1919 A4 Forums banner

MP31 Soumi Build

1979 Views 7 Replies 3 Participants Last post by  comanderfritz
well the PPSH41 came back from Sherman and is off getting sandblasted and ready for final finishing, the mg42 just needs a bit more tweaking in regards to bolt fit before its ready. so ive decided to start the next one and i think my welding skills are up to it this time. so i looked at all the kits i have and decided to pick the next one to complete, the vickers is way to hard and im a bit short on cash plus i would need to send parts to sherman and he is backed up as it is. the MG34 is still at conrads so no need to start another kit. there is no semi auto Breda M37 design (yet). ill save the pile of ppsh41 parts just for back up, the VZ58 is on its way but i don't have the money for a receiver, so that left me with the Soumi and the bren. basicaly i cant afford to do the bren.

now ive always really liked this gun every since i got it and would rather have it than a ppsh41 but there is no common design for it.

so, im looking for any information/threads about this build. i can only find minimal to nothing regarding this.

if anyone has completed on of these i would love to see a photo.

thus far i have ordered another receiver ($20) to use as filler sections and handpick the best pieces from each and would like to do a re-weld. from looking at it i could either weld a block similar to the PPSh41 receiver or fill in a section all the way around to make a sort of partail reduced deminsion in a section. both ways would effectively keep a FA bolt for being able to go back in.
i was planing to have my bolt modified for semi auto by whoever the hell does like. (i think prexis does) and order a semi auto trigger group from the guy who got his design approved. course i am not sure if it is a AR15 set up but i think it is which is what i'm looking for.

let me know if you have any thoughts or advice on this because believe me there not much out there.
See less See more
1 - 4 of 8 Posts
Greg Clark @ www.weaponsguild.com sells a complete build CD he's the one who got the approval from the alpha boys
if i was to go that route id have to spend around $350 plus lots of welding a receiver finishing.

which is not that bad i suppose but for the amount of work id have to put into it...

now id like to use a rewelded receiver, it seems the semi auto bolt prexis makes its only for his reduced receiver, i would like to come up with one that has a block instead of a reduced dimension. i can save $150 right there. least ive got something to work with now.
at this point its more about what i can afford.

i think ill go reweld i was thinking using a full length block that will also act as holder for my reweld, after i fix the ppsh tomorrow with your help the next day or this weekend i think ill start on the fitting together and weld prep. and see where that takes me. going to use gregs trigger set up. as for the bolt... i don't know yet. AR15 firing pin? got some designing i need to do i guess. but a simply will out for the block similar to the ppsh bolt but more like a guide rail will do i believe

now theres already a guide rail on top on the receiver where the cite base fits onto it. perhaps i can do something with this.

picture example.


what you all think?
See less See more
THESE SOUMI BOLTS ARE HARD!!!!

sdk
thats why i need someone with a mil
1 - 4 of 8 Posts
This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.
Top