They're not fighting the enemy hand to hand and aren't going to have to try to drag my shot up ass out of the line of fire. If you want ruthless, spiteful, vengeful, and ability to hold a grudge...I'll go with a woman every time.
Who would have guessed a generic heat shield would fit perfectly. Final "hard Use" Cerakote tomorrow and then final re-assembly and test firing.
I prefer the period correct heat shield to the dimpled barrel and the time and money intensive alternative of replacing, cutting, and crowning a new...
I considered Devcon, Acraglas and welding. I've repaired pits and gouges in metal before using all three. Devcon and Acraglas always leave a tell- tale outline. Welding can be done to where it is completely undetectable but you're really changing the metallurgy and are probably going to...
Did a little research today on building a .458 Garand. Then looked at building a semi-auto .458 on any platform. I think this is a VJJ Punisher skill level project. On the practical side, the .458 and 30-06 are exactly the same overall length. The .30-06 has higher pressures than the .458...
Not sure what you're asking. You are correct, the top is a common Brno Sport 537 and the bottom is the Vz. 54/91 sniper.
BRNO CZ 537 for sale on Simpsons for $695
Modifying an Ohio Ordnance M1918 would have been much easier...and way more authentic. The HCR was literally 2.5K cheaper. For that price I have to sacrifice a correct barrel and receiver profile. The HCAR has a dimpled barrel, i.e. fluting, and lightening cuts in the receiver. I have...
Base coat of Glacier Silver done. Waiting on Graphite Black for the next coat to give the "used" look. "Wear" applied to wood, to match the "used" look of the gun.
Bare metal look applied to metal parts.
"Used" look to finish of wood.