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Part One of the Bushmaster Pistol

In this video I had the opportunity to chat with John D about his collection of Bushmaster pistols. This is part one of the multi part review of this interesting weapon.

Here are a few still pictures of this interesting first model sheet metal stamped upper pistol.

Close up of parts of […]

November 21st, 2014 | Category: Bushmaster pistol, engineering design, Gun Lab, Historic weapons, interview with John D, Sheet metal pressings, Uncategorized, Video Friday, Weapons Design | 4 comments

Making the Gardner gun Part 1

I enjoy making things, specifically guns and any thing associated with making guns. I also enjoy chatting with people who make guns or any thing dealing with that. I also love mechanical machine guns. That leads us to today’s topic.

A friend of mine really wanted a miniature Gardner gun and with none available took […]

November 18th, 2014 | Category: CNC machining, Gardner gun, Historic weapons, machining, metal casting, miniture guns, Parts, Parts fabrication, pattern making, solid modeling, Uncategorized, Weapons Design, wood working | 18 comments

Pedersen Device manual

The illusive Pedersen device.

Here are a few pictures of the rifle and device.

 

As promised here is the manual for the Pedersen device.

Pedersen Device manual

 

The most interesting part of the manual are the pictures showing the components. This is actually a complex part.

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November 13th, 2014 | Category: Book review, Historic weapons, Pedersen device, Uncategorized | 6 comments

AR-180 part 2

In part 2 of making the AR-180 we will be looking at the upper receiver and the steps necessary to make one. There are a number of rifles that use the same basic design concept. So this build concept would work for any of them.

This is the AR-18/180.

And a close up of the […]

November 12th, 2014 | Category: AR=180, Bushmaster rifle, engineering design, Historic weapons, Leader rifle, Parts, Parts fabrication, Sheet metal pressings, Vulcan V15 rifle | 14 comments

EM-2 30-06 rifle

During the time period that the EM-2 was design it was made in a variety of calibers. These calibers ranged from the original caliber of .280 to the NATO standard of 7.62×51 through 30/06. This post is dealing with the 30/06 rifle. Basically what they did was to cut and weld a 7.62×51 rifle to […]

November 11th, 2014 | Category: EM-2, engineering design, Gun Lab, Historic weapons, home made guns, machining, prototype rifle, TIG welding | 2 comments

EM-2

A rifle that I have been interested in for quite some time is the EM-2. It is one of those rare rifles that you read about but generally don’t have a chance to see, examine or shoot. I have had the opportunity to do all three.

To start all of the rifles came with a […]

November 6th, 2014 | Category: EM-2, Gun Lab, Historic weapons, prototype rifle, TIG welding, Uncategorized | 17 comments

The Pedersen device

I have always wanted a Pedersen device or by the proper name U.S. Pistol, Caliber .30 M1918. The standard joke between my wife and I has been we should stop at this yard sale, antique store, or gun shop because there is a Pedersen device there. This has been going on for over 30 years. […]

October 24th, 2014 | Category: Historic weapons, Parts, Pedersen device, Uncategorized | 18 comments
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