpensive, good looking, and came in 15 x 1 metric threads.
The barrel stub after removing the front sight measured just over 15mm diameter. It was too small for 5/8" and slightly too large for 15mm. So I rotated the muzzle against my small bench grinder to take about a half mm off the diameter. Dressed it out with a hand file and turned the die on it with no problem.
Also, before grinding and threading, I cut about 3/8" off the muzzle, since the turned down stub under the old front mount was slightly longer the the flash hider thread run. I used the old sight ring as the guide for the hack saw and it all worked out well.
Using the alignment tool is essential, since the threads should be straight as possible. Doing this home brew method works fine for a flash hider, but I would not try it for a muzzle brake, as the internal clearance is much more critical.
I won't be shooting until I get the muzzle re-crowned of course. That tool is on order from Pacific Tool. That will be next week's project.
Enjoy the pics. Sorry for the length of the post. But I hope its useful.
Oh, if you ask why a flash hider on this old gun? I just like the look of it over the old useless sight and the bare muzzle stub. Makes it look like the muzzle of an FR7.
For those unfamiliar, this is a Model 1916 Spanish Short Rifle made in about 1935 with and 22" barrel and based on a Mauser 93 pattern receiver. Often this is mistaken for the "Spanish Mausers" that were the cut down older straight bolt handle Mauser 93's from decades earlier. The older ones can be suspect with modern ammo, especially if they have been rechambered to NATO 7.62/.308.
This gun is stamped with both caliber designations. And yes, I had it checked out and it's OK. And I don't shoot .308 Win in it. So gunsmiths, no need to hyperventilate here. Just enjoy the pics. For my more thorough discussion of this gun and the ammo issue see my post #16 here and you can save some fretting: http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=807841
Today I added a flash hider. The old iron sights are useless with my 63 year old eyes. So I added a NStar scope on S&K rear sight adapter rail mount. The front sight was useless and ugly, so I took it off and added a flash hider.
To do the job I bought the HK flash hider, die, handle, alignment tool from CNC Warrior in Paw Creek, NC. Nice stuff and fast delivery.
I chose the HK flash hider because it was inexpensive, good looking, and came in 15 x 1 metric threads.
The barrel stub after removing the front sight measured just over 15mm diameter. It was too small for 5/8" and slightly too large for 15mm. So I rotated the muzzle against my small bench grinder to take about a half mm off the diameter. Dressed it out with a hand file and turned the die on it with no problem.
Also, before grinding and threading, I cut about 3/8" off the muzzle, since the turned down stub under the old front mount was slightly longer the the flash hider thread run. I used the old sight ring as the guide for the hack saw and it all worked out well.
Using the alignment tool is essential, since the threads should be straight as possible. Doing this home brew method works fine for a flash hider, but I would not try it for a muzzle brake, as the internal clearance is much more critical.
I won't be shooting until I get the muzzle re-crowned of course. That tool is on order from Pacific Tool. That will be next week's project.
Enjoy the pics. Sorry for the length of the post. But I hope its useful.
Oh, if you ask why a flash hider on this old gun? I just like the look of it over the old useless sight and the bare muzzle stub. Makes it look like the muzzle of an FR7.
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