What’s your craziest firearm creation?

[vanfunk]

You know the feeling I'm sure, when you just want to have some fun with a project gun? When you just have some wild hair across your butt and you just have to change this, change that, add this, add that, ‘til it’s the closest version of whatever your fevered mind could conjure?

Well, here’s mine. I got a wild idea to put an optic on my USP .45, so I started with getting a spare eBay slide shaved and tapped for a Trijicon. I began with an RMR but then switched to the SRO. Mo’ bettah. Then I needed higher sights for a lower 1/3rd co-witness; Dawson Precision came through nicely. After that, HK Parts threw a big sale together and I got a sweet deal on the frame-mounted compensator. Bad to the bone. New trigger, oh yeah. The HK match trigger set went in and it’s just… nice. Finally - I had to solve the pesky problem of decocking the pistol when I am riding the safety. One little stamped-steel part in the mechanism and now it’s converted to “Fire” and “Safe” only, no decocker. I don’t care, it’s a range gun and I like it like this. So this is now what one of my friends affectionately describes as my “Artificial Intelligence Robot murder gun,” lol. Funny thing is, I don’t usually even like stuff like this, but for reasons even I can’t entirely explain, I LOVE this thing!



So, what’s that wild and crazy gun you molested for the sake of some weird pipe dream? Show it off and tell its story!

 

[WestKentucky]

Don’t have a pic but I did a lot of wierd stuff with a barreled action chipmunk rifle. Finally bought a cheap stock for it and let my kids use it for a bit. My youngest is almost big enough now so maybe in another 4 or 5 years I can have it back as a toy.

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

I didn't "create" it, but it WAS weird.
Colt Army special that someone fitted with a S&W adjustable rear sight assembly, and custom upper rib and underlugged shroud. The trigger appeared to be homemade and had very questionable sear engagement.
Wasn't cost-effective to make it a safe or useful firearm again, so it ended up being an organ-donor.

 

[armoredman]

Two, that came to me as projects from a master gunsmith who had some time on his hands and some interesting ideas. I had some small input, but he did 99% of everything. However, both are nifty.

One if a black powder single shot 54 caliber pistol, made from the cut off barrel stub of a rifle he shortened for my son, with a stock made from a mesquite branch in his back yard. The only items used in this creation that were factory was the lockwork, (not the trigger or guard, handmade items), and the barrel. Everything else, including sights, were made by him in his shop. We call it the Muzzle Loading Hip Howitzer.

If that wasn't out there enough, how about the one of two boot pistols he mad from a knife pistol unfinished frame? 80%, if you will, but required a lot more than 20% work to get it to become this fun little blaster.

What it was supposed to be;

After serious work, a functional muzzle loading 45 caliber single shot derringer;

Just one shot of how many different hammer profiles he went through finding the one that would work;

It works, but shoots REALLY high, good across-the-poker-table gun;

And he added a boot clip for fun.

It fouls up quick after three shots, but it's not meant for an afternoon of target shooting!

 

[toivo]

I guess it would have to be this one:



SIG P250-22 -- Somebody was selling these grip frames online. I think they're meant to be the base for Cerakote projects, but I thought they had a kind of Star Wars vibe that I liked. I usually put a regular black grip frame on it when I take it to the range because it gets too dirty otherwise.

 

[caribou]

My "Special Forces Manual 'Special' 12 gauge hand slam Philippine Guerrilla 3/4 inch black pipe shotgun is still in the pond my dad threw it in when he came to see what I was doing one Saturday morning the summer of '81.
I was 1/2 way through a box of #8 skeet shot when he walk over asked to look, smiled and chucked it in the pond.
There was no mystery between us about "Why" LOL!!
I think he was happy to see I wasnt trying out the C-4 Recipe or building VietCong type boobytraps for livestock...

Better yet, it actually had the intended effect; I really did get me a better gun because of it, a pawnshop special, 12 gauge H&R single shot 'Pardner' ( IIRC) and I didnt even have to kill any enemy soldiers to get it.

