Mad Machinist

I am currently looking at doing this......I'd like to do a nose that includes the blish slots and about 1/2 an inch behind them. as well as a M11A1 style with enough to cut a horizontal dovetail on the rear to align with a corresponding cut on the rear receiver piece.....sure would simplify the weld Main thing I still have to solve is the tooling to cut square threads. Currently I dont have a source, but am researching currently. Already have the fixture for the 4th axis sketched out so hopefully in the near future I can make it happen. While some may consider it blasphemy.....I was also thinking about a hybrid for the M1 with slots to accept a drum. I see Kit build rewelds as shooters.....so in my book it is all good If you are able to successfully reproduce 1928 thomspon receiver "patch" sections like you mention, I will be in line for one. That would be great for those that don't want to spend an arm and a leg on a demilled nose piece section to build a display gun or semi auto without going for a P.O. 80% receiver. If I can get a pilot run of them done......I will put a few out here for inspection with the membership......I have wanted to do this for a long time.....just been so swamped with Macon Armory stuff (45,10mm,and 9mm) AR stuff i haven't been able to....Gotta pay the bills. But I am at t point I need to start having more funn and less 60+ hour weeks..... added impetus is I have a 28 cut reciever set that I have earmarked for the 7.62 x 25 bolt and barrel set I have. I am dying to get a Tokarev Tommy runnin....

I am currently looking at doing this......I'd like to do a nose that includes the blish slots and about 1/2 an inch behind them. as well as a M11A1 style with enough to cut a horizontal dovetail on the rear to align with a corresponding cut on the rear receiver piece.....sure would simplify the weld Main thing I still have to solve is the tooling to cut square threads. Currently I dont have a source, but am researching currently. Already have the fixture for the 4th axis sketched out so hopefully in the near future I can make it happen. While some may consider it blasphemy.....I was also thinking about a hybrid for the M1 with slots to accept a drum. I see Kit build rewelds as shooters.....so in my book it is all good

Any chance you'll be producing MP40 Magwells, I was about to pull the trigger on one of the MP38's on the website, but I have a 40 lower and am looking into making the dies to roll a correct tube from a flat as was done on wartime production.

I just recently completed a Form 1 build of an RPG-2 for a good friend. Working up propellent charges now and wil be basing the projectile off a chinese training projectile that duplicates the weight of an original round. Warhead will be 3d printed and marking charge will consist of 7 grams (.25 ounces ) of Potassium Perchlorate/Aluminum flash powder. I can assure you the report of 7 grams is quite satisfying Marking will be chalk and the flash will basically disintigrate the printed nose section. I have tested a proof of concept propellant charge in a tube strapped to a stand with a piece of aluminum pipe with sand in it as a projectile. It didn't blow up Much more testing before ANYONE puts it next to their face and fires it LOL Will probably be offering the inert training rounds in the future with laser cut fins like the original and with purchase will supply the stl fime for the nose. Not sure when, as I am a one man shop with a part time......and pretty much stay buried.

Title says it all.....looking for and MP40 magwell.....trying to collect /make sufficient goodies to build a postie on a budget, LOL....working on the drawings for the die to form the receiver tube currently.....pretty sure I can make that but as I kinda suck at sheetmetal the magwell just looks like sheet metal origami hell :banghead: Also looking for front sight and shroud as well. Rest of the barrel assembly and trunnion I can make.....as I have drawings. post here of email me at rudyk@maconarmory.com or just call me at the shop 478 474-2990 I can also trade Macon Armory Products as I won the place..... I have a complete MP40 lower half in pretty good condition, if someone has an MP38 Lower I'd be up for a trade as well. Can get an MP38 magwell and I'd actually prefer going that route.

Richard, Did I miss all this......???I know I have one on the way with no nose piece....But I could seriously use a set to weld together for one of my unicorns......a 1928 Thompson Chinese made conversion bolt and barrel to make a 7.62x 25 Thompson :-) even have a mag......looks like it may have had a CZ26 mag stuffed into a Thompson shell. Picked it up in a box-o-goodies at Knob Creek several years back. I also have a mag adapter for a PPS43 mag that was supposed to be part of it.....but as it doesn't fit not sure what it really goes to....might be to use 43 mags in a 41, but I will be making an adapter to use 43 mags with mine. Rudy