Lots of speed bumps and eye balling. For the next three guns Im building I will do a few things differently to make the process smoother and cleaner for my self but I am very happy with the outcome for the first build ever.
First Gun Build
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Some more pics of the band grooves
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You have done well. nice wood work on the band slots I'd love to read the design specifications for this. Dimensions, shaft size, and parts list? Makes it much for fun to discuss.
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She is gorgeous! :thumbsup2::thumbsup2:
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How did you shape the band slots and did they come out even on both sides?
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You have done well. nice wood work on the band slots I'd love to read the design specifications for this. Dimensions, shaft size, and parts list? Makes it much for fun to discuss.
How did you shape the band slots and did they come out even on both sides?
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Nice gun!
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Superior. Very nice lines
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Wow that means a lot from all you guys. Thank you. I marked some straight line for where I wanted the band slots to line up then I made a perfect straight groove with my dremmel. After that I did a lot of eye balling and sanded down the corners. I spent a lot of time checking it with the perfect light to see the shadows. The gun starts at 2 1/4 towards the butt of the gun and tapers to about 1 1/2 at the muzzle. I used my router with my mortising jig to cut down the rails of the gun and then used a hand planer and files to smooth it out. Again this took a lot of eye balling. It shoots a 5/16 shafts and I added about 4 ounces of led towards the muzzle. It floats with out the shaft in but with it in it sinks pretty fast with the muzzle angled down at about 45 %. Took it out for a test shot yesterday and this thing is deadly accurate!! That was my biggest fear thinking that it would look pretty but not perform well. It blew me away how much range and accuracy this think had. There is probably zero recoil as well. I just ripped a piece of teak to make 4 more guns today.
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I ordered all the parts from neptunics. BUT!!! for the next gun the only thing I will be ordering is the trigger mech. everything else will be completely custom.
Aloha..
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Whats the total length?
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Taylor that thing is awesome. Lets put you on some sea bass.
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