I finally got enough space cleared to start working on stuff again after moving. I’m still a bit cluttered to fire up a forge, but I have a lot of aluminum sitting around and I wanted to try out the new stand for my mill.
I decided to do the Reach version of the magnum. I’m using 1.25” x 1.5” aluminum bar for most of it. The slide will move, the magazines will come in and out, and the trigger will move with an audible “click” when pulled.
This is good practice for a special project I’ll be doing later this fall.
Here’s where I’m at. I got the barrel groove cut, the overlaps cut, and the T groove cut where the upper bolt will slide in.
I decided to do the Reach version of the magnum. I’m using 1.25” x 1.5” aluminum bar for most of it. The slide will move, the magazines will come in and out, and the trigger will move with an audible “click” when pulled.
This is good practice for a special project I’ll be doing later this fall.
Here’s where I’m at. I got the barrel groove cut, the overlaps cut, and the T groove cut where the upper bolt will slide in.