Right now it is chilly, windy and raining outsideThe outside temp is 37 but it feels like 29I have a 2 story house and a crawlspace that runs the entire layout of the houseIt's always cold on the kitchen and hallway floor on the 1st floorAnd the 2nd floor of my house is an iceboxThe attic is well insulated, the windows are drafty (aluminum) but I am replacing the 2nd floor windows by the end of the monthI set the thermastat on my furnace (which is on the first floor) to 79 and within 30 minutes off the heat being off the temp dipped down to 74Could the insulation on the sides of the house by poor and making the whole house cold all the time?
Why lie, Harry? Any gunsmith knows you cant mix powders - it is called a 'duplex' load - very unstableVery dangerousIt's one of the first things you learn about when building ammunition.
Did he hand pick his Mosin or did he get the random pick that most people get with the worn muzzle and dark, frosty bore? If your gunsmith friend is that good with Mosin Nagant iron sites, he might be in the wrong jobFinally, Vassily Zaistyev had one that was preselected for accuracy to be used for snipersHe also had a scope attached The cost to have a MN setup like Vassily, would be more than the cost of buying a brand new, more accurate, more reliable, easier to handle, modern rifle and optics.
The M-N wasn't state of the art in 1894 when it was introduced (compare it to a Mauser for example)The M-N is a big club/boat paddle that shoots sometimes and some people did well with itIt was made in such numbers because it was CHEAP to make and the Soviets didn't have to invest in new toolingThen all the surplus M-Ns came out and sold for $99 or less;prices went up as supplies dried upMost of the rifles are not collector quality because numbers don't match (armory work) and many have barrels that weren't shot out but overly cleaned by zealous conscripts so the barrel crowns are toastI'm not a Mosin hater,I just don't see a reason for it's cult followingIt isn't user friendly,it isn't easily modified and it isn't all that accurate compared to a new rifle that can be purchased for $300 (like the Savage Axis)I don't buy cheap rifles;I invest in rifles that will last me and my son and probably a grandchild and no matter how much lipstick and perfume you put on an M-N it is still a pig.
You said you have a crawl spaceIs your floor insulated? How much insulation do you have in your wallsAnd if your windows leak that bad, you're heating the outdoorsWhen getting the replacement windows, make sure the contractor removes the old window's sash weights and insulates the sash cavities???????????
