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Maybe farm out the welding to someone who knows how? I bet there are welders nearby who wouldn't mind trading welding for machining.
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Quoted: I want to build this.. Even have the parts and gun to do it.. Just not the nerve. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/14562/3ace54be3f2a881d92d1f4b09d9b9eed-1340939.png View Quote why can't you build one like it? did you run out of chrome plated philips screws? . |
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Quoted: I already cut off the bad part. I may be able to use some creativity and salvage this one, but it won’t look much like an ASP or Devel. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/173129/56C7452F-3F32-4AC9-BBE9-BC8DE30836FF-2094738.jpg View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Pics of ruined frame? I already cut off the bad part. I may be able to use some creativity and salvage this one, but it won’t look much like an ASP or Devel. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/173129/56C7452F-3F32-4AC9-BBE9-BC8DE30836FF-2094738.jpg Holy hell man! I mean I wouldn't get rid of it. Maybe you can find someone to repair it. |
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Sigh.
Now I'm trolling local gun sites looking for a cheap S&W Model 39.......... Damn you ArfCom GD! |
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Quoted: Holy hell man! I mean I wouldn't get rid of it. Maybe you can find someone to repair it. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Pics of ruined frame? I already cut off the bad part. I may be able to use some creativity and salvage this one, but it won't look much like an ASP or Devel. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/173129/56C7452F-3F32-4AC9-BBE9-BC8DE30836FF-2094738.jpg Holy hell man! I mean I wouldn't get rid of it. Maybe you can find someone to repair it. So far no one wants to touch this one, apparently aluminum that thin is practically unweldable. I have some ideas though. |
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That's not even remotely close to the most expensive mistake I've ever made.
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Quoted: modded an S15 to fit. They're the perfect size but unfortunately taking the rib off the front allows the loaded mag to spread too much and become way to tight in the frame. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/173129/574E4857-B0D4-41A0-B9DC-1E514FB6FC4D-2126608.jpg View Quote So you're notching the frame now? |
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Did it spend time in a property room before you acquired it?
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Quoted: Not that I'm aware. The metal underneath the nickel plating is fine. I'll be stripping the nickel and getting it refinished eventually. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Did it spend time in a property room before you acquired it? Oh, ok, I thought the initials and date scratched in the frame were property room markings. I'm looking forward to seeing it finished. |
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Quoted: Not that I'm aware. The metal underneath the nickel plating is fine. I'll be stripping the nickel and getting it refinished eventually. View Quote https://caswellplating.com/electroplating-anodizing/nickel-plating-kits/electroless-nickel-plating-kits.html |
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Quoted: Bought a beat up S&W 39 for cheap https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/173129/C949423D-C635-4C84-91B3-3A0C80EA51E7-2059932.jpg Made it into a pile of parts https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/173129/0CD16F76-A2EB-44DC-B128-B0D8C845F8AA-2059933.jpg Started chopping stuff off https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/173129/3666A8A0-ACE3-4B07-A4E8-C902D53B1B6C-2059934.jpg Starting to look like something now. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/173129/014F3CFB-85DA-4C42-AC4D-C85D182D685B-2059935.jpg View Quote @JoshAston Your post reminds me of this: Tom Waits - What's He Building |
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Quoted: Got the bulk of the shaping done on this panel. Cut a polycarbonate insert too, but not sure I'm happy with it. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/173129/539194AC-5735-4C5D-9FB5-6220C1212ADE-2132969.jpg View Quote |
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This is pretty awesome. Those grips are going to look killer when all done.
Are you leaving them smooth or doing some type of checkering? |
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Quoted: I want to build this.. Even have the parts and gun to do it.. Just not the nerve. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/14562/3ace54be3f2a881d92d1f4b09d9b9eed-1340939.png View Quote I want to do this so bad... Attached File |
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Quoted: Git one grip panel roughed out. Got some HiPower mags en route, I think they'll work better than the Shield S15s. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/173129/96F86CBC-488C-455F-A3E7-726E6C8D8FE5-2132784.jpg View Quote My body is ready |
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I own a 39-2. Stock. No mods. Replaced barrel bushing. Although I am not allowed to carry, it IS my garage, pocket gun. Looks great. Keep us posted.
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Quoted: I own a 39-2. Stock. No mods. Replaced barrel bushing. Although I am not allowed to carry, it IS my garage, pocket gun. Looks great. Keep us posted. RRRR View Quote Did your regime resolve whether Hornady Critical Duty/Defense is or is not a hollowpoint for civilian carry? Josh, that looks fantastic. I love the wood. Just going to BLO it, or you have other plans? |
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Quoted: I pretty much destroyed the frame. We'll just say I shouldn't be allowed near a welder, ever. Have another one on the way though, should be here tomorrow. View Quote I may or may have not learned that in the long run it’s cheaper to buy a shotgun trigger guard, mill off the old one, and drill and tap a hole than to try to weld up a custom Mauser trigger guard with a Mig... But now that I have a Tig....hmmm |
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