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[17+1]

[Bullets&Whitewalls]

Muzzle Brakes ,optic mounts,grips , side charging upper receiver on the left side......

Bi pod mounts, removable sling mounts, hand gun racks for safe storage, trigger guards just things that come to mind quickly lol.

[67Cuda]

Define "pretty good".

This.

I'd like to know where my shop falls on the scale...

Show everyone what you got, pictures, machines.
Not saying machine tools are everything, but it will show your level of what quality is by what you use.
Most here won't have a clue, especially the ones that you have done work for.

[ar15barrels]

Show everyone what you got, pictures, machines.
Not saying machine tools are everything, but it will show your level of what quality is by what you use.

bridgeport clone
12x36 lathe
13x40 lathe
6x12 surface grinder
optical comparator
Sunnen Hone
Benchtop EDM
Miller Dynasty 200
Millermatic 180
Miller spot welder
2 kilns, 1 with multi-step cycle control
standard and superficial hardness testers
2 sandblast cabinets
2 80 gallon compressors
3 tank parkerizing setup
Ceracoat oven

[gobler]

Almost forgot..I also have an injection molding machine with a 6oz shot size that can do basically any thermoplastic..and I can machine molds from scratch. Opens up a lot of possibilities for small plastic stuff

What's your location? SoCal?

[ER308]

Machine up a whole bunch of DIAS and give to friends as keychain ornaments. Tell them all that they are bottle openers.

[67Cuda]

bridgeport clone
12x36 lathe
13x40 lathe
6x12 surface grinder

No names and no pictures. I suppose if they work for you.

[kramynot]

After you do an AR, I'd start looking for a gunsmith special firearms and see what you can do with them. I only have a mini-mill and mini-lathe in my shop (corner of the garage) and I recently converted an old shot out No. 1 Mk III Lee Enfield to 32 S&W. Pulled the barrel, chopped off a stub, set the barrel back, created a reamer, etc. Shoots well enough for a tin can plinker. Now I'm working on another Enfield conversion, this one to 7.62x39.

Lots off good machining projects and ideas over at weaponsguild.com.

[CinnamonBear723]

You should build a sten gun. Those things are super cool rustic looking firearms.

[17+1]

sick!! thats more gun stuff than I have by a factor of 100 ...I'm kind of..well..triggered

millennials unite hooooooo

[kramynot]

Here are a few pix

thanks I'll check that out!

sounds like a cool project any pics??

Here are a few pix of the 32 S&W rifle in progress. I chambered it for 32 S&W Long. This is a single shot so I since cut down the mag and riveted on a floor plate. There is an extractor but no ejector so the bolt will extract the spent brass and and then drop it in the empty mag for reloading later. Once I set the barrel back it was a little too short so I silver soldered on an extension to get it back to 16". I still need to finish it and I'm thinking Alumnahyde. It test fires fine with both 32 S&W and 32 S&W Long. I soldered on some sights I made by hand and just need to zero it to hit tin cans at 25 yards, then I'll stick a fork in this one and call it done.

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[Q]

This video was amazing to watch.

[Drew Eckhardt]

I have a pretty good machine shop at home and am looking for something fun to make, but I'm just getting into firearms so I don't know what all the goodies are.

AR-15 receiver from a forging or billet. Follow Ray Brandes' guide.

[Whiterabbit]

I have a pretty good machine shop at home and am looking for something fun to make, but I'm just getting into firearms so I don't know what all the goodies are.

I dont have an AR yet but am planning to get one so AR accessories or parts would be okay

Same for shotguns.

Maybe handguns too.

Okay so any firearm project.

If you have a lathe at home, and fancy starting to work with steel after you finish cutting your teeth on easy aluminum stuffs, a great project is refurbishing or customizing ruger single action revolvers.

They are cheap
Parts are readily available
Documentation is available (Ruger workshop manual vol 1 and 2)
Guns are overbuilt so you can shoot your handiwork with confidence
Fewer moving parts than an AR
All parts can fit loosely and you have a factory-like piece, or you fit everything like a fine puzzle and make a Ruger run like a fine watch.
No aluminum.

I rarely see beater ruger single actions for sale for a few bucks, and I'm betting this is why. Easy and fun to refurbish.

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Some of the skills you can practice that you won't if you just play with AR's

barrel muzzle profile cutting
crowning
proper barrel torquing
barrel set back (easier success criteria than a rifle)
parts fitting
dovetail cutting (if wanted)
D&T
learning how to use a file (no, really.)

Can turn a 45 colt like this



Into a 45 acp convertible that looks like this

[The War Wagon]

80% GE M134 minigun?