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My wife recently asked me if there were any types of guns we should be stocking up on in case of future bans as an investment.
This was when I was about to try to pass the idea of a couple Remingtons and Brownings.
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There are gun laws and there are anti-gun laws. BIG difference.
Bill Ruger couldn't tell the difference, and wanted gun bans so that they would corner the market for the Mini-14. He later realized how deceived he was. Of course he deceived himself more than anyone else did.
I would be happy to write gun laws, such as ones that put someone in jail for criminally misusing a firearm, limit or prohibit access by non-citizens, and give LE the resources to fight the illegal trade of arms stolen or illegally imported for criminal use. Gun laws should also PROTECT the right to own and use guns by responsible citizens and enable them to use them better to improve public and personal safety.
Gun owners writing anti-gun laws, to give the government the right to gradually undermine the RKBA until it and the rest of the Constitution are meaningless, would be nothing but self-sabatoge.
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Now that certainly interests me! I would be thinking about 1.5" for something on the side of a buttstock, and maybe 1" for something that would go on a buttplate, grip, or handguard. I wouldn't say my furniture would be exhibition grade, but commemorative would be a go. Feel free to contact me, as I'd be happy to discuss the possibility.
My plan is to approach these organizations to see if they would be amenable to having their logo used on a stock sold professionally. Even if they didn't, I could still sell unmarked stocks with a donation included to them.
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Dare I ask? Is that the one? It's going to look bee-yooti-ful in maple!
Doc V
Indeed it is.
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1. If a business tells me up front that they are not raising prices but are extending expected dates, that does alot to foster loyalty.
2. Production in batchs. Frankly, I couldn't figure out how folks like you did side jobs that weren't in batches. Makes it so much easier to have a life. It's alot easier for me to tell the little lady I can't stay and gotta head off to school if it's only for X more weeks. Keeps me more sane too.
3. Not exactly what I'm looking for but every business has to customize a little less as it grows.
4. Just a suggestion but maybe you could consider metal inlays of an organizations emblem in the wood stock, etc.
KUDOS!
Volume and uniformity are the main things that affect doing stocks in batches or not. When I did a grip here, a handguard there, and a stock set about every month, and my ETA was as short as 3 weeks at some points, it made more sense to get the items done, photographed, and in the hands of the buyers. In roughly a month's time I received about ten orders, which makes everything different. In that bunch there are plenty of variations but plenty that are similar too, and the basic processes are the same.
A metal inlay would be exactly what I'd like to use if they were available.
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I don't know what Cho's literary, entertainment, religious, or family influences were.
But the kids who shot up Columbine were not just rejects. They actively served and worshipped Satan. I was made fun of, ostracized, teased, you name it. What did I do? I grew up, learned about technology, and now call myself a nerd with a smile on my face.
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The past year and a half have been an interesting story for my specialized items for Saiga and other AK type firearms. I have made and sold enough to keep me very busy, and like a maniac I keep coming back for more. As soon as I think I'm slowing down I get more orders. Sometimes they just have a way of coming in droves. I currently have a stack of about 15 stock sets to complete. The fact that they all came in within a short window of time means that I can line them up and streamline their production. Quality is almost always improved through uniformity, and it improves average turnaround time.
Past problems of non-paying-buyers have been solved thus far with 100% effectiveness due to the taking of deposits. People said at the beginning that it was necessary and frankly they were right, but the fact was that I had to develop the products first and build a reputation before soliciting deposits for items not yet made. Now that I have made a little bit of everything, I can firmly represent what I can make and quote a firm price. "Made-to-order, pay when it's done" was nothing more than a self-imposed probation. I was determined not to expose myself to potential accusations of stealing or taking too long without communication. A long list of feedback and a consistent presence on the forum has made that a non-issue.
This forum has been kind enough to allow such a small operation as myself to list on the site without a large vendor fee, and I have been able to contribute to this forum in proportion to my sales here. For future orders, I do prefer E-mail for communication so that my inbox does not fill up, and so that I can access them more often, but please note in your E-mail that you got in touch with me through the Saiga forum so that this forum can be credited for the reference. The Saiga forum mailer is a good method to ensure that. You can E-mail me directly at BattleRifleG3@hotmail.com. I used to contribute X% of total sales, but what I am currently doing is establishing a certain proprietary % for custom orders where advertising on this forum has just been a reference, and all the details were discussed off the forum. (This can be disclosed to forum staff on request.) Ready made furniture will be listed with disclosed commissions to the forum and/or other organizations.
