Mosin "Bubba" build off

[goett047]

There's no pics of mine because I prefer to shoot guns before I cut into them. I've had my mosin for 2.5 days now.

Well get er done

[Shipyard]

allright, someone else beat me to the "build off" competition so this isn't *my* deal, but i can be a prickly bastard so picture a recovering punk rocker with full sleeve tattoo's on his lawn, shaking his fist at you as you read the following...


the point of the bubba build was to be in one word: ridiculous. it was undertaken as a fun, low cost, low risk if it goes south (i.e. $80 rifle vs $500 rifle...) project to learn about the skills it would take to improve a weapon, meet some cool new people and above all...

HAVE SOME FUN!!!!


as things always go around here (downhill) it seems that already there is a fair amount of animosity in this thread. i think this concept is an awesome one. you get to work on a gun, practice conceptual engineering skills and best of all, get your hands dirty working on something that you will eventually be able to make go bang in a manner better than when it started. but reality check here people, this "contest" isn't going to win you a Ferrari. it isn't going to pit iron chef against iron chef.

the most you're going to "win" is going to be a hackjob trophy and a gallon of $5 liquor

all this "well, did he REALLY do the work himself" ******** has got to go right now. this is a friendly game. this is supposed to be learning plus hilarity to chase some winter blues away. i hope that the people criticizing and moaning in this thread will be building a rifle and coming out to play with us because if you're not, go take you're pissy attitude elsewehre. there, i said it. rain on your own parade. actually, i hope you don't. stay home. i don't want someones bad attitude messing up fun for someone else around here who is looking forward to bettering themselves.

use what you have. item too expensive to fit "under the cap"? guess what. soviet russians didn't have much to work with either - you MADE it work. i love goett047's homemade $0.70 bolt handle. that thing rocks. that's as DIY as it gets. trying to calculate how much Strad spent on his nuzzle break? really? do we not have anything better to do?

if anyone wants help with something, i'll do what i can in the small amount of spare time i have. others have helped me, i'm more than happy to pay it forward. i'd be more than happy to offer any talents i have as an engineer to help problem solve or choose materials. hell, if i think it's a good idea and it's really needed i'll draw up the design in solidworks to prove a concept or fit. bounce ideas off me, my opinion is easily obtained and comes at a very reasonable price that anyone can afford (i.e. not a **** thing...)

there, there's my piece. flame on, carry on, get a jag on - it's a sunday night and i'm ready for some hardcore drinkin.

Shippy out

[goett047]

allright, someone else beat me to the "build off" competition so this isn't *my* deal, but i can be a prickly bastard so picture a recovering punk rocker with full sleeve tattoo's on his lawn, shaking his fist at you as you read the following...


the point of the bubba build was to be in one word: ridiculous. it was undertaken as a fun, low cost, low risk if it goes south (i.e. $80 rifle vs $500 rifle...) project to learn about the skills it would take to improve a weapon, meet some cool new people and above all...

HAVE SOME FUN!!!!


as things always go around here (downhill) it seems that already there is a fair amount of animosity in this thread. i think this concept is an awesome one. you get to work on a gun, practice conceptual engineering skills and best of all, get your hands dirty working on something that you will eventually be able to make go bang in a manner better than when it started. but reality check here people, this "contest" isn't going to win you a Ferrari. it isn't going to pit iron chef against iron chef.

the most you're going to "win" is going to be a hackjob trophy and a gallon of $5 liquor

all this "well, did he REALLY do the work himself" ******** has got to go right now. this is a friendly game. this is supposed to be learning plus hilarity to chase some winter blues away. i hope that the people criticizing and moaning in this thread will be building a rifle and coming out to play with us because if you're not, go take you're pissy attitude elsewehre. there, i said it. rain on your own parade. actually, i hope you don't. stay home. i don't want someones bad attitude messing up fun for someone else around here who is looking forward to bettering themselves.

use what you have. item too expensive to fit "under the cap"? guess what. soviet russians didn't have much to work with either - you MADE it work. i love goett047's homemade $0.70 bolt handle. that thing rocks. that's as DIY as it gets. trying to calculate how much Strad spent on his nuzzle break? really? do we not have anything better to do?

if anyone wants help with something, i'll do what i can in the small amount of spare time i have. others have helped me, i'm more than happy to pay it forward. i'd be more than happy to offer any talents i have as an engineer to help problem solve or choose materials. bounce ideas off me, my opinion is easily obtained and comes at a very reasonable price that anyone can afford (i.e. not a **** thing...)

there, there's my piece. flame on, carry on, get a jag on - it's a sunday night and i'm ready for some hardcore drinkin.