 

[Legionnaire]

Many won't think it crazy but my building an AR pistol might qualify. I'm not much of an AR guy, having bought my first to spite the Clinton ban. It doesn't see much use. My first love is bolt action rifles. In recent years I've built several "Remages" on Remington actions with barrels from McGowen. So my building an AR pistol is definitely out of character if not particularly crazy. I certainly have no real use for it ... but it is kind of cool.

 

[chicharrones]

Calling @Michael Tinker Pearce !

 

[12Bravo20]

I have a couple of pistols. Both are Polymer 80 frames. I built one and haven't built the second one.

First up is a P80 940CL ODG frame with a Zaffiri PrecisionTiN coated G34 slide. The slide and barrel has slight blemishes in the finish so I got both at a discount. I figured why not since I got the slide and barrel cheap enough. The combo has grown on me.



The second one I have not built yet and I might not ever build. It is a white P80 940C frame and a special edition Marine Gun Builder G19 slide from Steel City Arsenal. The white 904C frames are pretty rare and I have been offered quite a bit of money for it. But I don't want to sell. And the slide is a limited edition also.

 

[vanfunk]

All great input, guys! Love ‘em! It’s like the “Island of Misfit Toys” for firearms!

 

[sgt127]

Lots of tinkering over the years. But, I made a paddle thumb safety for my Sig P365 that turned out well.

 

[The Old Redneck]

Years ago bought a Swager barrel from Randy at CPC before the 17 HMR and 17HM-2 came out. Fitted to 22 rimfire Ruger action. The .172 caliber barrel had a 22 long rifle chamber with a long tapered chamber. When a 22 long rifle cartridge was fired it was swaged to 17 caliber. Stingers worked best because the bullets stabilized better. The Australians where it was developed called it extruder. Fun gun but when the HMR and HM-2 came out lost interest. Still have the barrel, even bought a chamber reamer to build another. No photos.

 

[Fyrstyk]

I made this black powder .22 rifle from an old Stevens .22 barrel, a small percussion lock and trigger assembly. It shoots 30 grain air rifle slugs into a dime at 25 yards. I use it with our youth group in our club to teach muzzle loader shooting.

 

[The Old Redneck]

Tell more about how you lube the slugs etc. Played with muzzleloaders using patched round balls but .32 was as small as I shoot the 22 sounds like fun. Bless You Sir

 

[Pat Riot]

Not sure if this qualifies…

I added an Sig Sauer Romeo 5 red dot sight with the 1.4” co-witness mount to my Kel Tec CP33 to turn it into a “Cheek Pistol”. I also added some of those plastic rail fillers to the picatinny rail so it didn’t chew up my face when firing.
It’s a lot of fun.



It’s a lot of fun dancing these things all over the shooting range from 15-100 yards.

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I got the idea from here:

The Cheek Pistol: Let's Get Weird - Lucky Gunner Lounge

The cheek pistol concept, devised by Rhett Neumayer, offers rifle-like performance in a package that weighs less than a 1911.

www.luckygunner.com

 

[Fyrstyk]

Tell more about how you lube the slugs etc. Played with muzzleloaders using patched round balls but .32 was as small as I shoot the 22 sounds like fun. Bless You Sir

The AVG slugs I use have a hollow base that I fill with Mink Oil lube. the lube keeps the fouling soft and easy to remove. We only use 4-5 grains of 4f black powder. with that load, the slugs will go thru a 3/4" pine board at 25 yards. Makes a light and handy squirrel gun for close range shots. The kids love it.

 

[sparkyv]

My Ruger FrankenMark...not too crazy.

 

[Odd Job]

I like the look of that Ruger!

 

[vanfunk]

Very cool guys! All are just a little nuts and very personal!

 

[chicharrones]

Perhaps the craziest looking creation I have didn't take much effort. But it did take coming across things when least expected to make it happen.

