In order to participate in the GunBroker Member forums, you must be logged in with your GunBroker.com account. Click the sign-in button at the top right of the forums page to get connected.
Winter project idea. Crazy, cool, or ?
35 Whelen
Member Posts: 14,307 ✭✭✭
Finally having access to a lathe and mill, I've been thinking about a project, mainly what to do with a spare sporter-weight .30-06 barrel I'll likely never use.
I want to take the barrel, machine a breech and block to fit, and eventually end up with something along the lines of a German Pak 40, but small enough I can set on and fire from my shooting bench. I'm thinking that around 1/10 scale would work, but I've only started thinking about it. Ideally, it would also have a functional recoil system as well.
Once I get going with it, what should I look for as far as a steel alloy is concerned, to fashion the breech and breech block from? How big would the breech and breech block have to be to handle standard '06 pressures?
I want to take the barrel, machine a breech and block to fit, and eventually end up with something along the lines of a German Pak 40, but small enough I can set on and fire from my shooting bench. I'm thinking that around 1/10 scale would work, but I've only started thinking about it. Ideally, it would also have a functional recoil system as well.
Once I get going with it, what should I look for as far as a steel alloy is concerned, to fashion the breech and breech block from? How big would the breech and breech block have to be to handle standard '06 pressures?
An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it.
Comments
[;)]
Being 1/10th is hat more golf ball and the mini-Coke cans? The slim one and not the squat ones.
(Stripes, Bill Murray.)
Looks cool. [:D]
Finally having access to a lathe and mill, I've been thinking about a project, mainly what to do with a spare sporter-weight .30-06 barrel I'll likely never use. The shell would look wrong.
https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=UoAChidd&id=75818AAAAF1317669351AB410AD3213266DCC56E&thid=OIP.UoAChidd3b8UeO7Y0cCr0AHaFK&mediaurl=http://www.armorscale.com/products/ammo35/A35-009/A35-009_manual1.jpg&exph=446&expw=640&q=pak+40+shell&simid=607988284481145985&selectedIndex=16&ajaxhist=0
quote:Originally posted by 35 Whelen
Finally having access to a lathe and mill, I've been thinking about a project, mainly what to do with a spare sporter-weight .30-06 barrel I'll likely never use. The shell would look wrong.
https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=UoAChidd&id=75818AAAAF1317669351AB410AD3213266DCC56E&thid=OIP.UoAChidd3b8UeO7Y0cCr0AHaFK&mediaurl=http://www.armorscale.com/products/ammo35/A35-009/A35-009_manual1.jpg&exph=446&expw=640&q=pak+40+shell&simid=607988284481145985&selectedIndex=16&ajaxhist=0
I appreciate the sentiment, but I'm not too worried about the ammo not looking 100% correct.
Just a thought- make sure the OAL is at least 26 inches- or you could get a visit from the ATF for making a SBR. Looks like a really cool project, tho.
Thanks for bringing that up. Would the length of the carriage count towards the 26 inches?
And if you need dimensions, check with some of the military museums. An email to the staff may get you some measurements from some of the cannon they have on display.
My understanding is the OAL WHEN IN FIRING CONFIGURATION. So the barrel length of 16 inches minimum, and OAL (including carriage) of at least 26".
And if you need dimensions, check with some of the military museums. An email to the staff may get you some measurements from some of the cannon they have on display.
I'll give that a try. Thanks.[:)]