Satisfaction of buyers matters very much to me. I can't offer a "blank check" satisfaction guarantee because sometimes people have revisionistic criteria or want to return something because they just wish they had the money for something else. But I do stand behind what I make and promise to honor the terms of my quote and fix any problems that come from my end. In only two cases have customers been dissatisfied. One was objective about the issues and we were able to make a satisfactory arrangement to take care of things. The other complained about areas where I was as good as any seller and on the items that were actually my fault he made it clear that he didn't want any sort of remedial action from me.
My success here has not come without a cost. It has been very stressful at times, balancing this with a day job and family life (some might say I don't balance it well). Even the best projects in life have their share of stress. Nothing to complain about, just something to keep control of. And while sales are quite good, expenses are quite high too. Material isn't cheap, and modern tools are consumable items. Sanding materials, saw blades and such flow through me pretty fast.
To say whether or not I made a profit is a grey area. If I look at it as an employee, it's a sweatshop. The saving grace is that it's a hobby that I like, but it's very easy for a hobby to become unenjoyable when it goes professional. Another area to keep careful control over. If I look at it as a business manager, I'd say it's doing fine for a start-up business, but that it needs to improve if it is to continue. The good news though is that I didn't put a ton of work into it AND lose money. I put a ton of work into it and didn't make a ton money for the work involved after considering all costs.
With a home to take care of, gun rights under attack, and the need to take care of one's health and career, there are a lot of things on my plate that I will have to make the time for. So I will be pursuing a fourfold strategy in my business operations to accomplish that.
1.) No raises in prices. I will be offering some higher end options, but base prices will stay the same unless specific costs go up. I will find other ways to bring my time and costs down as much as possible. The only thing I may ask more of from customers is patience. But this would be up front.
2.) Improving efficiency through strategic production scheduling. Instead of estimating turnaround time based on current backlog and completing in the order received, I will schedule a production run on a given timeframe, and then accept orders to fill it. I will then complete all scheduled orders in assembly line fashion. Future orders will be scheduled for a production run to be completed by the end of August unless good fortune allows them to be done sooner. A cut-off date for placing those orders will be announced later, but you should have at least until June. This should cut production time in half if not more, and the end result will be a better product.
(IF you need an item on a shorter timeframe, feel free to ask. The worst I could do is say no, what's more likely is that there would be an expediting fee related to breaking sequence. This will not delay standing orders, just interrupt my schedule.)
3.) Increasing production of ready-made items. Along with individual orders, stock sets configured by my initiatrive will be made in scheduled production runs. This will serve two purposes. One is to cover those people who would rather buy my choice of styles and options than wait 2-3 months with a deposit in my hands. The other is to serve those people who are just more open minded about styling and make it possible to purchase without competing for priority with other custom orders.
4.) Including pro-gun and gun community activities with my business operations. Through increased and streamlined production I hope to begin participating in gun shows, where I will not only sell gun items but distribute literature defending the RKBA. I'm not talking about the same old flyers, I mean new ideas and arguements to complement others that we all know and hold. And financially, certain ready made stock sets will be sold with a partial donation to various pro-gun organizations. These will be identified per item, and instead of devaluing the item by lowering its price for quicker sale, I will increase the donation to the given organization at the same sale price. I have a Galil style set in progress for the Saiga-12, and true to the Israeli style I hope to donate part of its proceeds to the JPFO. I will be inquiring with each organization to see if I can use their logo for such sets. I may be enlisting the services of a local wood carver, as my woodworking skills are mechanical, not artistic.
The way a partial donation set would work is that you'd send me two payments. One to me, the other made out to the organization. I would then pass on the latter every couple weeks as they add up.
In addition to furniture, I am considering delving into other projects. I've talked about them from time to time, but won't talk anymore about them until the current stack of sets is nearly done, which will probably be the end of June.
Questions and comments are welcome. Specific item questions should go in their specific threads if the threads exist.
And last but certainly not least, in fact this is the most important part -
THANK YOU to the excellent members of this forum and to the staff who keep this forum going. This is both for those who have dealt with me, and for those who contrubute in various ways to this forum and make it a place people want to visit, some of whom find their way to doing business with me.
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You had your chance with the 308.
BTW, I got an enormous piece of maple to make that stock, and there's enough left for another just like it.
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Current order count is 14, after completing two just today. Most of these are complete stock sets, but there are a couple individual items. Two of these are nearing completion.
