Spade Grips or Not?

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Yes yes, i know that they aren't original to the gun but i was going to put the pintle and M2 on my 1919 and figured the spade grips would be fun....

So yes or no?

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I like spade grips on the 50's and when we had them on the C6's

I think they would look cool...Probley be able to fire it faster because your using downward motion instead of out or up...


Looks like you forgot to remove your ### toy from the pic LOL
 
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NavyShooter - I was wondering how the project was progressing - looks really good!
Some of the 1919 shooters are installing a spade grip backplate on their guns. It is interchangeable with the standard pistol grip unit.
 
You don't shoot that thing like it is pictured, do you? The accuracy must be deploreable without the shoulder stock on it. I never much liked the pseudo-BAR type bipod/shoulder stock set-up. Trying to make the 1919 into a S.A.W. surely did not make friends out of the poor GI who had to carry it.


The trigger pull on the TNW guns is very heavy. I find difficulty getting the full speed potential out of the gun unless I sit up higher than the gun. Of course, then accuracy goes out the window, so there is a tradeoff there. I think the paddle type trigger of the spade grips may be the answer to maintaining the prone position and being able to really rock with it.

I built a set for mine using the standard pistol grip backplate, which I cut off, and a bunch of spare 50 parts. Looks good, but like so many projects has since sat in a maxi bin waiting for completion. I still need to finish off the trigger paddle to trigger bar linkage to complete it.
 
Stencollector is onto something. The trigger motion on the M1919 is up not back. To have decent finger ergonomics the motion needs to change 90 degrees. Spade grips would give you that opportunity.
 
ian_in_vic said:
Excuse the sort of 90 degree turn here, but it would be legal to make a belt fed rimfire, wouldn't it?
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Being rimfire, it wouldn't be subject to magazine cartridge limitations, which I suspect is what you are getting at. Trying to get a FRT# for it is another matter. There is a generic FRT# now for homemade firearms, butit only lists a few calibers and barrel lengths: you would still require the RCMP to approve of your design, which they generally are not in a rush to do.

There was a .22 cal conversion kit for the M1919, to allow indoor training with cheap ammo. Someone on 1919A4.com has the bolt alone for sale at $350. I think Numrich used to list some of the other parts required.
 
There is a belt fed .22 rifle advertised in the US. As mentionned, the feed system and its capacity isn't an issue with a rimfire. If its a new design, a FRT entry would have to be created to get the gun into the system. I would imagine that if there were a belt feed add on for a 10/22, let's say, the rifle would still be a 10/22. A variety of different sized feeding devices are already available for the 10/22, 5 to 50 rounds, doesn't seem to make any difference.
Designing and manufacturing a .22 belt feed system would certainly be an adventure, and getting the thing to work reliably would be a real challenge.
 
What's above is magazine fed, and has been approved by the RCMP, with some provisions that we've followed.

Unfortunately, I'm not mechanically inclined enough to make a belt-feed mechanism...

NS
 
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