Victory Posted August 4, 2007 Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 I had also been thinking of creating a SHRIKE of sorts...only it wouldn't really look much like a SHRIKE. If that even makes sense... -Vic Link to post Share on other sites
judgeman Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 I wonder if you could CNC a non-fluted barrel for a Marushin revolver. Hmm. Link to post Share on other sites
Ledpocket Posted September 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 Some detail on the perforated ak shorty front set. Got the gun in trade, so I can't say exactly what I started with, but the front is a king arms and the bits are mostly spetz (I think) Anyway, I chopped away at the KA front, and added a little bar to hold the front sight. Took at tube (1.5" OD alum) and milled out the back end to receive the bottom rear handguard spacer. The front is a slice off a std tm bottom handguard epoxied and screwed in place. Milled clearance at the top, drilled it out, and painted. The top part is a piece of std copper plumbing pipe. Somewhere in the 1.25" OD or so. I can't remember the exact size...but they go by internal diameter at the harware store. It fits into the rear handguard retainer nicely. The front of it is another piece of copper pipe/fitting that fits perfectly inside the bigger piece. I don't remember if it was from a neck-down fitting, or just a std chunk of pipe. Also in there is a little chunck of aluminum I used to bush the bar that holds the front sight. The front end was milled a bit to replicate the half circle on the TM cover that fits into the front retainer. Does that all make sense? I don't know. Here's the pics I took: Link to post Share on other sites
-FIDO- Posted September 13, 2007 Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 poor lil ak Link to post Share on other sites
newbkiller Posted September 26, 2007 Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 when are you gonna finish that shrike, led? Link to post Share on other sites
Downslide Posted September 26, 2007 Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 when are you gonna finish that shrike, led? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Never push an artist... lol Link to post Share on other sites
Ledpocket Posted September 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 I'm up to my usual tricks. Taking forever to get anything done Shrike is on the backburner right now. Currently looking about the same as last time I posted on it: Spent a bit of time getting the sterling to actuall fire bb's done, check, working on a better one, now: Spending gobs of time on my xm607 mod. The preserve as much value in the TM CAR15, I've gone ahead and constructed a homemade collapsable, spring loaded replica stock: G&P m16vn base, r/s sized front grips & retainer (fits a 7.4v lipo) etc, etc. Full metal slabside XM607 Link to post Share on other sites
Ledpocket Posted September 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 I hate it when work interupts my forum activity anyway I've also been playing around with the stubby AK: Redid a bit on the serbu: redid this guy: Made this joker: And a few other things I don't remember or didn't take pics of. On the to-do list: Finish the shrike finish the CDP make another sterling work some magic on a clone ebr get to a bunch of stuff I promised people a year ago Link to post Share on other sites
Burke Posted September 26, 2007 Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 Ah you and your skils... That CAR15 stock is beautiful man. I mean im still glad i have my TM orginial *buffs nails* but thats amazing. What front flip sight is on the RIS'ed M4 shorty? Link to post Share on other sites
Ledpocket Posted September 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 The sight is either this http://www.wgcshop.com/pcart/shopper.php?i...AE34_cat_Sights or this http://www.wgcshop.com/pcart/shopper.php?i...-228_cat_Sights Don't remember which. As for the stock, since no one has bought my TM car-15, I've got a TM original AND a home made jobber *picks nose* wink wink, nudge nudge. Seriously though, it was your question to me a while back that made me even bother to try a repro. It's turning out to be as big a pain in the rear as I imagined, but what else would I do with my time?? (chop stuff, lol) Link to post Share on other sites
Burke Posted September 26, 2007 Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 Lol well you do a great job chopping stuff keep it up. Ive still got my modified well Car15 too..lol I should kept that second TM stock I had...it coulda been my retirement fund lol. Link to post Share on other sites
Ledpocket Posted October 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 I finished off the car-15 / xm607 (for the most part...still a couple minor details to clean up/paint). Here's a few pics that hopefully show how it work/goes together. more coming... Link to post Share on other sites
Ledpocket Posted October 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 More or less the same spring loaded design as TM and the real steel, but with my own little tweaks applied. Link to post Share on other sites
judgeman Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 Ever think of throwing a big 'ol swing arm on that lever-action? Link to post Share on other sites
judgeman Posted October 12, 2007 Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 Anyone by chanch got a blow-up of the trades on the TM? I'm getting a tradmarkless body done up with Rock River Arms trades and I need the reference. Thanks in advance. Link to post Share on other sites
Ledpocket Posted April 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2008 Clone M14 EBR chop details. I've had several requests for this and finally took the time to snap a couple pics. Latest look: Description of the mod: I took the lower receiver, cut a section out of the middle of the forward section. Then I milled a "lap" joint into the 2 parts I was joining and bolted them together. The upper section of the RIS was milled away until it fit. The middle screw hole on the upper now attaches to the rear screw hole on the lower. A LOT of clearance was milled into various places on the front top and bottom of the receiver. Some of the barrel block/receiver junction needed to be milled away for clearance. Bottom ris rail was shortened, foregrip/cover was shortened and the bar it attaches to was reworked. Thumb nut replaced the 3 cap screws. Charging handle/bolt spring return was overhauled. The front of the bolt bar (where the spring ends) was shortened and I added a bushing/collar to the front of it to catch the spring. The guide bar was modded a bit. Front sight/gas block was chopped quite a bit. Bolts go through the upper and lower receiver sections to hold it in place. A lot of work was done to retain a functioning charging handle/bolt. Pics (in no real order) Link to post Share on other sites
Ledpocket Posted April 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2008 More pics: Link to post Share on other sites
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Epyon Posted April 29, 2008 Report Share Posted April 29, 2008 That is great! I'm sure it makes for a much better balanced rifle. Keep up the great work, Led. Link to post Share on other sites
Burke Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Awesome pics. Led, you are an amazing modder. Link to post Share on other sites
Ledpocket Posted April 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Thanks! This m14 project has turned out to be my favorite so far. The full ebr kit is too heavy to lug around the field all day (ask Jimisin) and even though the shorty still outweighs any of my other guns, it is more balanced this way. And in my opinion just looks so mean I've only skirmed it once, so I can't get too deep into actual performance of an m14 mech tied to a 9" barrel, but my initial impression is good. Time will tell. Link to post Share on other sites
MDK_Marshal Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Question, if I may. What are the connectors you're using with the electricals? I've seen them before on your guns, but never anywhere else. At a stab, I'd guess that they were Mini deans, but the fact that each side has one pin poking out and one pin recessed to receive 'tother pin kinda throws me. Link to post Share on other sites
Ledpocket Posted April 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Deans polarized micro connectors. http://www.rctoys.com/rc-toys-and-parts/DE...ORS-WIRING.html I get them off ebay or at my local r/c shop. My reasoning for using them (and I'm not looking to debate their merits) is that the smallest gauge wiring in a circuit is the bottleneck. On some of my guns, it's the micro connector, on others its the motor wires, others its trigger wires, etc. That said, they have enough contact area to let plenty of current flow through the circuit. Plus they are small enough to fit where others won't. I've used them for a couple years now with lage, mini, and now lipo batteries and haven't had any issues (except paying attention to which side is positive and negetive when I solder them on ) Link to post Share on other sites
MDK_Marshal Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Ah, cool. I may look into some of those at some point... Though normal style deans have served me well, and they can be hacked up to make them smaller! Front-wiring an armalite variant without having any breaks in the wire and using one set of deans is challenging.... Link to post Share on other sites
charlieboy69 Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 massive necro post... but any new stuff led? Link to post Share on other sites
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