Build Your Own Miniature Musket
The creativity of some people really impresses me. While I’m not sure of the legality of this (in the US, would this qualify as an SBR? https://www.atf.gov/firearms/qa/does-gca-prohibit-anyone-making-handgun-shotgun-or-rifle), it is pretty decent craftsmanship. The poster (Youtube: pyroneph) even goes so far as to shape and oil the stock. I could see staging a little war re-enactment with miniatures on a table top (or other such geeky imagining). Just don’t put your eye out… 🙂
I originally saw it posted on Imgur, but it looks like it was actually filmed a few years ago (below is the Youtube posting):
He also has some other miniature gun creation videos (and one for a pocket katana, if that is your thing). It just goes to show, a little bit of ingenuity goes a long way, and building simple firearms is really not all that difficult…
Tom is a former Navy Corpsman that spent some time bumbling around the deserts of Iraq with a Marine Recon unit, kicking in tent flaps and harassing sheep. Prior to that he was a paramedic somewhere in DFW, also doing some Executive Protection work between shifts. Now that those exciting days are behind him, he teaches wilderness medicine and runs an on-demand medical staffing business. He hopes that his posts will help you find solid gear that will survive whatever you can throw at it--he is known (in certain circles) for his curse...ahem, ability...to find the breaking point of anything.You can reach him at tom.r AT thefirearmblog.com or at https://thomasrader.com
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As a young teenager/fool I used 1/4" copper tubing, into which a common steel B-B would fit just fine. Flattened the breech end to seal it, drilled a touch-hole. Made a small priming pan of aluminum foil, used glowing string as a match. Later I Made small, rubber band powered percussion locks and used paper caps. Loaded with black powder, available to al at $0.75/pound. Had one 4-barrel derringer, also made bolt-action breech loaders (with which I did try to put my eye out). Best one I ever made, break-barrel breech loader with walnut stock & stainless barrel, was for my girl friend in next town. She took it to school for her science project. When some kid laughed at her she blew a hole through his project.
Ahh, the good old days.
Now I would be in federal prison.
I would recommend brazing the end rather than solder it is much stronger than solder.