need one want one guna make one.already well under way to be honest .based on a maruzen l96 springer clone whitch seems to be the normal route.this is going to be a bit of a rush job as i want it for red cap.i found i'd been adviseing lots of people to go bolt action and that i was also lacking .ive streched the bolt back behind the action ,cut out enough space for the trigger(leaves the wood scarey thin but its not going to be stuctural there if the pklan goes smoothly),filled in the recess on the top the bolt houseing with resin where the mounting rail used to fit, stuck the bolt houseing on the lath to make it round rather than the shape of a 50p coin ,cut down the outer barrel leaving only enough to securely mount the hop and inner barrel.
i'll post picks in the morning but as i was finishing for the night i thought id get this started and ask a question of you good people.
i got hold of an original front sight and blade but i wasnt sure i fitted the blade the right way,also not sure from looking at it how its secured to the barrel ?
armoury
m1a1 Thompson,sten mk2,mp40,stg44,sterling,mk2 bren gun,lee Enfield no4 mk1,Mauser Kar98, Walther ppk,smith and Weston m10 and Mauser m712
Give me a big enough hammer and a place to stand and I could fix the world.
i'll kill a man in a fair fight or if i think he's going to start a fair fight or over a woman or.......
a problem shared is a problem halved ,but an advantage shared is no advantage at all
if a job's not worth doing then its certainly not worth doing well
Yup, you've got the sight blade fitted the correct way around 
It's held onto the barrel by a screw that is inserted front left to right. The barrel has a horizontal hollow for this to pass through, thus locking it is place.
EDITED: For spelling's sake.
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there is only one hole and that one lines up with the guard that goes outside it to clamp it on ,there is a drilling lower down that looks like what you are talking about but it isnt drilled all the way through, do you drill it yourself with the barrel inserted for good alignment ?
armoury
m1a1 Thompson,sten mk2,mp40,stg44,sterling,mk2 bren gun,lee Enfield no4 mk1,Mauser Kar98, Walther ppk,smith and Weston m10 and Mauser m712
Give me a big enough hammer and a place to stand and I could fix the world.
i'll kill a man in a fair fight or if i think he's going to start a fair fight or over a woman or.......
a problem shared is a problem halved ,but an advantage shared is no advantage at all
if a job's not worth doing then its certainly not worth doing well
Oh sorry, I was thinking of the protector. Yeah, the front sight assembly itself is held on with a small 'key' and a drift pin that slots trough the front sight blade and into the 'key'. Parts pictured (NB: these are off of a No.1) :
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cheers ,thats exactly why this forum is so flaming good,cos thats exactly what i needed to know.
armoury
m1a1 Thompson,sten mk2,mp40,stg44,sterling,mk2 bren gun,lee Enfield no4 mk1,Mauser Kar98, Walther ppk,smith and Weston m10 and Mauser m712
Give me a big enough hammer and a place to stand and I could fix the world.
i'll kill a man in a fair fight or if i think he's going to start a fair fight or over a woman or.......
a problem shared is a problem halved ,but an advantage shared is no advantage at all
if a job's not worth doing then its certainly not worth doing well
well thats it so far,going to cut down the mag and weld it to the trigger guard ,ive shown it in the position in the trigger guard,it looks visually wrong to me but its a used mag and you can see the wear mark as the pic shows ,unless anybody knows better then let me know,its an earlier mag and a no4 trigger guard but i dont think that should make a difference .
armoury
m1a1 Thompson,sten mk2,mp40,stg44,sterling,mk2 bren gun,lee Enfield no4 mk1,Mauser Kar98, Walther ppk,smith and Weston m10 and Mauser m712
Give me a big enough hammer and a place to stand and I could fix the world.
i'll kill a man in a fair fight or if i think he's going to start a fair fight or over a woman or.......
a problem shared is a problem halved ,but an advantage shared is no advantage at all
if a job's not worth doing then its certainly not worth doing well
The mag position looks about right to me.
Keep at it, mate. Your Bren was awesome.
You've got nothing to ein, zwei, drei, vier
this isnt going to be as detailed as the bren at least initially as its a bit of a rush job but the bodged bits are being done with a vew to re working at later date.the other thing is that im no chippy ,once you lop a bit off you cant just weld it back,means i ave to fink before i chop a lot more.
armoury
m1a1 Thompson,sten mk2,mp40,stg44,sterling,mk2 bren gun,lee Enfield no4 mk1,Mauser Kar98, Walther ppk,smith and Weston m10 and Mauser m712
Give me a big enough hammer and a place to stand and I could fix the world.
i'll kill a man in a fair fight or if i think he's going to start a fair fight or over a woman or.......
a problem shared is a problem halved ,but an advantage shared is no advantage at all
if a job's not worth doing then its certainly not worth doing well
mag cut and welded to the trigger guard and stock mounting piece structurally complete just needs sculpting with epoxy putty.i welded a nut into a piece tube then welded that to the trigger guard ,the action is screwed on from the top and tapped into the same nut that secures the stock,it's rock solid .the trigger guard is screwed into the woodwork at the front.been able to sholder it for the first time and im getting that new toy feeling already.
