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Gunsmithing (no politics)
Skewbrow:
Do report on the results of your first tests on a shooting track!
Method of Madness:
I'm just curious, is it cheaper to buy the parts than it is to buy a fully assembled rifle?
Caspian Sea Monster:
It can be if you shop around. I sunk about $1,100 into my M4; one of comparable features and quality would probably be $1,300 from a manufacturer. Really, a lot of the so-called "manufacturers" are nothing more than wholesale assemblers. A big part of it though, like GM said, is that there's some personal satisfaction in assembling your own gun from the component level just the way you want it. And no joke on the LEGO thing, either.
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FWIW: I was opposed to the creation of this thread from the beginning - the QC Forum is, in my view, Not The Place for this kind of thing - mostly on the basis that it looked like Garand and I would be the only people interested in participating. Not to look Hodges' gift hoarse in the mouth, it was a nice gesture, but it feels like... tokenism. Tokenism and showing off (on our part.) If other people do actually decide to show up and participate though, then maybe I give it a fair chance.
Method of Madness:
--- Quote from: Caspian Sea Monster on 06 Jul 2013, 23:12 ---mostly on the basis that it looked like Garand and I would be the only people interested in participating.
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It appears Skewbrow and I have already proven this wrong, which I would hope is a good thing. (We're participating as outsiders learning, but isn't that the point? For people with experience to teach people without about the subject?)
Caspian Sea Monster:
Works for me. I'm just saying I really didn't expect it to happen.
ETA: Example of how much work is involved - about the first minute shows the barrel being assembled into the upper-half, a lot of builders (Garand and myself* included) skip that part by buying their uppers already fully assembled. A lot of that part has been cut from the time lapse due to being off-screen, and his particular choice of parts makes it a bit faster than building a standard, pinned-block upper.
*That is, I did for my last build, but that's not really going to be an option when I eventually do my semiauto Colt 604 replica.
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThO6hE5Va4o
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