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Freelance Artist
randomperson
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I am a freelance artist and was interested in making an assault rifle chandelier. I'm unsure of how to go about obtaining these gun parts since I do not have a permit. Does anyone have any ideas on where I should go about finding the supplies? Ideally I'd like a cheaper solution due to lacking money currently.
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An AR-15 or AK-47 preferably.
Neither one of these is an assault rifle. They are both semi-automatic sporting arms.
I am a freelance artist and was interested in making an assault rifle chandelier.
How about making a chandelier out of something other than negative stereotypes?
quote:Originally posted by randomperson
I am a freelance artist and was interested in making an assault rifle chandelier.
How about making a chandelier out of something other than negative stereotypes?
But that's not nearly as ironically hip.
quote:Originally posted by 35WhelenClassic
quote:Originally posted by randomperson
I am a freelance artist and was interested in making an assault rifle chandelier.
How about making a chandelier out of something other than negative stereotypes?
But that's not nearly as ironically hip.
Indeed.
quote:Originally posted by Colonel Plink
quote:Originally posted by 35WhelenClassic
quote:Originally posted by randomperson
I am a freelance artist and was interested in making an assault rifle chandelier.
How about making a chandelier out of something other than negative stereotypes?
But that's not nearly as ironically hip.
Indeed.
I don't find anything negative about semi-auto rifles...
As for the project, you can purchase parts kits and possibly some demilled receivers for the project. It would keep it legal in your unfree state as well.
None the less, it is a creative idea that would look pretty freaking awesome. If you want your item to mean something, you could always visit a country where you can buy an AK-47 for about 45 bucks and demill or scrap them in country and ship them back as parts without a permit. You get a vacation out of the deal and probably end up saving money since an AK kit here will run you no less than 200 and no more than 600. Forget the AR idea unless you are willing to buy a bunch of parts minus the receiver which you can make or put an airsoft modified receiver on.
Come to think of it, you could buy replicas or airsofts... But for effect, you want the real deal.
It's a pretty good concept. I think a peace sign the size of a wall would be much more interesting at a show than a lamp for sale but whatever.
Good luck and if you are anti-gun, suck an egg!
quote:Originally posted by 35WhelenClassic
quote:Originally posted by Colonel Plink
quote:Originally posted by 35WhelenClassic
quote:Originally posted by randomperson
I am a freelance artist and was interested in making an assault rifle chandelier.
How about making a chandelier out of something other than negative stereotypes?
But that's not nearly as ironically hip.
Indeed.
I don't find anything negative about semi-auto rifles...
Don't get me wrong, Eric, neither do I, I just can't bring myself to accept the term "assault rifle".[:)][;)]
I'm from New Jersey.
Do you know anyone on the New York Mayor's staff? Maybe they can get you some. [:D] [:D] [:D]
I wouldn't want you to divulge any secrets over the design, but I am trying to wrap my head around what parts you'd really need for the project. If you are handy with metal and/or wood, well, you might not actually need to buy real weapon parts in the first place. You could get softwoods (laminating pine boards together is really cheap) and shape them into rifle butts and receivers, various dowels or tubes for barrels, etc. If you have access to welding and metal working equipment (or tubes of JB Weld) you could work metal plates into shape in lieu of real receivers. Bound to be cheaper, but maybe just a little more time consuming. On the plus side, you wouldn't have to worry about a knock on your NJ door from authority figures.
Of course if the weapons are to be reduced to individual parts and pieces that would be a different matter.
I have no intention of stealing and embarking on your project myself, trust me.