Project thread

>>31085769
Webley?

>>31086406
If not Webley than probably Adams, either way I'm not going to be loading any more than 11 grains BP equivalent.

>>31085769
Planning to rust blue an FEG hi power I got from buds.

Phosphating an M14, assembling an M1, making 6mm Lee Navy cases, building a Savage 94B stock, firing cable and deep clean of a recoilless rifle, VZ61 80% build.
Have a bunch of projects and never enough time or workspace to do anything.

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>>31085769
Was going to get a reasonable p14, but visa shit the bed, and someone else bought it.

I'm sad.

>>31087152
* restoreable

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>>31085769
>what are you working on
Plastic bullets

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>>31087225
Theyre full case length and weigh 10gr. No powder only primer powered

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>>31087262
Thought about making your own cases as well?

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>>31087318
Im working with a 3d printer so i dont think the case would be strong enough.

>Resized and flipped

>>31087225
congratulations, you invented airsoft!

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Just finished refinishing my 91/30 stock

>>31087353
Nah i just improved what speer already does. Mine feed from a magazine though because they arent flat.

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/315781/speer-plastic-bullets-38-caliber-357-to-358-diameter-box-of-50

>>31087347
for primer only no powder it might be strong enough, and probably would be worth testing

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>>31087366
And here it is next to my refinished Type 53 that I did 2 years ago

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>>31087386
The rim is what im worried about. The layers might separate. I did design up a 10mm dummy round for malfunction drills though. Might print it tomorrow. Also i printed this today.
A clip in mount for a streamlight microstream. Its for my ar but i had my 10mm with me

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>>31087440
And on the ar

>>31087262
>>31087440
What machine are you using? I haven't been keeping up with 3D at all but the surface finish looks great.

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>>31087462
A couple of Dimension 768's theyre old industrial printers. Even for being 13 years old they print in 0.1 mm layer height.

>>31087440
You could make the bullet heeled for increased case thickness. What is the melting temp of the plastic you use? you could even make specialized hot glue molds.

>>31087525
Heeled? Im not sure what that means.
The printers extrude at 285c but it probably melts before that. I was thinking of casting some from acrylic but im not sure how it would stand up to being shot. These have a cone in the bottom that im hoping will act like a mini ball and expand for a gas seal. Theyre .350" in diameter so 5 thousandths less than a typical 9mm. They should still grab rifling though.

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>>31087570
Like a .22 where the bullets base is smaller than ogaiv

>>31085769
Is that an Adams Webley?

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>>31087645
I'm retarded and should have just Google a pic

>>31087648

I wish I was that rich, it's just some Belgian gun with no name and oddly enough no rear sights

>>31087645
>>31087663
I dont think it would work with 9mm. Most 9mm handguns headspace off the case lip dont they?

>>31087721
You could make the heel stop short of the mouth

>>31087718
Damn.
Looks like a Belgian ripoff of one to me.

>>31087481
How much did those cost you?

>>31087828
2k each. I had a 3rd one but it broke recently. Thankfully they have paid for themselves

>>31087909
Dang, that seems like a pretty good price.
Id love to pick up a 3d printer but really cant justify it.

Cleaned my r700 after pulling it out to test something some stupid memelord was bitching about. Realized the stock wasn't original to it after taking the action/barrel out to get under it and figure the bedding probably needs to be redone since the action is from 1962 and who knows how long it's been in this config.

So probably going to glass bed it, mount my old weaver k4 on it, and then maybe do something with the trigger if I'm not lazy.

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I need help. I have a colt m1892 in .41 long colt, and the barrel on it is fucked. I can't find a replacement anywhere, so I was thinking of maybe buying a barrel for a 40 s&w. My buddy has a lathe so I'd be able to turn it down and thread it to fit on the revolver. As far as I can find out the dimensions should be similar. But then again I'm no expert...

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I would like to build a revolver, but there's no 80% kits online. Has anyone here done this?

>>31087076
i was kicking around getting one of these how was the overall condition and functionality?

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>>31087999
You can make whatever you want that can be made of plastic. I make replica enigma machines.

>>31088113
If you can get the headspacing right there is no reason why it couldn't work. Just be careful unscrewing it because you can bend the frame if you aren't.

>>31088154
What parts do you print and how much do you sell them for?

