JonF

I got there around 1 and got right on the range and shot for a few hours. Historically i've always gone in the morning only to have to get in line and wait forever after the early morning crowd if you don't form a line before the doors even open. Lately i've found that after lunch, all the old timers, fudds, err, hunters, and whoever else crowd dissipates and there is lanes to spare.

Guys, one of youz should call before going there on sunday because there was recently a fire in the woods immediately surrounding the range that burned down a majority of the scrub adjacent the range. It was so severe that on wednesday my buddy who lives nearby the area went to shoot some skeet there and they were closed entirely. He went back friday for a redoux and the clay ranges were still closed because of some power issues but the rifle ranges were back in business.

Its hard to put them in any order as there's so many factors such as time and money spent SN waxing /waning interest over the years, but I suppose the list is. . Autocrossing Motorcycling (initially on-road but now off-road ) Shooting

Impressive grouping! How did u dress your muzzle? Did u leave it as is or crown it in some way?

I'm in for a hex receiver beater also. I was gonna sacrifice a 91 with a shitty bore but the wood and metal are too good to violate it like that.

i was curious to what spec these barrels are bored to and so i got out the materials and slugged the barrel. the lands mic out to .301 thousandths and the grooves mic to .311 thousandths--both great measurements for a mosin barrel! i've slugged a number of m-n bores including 91/30's, M44's, finn M27's and M39's and by far all the finn's measure out the best at similar numbers for pristine bores and we all know the M39 is one of the top 3 most accurate euro guns of that era. good 91's ive seen at .312 for an ex sniper with mirror bore and m44's are generally the worst at .315 sewer pipes. these barrels certainly have the potential on paper to be good shooters.

that 210 is a real gem. what did that one cost you if you woudn't mind sharing?

there is a possibility they will eventually remove it but thats TBD later.

and notice the tips even protrude slightly on the other side! finish carpentry this isnt. lol

i have percocets but i can't take them at work. i'd be useless.

Update - as of 5/21 i got me some hardware installed and i have to say, the experience of corrective surgery was substantially more painful than the actual break. i'm guessing because of the incision, drilling, screwing and general futzing around inside there to fix what i screwed up, the resultant pain and discomfort is compounded. i found that even with meds and a pain pump, discomfort was still high and sleep was still on the scarce side. things are moving along now and the pain has subsided substantially to just some dull ache through the day which tylenol helps a little with and i'm back to work and doing physical therapy already. anyway, this thread would be worthless without pics so here you go.

my bike before last saturday: And then after... :oops:

I set my plate on a hinged stand so it just gives way and deflects into the dirt.

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lol, not a chance!

Dirt bike + 20mph + tree = Fracture of the left radius. So no more riding, racing or shooting for a spell while things heal. I go for surgery this fri for a plate and screws which should accelerate getting back to normal with some therapy. Maybe i should take up single-handed shooting, olympic style? anyone have a line on a Toz?

I just got my heavy barrel today and the chamber face concerns me. When comparing it to a genuine russian mosin barrel, there is an extra cutout leaving the shell a slight area where its unsupported. Do you suspect this will have any adverse effect on safety? I don't want to end up with a case rupture from this slot. MN H-bar with extra slot MN original russian bbl with no slot

Aiming to be there before noon to secure a spot. Tentative on the weather of course. Ill be the tall guy with a tan Tacoma.

Back in the K31 game?

Well boys, call me bubba too cuz i went and ordered one of those barrels to mess around with. now to find a donor rifle to sacrifice. :twisted: Anyone have a bare receiver lying around?

Do you have to keep them for the year? While some people are collectors/accumulators, there are others that experiment a lot with various firearms by buying and selling quite frequently. Judging from the marketplace, there here folks here that rotates thier stock so fast, the ink isn't even dry on one 4473 before its being signed over to someone else.

And they ADMIT they dont know it all and are always learning...it's the newbies that refuse to understand that they DONT know it all. "The more i know, the more i realize i don't know." I once heard this back when i was a cocky youth that had it all figured out and quickly dismissed it as fortune cookie drivel. Once reality eventually set in, such an axiom was something that i was then guided by and so i was definitely more of a listener after that.

When i was younger my old beater car failed inspection 1 time for "toe play". When i asked the dmv attendant what that was she just replied "i don't know that's what you got." Hooray for people that know what they're talking about.

Pretty much the only thing that inherently prevents any mosin from being a target grade shooter is the lack of a heavy barrel.

Wow, that's some fancy pee-chur taking you done did there. While there is a glut of GP11 on the market now, it ebbs and flows over the years. Last year there was a dry spell with nothing available from retailers. Now its pretty abundant and i'm stocking up!