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ross, with the ar-15 style platform, the front sight is high. you of all people should know that. it's necessary to mount it above the carry handle to actually have some sort of sight picture, otherwise he would have to get a folding front sight and BUIS in order to not have an obstructed sight picture.
I know it's high, but surely a simple spacer or something would be that much better than that mess of a thing?
Mmmm Ross, that's a nice one. A friend of mine had one of them, though some butcher shortened the stock. It was a fucking blast to shoot.
without the added height, looking through the acog looks as so...
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/1084/sghty.jpg
Possibly even more blocking, I dont remember exactly how much it did... None the less, it was in the way, thus the added height.
Sporterising or otherwise fucking with milsurp is one of the things that can make me go from liking a person to wanting to strangle them in ten seconds flat. Even things like wartime M91/30s or Yugo Kar98Ks of all things... it's just not something you do. If you want a deer rifle, either buy one designed for the purpose or deal with the extra weight like a man (No.4 unloaded and without bayonet weighs about 9lbs, marginally less than the current-gen F88 Austeyr without any attachments beyond the issued 1.5x sight). Don't take something older than you are and probably with an interesting history, then strip it of its original furniture, lop off the original sights, drill and tap it and then demand five times what you paid for it when you finally decide to sell it. Someone on TFR found a guy selling a sporterised Mosin-Nagant which had serious rust issues (I doubt the guy ever cleaned it, and external rust that bad hints at internal rust far, far worse, particularly if he's been shooting corrosive surplus) and an atrocious weld job on the bolt handle (since it was a straight-bolt rifle, but he mounted a scope). This is bad enough, but words cannot describe the feeling I experienced as I spotted the serrated rear sight ramp and the Latin letters "TON" scrolling across the right side of the barrel shank.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cojafoji
Yes, it was a Remington-made rifle, shipped to Russia around the same time as the Revolution. Only a few hundred were made by Remington from what I recall and they are worth a fucking lot, both sentimentally and monetarily. The guy was demanding $400 for this suicidal-thought-inducing example of Fudd-ism.
If you buy a milsurp rifle, the only acceptable modification? Absolutely fucking nothing.
Oh, so it's one of those ACOGs. Forgive me; the last few years of modern warfare techwank shooters have made me forget they came with anything other than chevron reticles. Either way, it doesn't look too terrible; perhaps not entirely convenient, but if you can still see your target, fuck it. Am I right in assuming this is a range queen and not likely to be used for home defence or similar? If so, I suggest selling off the Docter and using the profits for something more suitable. You don't need it unless you intend on transitioning from mid-range work to room clearance in a life-or-death situation. It has no application outside combat aside from making you look silly to anyone other than MW2 fanboys.Quote:
Originally Posted by paladin
well, believe it or not, the modification looks as if it were done professionally, so it doesn't take away from the general charm of the firearm, and it's also been immaculately maintained. but yeah, for every meh modification you get, you get 10 botched jobs. when i was looking for an m1 tanker, you would not BELIEVE the cock stuffers who were trying to pass off a sawed up m1 as real. i mean, some of these guys just took a grinder and took off 10 inches, without rebluing the fucking barrel.
Professional or not, tampering with milsurp in any way is an abhorrent practice and should be looked down upon with the greatest distaste. If you want to fuck around or 'improve' a rifle, buy an AR and whack shit onto rails. Nobody cares about fucking with guns which are still in mass production and common as shit.
I agree I hate the fact that people sporterize historic firearms. I ruins everything about them. Also I'm torn on what to buy next summer, MG42 that has been de-milled and re-welded to fire semi auto, or a G43 or SVT-40...tough decisions....
Go with the G43, they're considerably rarer than the SVT. Don't get a neutered MG42.
HI WHO WANTS TO SEE MORE PHOTOS OF MY BEAUTIFUL RIFLE
NOBODY? TOO FUCKIN BAD I DO
OH NO SERIALS etc
It's just so beautiful and photogenic, I can't stop :ohdear:
