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Posted: 1/27/2009 6:14:55 AM EDT
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I have done it once when I removed the finger grooves ona GLock 23, I liked it but that is the only chopping, cutting grinding I would ever do.
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Posted: 1/27/2009 6:15:40 AM EDT
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No, I don't. I collect old firearms and will do repairs if needed, but I don't alter them from the original configuration.
I've 'un-bubbized' a couple old milsurp bolt guns that Bubba had decided would make a cheap hunting rifle. I got myself a nice Spanish 1916 short rifle in 7mm Mauser, and a decent French Berthier using the un-Bubba method. |
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Posted: 1/27/2009 6:16:49 AM EDT
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With good reason. I'm looking to get a new front sight installed on my Marlin .22, which will require machining. Its not done on a whim, though.
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Posted: 1/27/2009 6:18:08 AM EDT
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depends on the gun and why i bought it.
if it's a sd gun i have NO problem modifying it to do what i want it to do. ie.. add rail etc. i also wouldn't consider selling something i have done that to. |
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Posted: 1/27/2009 6:19:22 AM EDT
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No, I do not permanently mod my guns.
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Posted: 1/27/2009 6:22:40 AM EDT
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Depends on the gun and how it's done. Some well thought out mods are fine. I have a 1903A3 that the previous owner had converted to a safari type rifle in the late 50s. The workmanship was excellent and Bubba never saw it. I don't consider master gunsmiths to be bubbas. Now, would I modify a mosin or mauser, sure if it suited my taste at the time.
Would I modify an original Winchester 1873 or milsurp Garand or carbine, NO. It all depends upon what it is. |
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Posted: 1/27/2009 6:39:06 AM EDT
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Depends on the gun and how it's done. Some well thought out mods are fine. I have a 1903A3 that the previous owner had converted to a safari type rifle in the late 50s. The workmanship was excellent and Bubba never saw it. I don't consider master gunsmiths to be bubbas. Now, would I modify a mosin or mauser, sure if it suited my taste at the time. Would I modify an original Winchester 1873 or milsurp Garand or carbine, NO. It all depends upon what it is. Keep in mind, 10 years from now we might be complaining about Bubba jobs on Mosins. 10-15 years ago some of us thought Enfields would always be cheap and common. I remember passing them over at $85 because they were too expensive. That said, I modified a Mosin myself. |
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Posted: 1/27/2009 6:41:57 AM EDT
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Other than some rare collectable (which I have no desire to own anyway) I am willing to modify anything I own in anyway I wish. Resale value and all that are completely irrelevant to me.
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Posted: 1/27/2009 6:48:39 AM EDT
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Out of all of the firearms I've owned, I've only permanently modified two firearms in all of my gun owning history.
And that was getting the shiny, pimptastic, high polished "stainless" finish on my Yugo M70AB2 bolt-carrier media blasted to a dull grey; along with the likewise finished hammer and trigger on a blued Ruger Redhawk. If I am going to modify a weapon, it must either 1) correct a severe aesthetic aspect, 2) provide a substantial gain in performance, or 3) make an unusable weapon function again. |
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Posted: 1/27/2009 6:51:52 AM EDT
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Other than some rare collectable (which I have no desire to own anyway) I am willing to modify anything I own in anyway I wish. Resale value and all that are completely irrelevant to me. +1. I have modified many guns for IPSC/3-gunning type competition. Here is a Glock 22 on which I corrected the appalling factory grip angle using a Dremel and Bondo: 
... here's my M11/9 subgun onto which I welded a riser scope rail: 
... and lastly, here are some shotguns I extensively modified for 3-gunning: 
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Posted: 1/27/2009 6:52:29 AM EDT
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Most of my guns are the way I bought them. Iron sights, factory furniture, etc.
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Posted: 1/27/2009 6:54:31 AM EDT
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Quoted: I'm extremely hesitant to permanently modify my guns, I just cant bring myself to have a light rail welded to a Springfield Loaded 1911, for example, and would rather just buy another one with a rail as part of the frame or get a no-modification-required drop-in part. And sporterizing any of my C&Rs is just plain out, they're still in the exact configuration I bought them in. You're not describing permanent modifications. You're describing ABORTIONS.  In my case, I keep them pretty much as they came except for the addition of accessories (Scopes, etc.). There are a few I plan on painting. Other than that, nope. |
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Posted: 1/27/2009 6:57:38 AM EDT
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It's very rare for me to do anything permanent to a gun. The most extreme thing I've done is dremeled off the dimples from the inside of my 870 mag tube for an extension. And even that took several years of pondering.
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Posted: 1/27/2009 6:59:18 AM EDT
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All of my guns are in there original configurations. If I had a need to modify them, I would, but I don't.
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Posted: 1/27/2009 7:26:30 AM EDT
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I flute all my barrels with a dremel
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