Making a bullpup

[zstephens13]

My philosophy on buying firearms has changed recently from having a list of 20 that I want to having a list of gear to supplement my current firearms and emphasis on training and ammunition.

BUT I still can't shake the desire for a bullpup rifle!
Looking around, the only commercial bullpup I would want would be MSAR STG-556, but I want to spend some money on an ACOG and a couple thousand rounds of ammo first. I don't really want the Muzzlelite 10/22.

BUT I still want a bullpup!

So lets get a bit of discussion going on them:
Do you know of any bullpup designs you can get for about $400-600?

What are some platforms that you think would be a good project to convert to a bullpup? Mosin? SKS? A shotgun? What do you guys think?

Winters here are long so it's nice to have a fun project to work on. Making an inexpensive bullpup would take up some of the long winter!

 

[Quiet]

Do you know of any bullpup designs you can get for about $400-600?

Complete firearms for less than $600 = no

Crappy conversion kits can be had for less than $300.

 

[JustinJ]

Century makes an AK bullpup in 5.45 and 7.62x39 that can both be had for under $600. I have no experience with either and would expect them to be of the same quality as other century made firearms.

On another not i've been extremely happy with my MSAR.

 

[zfk55]

Whaat? No Muzzelite?? Even with that piece of crap, there's a way.

This is mine I keep in the Dodge. Its a SS Mini in a Muzzlite stock, but we cut off the front plastic sight, tore the crap-o plastic guts out of it and remade them all from steel in our machine shop and mounted an Aimpoint on it. Works great for a cheap plastic stock. The trigger is good with all the steel innards. Hasn't failed yet.

 

[zstephens13]

Well this rifle looks very promising.

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/07/15/new-bullpup-sks-stock-from-sg-works/

It's obviously an SKS rifle and the stock looks pretty good.
Good testimonials.
Anybody got experience with one of these?

If can get an SKS for $200-250 and the stock is $200 that would would out pretty well.

 

[Cal-gun Fan]

The one above? Thats a Mini, like he said.
Or are you talking about this?
http://sgworks.com/

EDIT: And SKSs aren't $2-250 anymore, think more around $300 for a yugo. You can find bargains of course.

 

[zstephens13]

I was talking about the SG Works Stock. I edited my above post to include a link.

That's what I'm hoping for, to find a deal. I'll roam lots of pawn shops, gun shops, and gun shows this winter.

 

[BADUNAME37]

I researched getting a Bullpup stock for a close friend to change his existing stock on his old Glenfield .22 Rimfire rifle and, after doing the research, found that the new stock was plastic, there was like a plastic rod to make the new trigger location manipulate the original trigger. There were many complaints about that trigger rod not working as it should and being poorly-designed.

As soon as I read that I told him to just leave his old Glenfield alone!