Comments on: VG1-5 front barrel support

By: ecox762

ecox762 — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 01:03:25 +0000

The front barrel supports look very good. There is quite a bit of machining that has gone in to these. I am most impressed. I am sure it is even tighter tolerances than anything that ever came out of the German factories. Cant wait to hold one in my hand.

By: bnz

bnz — Wed, 30 Oct 2013 19:42:40 +0000

Hello.
I am from austria.sorry my english is bad.I would ask for some vg 1-5. I would be very grateful if you would write me a mail so we can talk about it. I admire your project.

By: Samuel Suggs

Samuel Suggs — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 06:38:08 +0000

Ok, souds good

By: John D.

John D. — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 17:41:13 +0000

Standard seamless tube sizes changed after WW II as wrecked Pilger Mills across Europe were replaced under the Marshall plan. U.S. dimensioning dominated and still does because the petroleum industry (the major seamless tube consumer) is pretty much a U.S. dominated affair.

Wasn’t suggesting you use seamless tubing, just personal curiosity about German adaptation to various steel shortages from 1943 on. I have handled a VG.1-5, but was not allowed to take it apart. Looking at all the German last ditch weapons, it appears they had pretty good supplies of sheet steel right up to the end, but almost every other steel product was exhausted by the end of 1944.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 03:24:59 +0000

The inconsistencies are with me posting not with the work progress. In addition to the VG1-5 we have re-worked the small lathe and built a hydraulic forging hot press. I will try and get both of these projects posted and get up to date on the rifle as well.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 03:19:47 +0000

We looked at using seamless tubing. The problem is the different diameters both inside and out would require just as much machining and cost more for the material. I think they just went for available round stock of what ever material was available.

By: Samuel Suggs

Samuel Suggs — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 02:49:51 +0000

I am good with the slow inconsitent pace between different steps just get it done get it done right and then make a nice long post about it with lots of detail and I am more than happy.

By: John D.

John D. — Wed, 02 Oct 2013 13:32:17 +0000

Do you think the Germans made this part from seamless tube in the original rifle? The German petroleum industry collapsed in 1944, freeing up a lot of seamless steel tube capacity while steel bar stock shortages plagued the German arms industry from 1943 on and became acute with the loss of steel works in Poland during 1944. There is a lot of correspondence from the arms industry to the various German arms procurement offices declaring insufficient steel bar allocations.