On one hand, I realize the lower cut stock was supposed to facilitate attaching a scope mount, but on the other hand if you're going to attach a scope mount why not use a standard one instead of a block of aluminum? The metal plate on the back of the stock was removed and replaced with a rubber buttpad, and there is a screw in the gas block which I assume is also Bubba's handiwork. The screw is not large enough or long enough to block the gas block, so I'm not quite sure what its function is supposed to be. Included was also a 10 round mag that was modified to work with the rifle. It locks in and detaches just like the 5 rounder.
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I have seen the gas block setup used on rifles like the PSL.....it kind of acts as a poor mans gas regulator. Given the barrel looks lopped off, maybe they tried to fix an issue caused by shortening the barrel.
That is world class fugly!
Quote from: Greasemonkey on October 06, 2018, 11:45:47 PM
I have seen the gas block setup used on rifles like the PSL.....it kind of acts as a poor mans gas regulator. Given the barrel looks lopped off, maybe they tried to fix an issue caused by shortening the barrel.
I'm not quite sure how it would work though because the screw only extends about half way into the gas block and it does not reach the vertical hole in the gas block. It's also only about half the diameter of that hole. It may block some of the flow, but I just don't see it being very effective at it, unless it was meant to exhaust the gases outside the gas block when loosened.
Quote from: Phosphorus32 on October 07, 2018, 11:18:04 AM
That is world class fugly!
It's really a shame because the rifle has been well taken care of and otherwise is in great shape. The stock is also in fantastic shape and looks very nice. I would have preferred that the rifle came with an aftermarket top cover since the originals were not serialized so it would have been fairly easy to revert the rifle back to its original configuration.
I'm not quite sure what to do with the mount because it's so low that it prevents the use of the iron sights, and not to mention that's it's gaudy. I thought about re-drilling another mount to match the hole pattern on the rifle, but the two outer screws are 3.75" apart, and I'm fairly sure that will significantly limit which mounts could be used.
What number Hunter is it?
Quote from: jpeppers on October 07, 2018, 02:19:28 PM
Quote from: Phosphorus32 on October 07, 2018, 11:18:04 AM
That is world class fugly!
It's really a shame because the rifle has been well taken care of and otherwise is in great shape. The stock is also in fantastic shape and looks very nice. I would have preferred that the rifle came with an aftermarket top cover since the originals were not serialized so it would have been fairly easy to revert the rifle back to its original configuration.
I'm not quite sure what to do with the mount because it's so low that it prevents the use of the iron sights, and not to mention that's it's gaudy. I thought about re-drilling another mount to match the hole pattern on the rifle, but the two outer screws are 3.75" apart, and I'm fairly sure that will significantly limit which mounts could be used.
Sorry to be so blunt...it was just sort of a gut reaction with that scope mount cover in the white.
Quote from: Power Surge on October 08, 2018, 06:13:53 PM
What number Hunter is it?
It's number 51. There's another modification that I found. There's a screw in the rear portion of the receiver. In the pictures you posted in 2015, I noticed that your Hunter has a hole in that rear area of the receiver but it's in the corner and the hole doesn't seem threaded. On mine, the screw is right in the center of that area. I believe it was added to limit the play between the receiver and the stock. The weird thing is that the recoil spring is still caked in cosmoline. I would think that if you're going to make all these modifications you'd clean up the cosmoline.
Quote from: Phosphorus32 on October 08, 2018, 06:43:33 PM
Sorry to be so blunt...it was just sort of a gut reaction with that scope mount cover in the white.
No worries, I feel the same way. I thought that the mount was the only modification to the rifle, so I'm also a little annoyed at my other findings. Still, for the price I paid ($400) I'm not really in a position to complain. I've been tossing up the idea of getting the base for a ZF4 scope mount milled for that hole pattern since the base is just a simple rail, but the mounts are a bit pricey, and their dimensions aren't readily available so I'm not sure if I want to go that way.
Someone on the other boards also mentioned that the screw in the gas block looks like a carburetor jet, and I think that's correct.
Quote from: jpeppers on October 08, 2018, 07:20:45 PM
Quote from: Power Surge on October 08, 2018, 06:13:53 PM
What number Hunter is it?
It's number 51. There's another modification that I found. There's a screw in the rear portion of the receiver. In the pictures you posted in 2015, I noticed that your Hunter has a hole in that rear area of the receiver but it's in the corner and the hole doesn't seem threaded. On mine, the screw is right in the center of that area. I believe it was added to limit the play between the receiver and the stock. The weird thing is that the recoil spring is still caked in cosmoline. I would think that if you're going to make all these modifications you'd clean up the cosmoline.
Quote from: Phosphorus32 on October 08, 2018, 06:43:33 PM
Sorry to be so blunt...it was just sort of a gut reaction with that scope mount cover in the white.
No worries, I feel the same way. I thought that the mount was the only modification to the rifle, so I'm also a little annoyed at my other findings. Still, for the price I paid ($400) I'm not really in a position to complain. I've been tossing up the idea of getting the base for a ZF4 scope mount milled for that hole pattern since the base is just a simple rail, but the mounts are a bit pricey, and their dimensions aren't readily available so I'm not sure if I want to go that way.
Someone on the other boards also mentioned that the screw in the gas block looks like a carburetor jet, and I think that's correct.
Cool, that one isn't in the database.
Geez. Qualifies as a felony in SKSland.
Quote from: Matchka on December 28, 2018, 05:24:06 PM
Geez. Qualifies as a felony in SKSland.
Ha ha ha ha Good one. The older I get the more liberal I feel about bullied sks's :)