Finishing it is a good plan! You Have to have a 380, get a keltec, they are frighteningly accurate for a mouse gun.
No Martini Henry? LOL! π Calibres can sneak up on you, I'm afraid to make this list. But I do enjoy as trip to the range to turn money into noise!
The web on the 7.62 x 51 is badly designed, being too flat. As a result they have more recoil than they need to have. I may restock one with a more normal web angle, and see if it behaves better.
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Web angle? Is that the same ad shoulder angle?
If that is what you mean then look into an AI chamber, or
ACKLEY IMPROVES. It's a much better efficiency for the amount of powder needed! Plus you can get more powder in there too
Yes the flatter the stock, the more recoil is transferred to the shoulder. The sharper the angle, the more rise on the barrel; it's a trade off.
I will look at that chamber modification, sounds fun. But the Mossin Negant is pretty crude, and may not be worth that much work. Restocking is easy, and would greatly improve it's looks and function!
I do like modifying these toys....
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