u/The_Ballistics_Guy

Today I present the Mar Lisle carbine as I have affectionally dubbed it. This Marlin Model 25 was originally my grandfathers and it has just sat since his passing. Wanted to do something neat with it and decided that I would build my first integrally suppressed rifle from scratch. Everything you see is done and or made by me.

Suppressor is 16" long, 6" of blast chamber and 10" of baffles for a total of 22 baffles. Can be removed from the rifle and used on other rifles in the future with same barrel profile. Gave it a coat of satin dark walnut to give it that old patina look.

Stock in letting was done with a 1/2" end mill and a 5/8" ball end mill. Getting it all leveled in the mill was a chore but it held up and stayed put during milling. A little sanding and stain just to cover up raw wood and all the dings and scratches from over the years.

This week i am going to drill and tap receiver for pic rail then disassemble the entire rifle again, strip all the old bluing and hot blue all of it. Then it will be 100%

Applied for the stamps on Wednesday at noon and was approved the next morning. 19 hour wait. And it turns out it may be the last stamps I'll ever have to file lol

Threw this together the other day, shortened the barrel to 12.5”, rethreaded, and made my own OTB mount to keep it as short as possible with my monster 8” can. Sounds fantastic and shoots pretty soft. The Atrius FRT 3 position paired with a rave 140 drop in trigger is a beautiful combination.

Built a little carry handle setup and I have always liked the look of the reflex suppressor on the “Gordy” rifle. I don’t have reflex suppressor money to blow right now but I have a lathe and some occasional free time. Started by chopping barrel to 12.5” and rethreading. From thread shoulder to FSP measured 1.610” and threads are .600” long needing a total of 2.210”. I made the adapter 2.2” with full engagement of the .600” long threads leaving a .01” gap between mount and FSP. Lock up is solid and everything is perfectly straight and concentric. Really happy with how everything turned out. Paint is drying now.

First time poster for TST. Two home brews thrown together over the years. Top is my 10.5 LWRC/Radian build. Bottom is my first retro-ish shorty. The can on the bottom is soon to be a reflex, as soon as I make the mount.

Snagged one of these MAC 9 DS-D Comps a while back and finally had a chance to put some rounds through it. At just north of 1k rounds it’s barely even broken in. However, I haven’t had a single malfunction in those thousand rounds. Trijicon SRO and $40 knock off x-300 from eBay went on when I bought it. Light still works good as new so far, very bright!

Here are two big bore revolvers we affectionately refer to as The Twins.

Top is a S&W 460 XVR, however it isnt an ordinary specimen. This one is a Whitetails Unlimited Pennsylvania Edition 1 of 300. my father and I went Dutch on it, acquired it from an old family friend. Got the gun, a load of casings, factory Hornady ammo and a pair of early Walker electronic ear pro. It’s been years and I still don’t need to reload ammo for it. Shooting 45 long colts out of it are an absolute blast. The 460 magnum rounds are a show stopper for sure.

Bottom is a classic 500 S&W magnum. Nothing fancy just 50 caliber goodness. Dad and I split this one too and got a “buddy needs cash fast and is having a blowout sale on his firearm collection” deal. Spent the difference on price between this one and a new and bought enough ammo that we still haven’t needed to reload for it. 500 special is a neat cartridge. I’ll be loading lots of them first when the time comes.

This little 10/22 I put together might be one my favorites to shoot. Top ten atleast. Bar-S receiver, PMACA chassis, pike arms 4.5” barrel, form 1 can and basic furniture. Foregrip is cut at an angle so the mag can rock in/out. Worked the trigger over, polished some internals and added an over gravel screw to the trigger. Even more awesome that all parts can easily be swapped around and the gun can’t be reconfigured in minutes.

Bushmaster XM15-E2s 14.5" H BAR pin and welded to 16.5"+ with an ak74 style brake. When I was a young man my dad and I went halves on this rifle from our local gun shop. This was our first AR15 style rifle. It was a trade in from our towns police department, and it must have been an extra because it was cherry when we got it. Still looks good but we've put a few round through it in the last 14 years. I change the furniture around here and there. I helped my dad with the form 1 process and removed the pin and weld keeping the brake for the original look. Now he can put his can on it.

