All things home gunsmithing

Most zip guns are illegal because they #1, do not have rifling and #2 are not the basic shape a gun. without rifling, that classifies as a smooth bore, aka shotgun which requires an 18" barrel. being disguised or in some other shape than a gun, is an AOW, class 3. this has a Redman rifled liner and a grip perpendicular to the bore. good to go !

PSMA Professor Parabellum's Practical Scrap Metal Small Arms vol 7 This is Model 1

PSMA Professor Parabellum's Practical Scrap Metal Small Arms vol 7 This is Model 1

Practical Scrap Metal Small Arms vol 7 Model 1

PSMA Professor Parabellum's Practical Scrap Metal Small Arms vol 7 This is Model 1

This could have been a LOT worse. There was a jam where more than one cartridge slipped into the carrier. When the lever was pulled out, one round went off below the bolt. This set off a chain reaction where 2 other cartridges went off sending a third now compressed cartridge down the tube destroying the follower and the spring then tearing the magazine cap out of the magazine tube. I hammered the torn metal back into place the best I could then welded it back together. It came out very good. Not perfect, but very good.

Belgian Browning Auto 5 16ga

I was pretty skeptical and hesitant, but I started with just a few seconds, then a minute, then several minutes at a time with some brushing and picking in between. A few 15-20 soaks with some manual cleaning in between would get the job done nicely. It's almost perfectly clean. Compared to what it looked like after nearly 5k rounds, I couldn't be happier. Now I know.

22lr and 22wmr versions

Professor Parabellum Practical Scrap Metal Small Arms vol 7 Model 2

this one was in bad shape. I had to turn and sleeve the barrel trunnion as it was extremely worn on the take-down. Also, due to the old black powder 32rf, the rifling was very bad. I relined the barrel. Now it shoots better than it ever did new. I'm reloading for 32s&w so I'm all set with this and the derringer.

20-25 hours to make a DIY front sight and hand fit the dovetail. Soooo worth it!

Repurposed Left overs from cutting down a 16" AR-15 barrel to 10.3" The original 3d printed GB-22 calls fir a somewhat uncommon 3/8" liner. So I made one. Since the stub was already threaded, the right choice was to cut around them leaving a solid shoulder for a suppressor to register.

9x19 T33 Clone

Ringing steel at 25y, 50y, 100y and 200y

Customer cut this one himself, but wouldn't fit in his lathe. While his cut was far from desirable, he had planned to turn it himself. Used the receiver to true and square the setup to cut a dovetail for a new front sight. Lathe and mill action both to get this one knocked out.

Back yard pest control !

I already have a few of these filled with sand. thought I'd give the cat litter a try. I don't want to use any filler the mice will want to eat.