the giant phillips screw in the back is only temporary ,i'll replace it with something more subtle later
armoury
m1a1 Thompson,sten mk2,mp40,stg44,sterling,mk2 bren gun,lee Enfield no4 mk1,Mauser Kar98, Walther ppk,smith and Weston m10 and Mauser m712
Give me a big enough hammer and a place to stand and I could fix the world.
i'll kill a man in a fair fight or if i think he's going to start a fair fight or over a woman or.......
a problem shared is a problem halved ,but an advantage shared is no advantage at all
if a job's not worth doing then its certainly not worth doing well
Top Notch a per usual from you sir. You could make serious money if you decided to churn an exclusive run of a dozen or so!
wont be makeing any more for the foreseable future as when its done i've got to make a batch of sterlings(pratchets),or a flock of sterlings if you like,so whatch this space for the build project over the next few months.i know they are a marguinal ww2 gun but ill post it up unless theres an objection.after that then i might be open to offers on makeing some no4's depending on the state of my mariage,so far they dont seem to hard but i dont know if i'll be any cheeper than warren's (shoot n scoot) because you need a whole doner gun plus a lot of genuine parts that are reasuringly expensive and becomeing scarce.its not a problem to find a wood set but try finding 3 or 4 plus all the fittings and fixtures.
armoury
m1a1 Thompson,sten mk2,mp40,stg44,sterling,mk2 bren gun,lee Enfield no4 mk1,Mauser Kar98, Walther ppk,smith and Weston m10 and Mauser m712
Give me a big enough hammer and a place to stand and I could fix the world.
i'll kill a man in a fair fight or if i think he's going to start a fair fight or over a woman or.......
a problem shared is a problem halved ,but an advantage shared is no advantage at all
if a job's not worth doing then its certainly not worth doing well
bolt atached mag hole cut and one mag modded,the mag still sicks out a little bet profileing should reduce the protrusion.
armoury
m1a1 Thompson,sten mk2,mp40,stg44,sterling,mk2 bren gun,lee Enfield no4 mk1,Mauser Kar98, Walther ppk,smith and Weston m10 and Mauser m712
Give me a big enough hammer and a place to stand and I could fix the world.
i'll kill a man in a fair fight or if i think he's going to start a fair fight or over a woman or.......
a problem shared is a problem halved ,but an advantage shared is no advantage at all
if a job's not worth doing then its certainly not worth doing well
Very nice work I've just started my K98 project and this make me want a No4 too. Awesome
kalashnikov kid start a thread imediatly ,its what we all live for,and you'r mp40 refurb job was exellent with lots of "how to" in it witch is something i should do.
armoury
m1a1 Thompson,sten mk2,mp40,stg44,sterling,mk2 bren gun,lee Enfield no4 mk1,Mauser Kar98, Walther ppk,smith and Weston m10 and Mauser m712
Give me a big enough hammer and a place to stand and I could fix the world.
i'll kill a man in a fair fight or if i think he's going to start a fair fight or over a woman or.......
a problem shared is a problem halved ,but an advantage shared is no advantage at all
if a job's not worth doing then its certainly not worth doing well
Aw thanks 
I'll deffinately do a guide as I do it and i'll try and include more detail this time. I could have taken lots more photo's last time but my digicam was having a speshul time and I had to use the phone insted.
Cheers
Dave
just need to finalise mag catch ,front outer barrel and rear sight fitting.
to that end i need a little info,how long does the barrel protrude at the front (see picture) ?
armoury
m1a1 Thompson,sten mk2,mp40,stg44,sterling,mk2 bren gun,lee Enfield no4 mk1,Mauser Kar98, Walther ppk,smith and Weston m10 and Mauser m712
Give me a big enough hammer and a place to stand and I could fix the world.
i'll kill a man in a fair fight or if i think he's going to start a fair fight or over a woman or.......
a problem shared is a problem halved ,but an advantage shared is no advantage at all
if a job's not worth doing then its certainly not worth doing well
took the measurements from the bayonet fitting on my trenching tool then added a little cos its easy to remove metal.no bayonet lugs on barrel as yet ,takes a lot of tricky machineing so im going to remake the barrel later or maybe add the luggs .again the paint finish will later be re-done with birchwood casey ally black but for now will do.
just got to make a fitting for the rear sight and a cosmetick job on the rear of the bolt houseing
armoury
m1a1 Thompson,sten mk2,mp40,stg44,sterling,mk2 bren gun,lee Enfield no4 mk1,Mauser Kar98, Walther ppk,smith and Weston m10 and Mauser m712
Give me a big enough hammer and a place to stand and I could fix the world.
i'll kill a man in a fair fight or if i think he's going to start a fair fight or over a woman or.......
a problem shared is a problem halved ,but an advantage shared is no advantage at all
if a job's not worth doing then its certainly not worth doing well
