#DIY

Ahh…. Reddit. Normally completely and totally useless. However, the occasionally useful nugget comes from the website and community (though I stress occasionally).  The idea for the AK Magazine Reload Indicator comes from user ChrisKilo, a seemingly average guy with an awesome idea.

Jörg Sprave of the Slingshot Channel makes some interesting contraptions. Mostly they are wooden mechanical devices that are usually rubber band powered. He has launched machetes, marbles, arrows and anything else dangerous and potentially deadly.

80% lowers are all the rage for the do-it-yourself types or those wanting to avoid the prying eyes of the US Government. The lowers are effective, but always require a machine to be able to finish (including the polymer lower receivers). Out to change that requirement and lower the barrier to entry to non-technical folk is AR15mold.com, which has created a home casting kit for their polymer receivers.

Sent in to TFB is another concept design for an ‘afternoon’ DIY submachine gun of particular crudeness and expediency. The majority of components are laminated together from readily available square section steel tubing, owing to its namesake. Apparently the only thing that cost anything was the STEN mag and compression spring. The model shown is a non-firing mock-up dummy for the purposes of demonstration only.

Sent in is a concept mock up for a basic ‘easily made’ compact machine pistol. The design outwardly is a near copy of the Armenian K6-92 and early Chechen made ‘Borz’ derivatives. All components inside the receiver are laminated from square tubing with a portion of the bolt mass being an external plate which doubles as a cocking handle. The prototype was made as a display dummy only for obvious legal reasons.

cujousmc sent us this photo of his DIY AR-15 build. He writes …

The Chopping Block has been experimenting with home made body armor.

A 60 year old man in Japan was recently arrested for building homemade guns of his own design. According to him it was his hobby for the last 40 years. He used scrap anvils as a source of hardened steel and crafted his own ammunition using toy caps and casted lead bullets.

So I posted Clint Westwood’s DIY video of how he rifled a barrel. Then I wondered what he was rifling a barrel for. Well he converted a staple gun to fire .410 shotgun shells.

Hat tip to Bryan S. for sharing this with me.

Here are pictures of a neat little submachine gun prototype sent in. It uses minimal components and can be constructed with very basic tooling in short order. The builder made the example pictured as a non-firing replica for obvious legal reasons.

CaptainBerz posted a three part video of how to make your own inexpensive tripod hog style saddle.

I love watching The Slingshot Channel. There is just something alluring to the completely affable Joerg Sprave and his various rubber-powered inventions. Until now, he has not show you how something was built, instead only showing various objects thrown at high-speed.

For the ultimate do-it-yourself-er or someone still waiting on their Ghost Gunner, The Flat Spot has a nifty weld-your-own AR receiver out of mild steel. The kit is not 100% weld and go, as it does require some work.

Youtuber  The Social Regressive shows us how he Duracoated his .243 Win Savage 12FV varmint rifle. The video is 25 minutes long but worth watching if Duracoating an entire rifle and it’s accessories is something that appeals to you. He uses a Air Compressor, Air Brush, Respirator, Cotton Balls, Homemade Stencils and of course Duracoat paint. If you don’t have an air compressor, they can be purchased for less than $50 from Walmart. These types of compressors are intended for inflating, but as far as I know they work fine for air brushing.