jason41987
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well, i posted a thread recently saying i was looking for a new bolt action, but some AK projects are taking priority so for the time being im going to stick with my M38 mosin nagant as my main bolt action.. but if im going to use this thing more often im going to need to make some improvements on it without bubba-ing it, and i refuse to use anything besides the military stock even though i absolutely hate the color red, it just looks so much more gorgeous on the M38
so im wondering what i could do to make this more comfortable for me.. its still in completely and totally original condition.. even using the off-green military sling that came with it.. storing my gun oil and solvent for cleaning it in the original oil can that came with them, and storing my loaded 7.62x54R ammo in the ammo pouch that came with it (this nagant game with everything when i purchased it.. full kit)
so the number one issue i have is my right wrist.. im not sure if other people have this issue, or if its because some of the damage ive done to my hand in the past, but it can actually get to be pretty painful with the straight comb of the stock.. now i dont want to replace this stock, but i notice there are cheek rests that tie onto bolt action stocks, is there anything like that that could give me a little more to grip onto?
my second issue is something personal with me.. ive actually messed up my neck pretty bad both muscles in each side of my neck, so having something to rest my head on will help a lot too.. again, looking for accessories i can attach without any kind of modification, so probably one of those tie on cheek rests i mentioned above
i typically shoot this thing with the original steel buttplate.. actually.. i figure even without ammo that steel buttplate would make it more useful than a baseball bat should i need it for an intruder.. i may keep it, i may put something else on, i dont know
so.. what would you do to make improvements without modifying the components of the rifle?
so im wondering what i could do to make this more comfortable for me.. its still in completely and totally original condition.. even using the off-green military sling that came with it.. storing my gun oil and solvent for cleaning it in the original oil can that came with them, and storing my loaded 7.62x54R ammo in the ammo pouch that came with it (this nagant game with everything when i purchased it.. full kit)
so the number one issue i have is my right wrist.. im not sure if other people have this issue, or if its because some of the damage ive done to my hand in the past, but it can actually get to be pretty painful with the straight comb of the stock.. now i dont want to replace this stock, but i notice there are cheek rests that tie onto bolt action stocks, is there anything like that that could give me a little more to grip onto?
my second issue is something personal with me.. ive actually messed up my neck pretty bad both muscles in each side of my neck, so having something to rest my head on will help a lot too.. again, looking for accessories i can attach without any kind of modification, so probably one of those tie on cheek rests i mentioned above
i typically shoot this thing with the original steel buttplate.. actually.. i figure even without ammo that steel buttplate would make it more useful than a baseball bat should i need it for an intruder.. i may keep it, i may put something else on, i dont know
so.. what would you do to make improvements without modifying the components of the rifle?