I have heard several guys talk about doing the 7.62x39 conversion, and I know that quite a few have been done on SMLE actions as well.
I liked the visual you painted. It does indeed have appeal.
Midway no longer offers the Green Mountain Series 2 barrels in anything other than the 7x57 in a lightweight F-17 profile, so as they available “off the shelf”, and the price is very favorable, I am going to go with that and have it trimmed down from 21 to 20 inches.
As an aside, can anyone educate me on the technical merits of cocking on opening vs closing?
