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  1. Posted

    Awesome. I was expecting to see some wood sets for $25 or $40 but took a look out of curiosity and I’m shocked that furniture sets are going for what a parts kit should be worth. 

    Getting a blemished set, sanding it down and staining whatever color you like is the way to go.

    I had a polish set that needed a lot of cleaning. Took off the metal and cleaned all the rust. Sanded down the wood and chose the color I wanted off the shelf at Lowes. Then did 15-20 coats of hand rubbed tung oil. That’s definitely my favorite rifle now. 
     

    Good luck. 

  3. Posted

    Sandpaper should do it.

    I mean the pistol grip is held on with a bolt up through the bottom of the grip and a nut dropped through the bottom of the receiver. Shouldn't be any fitment there. Stock has a couple screws, take them out and wiggle it off, wiggle the new one back on. Maybe sand the stock a little to fit.

    The lower fore end slides into the receiver and locks in with the latch. That fitment might need sanding on either end.

    The upper fore end rotates around the gas tube. There may also need some sanding there. But with upper and lower fore end, I'd try wiggling them to fit first. 

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  6. Posted · Edited by Ian S

    ... The receiver and trunnions will sit flat to each other when riveting the trunnions to the receiver. 

    You can align the barrel to the rear sight block.  Use two straight rods, set perpendicular to the barrel, one on the rsb and one on the hand guard retainer cut. Look down the barrel and verify the two rods are parallel and have an equal space between them on the left and right of the barrel. 

    The rsb will fit snug in the front trunnion and align to the receiver. 

  8. Posted

    I’ve done Romanian, Polish, and Bulgarian kits with pre-drilled holes and everything went together well. I did an Egyptian with no pre-drilled and I was able to line up the trunnions and receiver with a vice and c-clamp under the drill press. 

    If you talk to the receiver manufacturer, they might steer you one way or the other, pre-drilled or not, based on the kit you’re going with. Don’t worry if they suggest pre-drilled. The jigs make it easier, but you can get through it pretty easily without. 

  13. Posted

    I can't see bucking the rivet against the barrel. With the barrel in place, the rivet will swell against the trunnion and receiver and then into empty space outside the receiver. The head would never seat against the receiver correctly.

     

    And looking back at the particular barrel now in the Classic kit, the ESS barrels are very soft. In a test of foreign and domestic made barrels, ESS 4140 barrels measured a 5 RC versus most barrels coming in around 26 RC.

     

    A kit with a prepopulated barrel could be doable with minimal special tools, but again, look for another.

  14. Posted

    The PSA kits have the receiver parts already riveted. That is the extra work you would have to do for the kit you linked. But, with the barrel already populated, you could legitimately do the riveting with the Toth tools. And the parkerizing already done is a nice bonus.

     

    You would need to press out the barrel, rivet the front and rear trunnions, rivet the trigger guard and press the barrel back in. The rest is your standard compliance work on the muzzle device, bayo lugs and stock. I don't think you need a full set of jigs or hydraulic press for this kit.

     

    As far as price, there are Hungarian kits with original barrel and no receiver priced for $200  more than your link ($510 or so) on other forums. But Dres made a lot of good points on the barrel and the stock, and I'd agree to keep looking for other sets.

  15. Posted

    First, beautiful wood.

     

    You are right and they should not have drilled more than a dimple to install the pin. If you are concerned how the rifle will work, the hole will not affect the function at all. Remember that there is another open hole drilled for the gas port.

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    What happens if bird doesn't come out or comes out in pieces?  

     

    The controller allows for two extra targets per round for a show bird, bad targets or errors. Most places that use these prepaid systems do allow for a few extra. 

  20. Posted

    You don't have to research the OP's member status to know it's a question from a new guy. And that that new guy is trying to work through the same laws and requirements that you all are constantly crying about.

     

    I know when I went through the application process and read up on NJ's laws, there was more than one site offering or questioning the need for lawyer assistance. So, untwist your panties and answer the guy's question. That previous posts do nothing to welcome someone to the community.

     

    No, a lawyer is not needed to apply for an FID. Unless you know there is a roadblock for you, it is a waste of money. The FID process is entirely navigable on your own. If there are delays, periodically following up with your application will let them know you're serious just as well as having a lawyer deliver it.

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