Is it plausible to make a water cooled ar still using a gas tube and fed with magazines. My concerns are water getting into the receiver, the gas tube getting too hot and then cooled too fast and warping causing malfunctions. The water Jacket will be based around the vickers and maxim designs. Thinking of using copper pipe or aluminum thanks.
The baffles and suppressor tube are done and I have to reiterate that I hate making baffles. They just suck. A good fixture definitely makes them easier, though.
I printed a gen 3 g17 slide in Petg-cf will it hold up?
I’ve been wanting to do FOF and was looking at a police trade in Glock 17T. I’m not finding any clear answer about them being legal for a civilian to own.
Just a little weekend project. https://youtu.be/qPV2d7B2BjI?si=Os7-1\_AUA9XhsHzV
This is one of the more interesting parts of the De Lisle design that I wasn’t aware of until digging into it. It’s a muzzle device with a tube attached that diverts the gasses from the ports to the rear. The front end is flared, creating what I’ve read is a “German muzzle.” It’s definitely an odd part and I’m not sure if it actually helps with suppression but it’s how the original was done.
long story short I found this broken stock at a pawnshop for 15 bucks. found out it was from a Brazilian 1908 Mauser so I bought a vz24 barrel for super cheap and then the action for relatively cheap hoping i could put it together. threads for the barrel and receiver matched but seized up about half way on. turns out the receiver was warped so it would never accept the barrel.
i ended up just grinding the threads off the barrel until it would screw on. I don’t have any pics of the threads (it was a pain to get on so I’m not taking it off anytime soon) but lets just say it was pretty bad.
at the present I’m probably just gonna hang it up on my wall as a little display but theres a little voice in my head that’s telling me to shoot it. 8mm Mauser is no joke and im afraid the chamber pressure will just shear the pitiful threads that are left. obviously would rig it up and shoot it from a distance but ultimately I’m a little conflicted. If any of you have been in this situation let me know.
im sorry i dont have any pictures of the threads but it kinda looks like the last picture
I just finished my single shot target pistol about a month ago. Yeah, it’s ugly, but I built it from the ground up and I’m proud of it. I manufactured everything from raw stock with the exception of the springs. Barrel machined from 4140 steel. It was drilled, reamed, rifles and chambered on my lathe. Frame is 3D printed from PETG. Bolt body, firing pin, sear and locking pins are all machined from 4140 steel. The rest was made from 1018 mild steel.
Considering this was my first homemade barrel (and first homemade gun, in general), it came out exceptionally well and is very accurate. The picture doesn’t show it, but I’ve attached a picatinny rail to the top of the receiver and put a red dot on it. It’s currently one of my favorite guns to shoot. I’ve put approximately 1500 rounds through it so far. I have a list of improvements I want to eventually make to it, but for now it works.
UPDATE:
Since some of you have asked for pictures of the internal components: https://imgur.com/a/jTyaGkb
I’ve numbers the components. Feel free to ask questions.
Not going to lie, the barrel processed on an AK 80%, while super rewarding and cool, are probably one of the more daunting parts of a build for lots of folks.
Hopefully seeing it done multiple ways with different techniques encourages you to try one, or 4.
Here’s a it broken down so you can get an idea of how it works.