Sun Tzu warrior
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What say you...... can it be done, and how would you go about the metamorphosis?
That would work fine and fairly easy id think.I'm sorry I wasn't clear.....
I have a spare mini 14 barrel, and was thinking about making a falling block receiver for it. in 22 TCM.
Thanks for the reply, let's go again now that I have given more info.
STW
I thought that a blowback Ruger PC9 might work, but those gas ports would still be an issue.I doubt there'd be enough gas to reliably run the bolt/bolt slide even if you changed the port size and lightened the recoil spring. Weird idea though. I like it.
With a lathe, and considering a single shot.....Id probably try turning a shoulder on the mini barrels shank, thread the muzzle for a jamb nut, then tension a tube between them. Under the tube put a saddle clamp over the gasport, or weld over it.Does your mini barrel have the gas ports drilled in it? If so, how will that be dealt with? I fear welding it will affect accuracy by introducing a rough patch in the bore, but leaving them open will cause blast issues like a revolvers B/C gap does.
On the visual side, the mini 14 barrel is rather homely under the stock and hand guard with the rapid taper near the chamber and steps near the gas block. I just don’t know if it can be made very appealing in an open stock like a single shot would have. But that’s just cosmetics, not function.
Honestly, if you are going to all the trouble of making a neat little TCM falling block, it seems like it’ll be more hassle, and maybe even more $$, to try and convert an existing mini barrel than it would be having one made specifically for your project.
But if you try it let us know how it works out.
Stay safe.
I'm sorry I wasn't clear.....
I have a spare mini 14 barrel, and was thinking about making a falling block receiver for it. in 22 TCM.
Thanks for the reply, let's go again now that I have given more info.
STW