d4d099 No.559430
Hey /k/, I thought I'd make a general for anyone working on their fun collection to share what they're working on. Also I have some questions about an un-sporterized M1917 that I'm trying to restore. I've ordered and received the stock and the metal parts, and the barrel shroud will be arriving tomorrow/about noon today (it's 1:16 AM). I was going over the stock and discovered that I forgot to get the stock reinforcing bolt (pic related, see just forward of receiver on side of stock). Can the rifle be fired while I wait for the parts, or will the vibrations damage the furniture?
3a7f99 No.559433
>>559430
>I'm trying to restore
I dont see need for resteration, but it's your shit.
c7b234 No.559435
>>559430
The recoil will fuck your stock up. Wait for the parts.
d4d099 No.559442
>>559433
It's just a generic pic off wikipedia. The one I'm putting the original furniture on had a cheap stock on it that didn't even have a finish on it.
>>559435
Will do. Also, what about inserting the barrel and receiver into the stock? I realize I could say "putting them together," but this is a new stock I ordered and I'm an amateur. Do you have to modify the stock in any way so it fits snugly, or do you seemingly go full retard and let the wood form to the barrel? I wouldn't think that forcing parts together would be a good idea. The supplier is Numrich out of New York.
c7b234 No.559482
>>559442
If its fully done it should just drop in.
5345cd No.559496
>>559442
Try to drop it in first. If it goes together okay great let it be. If it hangs up anywhere you'll want to pull out the lamp black and sandpaper.
93d9a8 No.559505
If you shoot it without the stock bolt you'll blow the front out of the magazine well. Don't do it.
And when the fuck did Numrich start selling repro 1917 stocks? I had to get one made from a pattern for mine, and I still haven't gotten the thing inletted and finished.
62c4d2 No.559519
My current slow simmer project is a colt 1903 I picked up in bad condition for a song. Didn't want to function reliably and I made a bet with myself to see what I could do without replacing parts so I've been tweaking it little by little, almost have it perfect. Been cleaning/polishing it little by little as I go along, pretty sure I'm going to try my hand at parkerizing it since I don't have access to hot salt tanks.
I was going to restore this semi-sporter K98k I got (Wood was cut, but metal was unmolested except for a drill and tap), but it shoots so damn well as it is I'm reconsidering my idea of putting it back in a military stock.
d4d099 No.559535
>>559505
Well I ordered the Walnut stock, and the supplier was listed as US Military or something along those lines. It's definitely a new one, and it feels like the stock on one of the M1As that I held before I bought one. Not sure how to describe it, but it's that finish where it's not smooth, but you can feel the wood grain and there's definitely something on it.
9fe679 No.559540
It's slow going but I've nearly got it done.
c6a757 No.559609
>>559540
>filename
You're not trying very hard, are you?
I'm sorta planning on making a 45 Raptor and painting it with gold racing stripes. Would name it "Spitfire's Thunder" after the weapon from Fallout:Equestria.
But I don't have any of the parts to actually do that. I'm too busy driving two hours each way to the range to try and zero my scope. Velvet Remedy finally cycles without issues, and all the screws except the far side of the ambi-safety have been loctite'd down. But either this barrel hates this ammo, or I'm bad at zeroing.
9fe679 No.559675
>>559609
What's wrong with the filename?
8143dc No.559683
>>559540
Grip looks like shit. Guard isn't bad, and the knife I like, but that grip is cancer.
Also;
>ponyshit
At least it isn't those new, somehow even more gay changelings.
9fe679 No.560031
>>559683
>knowing what changelings are
74a233 No.560049
>>559683
>new, somehow even more gay changelings
I know I shouldn't inquire further, but I'm going to anyway.
97c9a6 No.560065
>>559519
Does the K98 still have it's old proofstamping plus the hakenkreuz?
eb72df No.560074
>>559519
If you bed the stock it'll be fine when you switch it over.
a2a684 No.560299
>>560065
You mean the Waffenampt? Even though it's apparently a russian capture they're still intact. As far as I'm aware, other than presentation guns you will not find a Hakenkreuz on a german military gun.
Humorously enough, I do have another project mauser that I picked up after explaining to my buddy that his 'it's gotta be a k98, it's got one o' them nazi swastikas' was actually a Chinese Type-24.