>>31088154
Holy fuck thats awesome!
Yea I used one back in high school and thought it was super cool, but now that its my money and space its different. Aiming for space to put a shop in first.

Ammo making from the pa luty books on the home gunsmith website.
>Tfw no mdpe pipe stiffener for 12 gauge shells in my area
I'm probably gonna use brass pipe instead of mdpe pipe stiffener for shotgun ammo (probably go with the same steps as the pistol ammo)

And maybe attempt the Khyber pass pistol from one of the scrap metal small arms books by professor parabellum

>>31088194
All of it is printed except for a wooden base, the computer inside, the front connectors, and the flat sides.
$1000

>>31088763
If only the 237 people watching the ebay auction would buy one. I would be a wealthy man.

>>31088113
40 short and weak is a rimless cartridge. You would need a completely different cylinder for them to headspace properly.

>>31087347
Now get some tungsten spheres in case shit ever hits the fan and you can make home made ap rounds

>>31088837
Kek, try bumping it down to 800 or something or shill it to a museum or university

>>31089050
The problem is its just me and one other guy making them. If i drop the price any we wont be able to keep up with orders. I really need to save some money and get the parts injection molded. Or license it to a toy company or something.

>>31089133
how complicated are the parts?

>>31089133
Just be very clear you will only be able to produce a couple very slowly until you get the cash to ramp up production. No use sitting on them and never selling one.

>>31089154
Its really just finishing work. The printer gets everything nearly perfect.
Just painting, and fitting. I want to get them injection molded because then i wouldnt have to paint and the printer wouldnt have to run for over 100 hours per enigma

>>31089326
We sell about 2 a month. It isnt our only product thankfully. Just the one that keeps the lights on consistently.

>>31087347
Have you tried them out yet? I assume you are running/going to run them through a revolver, probably wouldn't run an auto with just primer? Also, are you worried about the bullets simply shattering? I've worked with that type of printer before and the plastic was pretty brittle and prone to breaking if you used too large of a honeycomb structure.

>>31089397
They feed and eject reliably through my m9. I havent shot them yet. The primer definitely wont cycle the gun.
I printed them solid since theyre only 9x15mm and round so theyre like little plastic pills.

>>31089341
you could look into casting as a halfway point. I have used alumilite to cast a shit ton of stuff and it works extremely well. once you get proper molds made you can basically replicate something all you want. I have made a watch movement out of alumilite before, granted it only ran for about 90 hours before it was to worn to function. But casting should work for your purposes. You can also avoid the rather extreme costs to begin injection molding.

>>31089376
Oh, that's pretty good then. About how far are you from getting things injection molded? 1000 is too rich for my blood but 600ish per would be retardedly tempting to hook up to a radio setup.

>>31089445
A mold costs $15,000 from what ive found.

So a good bit away lol.

>>31089438
I was thinking about casting the rotors in acrylic. I should try and see about printing them as one piece again. They started as 11 pieces and would fit into genuine enigma rotors. Then i streamlined them into 3 pieces to get the print time down. I wonder if i can do a one piece then make a mold from it

>>31089445
>hook up to radio
The power plug hides a serial connection that you can use with a software defined radio. I dont know how it works but it works. Im not the electrical guy though. I do the cad, run the printers, and screw shit together lol

>>31089469
I would have to know your designs but if you design your mold properly you should be able to cast multiple rotors at once. Also I am assuming it is all computerized since the rotors would be non conductive.

>>31089496
Oh also just make some inquiries with the casting community since they are incredibly friendly and will give a lot of really helpful advice about setting up your molds properly.

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>>31089496
>computerized
Yes. The dips in the thumb wheels actuate a roller switch to change the settings. We havent made a ratcheting system yet but thats later. The is the back of one of the rotors. Trying to imagine how the mold flow would happen makes my head hurt.

>>31089538
you would probably have to keep it cast as 3 separate pieces from the looks of it but it would cut down your print times but could possibly take some increased hand work to finish off, the nice thing is that you could get some mold making stuff and resin and just do some expirements for like 300 bucks and see how it goes.

>>31089582
Ill look into it tomorrow. I have an old resin casting kit somewhere that i bought at a hobby store. Ill see if i can find it. But im off to bed. Thanks for the ideas/help. U da real mvp.

