M1 A-5

Hitman Hood wrote: The hinge is kind of a problem, how am I going to hold it on, tell me if u have any ideas

I am not familiar with a real M1, and I can't make anything out in the picture, except the crack in the wall. But how about some sort of metal band around the two pieces that would slip on from the front and tighten down? Or why not connect the two peices and leave the barrel opening wide enough to screw the barrel in afterwards? If strong enough and close enough fitting, it could actually act as a sort of anchoring point.

I also was thinking about the bolt towards the back. I would either countersink it or figure out a way to exclude it. Maybe sink it and find a cap. I used some caps that covere the bolts on my office chair for something similiar. Also, have you considered using the mounting bolt the original front grip screwed into? you could just drill a hole through the bottom of the stock and it would give pretty good support. Speaking of which, if you arent using the A5 grip, maybe you could JB weld a bolt onto the bottom of the back of the receiver and again, drill a hole up through the bottom?

Just some spitballing and I wanted to add, that I like the overall idea. Other than the hinge, it looks nice and symmetrical which is often hard to acheive when working freehand with wood.

Nice job.