>>560074
True. I've just got to find a mauser stock that's still in decent shape. I don't think anyone is making new production military style stocks.
97c9a6 No.560303
>>560299
Yes, that is what I meant.
46a843 No.560364
>>560049
>cool xenos-bug faction that fed off of honeypot
>becomes "reformed" to love-giving faggots because hurrr
46a843 No.560365
>>560364
*fed off of dis cord
Fuck.
8143dc No.560382
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>>560031
I like some of the character designs. Especially of griffons.
fb3f86 No.560387
Oh boy is it one of these threads again
8143dc No.560396
>>560387
Meh, it's just some shitty leather thrown on top of a double barrel.
fb3f86 No.560402
>>560396
>talking shit about another man's waifu
Square up, nigga.
8143dc No.560412
>>560402
Well, given that every other horse is shit, I'll give you credit for going after the one that's merely boring, I guess.
More on the thread's subject, I've been thinking about taking this shitty single-shot shotgun I got from Walmart a while back and turning it into a backpack shotgun. Is this a horrible idea, or should I go for it?
4287bb No.560415
>>560412
people have done it before(search for it on talmud-tube), and i think its a good idea, at least it gives the fun some purpose
a2a684 No.560417
>>560412
Hatfield? Just shoot it a few more times until it inevitably blows up, better for that to happen on the range than off somewhere when you might need a working gun in hand.
8143dc No.560418
>>560417
is it really so poorly made that it'll blow, or is that only if I'm running autistic rounds?
a2a684 No.560422
>>560418
They're extremely poorly made even by turkish standards. One of my local shops sold a few, and serviced several sold by walmart. Out of a dozen or so, 2 suffered catastrophic malfunctions with-in a hundred rounds, and 6 more suffered parts breakage that put the shotgun out of commission.
If you really want a cheap single shot to mod into a backpacking gun, I'd suggest cruising pawn shops for an older NEF/H&R shotgun. I don't know about your market but around here you can still find them in good, used condition for the $125 mark.
a2a684 No.560424
>>560418
>>560422
I should add that this was with mainly birdshot, and a #3 buck hunting load in the case of one 20ga. All factory ammo, no magnum loads that I know of.
9fe679 No.561537
>>560364
>liking the jews of equestria
>not knowing their cuckening was an allegory for what's happening to western civilization
>>560382
Gas the griffs species war now.
266cff No.562495
In an attempt to save this thread from the horsefuckers;
I picked up a 1917 bayonet at a gunshow recently. It must have been some from guy's collection that went through a houseflood or something, because the guy had literal buckets of all-rusted-to-shit bayonets and scabbards. Image related.
Anyway, I took the grips off, broke the latch loose and bead blasted it because the original finish was beyond saving. Haven't yet worked up the stones to try and take the latch all the way apart.
I'd like to reblue the thing, but I need to figure out what I'm going to to about the pitting first. By my understanding, there are two 'proper' ways to fix pitting. The first is to file or grind the metal until you're below the pitting. It's pretty deep, so I'm not to keen on that. The second is to fill in the pitting with a TIG welder, then grind it flush with the original surface. That's beyond my capabilities right now.
Anyone got any bright ideas I might have overlooked? You could fill the pitting with a lower temperature brazing material, but the dissimilar metals will show up when you try to rust blue it.
eb72df No.562512
>>562495
As of right this moment cover it in some grease and wait until you can do the job properly. That is some nasty as fuck pitting especially on the blade.
85ca54 No.562520
>>562495
Well you kinda fucked it by bead blasting it, so what >>562512 said is also my suggestion.
266cff No.562546
>>562520
>you kinda fucked it by bead blasting it
Yeah, yeah, I knew I was going to get flak for that, but when I started there was nothing left of the original finish but rust. Probably should've taken a 'before' picture so you could see what I'm talking about.
Mostly I was concerned with getting the latch unstuck without resorting to more invasive methods. Even after bead blasting all exterior surfaces, it still took a whole bunch of penetrating oil, breaking it loose in the vise (yes I used some non marring spacers I'm not an idiot), and then working it back and forth with a brass drift and a tappet hammer.
