What finish for this Bubbification?

[R.W.Dale]

I''ve slowly been piecing togeather this bubba job for quite some time I call it my MAS Tanker carbine. My next step will be some sort of refinish but I'm kinda torn between some possibilities so I figure I'll let you fellas chime in (this outta get interesting) or possibly post some pictures of some refinishes you've done.

 

[Bwana John]

I think a nice coat of "yellow" spray paint would be apropreate for a french gun.

"And eleven long haired friends of Jesus in a chartruce microbus" The Rubber Duck

Why dont you put um behind that suiside jocky, he's haulin dynamite, and he needs all the help he can get!

 

[R.W.Dale]

Now that's not necacary I don't make comments about other peoples stinking commie guns or NAZI scumbag rifles so please no comments about my cowardly French rifle.

Besides it shoots REALLY good ,beyond that I could care less.

 

[deus_sol_invictus]

Frog jokes aside..

it looks like it's shaped up into a handy little carbine. Is it still in 7.5 French?

 

[R.W.Dale]

Believe it or not when I bought it it was a Century arms .308 hacksaw special :albarf: I managed to score a Golden State arms barrel from E-Bay chambered for 7.5x54 MAS and that is what the rifle wears now.

 

[deus_sol_invictus]

I like it..

it would make a GREAT little trunk carbine. I could see it in the back of my Scion under a blanket with a pouch of strippers.

 

[Terrierman]

With the classic Golden er.. Red Ring scope to boot. If you do not camo that sucker, you should turn in your membership card.

 

[mp510]

I like it as it is

 

[Dr.Who]

I believe the appropriate Bubbification color should be the same color as the the truck it rides in..... Spray can primer at least 3 different shades with a bit of rust in the corner......


But, seriously, you put a real nice finish on it and you will not want to take it out hunting...... That would be sad....

 

[eagle716]

That bolt configuration doesn't get annoying? Looks like it has some potential (are those drop marks I see?), but kind of looks like you have the bolt in backwards :banghead:

 

[Pork Fat]

Good thing it has a nice personality.

 

[pat86323]

I have one in 7.5 french and ive never seen another one, do you have a source for ammo? I still have about 100 rounds of old wwII surplus ammo (right time period but the boxes dont look very military) id rather not shoot that up as i know that there are some people who are very interested in govt issue wartime ammo. So my little beauty has been sitting not being shot for about 2 years now.

 

[mp510]

Pat, Grafs sells brand new unprimed 7.5 French brass.
http://www.grafs.com/grafs/search/product/4646

 

[Harry Tuttle]

it needs a nice truck bed liner coating

 

[adaman04]

Tru Oil

 

[.45Guy]

Norm's saw shop in Richland Center, WI had a pile of 7.5 French last time I stopped by.

 

[Chawbaccer]

Does that have set triggers? Don't look like much room to get your finger in there to set the rear one. I would use a natural wood finish but from the pic it seems the front could use a bit mor wood to metal fitting.

 

[R.W.Dale]

Does that have set triggers? Don't look like much room to get your finger in there to set the rear one. I would use a natural wood finish but from the pic it seems the front could use a bit mor wood to metal fitting.

No set trigger what you're seeing is an added on SKS style saftey in the off position.

I need to fit the foreend a bit better, at one time it would have fit great but the goons at Century took care of that when they ran the forend and retainer through a bandsaw When I got it the only thing holding the forend against the reciever was the front sight, after 3 shots the upper handguard was busted all to heck.

If you look closely you can see part of a master link from motorcycle chain and 2 brass machine screws holding the forend in place

 

[Chawbaccer]

I don't know anything about the MAS, but I saw the shiny screws on the botttom and thought that was a normal part.

 

[jd46561]

Mas 36

oops

 

[R.W.Dale]

Again I butchered nothing, Centuty Arms Intl did a quite through job of that well before I bought the rifle.

I also have a nice new unmolested MAS 36/51 I plan on keeping it that way.

 

[jd46561]

Guess I missed your Century arms comment, sorry.

 

[only1asterisk]

I vote for high polish nickel! In all seriousness, I think parkerized looks good on those and if you don't like it, you can paint over it.

with a pouch of strippers.

How many strippers fit in a pouch? Did you have to make extra air holes?

David

 

[stevelyn]

It looks fine the way it is. Mebbe a little linseed oil rubbed into the stock to seal it up.

 

[R.W.Dale]

Guess I missed your Century arms comment, sorry

Not a problem, I would never chop up a pristine example of any milsurp. besides there are plenty of el-cheapo bubbifications just begging for some TLC and tinkering.