1/2 scale AR...pretty cool!

[Guylee]

Someone posted this on a machining forum and I couldn't resist passing it on. I'm sure some of you other guys have seen this (it's on THR, after all), but this thing is pretty dang cool!

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=763054

[Ronin13]

Can't wait to see the finished product... That's really cool!

[USMC88-93]

Nice work.

[HoneyBadger]

I just spent an hour reading through that thread. That's awesome! And he's in Colorado, too!

Favorite comment so far:

If he makes a half sized eotech I'm not sure what I'll do. [LOL]

2nd and 3rd place:

Well, it is safe to say at least one member is pulling their weight around here.


Yeah he's making the rest of us look like under achievers.

[Big John]

Dude has ridiculous skills. I'm really looking forward to seeing this thing finished.

[sniper7]

Very awesome!

[Bailey Guns]

Really cool thread.

[osok-308]

That looks pretty awesome. I definitely want one.

[Artema]

Wow! I'm really curious to see what he comes up with for recoil and gas system.

[HoneyBadger]

Wow! I'm really curious to see what he comes up with for recoil and gas system.
No gas system, it's straight blowback-operated.

[rondog]

That's wild! I'm on THR every day, it's one of my regular forums I visit, but I totally missed this thread. And I'm in Parker, not far from him at all.

[wctriumph]

The boy has some pretty good skills. Having worked as a conventional machinist for many years in a prototype and small run military subcontract machine shop, I can appreciate the effort that the guy is putting into his project. I hope it works as he wants it to.

[Bailey Guns]

I'm lucky to even recognize a lathe or mill two out of three times. I wish I had not only that kind of talent/skillset, but the equipment to put it to use. Actually, I've had the equipment...FAIL.

[BPTactical]

Here's Sexy: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CJd-WY0mm88

[Artema]

No gas system, it's straight blowback-operated.

Still, with blowback the recoil system has to be tuned and I want to see the tiny buffer, lol.

[Great-Kazoo]

Still, with blowback the recoil system has to be tuned and I want to see the tiny buffer, lol.

Perhaps something along the lines of a 10/22 recoil set up. I like he just decided to half everything and go for it.

[68Charger]

Reminded me of this 3/4 scale build in .17HMR, But at a whole new level.
http://www.weaponeer.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=8191&PN=3

[GhostRider]

cant wait to see the finished product

[newracer]

I hope he has a lot of ammo for it, 17HM2 is getting very hard to find.

[Guylee]

He's getting even crazier with it! 1/4 size lowers that he's considering turning into bottle opener keychains!

[HoneyBadger]

He's getting even crazier with it! 1/4 size lowers that he's considering turning into bottle opener keychains!
I'm super impressed with this guy. Seriously. [Shock]

[Guylee]

I'm super impressed with this guy. Seriously. [Shock]

Yeah it's so awesome when you consider he basically just figured all this shit out...he has no formal machining education.

[Half Live]

I saw this in person today, the thing is awesome. Can't wait to see the working model.

[Big John]

Even more amazing when put into perspective.

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n117/Hunter2506/Machining%20projects/b4f8cc93-0b91-4128-ade0-e4588a9b9e96_zps737841d2.jpg

[Guylee]

He just made a mini eotech for it. I pooped a little.