0dc8a2 No.562904
>>562495
Neat. I too bought a bayonet at a gun show recently, pic related. I might've overpayed at $50, but it was apparently the last one that was available at the booth I was at and I looked around already for similar types like it. Have a stripped upper without a bolt assist that i'ld like to turn into something fun. Should I turn it into a LARP gun for the bayonet, or just keep it separate for a build with in integral carrying handle?
eb72df No.562914
>>562904
Nothing wrong with running around innajungle.
60a7d7 No.562918
>>560303
You can try Mitchell's mausers, Idk if they only sell complete rifles or if they'll sell refurbished stocks seperate. They might have some kind of reproduction stocks but I'm not 100% sure on that.
135eeb No.563002
>>562918
Isn't all of Mitchell's current stuff Yugo rifles that use different (but similar) stocks to the K98?
60a7d7 No.563043
>>563002
Yeah that's a lot of what they have but they do refurbish a lot of beater K98k stocks and Russian captures as well.
a6fbc2 No.563065
I also have a project M1917, mine needs a scope of some description, because the front wing sight post is missing. Whats the best way to do this without severely ruining the gun?
135eeb No.563095
>>563065
Is the metal of the gun intact? You could just get the sight post and restore it to millspec instead of butchering yet another M1917. Those poor rifles can't catch a break what with their actions being cannibalized. Would probably be cheaper than having it drilled and tapped and buying an actually good scope and ring set.
37f8ce No.563155
>>560387
This is tasteless and ugly, but at least it's not permanent.
154d87 No.563157
>>563065
The front sight assembly locates off of a groove cut in the barrel. If the barrel hasn't been replaced or cut down, you should be able to just install a new front sight.
0dc8a2 No.563253
>>562914
I know. I'm just reluctant to spend any money to build an "M16A1" rather than a new AR with all the bells and whistles that come with flat top rails and right before I buy my CCW this month. It will just have to wait. Personal defense comes before all else and i've been eyeing a CZ82 for about $450 at a local gunstore in 9mm that looks and feels sexy as fuck.
eb72df No.563272
>>563253
Then go with the need before the wants. Still doesn't hurt to have a bayonet lug. Those things are fun.
4d2009 No.567349
So I'm putting together an AR chambered in 5.45x39 because autism, using the BA barrels. Was going to use wood furniture on it because more autism, with the handguard mounted on one of those national match tubes that lets you freefloat the barrel even with clamshell handguards. Thing is, they only make those tubes for rifle-length handguards and gas systems, while the BA barrel is only available in midlength. Any thoughts on what I should use for the handguard instead?
eff2d8 No.567355
>>567349
You can use the rifle freefloat tube like a dissipator length barrel with some modifications. An ultra-low profile gas block would fit with a little grinding, and you'd have to drill or cut a slot in the bottom of the freefloat tube to access the set screws, and perhaps widen or lengthen the existing freefloat tube slot to fit the gas tube.
The last pic was my flattop build in progress, I didn't like it and am rebuilding it as a 604 copy.
4d2009 No.567361
>>567355
That looks promising and suitably autistic. I haven't had a ton of experience with metalwork though, so I'm worried that modifying the Delton freefloat tube would end up being bubba-tier.
eff2d8 No.567378
>>567361
I just remembered, I called these guys looking for a rifle-length version of their product, but they said it only came in carbine and mid-length. I would have gone with it over the triangle style for a flat-top, non-triangle front sight rifle. It looks better while keeping the wood aesthetic, IMO.
http://woodforar.com/ar-free/
4d2009 No.567381
>>567378
That kit looks excellent, perhaps better than what blackgunswood offers which is what I was looking at before. I'll be sure to give them a call to see what that kit costs me.
d4d099 No.567793
OP here. I've since gotten the parts, and assembled and fired the rifle. Have an odd problem though, and that is the fact that the middle bracket holding the forward end/rear end of the barrel shrouds came loose when the rifle was fired. I have the screw for it tightened down to the point that the sling mount doesn't turn. Do I need to do something to the bracket? I can't find anything about it online.
b5f053 No.567818
>>567378
how do you order that furniture?
eff2d8 No.568073
>>567818
You'll have to call, I think it's special order or not yet in production, I didn't ask anything other than if it was available in rifle length.