17 April 2002, 05:18
NitromanFN30-11 Replica
How do you like this? Guy on another forum. Bought the stock from Gunparts corp and put a Shaw barrel on VZ-24 action. Modified an STG-58 bipod. Looks almost like the real thing yes?
I wonder if the VZ-24 could take the .300 RUM or .300WSM?
Shot of bottom showing the rail and very sano bipod installation.
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21 April 2002, 08:14
D HumbargerThat looks good Roger! Well done indeed. What caliber is it? The VZ/24 is strong enough for those rounds but I'm not certain they would feed very smoothly.
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Doug Humbarger
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21 April 2002, 09:08
NitromanHowdy Bearclaw,
An engineer on the Tishamingo RR built that. $80.00 for the stock (I know, that is what it is costing me

), the STG-58 bipod he modified by cutting off the feet and looks like some plastic coatings on the ends. He milled a piece of bar stock to fill the rail, 0.880" underneath the stock and attached the bipod to it. The buttpad is another STG-58 leftover.
Figure $100.00 for the receiver, $80.00 for the stock, $200.00 for the barrel and $25.00 for the bar stock and leftover parts = NOT BAD!!
He did say it fed very well. He is going to fix the triggerguard to accept FAL magazines here in the near future. I haven't asked him how it shoots.
I am looking forward to getting my stock. I will use an adjustable bipod like the m-14 style. Have already decided what I am going to do, just need to wait another couple of weeks. I'll be outa school and working, will be able to get the ball rolling on this.
Oops! It is a .308 Winchester with 1:10 twist.
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