trailer park gunsmithing
- Thread starter FraserJ20
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Hey if it works.... keep it.
Personally, I'm going to a gunsmith because I can't do that kind of stuff at home. No room, nor any workshop/garage to convert... Apartments suck.
Personally, I'm going to a gunsmith because I can't do that kind of stuff at home. No room, nor any workshop/garage to convert... Apartments suck.
canucklehead
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Haha - i did the EXACT same thing.
However, it's not as good as real shims, as it compresses more, and the first time you disassemble, it will rip apart.
Spend the $10 - worth it!
However, it's not as good as real shims, as it compresses more, and the first time you disassemble, it will rip apart.
Spend the $10 - worth it!
Ever hear of the 80 - 20 rule?
80 percent of the results come at 20 % of the effort,
and that last 20 % costs you 80 %.
IMHO,
shims are a complicated solution to a non-existent problem. Shimming the gas assembly is about 1 % of what makes an M-14 accurate. And you can achieve the same results with a machinest spring loaded center punch, and a few minutes of judicious staking in the correct locations.
A good USGI fiberglass stock, a GI bolt properly fitted, and a decent trigger job will improve your M-14 rifle's practical accuracy about as far as most people ever need to go. After that, the point of diminishing returns has been reached ...
BTDT myself more than once
[;{)
LAZ 1
80 percent of the results come at 20 % of the effort,
and that last 20 % costs you 80 %.
IMHO,
shims are a complicated solution to a non-existent problem. Shimming the gas assembly is about 1 % of what makes an M-14 accurate. And you can achieve the same results with a machinest spring loaded center punch, and a few minutes of judicious staking in the correct locations.
A good USGI fiberglass stock, a GI bolt properly fitted, and a decent trigger job will improve your M-14 rifle's practical accuracy about as far as most people ever need to go. After that, the point of diminishing returns has been reached ...
BTDT myself more than once
[;{)
LAZ 1
BattleRife
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The official internet term for this kind of low effort/ good reward 'smith work is WECSO
Wile E. Coyote School Of Gunsmithing. I remember this term coming about on the FALFiles.com about 10 years ago when there was a lot of activity building FAL rifles from demilled kits.
Wile E. Coyote School Of Gunsmithing. I remember this term coming about on the FALFiles.com about 10 years ago when there was a lot of activity building FAL rifles from demilled kits.
