How many project guns do you have?

[tankerman]

Like it says how many project guns do you have in various states of completion?

Myself, about a dozen. Some need stocks others barrels, receivers, refinish, misc small parts. They will all be completed, eventually.

Seems to be cyclical, the projects start piling up. Eventually I get to the point where I can't justify buying anymore stuff until I finish some of the projects. Then it starts all over again.

The problem is, even after a gun project is complete you still end up with extra stuff that never seems to go away. I'm talking about replacement parts, screws, grips, sights, cases, job specific tools, springs, mounts, etc... more and more.........Milk crates full of stuff, parts cabinets, plastic containers, ziplocks.

It is a disease.

[wilit]

I've got more projects than I have $$$ to finish them.

[CSACANNONEER]

Not counting parts kits and partial receivers, probably about the same. I should be getting a few parts to rebuild a NAA revolver early next week.

[ar15barrels]

I probably have about half a dozen in various states of completion.

'96 sweede becoming cock-on-open
1909 argentine getting re-built into a heavy bench gun (stopped due to later 700 purchase)
Calguns lower #65 needing to be built up as my 6.5 Grendel
Calguns lower #68 needing to be built up as my 6.8 SPC
POF 308 build is missing a handguard system, lower parts kit and a PRS
Romy G kit is all demilled and waiting for the build party

[Q]

Things I got in mind.
c8a1 sas
m4 socom
bulgarian 104 16in barrel
east german akm
russian 101 clone

[DRM6000]

not many:

serbu bfg50
ferret50
another .50 bmg upper
(thanks arnie )

a couple of ar lowers

[grammaton76]

Something like 8 AR lowers, something like 18 AK receivers.

Two MGI and two Cobb lowers.

An MGI QCB upper that I need to get around to populating with a bolt carrier, bolt, barrel, etc.

A VZ-52 that I want to get around to making some non-corrosive ammo to shoot through some day.

A Romanian M44 rifle I need to swap a decent barrel onto.

A Vietnam M-16 kit still waiting on the right gas blocks, and on me getting around to getting the correct NDS retro receiver.

[ivanimal]

You had to ask I have 6 that are kits and a dozen that are nor ready to be called complete. Then there is about 6 that need love.

[5968]

Zero... I usaully don't purchase anything unless I have the money to get all parts needed. Then when I get them my OCD kicks in and I have to finish them before I can eat or sleep.... I want to build an AK but I don't think I have all the tools needed. Maybe I'll get a Saiga and convert it later.

[tankerman]

I probably have about half a dozen in various states of completion.

'96 sweede becoming cock-on-open
1909 argentine getting re-built into a heavy bench gun (stopped due to later 700 purchase)
Calguns lower #65 needing to be built up as my 6.5 Grendel
Calguns lower #68 needing to be built up as my 6.8 SPC
POF 308 build is missing a handguard system, lower parts kit and a PRS
Romy G kit is all demilled and waiting for the build party

Where did you get the 1909 action?

The reason I'm asking is that I sold a beautiful all matching 1909 action at the Costa Mesa Gun Show several months ago. The buyer was a guy that had a table at the show and had a gunsmith with him.

Boy am I sorry I sold that action. I had it for several years and had plans to build a 358 Norma mag. I shoot lefty and ran across a left hand Sako 691 action so I decided to sell the 1909. Now I wish I kept it for a build for my son. Oh well, still have a nice Czech action I can use, just not quite as good or nice as the 1909.

[4 Brigada]

Retro USAF M16 (awaiting lower, maybe new handguards)
GAU 5 awaiting (lower and barrel)
FAL:
Belgian M1/T48 (awaiting barrel work and upper + T48 wood handguards)
Izzy HB awaiting (Awaiting barrel and upper)
Izzy standard (awaiting barrel work and upper)
BSG type A (awaiting barrel work and upper)
SA para (barrel work, machine work and upper)
SA (M2 type) (awaiting upper)

2 other Imbel kits, R&D at this stage
AK in a flat no kit (got shafted on a AMD kit)

Added later
Forgot these
M1 garand (assembly)
M1A (assembly)

[s281c]

around 30

at least a dozen 1911's in various states of mod/completion
a bunch of AR15 and Ar-10 style builds that I haven't got around to
the rest are assorted other "projects" bought from "home butchers"......

[ar15barrels]

Where did you get the 1909 action?

I got it as a complete rifle 3-4 years ago.
It's all stripped down now.
I have a Fajen varminter stock and a douglas blank waiting to go together.
Also have a bold trigger, brownells bolt knob, farrel picatinny rail, brownells bolt shroud to eliminate the safety and other go-fast goodies for it.

Just need to finish it out to sell if off...

[WolfMansDad]

I bought several stripped lowers early in the OLL movement, back when the party line was "list in 2 weeks." I really did (and still do) intend to build them up, but with each passing month I find I have less free time, not more.

I only go to the range every three or four months any more, and I still haven't set up my .45 Colt reloading dies. I don't see how I'm going to find the time to do any building.

[thedrickel]

Uhhh, boatloads. From kits that need to be put together, bolt actions with headspace issues, stuff that needs welding, shortening, lengthening, and god knows what, easily a dozen. Closer to twenty counting all of my romy kits.