This started as a common Marlin 25N .22LR bolt gun with a hard wood stock and 22" barrel. I found it at a LGS where the prior owner trimmed the barrel down to 16+ inches, installed a new front sight, and parkerized the whole thing.

Then I was lucky enough to get a Nodak Spud sliding stock "on closeout". The only things I had to do to the gun was drill and tap a 2nd hole in the receiver to mount the stock, modify a pic rail meant for a Ruger American Rimfire for an optic, and screw on an AR grip I had as a spare.

 

[chicharrones]

This one looks much less crazy, but took much more effort. All done with hacksaw, files, sandpaper, drill, taps, etc. in my garage. I did actually buy a crown cutter, though.

It started as a typical Zastava MP22 in .22 WMR as seen below. Some may think, "why mess with that?". That's the crazy part, I suppose.



Then this happened. Stock cut for shorter LOP, barrel cut to 16+", Williams receiver sight modded to fit metric dovetail, Marbles front sight added, new muzzle crown, "scout" optic rail made from section of blank picatinny, and ammo storage created inside the butt stock. The butt cuff is used only to raise the cheek and hold a pair of spare mags.

 

[Mark_Mark]

Series 80 Colt with gold trim & bi-planes on it. I didn’t make it, but a MASTER plate maker from the 80’s probably decorated it

 

[chicharrones]

Not sure if this qualifies…

I added an Sig Sauer Romeo 5 red dot sight with the 1.4” co-witness mount to my Kel Tec CP33 to turn it into a “Cheek Pistol”. I also added some of those plastic rail fillers to the picatinny rail so it didn’t chew up my face when firing.
It’s a lot of fun.

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It’s a lot of fun dancing these things all over the shooting range from 15-100 yards.
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I got the idea from here:

The Cheek Pistol: Let's Get Weird - Lucky Gunner Lounge

The cheek pistol concept, devised by Rhett Neumayer, offers rifle-like performance in a package that weighs less than a 1911.

www.luckygunner.com

Ride the safety with the cheek, I suppose?

 

[doubleh]

When still in grade school I got the bright idea of making a "rock" gun. I found a piece of pipe about 2 feet long the right diameter to accept a lot of the pebbles laying around and a cap to fit my piece of pipe. I drilled a hole in the cap so I could use firecrackers as the powering part and it worked. We kept quite number of laying hens and sold eggs to a local grocery store. This was before cage chickens became a thing and they were free range out doing what a chicken does during the day and shut up in large hen house at night keep coyotes and skunks away from them. I could not resist shooting a chicken with my rock gun and got a big kick out seeing then flying away squalking after being hit. It never injured one but sure did get a reaction so chicken became my main targets as the "gun"wasn't accurate enough for sparrows. That only lasted a few weeks until I overheard my father telling my mother the hens were not laying as good as they had been. I put my piece of pipe back where I found it and quietly disposed of the drilled pipe cap. The chickens returned to normal production and I never said a word to my parents about what I did. That was the start of my life long firearms alterations.

 

[entropy]

When still in grade school I got the bright idea of making a "rock" gun. I found a piece of pipe about 2 feet long the right diameter to accept a lot of the pebbles laying around and a cap to fit my piece of pipe. I drilled a hole in the cap so I could use firecrackers as the powering part and it worked. We kept quite number of laying hens and sold eggs to a local grocery store. This was before cage chickens became a thing and they were free range out doing what a chicken does during the day and shut up in large hen house at night keep coyotes and skunks away from them. I could not resist shooting a chicken with my rock gun and got a big kick out seeing then flying away squalking after being hit. It never injured one but sure did get a reaction so chicken became my main targets as the "gun"wasn't accurate enough for sparrows. That only lasted a few weeks until I overheard my father telling my mother the hens were not laying as good as they had been. I put my piece of pipe back where I found it and quietly disposed of the drilled pipe cap. The chickens returned to normal production and I never said a word to my parents about what I did. That was the start of my life long firearms alterations.

Did you kill the Gorn with it?