Tag Archives: STUPID

Turd Nugget update

Posted on January 9, 2014 by bubbleheadgunnut

Decided that I like the straight stock better.  It is still shorter than a Ruger 10/22.

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Teh Stupid in action

Posted on May 23, 2013 by bubbleheadgunnut

I finished my little tacticool project finally and took her for a spin this morning.  I have to admit, I was expecting some pretty hefty recoil from my little 7 pound monstrosity and I was hoping that the Jerry Miculek … Continue reading →

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Teh STUPID now has a muzzle brake

Posted on May 18, 2013 by bubbleheadgunnut

I got the special tool in the mail only two days after I ordered it from Dinzag arms.  Those guys are great and make lots of cool, custom AK stuff.  Seriously, check them out.  Since they gun manglers in the … Continue reading →

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Delays, delays

Posted on May 13, 2013 by bubbleheadgunnut

Well, the glorious STUPID carbine project is, unfortunately, on hold.  I am so close to being done, this just sucks.  In order to cut threads for the muzzle brake, a special tool is required to turn down the OD of … Continue reading →

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Teh STUPID got a folding stock

Posted on May 5, 2013 by bubbleheadgunnut

While my barrel is at the shop waiting to be cut down and threaded, I decided to attach the folding stock.  After much hemming and hawing with a little bit of measuring, I took the wood saw to the stock. … Continue reading →

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Update on the AK grip

Posted on April 30, 2013 by bubbleheadgunnut

In my last post, I failed to mention how these threaded wood inserts work and received some questions regarding them.  They are threaded on the outside and on the inside with a slot cut in one end for a screwdriver … Continue reading →

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AK grip on a Mosin?

Posted on April 29, 2013 by bubbleheadgunnut

Yeah, I did it.  Teh STUPID project continues and now she’s rocking a sweet AK grip.  I used a threaded wood insert to provide the anchor point and it seems to have worked well.  In order to get it to … Continue reading →

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More progress on the STUPID carbine

Posted on April 25, 2013 by bubbleheadgunnut

Well, I went ahead and removed the front sight/bayonet lug sleeve from the barrel of the Type53.  I had set aside a couple hours to do this, and I was surprised when it came off so easily.  I had heard … Continue reading →

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Cosmo-Clean

Posted on April 22, 2013 by bubbleheadgunnut

I got started on the STUPID project and the first thing, of course, was to remove the cosmoline and get her all cleaned up.  Now, there are so many different methods out there and I don’t pretend to know the … Continue reading →

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Teh STUPID came home

Posted on April 22, 2013 by bubbleheadgunnut

With her sentence served in gun jail, my Type 53 came home with me on the 19th.  I find it rather fitting that I physically got a new rifle on the 238th anniversary of the opening shots of the Revolutionary … Continue reading →

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