Recent content by TennJeep1618

Actually I used the Devcon Plastic Steel Putty. It was very easy to use and I just used emory cloth to shape it.

I just saw this thread and I did basically the same thing last summer with an old pair of camo pants. Pardon the crappy sewing. I did it all by hand and was going for function, not looks. Also, I never considered making a wedge, but I like the idea.

Awesome! I like that stainless look!

And here are a couple crappy pictures of the bolt in the rifle. I wish the pitting didn't show up as bad as it does, but oh well. It actually looks like the Cerakote amplified how big the holes look.

The bolt is finally DONE! The pictures below show the bolt after about 30 rounds fired and the bolt being cycled many, many times. Obviously there is some wear on the contact surfaces and from brass rubbing, but I expected that. I can't believe how smoothly it cycles with no grease...

I started working on this project and I thought I'd offer some observations/suggestions. Since quite a few of my targets are small, I decided to go with 1/2" rebar and 3/8" black pipe fittings. I also am using 45" street elbows instead of an elbow and nipple. I've also found that packing...

Thanks for the write up. I just got some steel targets and I'm going to try your idea this week.

I really like that Kryptek camo. I had never seen it before. Thanks for the compliments. I guess I should update this thread. After going back and forth about re-doing the Aluma-Hyde, I decided to just bite the bullet and get it Cerakoted. I talked to a local shop that really seemed to...

Cool. I'll keep that in mind. Thanks!

To be honest, I never even thought about it. Plus, I don't have any idea what thread size the bolt body is. I just use coat hangers for pretty much all of my painting needs, so I just defaulted to that.

Thanks for the video! I'm sure I'll end up using your method at some point in the near future.

Great idea!

I guess it's not meant for me to finish this damn bolt anytime soon. I sanded down the JB Weld on Saturday and re-painted it yesterday afternoon. I followed some advice I'd heard about baking the Aluma-Hyde for 4 hours at 200*. Everything was going well until I tried to get the bolt body out...

Well.... The pin holes got worse the further down I got. So I decided to try to fill in the holes with JB Weld this time. We'll see how it goes after it cures and I can sand it back down.

It has been quite a bit of work so far. It started out as a project to keep me busy and has turned into a little more than I bargained for. Of course, I could have just re-sprayed it and not messed with re-contouring it, but what fun is that?