>>31088840
I know, I wasn't talking about using the cylinder I was just talking about buying a 40 caliber barrel. Ideally I'd buy a barrel in a more common caliber, but then I'd need a new cylinder too. And like I said I'm no expert so I wouldn't even have the slightest clue on how to go about finding one that would fit.

>>31090626
If you have access to a lathe I would recommend a barrel blank

yo anon making plastic bullets just make a sabot or a hollow plastic bullet and fill it with tungsten

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I just finished making my first batch of 577/450

Other projects include
>Finish restoring and reassembling 2 Mk 2 Ross Rifles
>Replacing the barrel on my 91/30 (was my first rifle so not cost is too much)
>Still trying to find a powder/load that works well for 8x56R
>Building a physical room for my reloading and gunsmithing in my garage
>Rebuilding my AR-15
>Building a second AR-15 in .277 Wolverine

I may have forgotten or missed a project or two as well.

>>31088113
I assume you're planning to load .40 caliber bullets in .41 Colt cases. That should work since .41 Colt uses a heel bullet. A contemporary option would be a .38/40 Winchester Centerfire, which actually used a true .40 bullet. And .38/40 was a relatively popular chambering for revolvers at the time. I remember one Anon that picked up a Uberti Cattleman in .38/40 for less than $200 and used it as a truck gun. He loaded cases with .40 S&W bullets.

>>31091675
any luck finding parts for those Ross rifles, I have a sportered one that I would like to find a proper stock for.

>>31090626
One thing to keep in mind is that later .41 Colt loads that would be contemporary with your gun actually used a .38 caliber bullet. You could possibly get by with a true .38 caliber (not .357) barrel.

>>31092035
I have been searching for a butt plate for about 2 yrs now for one. Thankfully the two I have only had the stocks poorly refinished. It is nearly impossible to find replacement parts for Ross Rifles and so many have been sporterized.
You may have to find someone who makes stocks from scratch and pay for it.
Which version of the Ross do you have?

>>31091408
The problem for me is trying to find a barrel blank in the appropriate size. I am open to suggestions, but a 40 s&w barrel is the closest thing I can think of, and I'd just lathe it down as if it were a blank

>>31092008
>>31092113
I have some heeled bullets kicking around that I measured at around .404/.405, so I thought it should be pretty close to a 40. I'm not a machinist or anything too hardcore, but it would be really nice to get this hun working again as I live in Canada and this pistol has antique status. Meaning that it's one of the few handguns you can carry in the bush without jumping through a tonne of hoops and sucking off the CFO

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>>31085769
Getting cosmoline out of stock. We are taking a smoke break at the moment

Not hot enough for using a trash bag so I'm using a hair dryer.

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You can put 45 ACP in moon clips into a .455 revolver, I'd recommend you use reduced loads though. That could help you save some money.

>>31085769
get it rechamber in .45acp

>>31085769

Dude...

Take .45acp cases and load them up as needed. Dont actually shoot standard .45acp loading obviously, but the cases themselves are nearly identical and more robust to boot.

If you're loading it at the proper pressure level its not going to be an issue. Likewise just using the primer pressure (or a little extra powder) will do just fine and youll probably see the bullet flying downrange.

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>>31092316
As far as .40 caliber barrels go, your best bet is probably a modern S&W 610 barrel. Granted it's a full under lug stainless barrel, but it's 10mm (.40 caliber) and is available from Brownell's and Midway USA. The only other .40 Caliber revolver I know of is the Ruger Blackhawk Buckeye convertible in 10mm/.38-40.

>>31093201
I forgot Taurus and Charter make .40S&W revolvers, but they're both snub nosed concealed carry guns. Also doing some reading, Colt kept a .40 caliber bore even after they started loading .41 Colt with a standard .38 caliber bullet. The used hollow base bullets, like a Minnie ball, so that it would expand and engage the rifling.

>>31093338
That could work, but I was thinking I could even get a glock or an m&p barrel and just turn it down until the outside was the same, and then thread it so it'd fit on. As long as the bore is suitable on a 40/10mm to fire 41 long colt through it. I just know there's people on here that are smarter than me and I wanted to get someone else's opinion before I butchered a barrel.

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>>31093052
>>31093053

That would require shaving the cylinder which is heresy and something I'm not sure is even possible given the scant amount of material there.

