Posted By: KC
1891 Argentine Mauser 7.62x39 Conversion - 10/26/15 04:38 AM
My granddad bought this rifle in the 50's and put a decent amount of money into it. Had the barrel cut and crowned, a walnut stock made, and put a Weaver k4 in Redfield rings. Only downside is ammo, and although I do reload, I don't like the idea of forming brass. Inspiration struck flipping through a reloading manual. I contacted Ace Dube with MCA Sports and he made a chamber adapter for me. I'm waiting on it, should be here in a day or three. The biggest issue is getting it to feed correctly. To that end, I broke out the tools...
We're dealing with a cartridge 14 mm shorter, so clearly it's going to nose dive in the mag.
So I scrounged some poly material, like cutting boards are made of, from my buddy who owns a glass shop. Three hours, two skinned knuckles, and a whole lot of sanding the rifle feeds like your aunt at a catfish buffet...
Had to snip the follower about 1/4" to make room for the mag block.
And the final product- 1/16 under the feed ramp with 40 ish degree angle.
We're dealing with a cartridge 14 mm shorter, so clearly it's going to nose dive in the mag.
So I scrounged some poly material, like cutting boards are made of, from my buddy who owns a glass shop. Three hours, two skinned knuckles, and a whole lot of sanding the rifle feeds like your aunt at a catfish buffet...
Had to snip the follower about 1/4" to make room for the mag block.
And the final product- 1/16 under the feed ramp with 40 ish degree angle.