ever since the industrial revolution guns have been made in factories by skilled workers using big machines
you may think theres no way you could build one yourself
oh sure if someone had a lot of tools and skill maybe but not you right
well
maybe you can
this is an ak parts kit
an 80 percent ar lower
an unfinished glock frame
a spool of plastic
pipes from the hardware store
today were going to talk about how to turn each of these into a gun without buying any actual gun
at least one of these options is something you could do yourself and have your very own pew pew
think of the pride of ownership
lets get started
so it used to be that the military would sell their extra guns after a war and you could just buy them
but then those guns started being capable of automatic fire and the federal government is too afraid of you when you have an automatic weapon
little do they know semi auto is just as good for like 95 percent of everything lol
so what the importers do is cut the receiver and import the rest of the parts
this happened and continues to happen with many many guns
the ak might be most common so well use that as an example
so youll find a parts kit and itll probably have everything except a receiver and magazine
and barrels might come with it or be sold separately
you could buy a new receiver
they can be excellent and i have done this
but that counts as a firearm so you have to go through a gun store
another option is either bending a flat or drilling out the fire control group holes
these pieces of metal dont count as firearms
and you can find videos online of how to bend them with square pipe and bolts
after bending a flat youll need to weld the internal rails on and probably heat treat with blowtorch and oven
and you can blue it or parkerize it to finish it
basically you get some chmicals and boil the receiver in them for a while
or just paint it
then you rivet the pieces back onto the gun
and use a hydraulic press to press on any other bits
rebuilding an ak is probably the most labor intensive way to go aside from building literally everything
altho in the end you have a friggin ak sooo
but maybe youre sharing an apartment and dont have space for a welder and hydraulic press because your roommate put a goofy swing bench on the tiny patio
i got you covered
with just a drill a router and a jig you can turn this into this
and with some battery acid and charger you can turn it into this
in the same way you can buy an ak parts kit thats just parts you can buy almost every single part of an ar and mail it to your home
and if you get an 80 percent receiver that can go to your home too
all you do is secure it in a jig and do some routing and drilling
the process is very straightforward and the instructions are excellent
anodize if you want
assemble it and youre done
i hear a guy is going to livestream this shit and show you exactly how its done
a similar thing can be done with pistol frames
look heres a 1911
and heres a glock
in fact when we talk about plastics we enter a magical new world
but first let me address that loud voice in the back
yes i hear you
youre shouting clammy i love you i want your autograph and your babies but i live in europe and cant buy pressure bearing parts like barrels because euro
first off im flattered
second off ew
but i still have answers
there was once a man named phillip luty
rhymes with shooty
he lived in england and made a living off of doing finger workouts every day so he could flip off the queen harder than anyone
when he was done he published a book called expedient homemade firearms
it gives detailed instructions on how to build an automatic submachinegun using random hardware from the store
and his guns worked
in fact they worked so well they arrested him
he died of cancer before his case was finished but his book lives on
to build a luty requires drilling and welding and cutting with some power tools
and constructing a magazine is very fiddly and tricky
but it can be done
but very recently there is a new advancement that makes is easier than ever
have you heard about 3d printing
this is the fgc-9 by deterrence dispensed
it uses a 3d printed receiver
3d printed magazines
and a pipe for a barrel
and the 3d model has a jig to rifle the pupe so you can actually hit things
the 3d printer to make it doesnt even have to be fancy at all
the one they recommend costs 200 bucks
you also need to do some welding drilling and cutting but not nearly as extensively as on the luty and the required precision is low
crude welding is all you need
no previous experience required
ill let you know after i build it
plans available for free here as a 4 gig zip
and lets take a moment to talk about ammunition
there are four parts to a cartridge
the brass case
bullet that flies out
powder that pushes it
and primer that lights the powder when hit
there are machines to pop out primers
gently push a new one in
measure and fill powder
and squish a new bullet it
thats all it is
if you have a primer and powder you can make it happen
you can do it with shotgun shells too
poachers in africa use matchheads to make powder
this is explosives were talking about so dont just blow your fingers off fooling around
but its not rocket science either
and guys there you have it
whether rifle or pistol
american or australian
you can have a gun
you can carry it around with you
no matter if you thought you couldnt
you can
pew pew
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13JFO ago
(was a lurker, decided to hop in) This is a good summary man, there should also be a guide that lists some of the jigs, drill presses, and mini-mills available for cutting and drilling. Tooling can get expensive.
clamhurt_legbeard ago
thanks dude
youd probably like this thread where i talk about my 80 percent
big fan of the easy jig 2
13JFO ago
Nice man. I've finished an 80% before for a pistol build, used a jig. I tried using a drill press with a milling jig one time and did plunge cuts. But the floor turned out a little gross in the receiver's main cavity. I'm debating investing in a mini-mill for doing it again and might try to do a form 1 supressor build.
clamhurt_legbeard ago
you can see my results there
mostly pretty smooth
and i was very methodical with a new bit and new router
so its about as good as can be expected
im very happy with the results
13JFO ago
You do good work. I just picked up four of these lol https://www.80-lower.com/products/blemished-forged-80-lower/
In my quarantine boredom I'm going to practice milling with a mini-mill, and might see about rigging up the chuck in my drill press to see if I can side-load it lightly and try milling that way, too.
clamhurt_legbeard ago
heck yes dude not bad at all
good luck with your work
post it here
robot7247 ago
Ammo Is The Choke Point and expect that to be exploited further (see CA and ammo background check upheld).
