Pinned&Recessed
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I can't find a gun with the features I want, so I'm thinking about designing my own. I've already got some ideas about how it would work, the overall design and the end objectives, but how hard is it to make a design or idea a reality?
I figure I'll need a complete machine shop and a skilled operator for the equipment or learn how to use it myself. Lots of specialized machines too. I already have shop space and ability to get lathes, mills and welders inexpensively.
Prolly need a specialist to make certain parts like the barrel.
I'll consult with an engineer too, or go back to school and get another degree! LOL!
Lots of people advocate CAD/CAM stuff, and I'll prolly look into it, but how did guys like Garand and Stoner (in his early days) design, build and test stuff without modern computers?
I know it'll be hard with lots of issues, but I think it'll be interesting.
I'm looking to use as many off-the-shelf parts as I can to help defray costs. Sure, lots will be fabricated, but this is more than a "dabbling" for me. This is the first thing in a long while which has stimulated my brain. I want to do this, 1: to get the gun I want, but also 2: to see if I can design, develop and build a working, reliable and accurate weapon to my specs.
This'll be a long project, but worth it I think.
Any advice, thoughts, ideas?
I figure I'll need a complete machine shop and a skilled operator for the equipment or learn how to use it myself. Lots of specialized machines too. I already have shop space and ability to get lathes, mills and welders inexpensively.
Prolly need a specialist to make certain parts like the barrel.
I'll consult with an engineer too, or go back to school and get another degree! LOL!
Lots of people advocate CAD/CAM stuff, and I'll prolly look into it, but how did guys like Garand and Stoner (in his early days) design, build and test stuff without modern computers?
I know it'll be hard with lots of issues, but I think it'll be interesting.
I'm looking to use as many off-the-shelf parts as I can to help defray costs. Sure, lots will be fabricated, but this is more than a "dabbling" for me. This is the first thing in a long while which has stimulated my brain. I want to do this, 1: to get the gun I want, but also 2: to see if I can design, develop and build a working, reliable and accurate weapon to my specs.
This'll be a long project, but worth it I think.
Any advice, thoughts, ideas?