Here's a quick "state of the union":
Explanations will come later, but current ETA is best described as September. Instead of predicting an average case scenario I'm going to list a worst case one. Another reason for this is that I spend far less time per set when I do several at once. So I will wait until I have several orders or a certain amount of time passes to commence. This is the only way to stay cost-effective. I won't actually be "waiting" - I'll be taking care of the previous batch.
If anyone does not want to wait that long, I expect to complete several ready made sets with a variety of different options included. The downside is you don't get to customize. The upside is that you don't have to wait. When the stock is listed, it's ready. This would be more desireable if people want to use my furniture to build something they may expect to have grandfathered and want to configure as soon as possible.
I will not be raising prices, but I will be offering certain higher end woods and options. So some of the ready made sets will be priced higher than before on account of those features.
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A large number of orders are stacked up ready for an aggressive production run with what will hopefully prove to be a more efficient method. Things haven't been moving as fast as I had hoped, but two orders have just been completed and another two are close behind.
The first picture (if they appear in the right order) is made for the Saiga X39 and 223, featuring my modified version of the Saiga Rifle style handguard and a QPG stock using the factory Saiga buttplate. The second is a very special project, one I've been hoping to do for a while and now at last someone's decided to be the first. It's a full length one piece stock for a Saiga, and will include a new sporter style safety made by another board member. While a number of styles could be incorporated into this design, this one is intended to resemble the US mil style of the M14 and M1 Garand.
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Very good point, I didn't know that about the USMC.
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It doesn't take an upper level national party conspiracy. All it takes is a motivated individual with skills at indoctrination and other forms of mind control. The timing as far as I'm concerned is too close to be coincidence. Not just that the bills are proposed, but that they have been losing support until now.
It doesn't have to be any elected official or party representative. If an organizer of the Million Mom March can hire a hitman to shoot somebody in revenge and think she's right (and hit the wrong guy in the process), somebody could corner and indoctrinate a troubled youth, feed his emotions, and slip him direction, and make sure he kills himself before he can be captured.
I'm not saying I know what happened. But it's really not a tall order at all.
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My $0.02 is don't post a thing when you're in such an early stage and it's such a tricky subject. You don't know how it will turn out, or the (il)legal response from the ATF. Do your thing and keep it to yourself until you need to interact with others.
If you HAVE to talk about it and just can't keep it in, I'd suggest talking privately to those people who have expressed an interest. Don't let yourself be overwhelmed with excitement about your own item.
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Blackjack buffers are better and cheaper in my experience.
As far as cycling issues on a S-308, the hinged piece on the recoil rod needs to be removed and replaced with the blackjack buffer. I did that on my S-308 converted to G3 mags and it improved reliability.
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I developed a conversion to use G3 mags. It used an adaptor, but the adaptor alone doesn't allow use of G3 mags. It requires serious modification to the rifle and minor modification to the mags.
It's primary advantage was that it was developed during the now expired AWB, and the mag mods were minor enough to use existing hi-caps.
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Future shortenings of such a rail may be easier if you fill the void first and then machine it away.
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Several more articles have been posted. You might find yourself in conversations where you have a chance to defend gun rights. Consider this a resource and use these points as you see fit.
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I agree with TG on the need for affordable military styled US made firearms. It can be done, it just isn't. They could be made more simply and more rugged than the AKs. They just aren't, partly because the shooting public is too darned picky. They'll say how much they want something, then when it comes out there's a finnicky reason they won't buy it. It doesn't help when manufacturers throw those finnicky reasons in for unknown reasons, ie including competitive options only on the high grade models.
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JoeKen has been selling and failing to deliver for years. If you received from him what you paid for, you're one of the lucky ones.
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Price would be $65 shipped for a single hook, $75 shipped for a double hook modified to work in a Saiga. I prefer to use FCGs I have on hand at the moment.
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Finally got it done. The Beta version of BattleRifle's Furniture Catalog.
Input is welcome. This isn't all inclusive and it doesn't have pricing. But it puts the options on the table without making you and I sort through old threads with pictures. Basically it gives us each something to refer to with specific names of items.
Again, this is just a beta version, so there will be room for improvement. The improved version might have part numbers and possibly even an order form. This one just has pictures and blabbering.
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This thread could use a reboot. I want to learn more about these rifles.
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"you can also try a local machine shop, and have the foreman do the work on it, but it'll cost ya, Im sure."
That would not be legal unless the shop had a gunsmith license, or unless you stayed there while the work was done.
Give me that little push I need...
in Saiga .308
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My wife recently asked me if there were any types of guns we should be stocking up on in case of future bans as an investment.
This was when I was about to try to pass the idea of a couple Remingtons and Brownings.