Kaylee
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First... let's get the "you're evil for destroying a museum piece" comments out of the way.
Second.. I really don't intend to change much at all externally -- the whole reason for asking BossMan to order me one to play on in the first place (other than having a relatively cheap starting point to learn some practices on) was 'cause I always liked the "stick of wood with a little metal at both ends" look and want to keep more or less the military appearance of it. I don't WANT a sporter here...
But I want to do a few things to it..
First, make it shoot as well it can with all that wood hanging off it. Aside from cleaning up the trigger and such if necessary.. what's a good idea there? Some kind of bedding procedure along the length of the stock barrel channel and inside the handguards to take out play? Or the reverse -- open up as much as possible in there and let the barrel float a little?
Second.. I'd like to glass it. I'm torn between finding some old-fashioned mounts (Zrak spendy!! ) and making it look like an old-timey sniper, or getting one of those "scout" type arrangements that swaps out the rear sight assembly. From what I've read this involves a little shaving of the forward handguard, and I might just order a replacement to do that work on so it can all go back to more-or-less stock if I change my mind. Still.. I'm really torn there and could use the advice.
I'm leaning towards the "scout" setup 'cause I've never used such a thing and want to see what the hubub is about, and I'd like to keep clip-loading as an option. But I'm willing to be convinced otherwise.
Thirdly... I'm considering slimming down the wood on it.. still staying with the same general profile, but cleaning off a bit extra to sleek the clunkiness down and take off some weight... after all I won't be doing bayonet drills with the thing. Presuming I ensure all the bands still fit... Bad idea? Are there critical areas (say, around the recoil lug/magazine areas) that need all the wood they can get?
If it thumps too hard I might fit a recoil pad to it, but since I don't have any problems with a relatively lightweight Remington in .30-06 I wasn't expecting much worse from a club of a rifle in 8mm... should I? I've one frind in TN who thought the pear shape butt of his Turk made felt recoil worse, so he slimmed it down to more conventional lines.. anyone have similar experiences?
Finally...**eventually** I might rebarrel the thing with a military countour barrel in .308 or .30-06 just 'cause it's that much less different ammo to look for, but that's not a prime concern right now.
So.... suggestions?
Second.. I really don't intend to change much at all externally -- the whole reason for asking BossMan to order me one to play on in the first place (other than having a relatively cheap starting point to learn some practices on) was 'cause I always liked the "stick of wood with a little metal at both ends" look and want to keep more or less the military appearance of it. I don't WANT a sporter here...
But I want to do a few things to it..
First, make it shoot as well it can with all that wood hanging off it. Aside from cleaning up the trigger and such if necessary.. what's a good idea there? Some kind of bedding procedure along the length of the stock barrel channel and inside the handguards to take out play? Or the reverse -- open up as much as possible in there and let the barrel float a little?
Second.. I'd like to glass it. I'm torn between finding some old-fashioned mounts (Zrak spendy!! ) and making it look like an old-timey sniper, or getting one of those "scout" type arrangements that swaps out the rear sight assembly. From what I've read this involves a little shaving of the forward handguard, and I might just order a replacement to do that work on so it can all go back to more-or-less stock if I change my mind. Still.. I'm really torn there and could use the advice.
I'm leaning towards the "scout" setup 'cause I've never used such a thing and want to see what the hubub is about, and I'd like to keep clip-loading as an option. But I'm willing to be convinced otherwise.
Thirdly... I'm considering slimming down the wood on it.. still staying with the same general profile, but cleaning off a bit extra to sleek the clunkiness down and take off some weight... after all I won't be doing bayonet drills with the thing. Presuming I ensure all the bands still fit... Bad idea? Are there critical areas (say, around the recoil lug/magazine areas) that need all the wood they can get?
If it thumps too hard I might fit a recoil pad to it, but since I don't have any problems with a relatively lightweight Remington in .30-06 I wasn't expecting much worse from a club of a rifle in 8mm... should I? I've one frind in TN who thought the pear shape butt of his Turk made felt recoil worse, so he slimmed it down to more conventional lines.. anyone have similar experiences?
Finally...**eventually** I might rebarrel the thing with a military countour barrel in .308 or .30-06 just 'cause it's that much less different ammo to look for, but that's not a prime concern right now.
So.... suggestions?