A bunch of wet sanding and I am at this point.
Next up polishing compound.
That was a little premature. Gotta go back to some finer sandpaper first. I like where this is heading.
Firearms News Retro Edition
Firearms News (Formerly Shotgun News) is releasing their second Retro Edition on July 3rd.
I thought y’all might like to see the cover.
I didn’t contribute but they did mention my web site. Make sure you pick it up when it hits the store shelves.
AR180S Pistol Grip Prototype
Been wanting a better pistol grip to use on my Nodak NDS-18S lowers pretty much since they came out.
I used an ArmaLite grip but only bought a couple before they stopped selling them. (Sound familiar?) It also didn’t have the right shape.
Since I have been working with Fusion 360 I have been thinking of all kinds of things to design. Why not a better looking pistol grip.
I’ve still got a few kinks to iron out then I can make a more detailed print. I’m confident it would be a functional part when I am done and will certainly put it through it’s paces. It is very comfortable in the hand.
I’m diggin’ it. Anyone else?
What’s Up at AR180S.com
I’ll just leave this here.
SAR-80 Kit Build – Receiver
My first foray into building my SAR-80 receiver was to reweld the upper back together. Using a gas torch and being completely out of practice led to less than stellar results.
I know it’s possible as Henderson Defense built one as a post sample and got it running well. Although they mentioned having to take the BFH to it to straighten out the warping.
I decided to start from sratch and ordered some 18ga 1008 sheet steel off of Amazon.
I tried to bend it in a cheap harbor freight brake and it flexed too much. I resorted to milling a piece of 6061 aluminum to fit inside then beat the corners into a more square-ish shape. Felt like Boris building an AK from a Shovel.
I cut up some pieces to weld inside to guide the cam pin and to retain the charging handle. The combination of my crappy AC flux core welder and the this sheet steel led to me needing to reweld these multiple times. I now call this one my “Ugly Build”.
At this point it still needs the rear sight welded on and the charging handle spacer piece rewelded.
More on that next time.