In 2014 I linked to instructions on how to build an improvised .25 ACP pistol. Back then I asked for readers to email us photos if they try to make the gun. A reader sent us preliminary photos of his DIY homemade pistol with some minor modifcations. He wrote …

I’m working on a legal build of this improvised pistol. I’m going to attempt to modify the design to use .22 LR instead of .25acp. I’m using a cut down 10/22 barrel and possibly a magazine from a beretta 21a. Pictures are attached.

This is what the pistol should look like when complete is below. The full plans are here.