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Offline maggot

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« on: July 12, 2004, 11:13:31 AM »
Does anybody have any good plans on making a single shot pistol or rifle
from scratch. I'd like to chamber it in a handgun or small rifle caliber.

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« Reply #1 on: July 12, 2004, 12:32:54 PM »
You need a copy of Frank and Mark DeHaas  book  "Mr. Single Shot's Book of Rifle Plans"  You can get a copy from Mike Stegen at  gunbooksales.com

I have made one of the Chicopee rifles from the  book and it worked quite well.  DeHaas tells you how to build a gun like an Gunsmith and not like an engineer.

I have a friend who built a vault lock out titanium.

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« Reply #2 on: July 13, 2004, 10:55:42 AM »
Thanks Double D, I ordered it today.
Do you have any pics and specs on yours?

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« Reply #3 on: July 13, 2004, 11:12:38 AM »
I gave the one I built to a friend who liked it. It was a .22 hornet.
 I have parts to another Chicpoee out in a box.  This one will probably be come a hornet also.

Sorry no pictures, that's pre digital camera

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« Reply #4 on: July 15, 2004, 01:44:36 AM »
For the record you do not need a manufacurers license to make a firearm. It is perfectly legal to make a firearm for your personal use.

Please see http://www.atf.gov/firearms/faq/faq2.htm#a7

(A7) Does the GCA prohibit anyone from making a handgun, shotgun or rifle? [Back]

With certain exceptions a firearm may be made by a nonlicensee provided it is not for sale and the maker is not prohibited from possessing firearms.
However, a person is prohibited from making a semiautomatic assault weapon or assembling a nonsporting semiautomatic rifle or nonsporting shotgun from
imported parts. In addition, the making of an NFA firearm requires a tax payment and approval by ATF. An application to make a machinegun will not be
approved unless documentation is submitted showing that the firearm is being made for a federal or state agency. [18 U. S. C. 922( o), (r), (v), and 923, 27 CFR 178.39, 178.40, 178.41 and 179.105]

Maggot may be restricted by California from doing it however. But no federal license is required.

This information appears also in the very front of DeHaas' book

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« Reply #5 on: July 15, 2004, 08:02:11 PM »
Sorry for not getting back quicker but I've been unable to log on to GBO.  Keep getting a server not found error.  DoubleD is certinaly correct and I believe all concerned are happy..
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« Reply #6 on: July 16, 2004, 03:21:11 AM »
I did some checking with California DOJ, and so far I believe it's OK.
I emailed them about it, but don't know if they will get back to me.

Anyway, I'd really like to make a .256 Win Mag!

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« Reply #7 on: July 16, 2004, 05:54:19 AM »
You really need to check out DeHass's book. There are 2 printings avaiable. The second has a few different action plans. The copy I read belonged to a friend and he wanted it back! Oh well guess now I'm looking too.
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« Reply #8 on: September 23, 2004, 08:45:23 AM »
How much scratch construction are you talking when you say "making"?  Making just the action? Making the barrel?  Making stocks?

I'm interested in the subject for sure (though mostly from an academic standpoint as I have neither the skills nor the equipment to actually attempt such a task).

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« Reply #9 on: September 23, 2004, 09:01:29 AM »
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I'm saying digging up iron ore, making steal, and forming it into useable stock  :) just joking.
I'd like to make everything out of raw material except the barrel, and springs. I got the Dehaas book, that's the way I,m gonna go."

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« Reply #10 on: September 27, 2004, 05:41:14 PM »
I built a rimfire Chickopee from the plans in the DeHaas book. I have included a link to the thread on another forum, hope it works.
It was quite a bit of work for "just a .22" but I learned a ton about building guns and using my machines. It also taught me a very necessary skill for home building...patience.
These plans show how to build from raw materials, flat steel sheet and bar stock. You also have to make your own stock from a blank piece of wood, not real easy to make it pretty but it's not beyond the capabilities of someone who knows which end of a chisel to hold.
It is a fun project, frustrating at times as is any new first time project, but it's a great learning experience. One piece of advice; if you are not already really good at it, skip the silver soldering, go directly to welding. This is NOT the project to learn silver soldering on, trust me!

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