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Re: 14th Oct M103a2 just a verbal update

Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2015 12:21 pm
by mcevoyi
Wahoo !

Got my gun barrel today ....just so pleased that carson drew on a cad program and made for me

Chuffed to bits and so now I can get on and build :D

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Re: 24th Oct M103a2 GOt my gun barrel !!!!! wahoo !!!!!!

Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2015 1:20 pm
by Ad Lav
Big barrel, 105mm or 120mm?

Re: 24th Oct M103a2 GOt my gun barrel !!!!! wahoo !!!!!!

Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2015 1:33 pm
by mcevoyi
120mm .....

Re: 24th Oct M103a2 Got my gun barrel! wahoo !

Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2015 9:35 pm
by wibblywobbly
That is an excellent piece of work, looks the business. :thumbup:

Re: 24th Oct M103a2 Got my gun barrel! wahoo !

Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2015 9:47 pm
by mcevoyi
Just need a bit of small detail added round the fume extractor
and i will extend the lengh of the breach end to help with a recoil mount


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Re: 24th Oct M103a2 Got my gun barrel! wahoo !

Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2015 9:42 am
by ALPHA
YAY!!! Build is on again :clap: :clap: :clap:

That is one heck of a nice Barrel Mcevoyi :thumbup:


ALPHA

Re: 24th Oct M103a2 Got my gun barrel! wahoo !

Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2015 9:51 am
by mcevoyi
Yes it i's big ..about the same as a m26 super pershing...
..I sat as I message working out how to make a recoil unit ..
I have some ideas but want to work out how to mount the barrel in a gun cradle
hmm mm

Re: 24th Oct M103a2 Got my gun barrel! wahoo !

Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2015 10:10 am
by ALPHA
mcevoyi wrote:Yes it i's big ..about the same as a m26 super pershing...
..I sat as I message working out how to make a recoil unit ..
I have some ideas but want to work out how to mount the barrel in a gun cradle
hmm mm
OH...but the machining is much much more complex...super nice there Mcevoyi :thumbup: ...Posted a link for you to browse on your other thread ;) ...The task of mounting shouldn't be a problem once you have some brass tube to play with ;)

ALPHA

Re: 24th Oct M103a2 Got my gun barrel! wahoo !

Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2015 10:17 am
by mcevoyi
ALPHA wrote:
mcevoyi wrote:Yes it i's big ..about the same as a m26 super pershing...
..I sat as I message working out how to make a recoil unit ..
I have some ideas but want to work out how to mount the barrel in a gun cradle
hmm mm
OH...but the machining is much much more complex...super nice there Mcevoyi :thumbup: ...Posted a link for you to browse on your other thread ;) ...The task of mounting shouldn't be a problem once you have some brass tube to play with ;)

ALPHA
Thanks Alpha ...I am kind of thinking out of the box a bit ..with a slight different idea .....

Re: 24th Oct M103a2 Got my gun barrel! wahoo !

Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2015 11:26 am
by ALPHA
mcevoyi wrote:
ALPHA wrote:
mcevoyi wrote:Yes it i's big ..about the same as a m26 super pershing...
..I sat as I message working out how to make a recoil unit ..
I have some ideas but want to work out how to mount the barrel in a gun cradle
hmm mm
OH...but the machining is much much more complex...super nice there Mcevoyi :thumbup: ...Posted a link for you to browse on your other thread ;) ...The task of mounting shouldn't be a problem once you have some brass tube to play with ;)

ALPHA
Thanks Alpha ...I am kind of thinking out of the box a bit ..with a slight different idea .....
Nothing wrong with that Mcevoyi :D Out of the box solutions are sometimes the best ;)


GOOD LUCK :thumbup:

ALPHA