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MP-44 trunnions update
We finished the first 6 test sample MP-44 trunnions to the buyer. This is an update report on the product. At the time we made these we had no flats to test them against so certain measurements could...
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AR-180b upper receiver
Here At Gun Lab we actually have a number of projects going on. While we are waiting for our heat treating to come back for the VG1-5 and AR-180b parts we started on the AR-180B upper receiver. This...
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This last 2 weeks has been spent working on the lower receiver of the VG1-5. This weapon was originally design by the Germans to use the most basic of materials and machined tools. There was a very...
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Pressing the rear cap for the VG1-5 rear housing
This post deals with pressing the cap for the upper housing. We start with a laser cut blank that has been de-bured. And using the pressing tool. We end up making the cup that going into the rear upper...
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Lower receiver support pressing for VG1-5
In this video we are pressing the lower receiver strengthening piece. This piece effectively increases the support metal around the front barrel support from 1/16 of an inch on both sides to 1/8 of an...
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Another sheet metal pistol
After my post on Axel’s home made sheet metal pistol I came across another one made by Clinton Westwood. In the following videos produced My Clinton he goes over the process that he went through to...
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Building a MP-44 semi part 1
In previous post we showed the process of machining out a MP-44 trunnion. To test that our trunnions are correct Pete, a friend of gun lab and owner of the trunnions, has started a project of...
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Building an MP-44 semi part 2
This is the second in a series of post of Pete, a friend of gun lab, building his semi-auto MP-44. From our previous post you could see the absolutely dismal condition of the cut up receiver pieces...
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Building the semi auto MP-44 part 4
This post deals with just one of the small stampings that goes into making a MP-44. he part being make for this post is the sheet metal reinforcement for the back of the magazine well. This simple part...
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Building the semi auto MP-44 part 5
This is another update on Pete’s project of making a semi auto MP-44. In this post Pete goes over making the replacement pieces for the lower receiver area. As with everything in the making of this...
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