Got this from a friend of mine years ago as a brand new gun with a 28” barrel and laminated furniture. Searched for a year and a half for a second left handed 870 that was ribbed and the same finish. Finally found one on eBay and boy did I have to pay out the nose for it. It currently has hogue furniture and a 12.5” barrel. Reinstalled the bead and called it a day. I throw the original furniture and barrel back on it occasionally to pheasant hunt when I’m not using the benelli.

Wanted to make a .300” recessed HUB mount for my VOID on my LWRC upper so it had a cleaner look. Came out ok. I’ll do another one soon and change the brake/diffuser part a little bit. It will work for now! First photo is new mount, second is the original mount.

Through a local gun shop I frequent and sometimes work at I fell into one of the best deals I’ve ever gotten. Snagged this LWRC IC A5 10.5” complete upper, just shy of being brand new. 5 bills. It is so nice and the piston system as a left handed suppressed shooter helps cut down a lot on gas in the face. Build is in progress

Top is my Marlin 1895 Guide Series in 45-70 that has been cut to 16” and cerakoted. Bottom is my wife’s Henry Lever X in .357. In these configurations we really only do night shoot with subs, but they both have regular scopes to revert back to hunting configuration. Love both guns and my wife REALLY loves hers. Both cans are old form 1 cans but they perform very well.

Threw this together on an SBR’d spikes tactical lower. CMMG 22lr conversion with dedicated CMMG 4.5” barrel. Form 1 suppressor I made a long time ago. Holosun magnifier and trijicon MRO (the cure for astigmatism). Magpul stock and fore grip. Pic shows stock Anderson trigger but it now has a RISE 2.5 lb flat blade drop in trigger.

I used a Savage Fox Model B for this project. Did the work myself. Contemplating going shorter but I’m not sure yet. I have a Stevens 311 that all the parts are interchangeable with the fox model B. The Stevens has 18” barrels and the Savage is 12”. Both barrels swap and lock up properly but I checked that before buying the 311. A joy to shoot and people absolutely light up when you pull this out at the range.

Update:

Got my sadlak mount on the gun today. Decided to remove the 3 rear most slots on the EBR chassis instead of cutting the mount. Was going to use the Bridgeport and make it a 5 minute job but decided to bust out the file set and do the work by hand. Couldn’t be happier and it all JUST fits. Thanks everyone from the other day for your advice and recommendations!

This monstrosity flew inside our house yesterday. Best I could measure, came right about to 1.5” long not including the wings. Included for scale is a cr123 battery (1.36”)

I try not to hold my breath when big things MAY happen in regard to the NFA rules/law changes but I actually have my hopes up for this one. Especially after the tax stamp was reduced to $0.

My dad got a cap for his truck a while back and it solidified my decision to make the jump from folding hard cover to a cap. Was expecting to pay north of $750 for something used and in good shape. Well boy did I make out like a banding and scored this 2017 ARE cap for $100 and a 5 hour round trip. Guy even helped load it and install the clamps. One side is supposed to be a tool box, but has been removed to make room for the doggos. Vent install coming soon along with new DIY paint job if anyone has recommendations. Leaning torward some type of grey bed liner or other “rough” paint. Truck is a 2023 TRD OFF Road 6’ bed. Thanks for lookin!

I have a socom 16 in an EBR chassis and I snagged a sadlak airborne steel scope mount. For them to jive together I have to remove the first three notch’s at the rear of the chassis top cover. Experienced machinist so that a non issue, BUT, is that the route I should go or is there a better scope mounting option to go with the EBR chassis?

Picked up my Canik Void 556 and Nomad 30 today. Got the Void brand new and the Nomad was lightly used from a buddy of mine. Got a screamin deal on both. Headed to the range tomorrow to really break them in. Included are the cans and their dedicated hosts. 3 day wait and both submitted at same time.