Homemade Bubba Carbine

[mclina]

I don't dare post this in the Milsurp forum. This is something I had been thinking of doing for a long time, and I finally sacked up and did it.

This started out as a run of the mill 91/30, with non-matching, electropencil serial numbers and counterbored barrel. This was a $99 gun that had no sentimental value for me, and I have at least 2 others just like it.

I wanted to have a really short 91/30, so I cut the barrel down to 17", but I wanted the stock to still look like a 91/30. I took about 11" off the stock and relocated the front barrel band and retainer so it still kind of looks like a Mosin. I stripped the old finish off with citrus stripper, and smoothed out the wood with 600 grit and fine steel wool, then refinished with boiled linseed oil.

I used the Brass Stacker front sight mount to relocate the original sight to it's new home.

It is about 2" shorter than my M44 carbine, but probably about a pound lighter.

Edit: Official measurements - overall length is 37" and weight is 7.5 pounds.

I haven't shot it yet, but I expect the recoil to be awesome.

I am fully prepared to be flamed and neg-repped for this, but I think it came out kinda cool.



Comparison to one of it's unmolested brethren:

 

[ColdDayInHell]

I want to do the same! Ahhh that's going to be a ****ing flamethrower.

REPPED.

 

[Mike-Mike]

Love it!

 

[dlarge]

**** yea. Just don't try to sell it on Gunbroker as an "officer's model" or some shit...

 

[76Too]

Cool as ****...where, in relation to the counterbore did you cut/crown the barrel?

 

[Wicked1911]

.....I like it

 

[Business]

I see no reason anybody would neg rep you you did a very clean job kept it looking stock honoring its heritage. Looks awesome

 

[mclina]

Cool as ****...where, in relation to the counterbore did you cut/crown the barrel?

The counterbore was probably 3-4" deep. I took 11" off the barrel.

 

[whatluck]

Might want to wear a fireplace mitt on your supporting hand the first time you shoot that. Nice work.

 

[Lowbird]

I have a few in the works similar to that. I doubt mine will be as clean. +1

 

[atilla]

Fireball pics plz.

 

[jdb723]

That's bad ass. Anyone who negs you for that is a pussy. Looks really nice and I would love to have the skill/ability to do something like that. Well done!

 

[ranger4-7]

Nice Moisin "Tanker". Just the thing to sling along in one's T-34.

Well done.

Chris

 

[warwickben]

Fire ball monster

 

[jpm]

Nice! She's gonna be a fire breathing dragon that kicks like a mule! Can't wait to hear the range report.

 

[Fixxah]

That is a nice looking rifle.

-Proud to be dad every day, a licensed plumber most days, and wish I was a shoemaker on others.

 

[Rotaryrocket]

I love the looks of that

 

[knoxy]

Nice! Thread an obnoxious brake on to that thing. You'll be the scourge of the range!

 

[kevin9]

Nice flamethrower <want>!

 

[NickW85]

I think you need to teach a class on refinishing stocks. you always do a great job.

 

[bbarer]

Very nice, now to just cut the stock down to a pistol grip........

 

[Boris]

nice, unless you are planning on stopping MA staties on horseback, there is no reason for a rifle that long.

There are reload data to use faster powder for shorter Mosin rifles. I bet that it would shoot better too with less barrel whip and better balance since it won't be tip heavy.

 

[mclina]

I think you need to teach a class on refinishing stocks. you always do a great job.

I appreciate the compliment, but I am really a hack. I don't have the patience to really do a nice job. I'm always in a hurry to get things put back together. I don't think I have ever spent more than two days doing a refinish job, and I am constantly touching stuff while it's still tacky.

The one thing that I wish I could have done would be to re-create the sling cutout in the front of the stock. I saved the metal inserts, and I probably could have cut the rectangular hole itself, but I had no confidence that I could make the oval shaped inlay cut for the inserts.

And thanks for all the positive feedback. I didn't get any "you ruined a piece of history" comments at all.

 

[FreeWillie]

You are a very sick puppy! I like!

 

[NickW85]

And thanks for all the positive feedback. I didn't get any "you ruined a piece of history" comments at all.

History, you ruined it.

 

[s-kg]

Nice job looks great

 

[45collector]

Now to fabricate a bayonet for it.

Looks good to me. I'd choot it.

 

[Cluster F]

Wow that things sick! Makes me want go buy a mosin to destroy.

 

[Boghog1]

I like it but I think I would have gone a hair longer at gone 18-20"

 

[afajvan]

It looks like you put your Mosin in the wash and it shrunk.
It still came out looking nice.