The DIY gun community has begun to look at surrogate ammo and will likely come up with solutions; eventually.
There was even one for blackpowder, .314 Atlas and look at the immediate media shit fit -
https://www.wired.com/2014/11/atlas-314-3-d-printed-guns-bullets/
In the interim though -
Pick your caliber(s) and stock it as deep as you can, make sure .22LR is one of them (easy to fabricate quick DIY gun for). Consider reloading so you can replenish your centerfire supply (you need to add primers, powder & shot). Cases for low pressure loads like .38SPL can be reloaded up to 10X w/o annealling and if you anneal them, many more times. So if you have 100 cases reloaded 10 or more times -
1 lb. powder = 1,200-1500 rounds .38SPL (easy to store)
1200-1500 primers (easy to store)
1200-1500 projectiles (heavy but easy to store)
(.38SPL revolver keeps the cases inside gun until you eject them, easy to retain them after firing.)
All of the above fits it a 10" x 6" x 4" box!
Oh, and those .22LR? They can be reloaded too -
http://22lrreloader.com/
Interesting times kids, let's keep that DIY gun horse out of the barn.
clamhurt_legbeard ago
ammo ban was struck down and the 9th circuit granted the states emergency stay request
they havent upheld it yet and it hasnt fine to supreme court
robot7247 ago
So in essence, still in effect.
CA is the prototype for the rest of the country regarding guns.
clamhurt_legbeard ago
still in effect and upheld are very different
upheld means its over
in reality this is the beginning of the fight
each side only made one move so far
looking at california there is much to feel hopeful over
aks and ars used to be utterly banned but that was overturned
their assault weapons ban keeps getting circumvented to the point they have to keep adding specific definitions
a number of countries are shall issue
and the entire state is a castle doctrine state
dont be fooled by anti gun blackpill artists
watch as the magazine and ammo bans both fall
robot7247 ago
This post sorts people into to camps -
1: That's awesome info!
or
2: That's dangerous and should be illegal!
clamhurt_legbeard ago
i wonder which side clammy is on lol
robot7247 ago
Well done clammy. Add this one for inspiration on what can be done with a little motivation and simple tools -
https://homemadeguns.wordpress.com/
Also, recall the original Liberator and its reason for being -
It was originally intended as an insurgency weapon to be mass dropped behind enemy lines to resistance fighters in occupied territory. A resistance fighter was to recover the gun, sneak up on an Axis occupier, kill or incapacitate him, and retrieve his weapons.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FP-45_Liberator
Other forums of note -
www.weaponsguild.com (excellent forum, Mark Serbu is a regular poster there)
www.homegunsmith.com (spurts of activity but pages & pages of completed projects)
http://www.hi-vel.com/Catalog_Index/catalog_index.html (fun stuff everyone should know about if you have a flare gun)
I'll think of more...
clamhurt_legbeard ago
lovely links
ill check them all out
1moar ago
Fucking A man, fucking A.
clamhurt_legbeard ago
damn straight
stack em deep
im gonna give some to family as christmas gifts
1moar ago
I'm pretty adoptable. Just sayin lol.
clamhurt_legbeard ago
lol
buy your own fucking ender 3
its two hundo
Karbuster ago
Love my gad damn pew pews
Nice write up clammy!
I might be tempted to do an 80% and a printed gun, never been into ak's though
clamhurt_legbeard ago
fuck yes
i recently finished an ar
cannot recommend 80 percent arms enough
easy jig 2
the one that does ar 9 10 and 15
clamhurt_legbeard ago
you are correct sir
i need an 8 inch 762x39
clamhurt_legbeard ago
truth
no serial number required
just dont make an sbr or sbs etc and they give zero shits for personal use
clamhurt_legbeard ago
casting brass
amazing
ill need to look into that
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beefartist ago
For motivation watch a few videos of afghans scraping together 1911's and ak's on the dirty floor of a poopnmud hut with rusty screwdrivers
clamhurt_legbeard ago
the rivets on my ak were hammered by hand
and i did work barefoot on the garage floor for some parts
guns simply take patience
beefartist ago
I also hate shoes and like guns
clamhurt_legbeard ago
lol yesss
Rotteuxx ago
Awesome
Now give me shop drawings :)
Also, you should do a write up on making brass casings from scratch.
clamhurt_legbeard ago
i have them if you actually want them
the entire technical manual is online
i have many many documents on the ak
i love the ak
Rotteuxx ago
I accept all donations of educational material which can help me learn & develop new manufacturing skills.
clamhurt_legbeard ago
im talking real engineering data
the words are all russian
but you understand the symbols and scribbles on the diagrams just fine
Nadeshda ago
@rotteuxx something we were talking about earlier... check it out!
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Nadeshda ago
Love it, love it love it!!! ❤️
Laffey ago
Needs a guide on how to make a four winds that starts like, "since you need this guide, start by putting on your water wings so you don't drown in your soup."
con77 ago
God bless America!
clamhurt_legbeard ago
murriiicaaaaaaaaaa
thedirtypuma ago
Great read as always. Cool topic. I want one.
clamhurt_legbeard ago
pdf available online for free
amusing side note
phillip luty was asked for ways to make it a semi auto closed bolt gun so itd be legal in the us
he was pretty annoyed at that but he did provide instructions lol
derram ago
https://invidio.us/watch?v=c3gWjKbLlrA :
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