.30cal Project

nice mate....whats the rate of fire ?

looks great fella, nice one

Very nice. Also good to see someone else making a support gun which actually has some weight to it.

its heavy roughly 30kg all together,so its not for 1 man to move around with on the field,im very pleased with it so far and hope to use it in the games very soon

In comparison to the real ones, about the same weight then. I reckon 30kg's carriable as long as the guy didn't have anything else to carry, and someone else to carry the ammo box...bit like the real set up infact.

Need to start on the M1A1 Carbine now Mark

Cheers all for the comments.
Spiers i am looking into making a carbine(para) very soon,but at the moment most of my time is on the jeep,more i work on it the more i want it done,i shall make another .30 cal to go on the jeep when its done,who knows i might make a few to sell(.30cals)

Nice work E coy .

Ball park cost for materials excluding the 249 ? Just curious since it's made from steel .Plusis that a fabbed or real tripod ?

The steel cost me nothing,as my uncles are steel engineers,the tripod i made from scratch that was the easy part to make,and it holds my weight standing on it,for the gun only i might build a few, if i get alot of interests i might make them as kits,just add your own internals,but a guess i reckon the steel from a metal workshop place would cost around £60 to £90 for all the steel .
But if anyone wants steel or anything made just see my web site and go to links they weld,cut,sandblast and spray etc etc.just email them

Most steel I use is scrap, m problem is when I take junk to the recycling centre metal comes back with me and gets recycled into guns
Steel pipe 50mm from old bed frames works great for barrel jackets.

Nice job on this e-comp

Cheers oddball,i allways keep my steel rusty or new,had some good news yesterday,got some 50mm x 100mm steel box(non curve edges)section,so i shall see if i can make a few more,doing the detail work today on my .30 cal,just want to get it done now,if any one needs steel just give me a pm

Nice job on the tripod I didn't put the link bar on mine because I used galv pipe and the paint would not stick as i didn't know about etch primer back then
It must be about 10 years ago I made my 30cal in my main youtube video.

http://myideas.50megs.com/photo2.html

Now the detail is finished,plus i can transport it easier-- attachment is not available ---- attachment is not available --

Very nice .30cal. Dog Company has a spare 249 going and we were discussing a .30cal. So might call on your services.

Yes top job ecomp

Fook me!!!! THats one sexy looking machine gun. Outstanding work.

Cheers all.im glad its done now.

That jeep you are making will be a belter by this standard

I hoping to get it close as poss in detail,as my mates say i'm to fussy,and the 30cal will sit on the jeep as well,but the jeep is on hold at the moment saving funds for new tub etc

saving funds for new tub etc

Paratroopers didn't use boats

saving funds for new tub etc

Paratroopers didn't use boats

No bathtub mate