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Shop Update- The CNC Router

This is a saga of the CNC router. The router was built here in the shop and it was used to make the stock and handguards for the VG1-5. 5 years ago I was running a batch of parts and hit an over travel stop. When this happen I just shut off the machine as […]

The Mauser 1917 trench carbine receiver

I have reverse engineered most the lower receiver in Fusion 360 and will print the first model this week. This is the first print so I can test my solid model. Using the Bambu P2S printer I will print a 3D model. There are a number of modifications that will needed to be made, but […]

More on the Sudanese AR-10

With the last test model machined I started putting the lower together and a number of issues were noted. The receiver dimension is correct for the holes, magazine release, magazine well and overall length and width. the magazine button and release lever are not deep enough.

These are the noted problems.

The first one is […]

Mauser V9000 trench rifle

While doing research on the 1917 trench carbine I came across a rifle that I have never seen or even heard of. The V9000. There is a video on YouTube posted by LAI Publications. I just fell for this cute carbine.

It also dissembles and the stock comes off.

There was a print of it […]

Update on the VG1-5 project

We have been working on the fire control group and once again have made a few changes for more reliable operation and safety. We continue to have issues with the disconnector operating properly. There were issues with the hammer spring improperly contacting the disconnector. An additional problem came about with insufficient spring pressure to hold […]

The MG-09 light machinegun

In answering question concerning the post on the AR-10 belt fed light machine gun Ihave spent some time going through the ” The Armalite AR-10″ book. On page 314 of the book is a picture of a MG-09 light machine gun. The funny thing is that I had just seem that same weapon. It was […]

Machining the MP-44 trunions op 5

With this post I am going over a few of the problems that have occurred during the machining of op5 on the 4140 hardened trunions. We ran into a snag while doing this op. A problem that did not occur on the 1018 steel parts.

A quick video discussing the problem and solution.

The […]

Building an MP-44 semi part 2

This is the second in a series of post of Pete, a friend of gun lab, building his semi-auto MP-44. From our previous post you could see the absolutely dismal condition of the cut up receiver pieces that Pete had to work with.

You can see from these pictures that there was no back […]

Answers to the post of 11-29

The first question that would needed to be answered is what do all these parts have in common. That answer would be up coming projects at Gun Lab.

The Cetme, H&K, 05 , G-41 G-43 and 03 pictures is for the 05 project we are working on. The fire control group is changing to be […]

Interesting AR-18 tool

It is not often that most people think how something was done in the “Old Days” but I do. Lots of times you can not reproduce a part using modern machinery with a great deal of work. The “Old Days” I am talking about is not the 1600,1700, 1800, but the middle 1900’s. I just […]