And in it was another box.

But then when it was open you could see that there was plastic wrapped goodies.

Then like magic when the wrapping came off you could see something very interesting. First one.

Then another.

And when all [...]]]> A little while back a very interesting box showed up at the house.

And in it was another box.

But then when it was open you could see that there was plastic wrapped goodies.

Then like magic when the wrapping came off you could see something very interesting. First one.

Then another.

And when all the bundles of plastic were open there were 9.

They are setting at home in the gun room until John decides what and where he wants me to send them, in April.

There is even the ultra rare sniper version.

More to come.

Right and left side views of the rifle.

Close up of the left side of the receiver.

Bottom view of the [...]]]> If you have had the opportunity to read collector grade publication the last ditch rifles are brought up in there. This guest post write up is about the Ermawerke carbine in 7.92×33 kurtz.

Right and left side views of the rifle.

Close up of the left side of the receiver.

Bottom view of the receiver showing the added safety.

another close up of the safety.

Many thanks to John and Dave for sharing this rare rifle

A couple of pictures of the rifle with the stock extended.

This is one with the stock [...]]]> A friend of gun lab sent these series of pictures of an MP-44 under folder rifle. I don’t have much to say about it other then it looks very interesting and I would like to have one.

A couple of pictures of the rifle with the stock extended.

This is one with the stock closed.

The safety on the rifle

A good view of the trigger group and selector

Close up view of the selector and stock push button.

The rifle taken apart.

Close up of the pistol grip and recoil spring guide

A view of the gas piston

the front sight and gas block

Another view of the gas block

It is an interesting rifle to say the least. It is the rifle that they should have had for the paratroopers.

This rifle is missing and all that is left of it are the pictures you see [...]]]> In my list of want to do build projects building an original FAL is on the top. The very first FAL ever built was in 7.92×33 and was slightly different then the current FAL that we know today.

This rifle is missing and all that is left of it are the pictures you see here.

These picture are from the FAL book published by Collector Grade Publications. If you are into the FN FAL rifle this set of books is a must have.

This is Pete’s , a friend of Gun Lab, version of a 7.92×33 rifle. His solution was to put in a new ejector block of his design with a spring loaded ejector. Then remove 0.900″ from the magazine to fit the 7.92×33 round.

A side view of Pete’s rifle. Notice the larger then normal ejector block.

The magazine actually looks like the original.

You can see in this picture the fit on the magazine to the receiver.

You can see here how the cartridges set in the magazine.

This his new follower

A top view of the spring loaded ejector

This photo gives you a good view of the magazine well.

A nice side view of the larger ejector block.

He converted the rifle to take a smaller hand guard .

This is [...]]]> Op 7 has been completed. This is a major mill stone on making the MP-44 trunnions. The rest of the machining will be done on the manual mill. It will be easier on the manual mill then making the number of fixtures and tooling that would be required on the cnc machining center.

This is op 7. You can see the original next to one of ours. The manual phase will add the chamfer  to the groves.

You can see that the trunnions are dimensional correct

A close up of the trunnions.

A picture of all 6 trunnions completed and de-burred.

This is a picture of both the 06 and 06H (STG-45)

This is the first of [...]]]> I thought it was time for another cut away rifle that would be interesting. Most people never have the opportunity to see a STg45 much less the cut away version. Enjoy the pictures.

This is a picture of both the 06 and 06H (STG-45)

This is the first of the roller lock non gas operated rifles.

You can see the differences here and it [...]]]> The next machining operation has been completed on the trunnion. This is one of the many unexpected problems with reverse engineering a component.  The magazine did not fit. An error occurred that was missed. It is a good thing to check after every step which we do.

You can see the differences here and it is quite obvious. New measurements were taken and the trunnion was re-machined. These are the first two corrected trunnions that have been completed through operation 5.

In this picture you can see that the dimensions are a great deal closer. The thickness on the front of the magazine well are due to the new models not having a bevel put in yet.

Only the rough cut is accomplished in operation 5 on the under side below the barrel. It will be finished in operation 7.

The gas pistol supports.

This is the fit and finish in an original trunnion.

our trunnion.

different angle of the same trunnion.

The first two with magazines in them. These are the minimum and maximum magazines that I own.

With the completion of operation 6 the magazine will set lower. With any luck operation 6 will be this week, however the HAAS team will be here Thursday for routine maintenance.

First and most important is the VG1-5 project. I received a call this afternoon late that the firing pins can be picked up from the heat treating firm. With this last piece we can send the second rifle to [...]]]> Not a big post for today, just an update on the projects we are working on.

First and most important is the VG1-5 project. I received a call this afternoon late that the firing pins can be picked up from the heat treating firm. With this last piece we can send the second rifle to the ATFE for final testing. The second item on the VG project is that all the receiver flats are in the spot welding room and as soon as we modify the spot welders they will be on the line to finish. That will be this week.

The drawings for the MP-44 trunnions are solid modeled and material is ordered so we can finish that project.

The Japanese type 96 and 99 magazines have taken a step back. The first two stamping dies did not work as planed and we needed to send the magazines back. They are still on the drawing board as I need them for my own guns.

The AR-16 is still being solid modeled. We are getting closer but still more time is needed to finish this project. I only work on it when I have spare time and we know how that goes.

A member of our family here at Gun Lab located me an isolation transformer and with that I hope to get the wire edm powered up.

We have been doing a reverse engineering project on a German WW2 machine gun which is coming along nicely and I hope to have drawings in the near future and a solid model shortly after that. This project has been a real ball buster, but with the use of the schools cmm we are getting close now.

I am currently work on a few write ups for the site. Part 2 of the Winchester self loaders should be dome this week, a friend , O.H., is sending me some interesting photo’s and scan’s on a few weapons to post and the third installment on the Bushmaster pistol is in final editing.

This should answer all the questions that have shown up in my in basket. If there are any other question please feel free to drop me a line.

I do need help with a project though. I need manuals for the wire EDM. I am concerned that the batteries have died in the controller and I am going to have to reset the parameters. This machine came with no manuals at all. Here are a few pictures of the panels and model numbers.

Xerox copies are fine. I just need to learn about the parameters and set up of this machine. Thanks everyone for helping.

With nothing else going on I am going to hit the rack, tomorrow is another fun filled day for me.