Converting a Mosin Nagant to .45-70

Posted May 25, 2011 in Rifles by Steve Johnson with 42 Comments
Tags: 45-70, Mosin, rifle, rifles

Two home gunsmiths, Chapaev and Voland, have been working on converting two Mosin Nagant rifles to use the .45-70 cartridge. Their almost completed rifles have a 3+1 capacity, 16.25″ barrels and fiber optic sights.

It was no easy task with a lot of modifications required. The pair extensively documented the process on their blog Pharmory.

One of the rifles being test fired.

I think Captain Mosin and Mr Nagant would approve.

Steve Johnson

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