M1 A-5
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Topic: M1 A-5
Posted By: Hitman Hood
Subject: M1 A-5
Date Posted: 28 November 2008 at 4:35pm
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Sorry the pics so big, but I made this M1 kit for my A-5 in shop class. Tell me what ya think. ------------- I just want to shoot ya in the face |
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Posted By: Hitman Hood
Date Posted: 28 November 2008 at 4:41pm
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Shes all hand made ------------- I just want to shoot ya in the face |
Posted By: Hitman Hood
Date Posted: 28 November 2008 at 4:42pm
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Posted By: Hitman Hood
Date Posted: 28 November 2008 at 5:26pm
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I made it out of pine and I made the butt plate and trigger guard out of sheet metal,I bent and cut to fit right. The stock is the same board glued together in three seperate peices. ------------- I just want to shoot ya in the face |
Posted By: Hitman Hood
Date Posted: 28 November 2008 at 5:27pm
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Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 28 November 2008 at 5:39pm
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meh ------------- 
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Posted By: slackerr26
Date Posted: 28 November 2008 at 5:53pm
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as long as you like it... ------------- 
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Posted By: sinisterNorth
Date Posted: 28 November 2008 at 7:46pm
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I don't think it looks too bad, but it would look better solid rather than with a hinge. Also, a more pronounced butt plate would help out I
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Posted By: Ken Majors
Date Posted: 28 November 2008 at 7:49pm
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Well done for a home made stock.
Looks like it would weigh about the same as a small 7th grader. All ya need is a bayonet lug, and your all set. FIX BAYONETS!!! ------------- RLTW |
Posted By: XDG SCORPION
Date Posted: 28 November 2008 at 7:56pm
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Looks pretty good. What did your teacher think you where makin? ------------- 
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Posted By: Hitman Hood
Date Posted: 28 November 2008 at 10:08pm
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The hinge isnt quite what i wanted but its cool cause it opens up and i can pull two bolts and the hole thing comes out. and yes, its heavy but its worth it to me. The only thing that gave me trouble was getting the trigger system all worked out. and I like the idea about the bayonets i want one of those movie knives thats retractable, that would look sweet. Ive made three or four kits for my A5 in shop and I think Mr.Gould just likes to see what all come up with. ------------- I just want to shoot ya in the face |
Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 28 November 2008 at 10:09pm
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Not bad for a stock, but the front end could use more work. ------------- 
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Posted By: Hitman Hood
Date Posted: 28 November 2008 at 10:13pm
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I think im going to post my other stuff too not sure yet. I have my m1 and a ak kit made for a flatline and a crapy tompson kit and im working on a 1919 browning kit but its for my mr2. I could maybe stuff my a5 in there. ------------- I just want to shoot ya in the face |
Posted By: unvolution
Date Posted: 28 November 2008 at 11:37pm
| give it a darker finish... get rid of the hinge... otherwise excellent work dude |
Posted By: ShortyBP
Date Posted: 29 November 2008 at 10:14am
Nicely Done!!!
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Posted By: Hitman Hood
Date Posted: 29 November 2008 at 10:48am
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The hinge is kind of a problem, how am I going to hold it on, tell me if u have any ideas ------------- I just want to shoot ya in the face |
Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 29 November 2008 at 1:16pm
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I know M14s have a small metal piece around the front of the stock, look at them for possibilites. You should buy a cheap M14 airsoft magazine. You could probably make it a M14 or an M1. You could probably easily fool people too. FYI, M14=Modified M1 Garand anyway. Hell, with the same stock, and two barrels, and to mags, you can have an M1 Garand, M14, and M1 Carbine(mag fed M1, shorter barrel, and smaller caliber round)! -------------
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Posted By: Hitman Hood
Date Posted: 29 November 2008 at 1:30pm
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SSOK your right the m14 and m1 are the same body but the m1 has a wood peice that extends pass the first one. I thought about putting a small metal plate on the front of it , but honestly I forgot about it. I have my grandpas old m1 I could post a pic. Thanks for the ideas ------------- I just want to shoot ya in the face |
Posted By: lordtoast
Date Posted: 29 November 2008 at 1:44pm
| Stock looks great. It's by far more impressive to see someone craft something, rather than have money to buy all the parts to customize your pb gun. I have thought about the m1 for a pb for a while. get you a sling and a bayonet with mount from cheaperthandirt.com keep the realism. Again, outstanding job. |
Posted By: Hitman Hood
Date Posted: 29 November 2008 at 2:03pm
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Posted By: Hitman Hood
Date Posted: 29 November 2008 at 2:03pm
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Posted By: Hitman Hood
Date Posted: 29 November 2008 at 5:02pm
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PS see the crack in my wall behind the real m1 grand,a guy crashed a uhaul truck into my house and did that lol im not lying
And he hit the other side of the house the pics upstares ------------- I just want to shoot ya in the face |
Posted By: oldpbnoob
Date Posted: 29 November 2008 at 5:12pm
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. ------------- "When I grow up I want to marry a rich man and live in a condor next to the beach" -- My 7yr old daughter. |
Hitman Hood wrote:Posted By: Hitman Hood
Date Posted: 29 November 2008 at 5:17pm
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Thanks office guy love ur avitar ------------- I just want to shoot ya in the face |
Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 06 December 2008 at 5:27pm
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Take a pic of the A5 next to the M1. Im curious to see how they compare length wise. -------------
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Posted By: Strong24
Date Posted: 06 December 2008 at 7:29pm
| Pretty Sick. How much did the M1 body cost or did you build it yourself? |
Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 06 December 2008 at 7:33pm
From the original post:
It would probably be a good idea to actually read threads before posting in them. ------------- 
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Posted By: Hitman Hood
Date Posted: 08 December 2008 at 12:27pm
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SSOK all get ya a pic of um both The solid part of the stock is the exact same length The stock cost me about 8 bucks in pine ------------- I just want to shoot ya in the face |