Gun Projects in waiting

Gunsmithing
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Keep your silence, do the deed, get off the X, be back here on time Brother.
Peace be with you.

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Made me think of my lonely shop in the basement
Who am I kidding I’m in here all the time
One of the walls

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Nothing too serious.

.224 Valkyrie
.308 AR10
6.5 Creedmore
6.8 SPC
.458 socom
5.7x28
7.62x39

I’m sure I’m forgetting a few.

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Whats a basement? :yum:

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Hopefully when you move you will get one, and a bigger garage!

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Virtual hug :hugs:

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Youre leaving Dixie? I dont think any soutern state has basements.

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1-5.45x39 bolt gun using AK74 bbl and mags on Axis 223 donor. All done except mag adapter and I need to sort out how to make a stronger FP spring. The bbl was turned down and is mounted in an Al tensioning sleeve.

2-‘Accurized’ FAL with all the bells and whistles. Custom rcvr mods to mount scope without using a dust cover mount, customized bolt/carrier to center bolt face in chamber, from scratch bbl and gas system I have dreamed up, free-floated.

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jf89:

Tennessee has basements. (not all houses, but plenty of them do have them.)

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Well let me think, my Beretta 96d, springs, finish stripping and then engraving, Armas Bost 12 ga. sxs stock build, my Antonio Zoli Silver Hawk 20 ga. sxs stock repair, A WIN. M50 12 ga, restoration and engraving project, Ithica M66 restoration / engraving, Rem. model 4 brl. reline to 22lr and restoration, a Moss. m 42 refresh, and finish my Win. 94 restoration and engraving project, as for why, I lost my Dad this past Aug. , he had Parkersons disease with Lewy Bodies syndrome and it was very traumatic the way he died, and as a result slowly pulling out of depression. Oh and almost forgot, if anyone has a barrel band for a Win. Model 57 target, that would finish my last project and I would be grateful .

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Engraving pics, engraving tips, engraving tutorials!!!

I am in no place to demand stuff, but I am very politely demanding.

Lol.

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I would like to second that motion by @Mosinvirus for @baygraver to please hook us up with engraving info.

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Lets see projects I have going

I have a couple of broken pistols I bought broken for cheap. Two single action models. One if FIE and I don’t even remember who made the other one. I remember it is German made. The kid who had it before me really did a number on it. The FIE the trigger screw/pin the guy before me broke off and then did frame damage trying to drill it out. I think he tried to use a hand drill and of course it walked all over.

I also need to finish up building my wife’s AR-47. I had the barrel cerakoted and it got some damage when we put on the gas block. So i need to touch that up. Also I need to install the muzzle device, and install the optic on it.

I have a few shotgun projects, a rem 870 and maverick 88 that I have barely started. I picked up another used maverick 88 that the guy blew the barrel on not paying attention. I have checked and replaced the internals as need there but I need a new 18.5 barrel for it. I think im going to add a heat shield to it basically for cosmetic.

Oh I also picked up a broken Iver Johnson .32 top break. It doesnt always seem to rotate the cylinder and doesnt lock up well. It hadnt been taken very good care of I got it from a private seller who was selling it for a widow. I picked it up for 30 bucks. I plan to give it a nice good cleaning and then work from there.

I probably got even more but like others here between full time job and school I dont have alot of spare time.

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@DTA13

You must be a very patient person!

I only buy guns that I am confident will work right away and keep working. Any sign of trouble that I can’t easily fix, I sell the gun.

Glad you have the time and talent to take on such projects.

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Biggest current holdup on projects is that I haven’t gotten the shop set up in the new house, and finishing up other things with the house is currently eating up my time (buying a Jeep didn’t help, either). I’ve been satisfying the itch to build guns with Polymer80 builds, since I don’t need the shop to complete those.

Pending projects?..

Way too many.

Once the shop is to the point I can actually use it, I need to thread and crown the muzzle on the barrel for my LR308 build. Then I’ll have to buy a scope for it. That’s the one that is closest to being done.

I think I got all the 922r compliance parts to start on the FAL build. The HK 91 still needs a barrel and a few smaller parts. Picked up a CETME parts kit after hearing that a .45acp conversion kit was being developed. There’s a few unmachined frame castings for doublestack 1911s, in a box, somewhere…

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