jamesavery22 54 Posted July 12, 2008 Report Share Posted July 12, 2008 Have to show respect to the mill pics of the piece: Obviously needs some filing and paint. Going to use the same high heat engine paint from auto zone. Still have some left over from my conversion. Going to take it to the range before I paint it. Have to make sure it holds it secure enough to the barrel(already was hitting it with a bat and its fine ). The OD of the barrel at the mount point is 0.574" +/- 0.002". Luckily a 9/16" drill bit is right under that. The hole it left was too small to get the mount over the barrel at all. Filed w/ a rat tail, tried to fit, filed, tried, filied, tried, etc... until it barely could fit. Was very fun making that piece. Haven't milled anything in a long time. Very glad I got that from harbor freight. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
moxie1c 3 Posted July 12, 2008 Report Share Posted July 12, 2008 WOW! I will tell ya what, everytime that I look at new topics on this board I find something that really impresses me. This is no exception. I would love to see a pic from behind the rear sight, through the scope and with the front sight up. How is the co-witness on there? Great job james. My suggestion...since you have the mill and probably have a jig all set up you should consider becoming a contributor to the board and selling a few of these. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jailbait 2 Posted July 12, 2008 Report Share Posted July 12, 2008 WOW! I will tell ya what, everytime that I look at new topics on this board I find something that really impresses me. This is no exception. I would love to see a pic from behind the rear sight, through the scope and with the front sight up. How is the co-witness on there? Great job james. My suggestion...since you have the mill and probably have a jig all set up you should consider becoming a contributor to the board and selling a few of these. omg. i think i just creamed myself. are you going to be producing those at any time? or was this a one time affair. actually answer that in a pm. wouldn't want the mods to think we're fishing for your business without you having a business subscription Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jamesavery22 54 Posted July 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2008 hard to get it to have the dot and post in focus. not sure what it focused on there since the dot is huge. Wish I had more time to make stuff like this. That one piece took about 15 work hours. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
moxie1c 3 Posted July 12, 2008 Report Share Posted July 12, 2008 hard to get it to have the dot and post in focus. not sure what it focused on there since the dot is huge. Wish I had more time to make stuff like this. That one piece took about 15 work hours. 15 well spent hours if I may say so. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CheepJerokee 0 Posted July 12, 2008 Report Share Posted July 12, 2008 Excellent Work! Might be worth the fab......or sell the idea to Dinzag or someone in the fab world. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
acercanto 6 Posted July 12, 2008 Report Share Posted July 12, 2008 One aesthetic suggestion. Recess the hex screws down into the holes a bit more so they don't stick up or potentially snag anything. Just a thought. Looks totally awesome otherwise! Impressed, Acer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jamesavery22 54 Posted July 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 Was thinking of the same thing Acer. I recessed them a little before I drilled the mounting hole but was paranoid about making that cut too close to where the mounting hole would be. Before I do that any more I need to get some other socket cap screws. Only ones I have are those chromed ones. Obviously dont want to use those Will do some searching on mcmaster for some black ones and try to get those lower profile. Thanks for all the comments guys, appreciate it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rangerdavid 6 Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 hard to get it to have the dot and post in focus. not sure what it focused on there since the dot is huge. Wish I had more time to make stuff like this. That one piece took about 15 work hours. That's the BOMB!!!!! Damn, its a gotta have one!! I really like it, very nice work! (and I have to hit the quote button just to display this pic again, I just love it!!) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vultite 57 Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 good work =D you gotta take more pics of the sexy machine when your done painting it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
22_Shooter 1,560 Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 Your rig is coming together NICELY! Everytime I see your gun, it looks better and better. A big +1 to possibly producing those. You could make some nice change I bet. How long did it take to make? (Good choice on MI, I have a BUIS on my AR from them. Quality products and a good price ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wally 2 Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 looks great with the 40rd mag,what grip did you use Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Agias 0 Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 looks great with the 40rd mag,what grip did you use Looks like a 30 rounder to me. Anyways, nice sight but i can't see the gun under all those accessories Quote Link to post Share on other sites
22_Shooter 1,560 Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 looks great with the 40rd mag,what grip did you use Looks like a 30 rounder to me. Anyways, nice sight but i can't see the gun under all those accessories Looks like a 30 to me too. But I don't think that's overkill on accessories. He's only got a red-dot and a light on it. It's actually only 1 of a few x39's that gives me "gun envy". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wally 2 Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 look at the pic with the gun sitting on the bipod looks like a 40rd but I could be wrong Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jamesavery22 54 Posted July 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 Dont have any 40s That one pic does make the 30 round mag look huge though, weird shot. The PG is a UPG47 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CheepJerokee 0 Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 The curve on the 30 x 7.62's always makes them look huge........especially when laid nest to a AR with a 30 in it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rtsaleen 0 Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 Great Job!!! That looks incredible i don't even know what to say!! that is simply amazing... what type of bipod is that? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Azrial 1,091 Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 Nice work! You did good! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mstranglr 9 Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 VERY NICE!!! I want one. I would love to ditch the FSB on a .308 and have that for BUIS attachment. Your rifle is coming along nicely. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jamesavery22 54 Posted January 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 Thanks guys. The bipod is an old Harris bipod. Forgot which model. Used a cheap swivel picatinney mount. I never use it. Last time it came out of the bag was when I took those pics. Anyone want to buy it? Ive been lazy with pictures. I've painted the mount, replaced the optic, got rid of the light mount. Will take an updated pic and upload here soon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TR Young 175 Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 That is one good looking heater, and your front sight is great! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
22_Shooter 1,560 Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 Completely off topic........... The background in the pic of your mill looks exactly like the back 1st floor of my Aunt-n-Uncle's townhouse. As does the balcony. They also live in VA. Centreville to be exact. Where they live is a crap-ton of townhouses crammed together, with the exact same setups, and tiny fenced in back yards. Then again, almost every neighborhood in their town looked like that . Now back to your regularly scheduled thread. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jamesavery22 54 Posted January 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Agias 0 Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 What kind of rail handguard is that? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jamesavery22 54 Posted January 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 ultimak lower hg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vultite 57 Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 just wondering, did you think about making one that attaches to the rail and comes up over and in front of the rail so you don't have to clamp to the barrel? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chobee143 0 Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 SWEET! Good job! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jamesavery22 54 Posted January 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 Vultite, yeah but my machining capabilities are pretty limited. Everything has to be done by hand. Did a rough drawing of what that'd take and while the finished product wouldn't be that much more metal the starting piece would have to be huge. I thought of attaching it to the HG but not via the rail but by drilling and tapping somewhere on the front of the HG. But I don't trust that part of my capabilities to be repeatable to the point where the mount would maintain accuracy. The barrel mount was very simple and its very solid. Just got lucky that the drill bit was the perfect diameter. On top of that I've also toyed with the idea of getting rid of the bottom rail. So in case I do I'm still OK. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MD_Willington 11 Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 That is awesome, now, make another, this time, have it under the barrel, and at the receiver end, have it so that it has a lower hand guard retainer built into the end of it. Then you end up with a bolt on lower hand guard retainer with a bit of rail on it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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