Update on it, it shoots and punches through Styrofoam at one and a half yards but not much else would probably scare off a snek though shit a plastic bearing and it embedded itself in the cover of the backdrop and shattered.

Also in hindsight I should have not done it in my work shed in because there is lead dust everywhere now but decontamition should be fun.

>>31093113
Its not shaved to accept moon clips, I could probably just headspace it from the mouth because the cylinder has a taper and that's what my shell does anyway but that's in hindsight of paying way too much for fiocchi crap I need to tear down anyway

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Yugo m76 on a stamped receiver using Yugo RPK front and rear trunnions, custom turned 23.5" 308Winchester barrel...

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Also working on a rifle dynamics style build, bulgarian ak74 kit, canis design group AR stock adapter (probably tossing that out for either a plum stock or a Beryl style) and getting an AKbuilder 5.56 nitride barrel, and the end will be threaded 1/2-28 for use with AR style muzzle brakes, I'm using a Troy medieval brake. It's also running a naked gas tube from a saiga.

>>31094728
Ate you going to mod it for m14 mags or keep it stock?

>>31094728
fucking nice. I've always wondered though, do you have to use a longer receiver for this sort of thing and if so where do you get the measurements?

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>>31094780
M76 mags. They work fine for 308, especially when you use 7.62 bullet guides. My barrel guy has done 3 in 308 with no issues.

>>31094824
The receiver is 11" long, the m76 and psl both are approximately 3/4" longer than standard AKM parts. Basically if you grabbed everything at the middle of the magazine and stretched it out. The bolt, carrier, top cover, and recoil assembly are all longer. Everything else is basically the same as any Yugo RPK, with slight differences in barrel journals.

Pic related- look how beefy the barrel is

>>31094899
How's the accuracy on it? It seems the receiver is more the minting factor than the barrel.

Also:

>custom sword bayonet when?

>>31095059
Not done yet. My barrel guy has one with a 20" 308 that is a goddamned laser. As accurate as the scope you throw on it. Dime size groups at 100yds with a cheap Nikon scope on a sidemount rsregulate mount. His likes 175gr DRT ammo

>>31094728
>THICC
>that fucking cuck panel
Boner retracted and redacted.

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>>31094728
> m76
> in 308
you are doing it wrong m8

pic related
my current project

>>31095415
4 bore anon?!

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>>31095660
something between 4 and 5, yes

>>31095690
So are you ever going to find or make shells?

>>31095711
Also the exclamation point was a phone mistake, I'm not that thrilled to see you

>>31095711
yes, I´m getting information about the shells
and I´m I´m done with it I´ll be prototyping some shells for a testfire

>>31095415
I'm waiting until the 80% milled receivers come out before doing an 8mm one, tortort is working on them now. This Is a bastard innawoods rifle, not a safe queen, I got the kit cheap and want to keep the 8mm for a milled build for correctness... also lead free 8mm is much more expensive than 308, and I intend on taking this hunting in a few places where lead free is the law because kommiefornia.

>>31094565
>That would require shaving the cylinder which is heresy

Anon, just shave the moon clips down.

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Just finished building a gen2 glock. It's my first Glock and I am really liking it.

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Got a dirty old Remington 870 1951 Wingmaster for $250 from a pawn shop. Sanded the chipped shellac/lacquer off of the stock and stained in with Danish oil. Keeping the 30 inch barrel for hunting, I'm going to get a ribbed barrel and cutt it down to 18.5 inches, adding a +1 extension with a 6-round shell carrier for one hell of a shotgun. Sling swivels, too, obviously.

An original "LEO Only" folding stock is about as much as the guns was itself, but I'd put one of those on, too.

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>>31095836
Other side.

It started our as an 80% lone wolf frame that I must have milled the holes too low on.

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>>31095845
"Better" pic of it, still blurry.

>>31095855
80% spectre frame*

>>31095836
>>31095855
>building a glock

Holy shit, that's a great idea. Did you do it part by part? How much money does that come out to, roughly?

>>31095868
I figured out it is like building an AR, of which I have built over 7 already.

So it can be done on the cheap or not, I went all out and spent about 800-1000 on it all said and done, but it was fun. I did build it part by part and spring by spring, down to the locking block.

