Check out this site and their forum. http://www.roderuscustom.com/ It's been a while since I posted on there but lots of good info and people.
Building my own gun (1911, AR-15, etc) from scratch?
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I've been hankering for a project (other than my XDs 
), so I started to look into building my own gun. I found quite a few places with parts, kits, and instructions for AR-15, 1911 and 10/22 builds, but then I stumbled upon this whole "80% frame" thing and I got to thinking.
For those of you not familiar with the 80% frame, these are regular frames that are, well, 80% complete. The manufacturer leaves the frames unfinished (holes yet to be drilled, slide rails left to be cut, etc), but because they are 80%, there is no serial number, no FFL required, etc, etc. You can finish these guns and, as long as you never sell them, they are completely legal for personal use.
Now, my father has been a precision machinist for his whole life, and he has a full shop of equipment (CNC everything, EDM, etc, etc). I would bet that with a set of blueprints, he could custom make me a complete gun. Barring that though, I could have him do the last 20% on my 80% frame and assemble a truely hand-built firearm of my own.
The question is, wht the hell do I get? I realize that it will probably end up costing me more than just buying a gun, but then I wouldn't have built it myself.
Has anyone ever tried this? Any suggestions?
), so I started to look into building my own gun. I found quite a few places with parts, kits, and instructions for AR-15, 1911 and 10/22 builds, but then I stumbled upon this whole "80% frame" thing and I got to thinking.For those of you not familiar with the 80% frame, these are regular frames that are, well, 80% complete. The manufacturer leaves the frames unfinished (holes yet to be drilled, slide rails left to be cut, etc), but because they are 80%, there is no serial number, no FFL required, etc, etc. You can finish these guns and, as long as you never sell them, they are completely legal for personal use.
Now, my father has been a precision machinist for his whole life, and he has a full shop of equipment (CNC everything, EDM, etc, etc). I would bet that with a set of blueprints, he could custom make me a complete gun. Barring that though, I could have him do the last 20% on my 80% frame and assemble a truely hand-built firearm of my own.
The question is, wht the hell do I get? I realize that it will probably end up costing me more than just buying a gun, but then I wouldn't have built it myself.
Has anyone ever tried this? Any suggestions?
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Oh man, it's amazing what can be done these days Hooz, I have an aquantance who is a CnC Machinist and I wonder how skilled he really is! This is a stupid noob question, but is an AR-15 a rifle or is it considered a pistol?Hooz said:I've been hankering for a project (other than my XDs
For those of you not familiar with the 80% frame, these are regular frames that are, well, 80% complete. The manufacturer leaves the frames unfinished (holes yet to be drilled, slide rails left to be cut, etc), but because they are 80%, there is no serial number, no FFL required, etc, etc. You can finish these guns and, as long as you never sell them, they are completely legal for personal use.
Now, my father has been a precision machinist for his whole life, and he has a full shop of equipment (CNC everything, EDM, etc, etc). I would bet that with a set of blueprints, he could custom make me a complete gun. Barring that though, I could have him do the last 20% on my 80% frame and assemble a truely hand-built firearm of my own.
The question is, wht the hell do I get? I realize that it will probably end up costing me more than just buying a gun, but then I wouldn't have built it myself.
Has anyone ever tried this? Any suggestions?
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Yeah... What I meant to say was that I would do the work in his shop with him looking over my shoulder
I'm still looking at all the options for 80% frames. There are so many options just for the material they're made out of, let alone pricing, etc.
I think I'm leaning towards a 1911, but damn, those ARs are sweet too!
I'm still looking at all the options for 80% frames. There are so many options just for the material they're made out of, let alone pricing, etc.
I think I'm leaning towards a 1911, but damn, those ARs are sweet too!
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How about an FAL build? Pic courtesy of arizonaresponsesystems.com
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