Shippy out

Amen and +1000000000 on the drinkin thing

[Shipyard]

Ok so anything we purchase that we didn't already own for the bubba build off goes against your cap. Got it.damn I knew I should have bought that m203 a few months ago. I could have figured out a way to mount it to the bottom. It would have been game over,give me the trophy. Lol

i'm wondering if we're not thinking too hard on this. i look at it this way, i got an old scope i traded $30 worth of stuff for sitting in the closet. it may be a $150 scope, but i got $30 into it. a scope's a scope a parts a part. hell, if you got a swarovski for $80 i'd DARE you to slap it on a mosin!!!!

ans that matters IF we actually have an accuracy component of the "competition". personally, i'd be happy to have a requirement 3 rounds on a pie plate at 50 yds. theese are not exactly what you would call precision inturments.

another thought though - if it's really tyhat much heartburn, shold we have two "classes"??? under $200 and over $200? i don't know that i would ever put more than that into it but we could always split it up so that the sky's the limit. if you want to pay for every item you put on the rifle fine with me. i'm doing this to be as resourceful as possible for as cheap as possible.

anyways, as usual, my $0.02 FWIW...

[timwarner]

I take it you've never met Misha before?

Well, I know I've met Tim. He's just not very observant.

you met me? didn't know we allowed ruskies at alary's.
You must have brought your wife.

It was a bad attempt at humor.
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[goett047]

I say we raise the limit and award more "points" to the less spent on the build... After all bubba may not be dirt floor poor, but painted plywood floor poor sure ain't out of the question

[White Horseradish]

you met me? didn't know we allowed ruskies at alary's.

Several times, and in several different places, as a matter of fact. See, this is why you guys are so easy to infiltrate.

[JJ]

Purely outsider looking in, so this commentary is worth as much as you paid for it.

Why should there be ANY price limit? I've seen guns that people plug thousands into and end up looking like chit. Money isn't the be all, end all. Tho create any masterpiece there has to be some sweat equity. Guess what, maybe a professional smith could produce the most pretty one. But where did anyone say this was a "most Pretty Mosin" contest.

Hell, it's a Bubba contest. IMO you should strive to hack as much as possible. Perfect excuse to imitate EVERY poorly built sporter you have ever seen at a fun show.

If I was jumping in, I could see grand visions of scopes mounted on see-thru mounts, with a MASSIVE poorly laid fiberglass cheekpiece, and a 2x4 for a fore-end to "ride the bags"

[Stradawhovious]

I say we raise the limit and award more "points" to the less spent on the build... After all bubba may not be dirt floor poor, but painted plywood floor poor sure ain't out of the question

Why have a spending limit?

The point for me was to be in as cheap as possible. Out of my wallet so far for Bubba, I've only spent about$57.00. That includes the firearm, the scope, and all of the work. I'm resourceful, what can I say.

If people want to spend thousand dollars to polish an $80 turd, who am I to stop them? The fact is money can buy stuff, but in a case like this, it probably can't buy "first place"

Personally, I'd like to see this be more about building really cool guns and hanging out with gun folks jaw jacking and shooting than about a competition. But that's just me.

[tazdevil]

I say we raise the limit and award more "points" to the less spent on the build... After all bubba may not be dirt floor poor, but painted plywood floor poor sure ain't out of the question

Hmmm painted plywood stock, hmmmmm.

[timwarner]

you met me? didn't know we allowed ruskies at alary's.

Several times, and in several different places, as a matter of fact. See, this is why you guys are so easy to infiltrate.

Yeah yeah, easy to infiltrate after a few beers.

[RAGGED]

tempted to join in and smoke you all

[goett047]

I hereby move the effin spending limit be revoked

[Stradawhovious]

I hereby move the effin spending limit be revoked

Second. (even though I have no intention of breaking the $100 mark.)

[ktech]

As an outsider, I have a thought.
Make a price list a part of the final judging. No spending limit, but make it known how much was spent to get the "rifle" (and I use that term loosely ) to its uh, current condition.
Seems like a fair way to go without excluding anybody, at least in my mind.