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That's one fine looking rifle. Excellent write up as well, I enjoyed reading it.
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Thanks guys. Was a fun project, not sure I want to do it again though, hehehe.
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That is real nice Ekie! I seen one(Chicom) at a local shop yesterday and I started to get it...er put moey down on her but I walked out with a .45 instead. I thought to me self, only one project at a time. So maybe next year I might start on a project like this.
Do you think their would be any problems mounting an A.R.M.S. scope mount to the Chicom rec? |
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You could go with a Smith Enterprise or Sadlak Industries scope mount. These models have the cam bolt that will self adjust as you tighten the mounting bolt. To be fair though Bill Ricca states that the Chicom receivers usually are very good at accepting scope mounts. The Federal Ordnance and Springfield Armory receivers are a maybe with the ARMS mount. The problem is not the ARMS mount or any other steel M14 mount, it is the receiver geometry. Even H&R USGI M14 receivers did not always accept the ARMS mount when they were tested by the U. S. Army.
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Absolutely prehistoric engineering on the M-14, compared to an AR.
Which is why I'm having mine put together by a professional gunsmith :) |
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Really great write up!
Really love to see people that do their own work! Loved reading it! Thanks! |
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Congrats on the great looking rifle. Very nice pics and write up. Thanks!
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Thanks guys, the write up was all most as much work as building the rifle, well not quite.
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Ekie,
This was a nice read. I am going to do the same thing myself except I am going to pay someone to rework my receiver. I do not have the tools or the time to do it. Your work inspired me to get my Polytech done. max |
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Look, look, a very rare HatchetJoe post, and in a "grasshopper" post no less.
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Ekie,
Are those Hawk fake selector do dads available anywhere that you know of? I'd sure like to have one for my M14. It's always looked "naked" on that side of the receiver. |
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Hey sure is a nice looking rifle and a good write-up.
Oh, excuse me. [Marine Drill Instructor] Where the HELL is the GREASE ON THAT RIFLE SON??!!?? PUT some GODDAMMED GREASE in the OP-ROD CHANNEL and ON THE BOLT ROLLER NUMBNUTS! DO YOU WANT TO HAVE A MAJOR MALFUNCTION? I WANT TO SEE A SHINE ON THOSE PARTS THAT'S SLICKER N' A PIMP'S HAIR ON SATURDAY NITE! [/Marine Drill Instructor] Yes, that's a mighty fine job of workmanship there you can be proud of. Uh, say, did you hear sumptin'? |
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Yep, no grease in those pictures. Cleaned the rifle up for photographical purposes ya know.
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What was the total cost incl. tools, parts, etc. and not labor?
Nice job and great read, I am considering doing a build also. |
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Sorry CsMfU2, did not notice your post till just now. Did not end up having anything in the rifle, I had purchased about $10,000 worth of parts, hand picked the ones I wanted, and sold the rest off at a profit to pay for the entire project. I can tell you that the tools totaled up at $569.62. Most of them are also usable on the M1 Garand though.
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Wow, beautiful rifle. Wish I had the knowledge to built that......
ON a scale of one to ten, how hard was it to build this, compared to an AR15? Ben |
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Well, don't get any easier then putting a AR-15 together, those are like legos, don't recall ever having to hand fit a part, other then when using custom parts. I understand that there is some hand fitting involved if you use cheap Brand X parts though, never tried that, have enough problems as it is.
My experience is limited to putting together AR-15, AR-10, FAL/L1A1, M1 Garand, and M14 rifles (now starting on the Kalashnikov family). I also rate them in that order in terms of difficulty of assembly. There is a big jump in terms of difficulty when going from the FAL to the Garand, and another going up to the M14. Best bet is to practice with putting together a Garand before graduating to the M14. Would not be so bad with the M14 if you could get a Govt Spec receiver for one, like you can a Garand. All of the M14 receivers available are no more then "look alike" type parts, and require hand fitting. Oh yeah, and if you want a accurate M14, well that is another story...... |
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Did you build the M14 to keep as a show peice, or as a hunting rifle or possibly a SHTF rifle? I Know many Special forces and sniper squads in the military still use it as a battle rifle and sniper rifle, although it probably is a tad on the heavy side.
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I simply missed the M14NM that I was issued for a few years. Plus needed one to round out my Cold War collection.
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Sounds like a good reason to me! Issued? Ex military? Ben |
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Good reason? Maybe, but I don't think I need one, hehe. Yes, I served as a 11B in the 35th ID, and was issued a M14NM for three or four years while I was on the rifle team.
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Hmm. Nuff of a reason for anybody. Ben |
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nice job Ekie, i finally got mine together , bought some South African ammo and a few weeks ago hit the range, started to get some good groupings going when my bolt roller clip broke, made another out of some coil spring but havent gone back shooting yet, wish i had the money to put an ACOG on it . ( SGT ROCK )
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Well I just got my Polytech back from Warbird. It looks nice and now sports all USGI parts. It is good to go. I'll shoot it and post a range report. My only complaint is that I got a crappy USGI synthetic stock. Luckily I have a few nice stocks stashed away.
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Hey there SGT ROCK, you using a Springfield Inc receiver? On some of the commerical receivers the bolt roller contacts the receiver at the bottom of the roller as it locks up. This is hard on the roller. Good to hear you got yours up and running. |
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i noticed on my op rod were the roller sits there is a small ledge it has to ride over when the bolt is locking , is this normal ? Im thinking it will wear down a little and the roller will run easier inside the op rod channel. Yep got the Springfield reciever, im happy with the way it went together, i used a garand wrench and a barrel fixture, my dad had a neighbor make it for him , it doesnt use pressure on the barrel it uses a short lip that fits in the barrel groove and keeps it from turning when you tighten the barrel, it worked out great, but getting the sites aligned was a bitch, over all it looks great. I figured my headspace is a tight 1.632, all i have is go and no go guages. the SA ammo shot ok in it. Ill be lookin for a fiberglass stock next.
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Super great looking rifle! Thank you very much again for the excellent threads on AK47.net on converting Bulgy AK74 bolts to use in Romy SAR3s!
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Probably need a picture to see what you mean about this ledge.
Thanks guys, gee those SAR3 posts are old.
Nice compliment, especially considering the source. |
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Beautiful Rifle, You made the right choice with the Chi-Com Receiver; There are only 2 correct ways to go with M14s Chi-com or LRB.
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Ekie about how much money and time did you invest into this project? it turned out great
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Elfie, that's beautiful. You took your time and did your own rifle and it came out just awesome. I'd love to have a rifle like that for myself. Even more I'd like to know how to work on my own rifle the way you do. That's really cool. Congratulations on a great job, salud.
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That is one sweet rifle. There is just something about a good ole steel and wood 30 caliber that makes you smile.
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Runs fine. Accuracy is typical, shoots about 2.5 MOA with ball ammo. |
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