Was given a wooden Mosin crate, empty though. This is what I did with it.
Did not make a coffee table out of it, kind of a shadow box mounted on the wall.
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Thats a cool idea. Hadnt thought of that. What the heck kind of brackets/fasteners did you use to hang it?? My crate weighs a bloody ton....even empty! 
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Re: wooden Mosin crate project
I hope you attached it well, my empty crate by itself is at least 60 pounds, with rifles it's in the 300 range, or more than I care to lift. Interesting idea 
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The brackets are cast aluminum 8"x14" with a steel bar to reinforce the load.NLMosin wrote:Thats a cool idea. Hadnt thought of that. What the heck kind of brackets/fasteners did you use to hang it?? My crate weighs a bloody ton....even empty!
3, 3/8 lag bolts 5" long per side, any longer would have poked out the other side of the wall
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Pretty cool. First thing I thought of when seeing this is the Corvette out at Wisconsin Dells.
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That's one way to keep your car from being stolen, well most places anyway, probably not in the Bronx.
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Re: wooden Mosin crate project
Nice to see a different idea on using these crates. Well done. 
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Baltimore will Steal your car, with a driver in it .............Junk Yard Dog wrote:That's one way to keep your car from being stolen, well most places anyway, probably not in the Bronx.
Damn, I'll bet that's going to leave a mark! Probably hurt too!
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"I think Congressmen should wear uniforms,
you know, like NASCAR drivers, so we could
identify their corporate sponsors."
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Back to your crate, "NEATO"
Damn, I'll bet that's going to leave a mark! Probably hurt too!
"I think Congressmen should wear uniforms,
you know, like NASCAR drivers, so we could
identify their corporate sponsors."
"When I die, I want to be facing my enemies surrounded by their dead bodies and piles of spent brass"
"Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience." - Mark Twain
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"I think Congressmen should wear uniforms,
you know, like NASCAR drivers, so we could
identify their corporate sponsors."
"When I die, I want to be facing my enemies surrounded by their dead bodies and piles of spent brass"
"Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience." - Mark Twain
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Do the crates fit all kinds of mosins, or are there longer crates for M1891s and shorter for the carbines?
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My crate only fits 91/30's. I have tried to reconfigure the spacers and I cant seem to make it work. It might be like the Rubik cube though...I couldnt make that work either! 
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Re: wooden Mosin crate project
Last time I was at Axis Arms, he had carbine crates. Don't know how much they were. May want to call him and find out.rayjd2 wrote:Do the crates fit all kinds of mosins, or are there longer crates for M1891s and shorter for the carbines?