tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406088964942152547.post7355123753479935067..comments2024-03-28T21:31:47.191-04:00Comments on The Abode of McThag: Immune To BubbaAngus McThaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09295013525738248801noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406088964942152547.post-26180759146839706112012-12-10T17:35:20.347-05:002012-12-10T17:35:20.347-05:00DING DING DING! Winner! That's a valid reaso...DING DING DING! Winner! That's a valid reason! Bubba thinks he made a sniper rifle, not an educational project.<br /><br />And since there's copious numbers of M44 at present, no reason not to carve one up.<br /><br />A related Bubba problem is the staunch refusal to recognize that even though there's a large supply, it's still a finite supply. I cannot help but think that the reason there are no Krags and Trapdoors any more is because Bubba ruined so many learning that he wasn't a gunsmith.<br /><br />Today's drop in parts means that reversing Bubba should be simple.Angus McThaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09295013525738248801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406088964942152547.post-2129372252519641192012-12-10T16:34:36.273-05:002012-12-10T16:34:36.273-05:00I'll offer another angle to the idea -- a chea...I'll offer another angle to the idea -- a cheap learning experience.<br /><br />I have two M-44s. One is really beat up, stock looks like it has been through a chipper. I paid $70 for it. Using it as a learning experience in gun-smithing/part replacement would be much cheaper then using a $300 brand new rifle. <br /><br />Now I'm with you on what you are saying. I've ran the same calculations and when it is time to get a low cost Scout Rifle / Hog Gun / ETC, I'll purchase one. But for messing around and figuring out what works and what doesn't work....why not use something that is mass produced and cheap?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406088964942152547.post-84329484245273077742012-12-10T06:54:04.898-05:002012-12-10T06:54:04.898-05:00If Bubba remembers to save the parts.If Bubba remembers to save the parts.Angus McThaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09295013525738248801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406088964942152547.post-8902200936423382132012-12-10T05:44:12.471-05:002012-12-10T05:44:12.471-05:00Yep, overall there are so many inexpensive, yet g...Yep, overall there are so many inexpensive, yet good-quality rifles out there, it just doesn't make dollars and cents to modify collectable surplus guns.<br /><br />Maybe it used to when 1904 Springers were $15 a whack and labor was cheap to hack them, and there WASN'T a collector's market.<br /><br />These days it doesn't.<br /><br />Still with things like scope mounts that use the rear sight screws, and purpose-built stocks, at least changing the rifle does nothing permanent, and it can call be changed back in an afternoon.Weer'd Beardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528978001340070552noreply@blogger.com