>>31095778
.45 acp clocks out at 1.24 rim thickness with the moon clips probably evening that out to 1.5, which wouldn't fit the revolver headspace being 1mm almost exactly. In which case I may as well just get .45 Colt and either swage or shave that down.

>>31087318
I would like to know more. What are those made from?

>>31094777
Nice, I'm building an AK63 kit I got from ak-builder. What are you going to use to finish your receiver? I'm about to heat treat mine, but I'm not sure what to use to finish it after that.

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>>31088116
I don't suppose anyone has any insight on this, right?

>>31087347
What of a plastic casing with. 22cal wadcutter pellets in the center? It could make a pretty rad low-recoil DIY sabot.

>>31096737
*plastic bullet

>>31096708
No 80% kits your going to need to go at it from scratch, not reccomended unless you know what you are doing.1

>>31095866

Just started a spectre frame build myself - waiting on slide and barrel to get here. What sort of issues did you have with it?

>>31097380
Been trying to find a place that sells slides before I start a spectre build.

Where'd you find yours, anon?

>>31097380
I did not use a drill press and I believe I drilled the holes too low/close to bottom of the frame

I have a fucked up Russian 7.62x39 AK barrel that I'd like to turn into a .32 ACP barrel. From what I understand the .32 generally likes a 1:16 twist rate and my AK barrel is about 1:10. Could I still use it or is the twist rate too fast?

>>31098809
Try plugging it in here http://www.bergerbullets.com/twist-rate-calculator/#

I see little reason you couldn't make some really weird wildcat with a heavy bullet and a relatively light charge

>>31085769
Debating on wether to change out my Winchester model 12 barrel with a trench gun barrel and turning it into a clone, or just selling the trench gun barrel and buying something else.

>>31098961
Thanks. I did find a problem with the site tho, it will never tell you that your twist rate is too fast.

>>31088925
Plenty of .355" and smaller tungesten fishing weights to be had

>>31099080
Huh, you are right on that, I have no idea then. What did you mess up on it and what are you planing to do with it?

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>>31085769
Do I win?

>>31093052
>>31093053
>>31093113
Absolutely ZERO reason to do that to an unmodified webley. It was pretty shitty in the first place. If he wanted to be a cheap ass while reloading for it he could trim .45colt brass.

Fuck ruining another webley cylinder, and fuck using.452" bullets in a.454-455" barrel

>>31093526
That's super gay.

I would try contacting Bowen custom, Clark etc. They've done.41s before and Clark sometimes has customer take off and may still offer.41 bull barrels.

I know of at least one company that completely punches out GP100s to accept 10mm but idk how fuck up you mean by fucked barrel

>>31099450
where and how much?

>>31095855
Thinking about doing the same with a CCF frame, except cutting it down to a G19 grip. Possibly somehow adding super thin wood panels or veneer too it for Lulz

>>31099450
Jesus tittyfucking Christ on a bike. I am harder than diamond right now.

>>31099710
Yeah I am kicking around the idea of a G34 slide on a frame cut down to 26 size.

I haven't looked much in to it though and am not sure if the magazine angle is the same and what not though.

>>31099409
Accidentally drilled a hole in the middle of it. I'm going to cut the part before the hole and use it for an AK pistol and use the other part as the 32 barrel I was talking about

>>31099673
Canada and Free. My uncle had it, and when he started to loose the battle with cancer he made sure I got it. the original lower made the rifle illegal for me to own so he gave it to me to rebuild. I did get to shoot it before and it is a very light rifle. The original serial number was in the 300's.

>>31099758
We'll you could possibly run .32H&R or .327federal bullets in it to get you between 95-115gr. Looks like you're either gonna have a minute of pie .32acp, a weird spy tier subsonic.32 that 50/50 case to bullet or maybe, just maybe a. 327federal....something

>>31099817
The reason I wanted it as a .32 ACP is because I already have a 32 gun with a detachable barrel. I'd show you but don't have it with me now. I see people complaining about slow twist rates but rarely see people complaining about a twist rate that's too fast.

>>31099755
There are a few of those kicking around online varying from awful to acceptable so it's possible at least

>>31099843
Ah OK. Sounds like it could be a pretty neat project. I myself have a bit of a soft spot for the .32acp myself for some reason. I really want a Beretta Cheetah single stack with a target rib for a rabbit gun. I don't know why, other than knowing it was fun with a MkII so a cheetah would be awesome