How many of you have sporterized a milsurp?

[point and laugh]

I have had a few milsurps (67 is a few right?) But I have never had one that was sporterized. Until recently. I did a trade for some parts and wound up with an old Mosin that has had the barrel and stock cut. They did a nice job on the crown and soldered on an ugly sight. The bore and rifling look good and it has a bent bolt handle. So I guess I will be looking for or building a scope mount, and a Monte Carlo type stock to finish it up. It has almost no blueing left on it and there are no matching numbers. It appears to be a 1907 receiver. I put a few dozen rounds through it and it seems to be quite accurate, although the magazine floor plate won't stay latched.

It will be awhile before it gets finished as I already have a custom shotgun project to finish and a truck to paint first. If any of you have a stock or good scope mount (not a scout scope type) that you would get rid of let me know.

 

[flatwins]

I've never actually sporterized one but I do own one that has been. Actually, there is very little left of the original so I'd say that it a "built" rifle. It's a Husqvarna M38 that has been rebarreled but still in the original 6.5x55.

That little Mosin looks like it would be fun. I wouldn't mind owning one like that but couldn't bring myself to actually cut one.

 

[dlbleak]

i cut the stock down on a $40 turk mauser once but that was all. gave it to a friend to plink with. actually in the process of trying to get it back.
i do have a 303 brit that was semi-sporterized by the impoerter.

 

[Harley1953]

About 10 years ago, I took a gunsmithing class that turned out to be a "build your deer rifle from turk mauser" class. I bought one of the ~$50 Turkish Mausers and converted it to my primary deer rifle in .308.
Bought stock/barrel from Midway with an inexpensive scope........ Shortly after, I bought another Turk Mauser just to have.....

Good experience, but I don't think I would want to mess up an old "warhorse" again....

I have been getting the itch to pull out the C&R and pop for a K31, but there would just be another caliber I would have to justify to my "off base commander".....

 

[MoBoost]

I have done a couple - this one looks prime for fixing. I would never do "all there" one.

 

[ronny]

Actually, p&l, you wouldn't be sporterizing a Mosin, you'd be sporterizing a sporterized Mosin, which would be forgiveable.

 

[Mitch Rapp]

I un-sporterized a 1903 Springfield once...... http://www.okshooters.com/showthread.php?116163-Turning-a-1903-quot-Sporter-quot-into-a-1903A4-clone


I have been tempted to get another Ishapore 2A1 and make it into a scout rifle, or do the same with a Mosin. There are some rifles I just couldn't touch, but Mosins, and other guns like the late production Enfield rifles I could see doing. Rifles that are part of history and are getting scarce I couldn't put tools too.

 

[264killer]

In the early 60,s i bought a 1917 endfield made by winchester from montgumery wards for $29.00 . sawed the ears off the rear sight,ground the rear receiver ring to a radias . Cut the floor plate & welded it stright, put a cherry wood stock on it, shorted the barrel. And still ended up with a 9 # 30 06. that gun wood have been worth hundreds these days.

 

[rhodesbe]

I hate the idea. Sporterizing a milsurp is like colorizing a BW classic. It's is never a good idea.

 

[Honeybee]

Iv'e done like 30 or so.
Working on 3 or 4 right now.