First Monday in March. This year is flying by!
We had a busy week last week and got a lot done. Thus we were able to get a few things published.
I made a mistake when I tried to improvise my own tool for disassembly of the Mexican Mauser action. I twisted the action, and when I tried to correct it, I really just made it worse. No one to blame but myself, and I learned what not to do. I have been able to source an additional Rem 700 Small Action, so the heart of the build lives on. I took a moment to do a design evaluation before continuing on the project. This lays out the goals of the build, and discusses some of the challenges that we may expect to encounter with the build.
As mentioned previously Potato Cannons, also known as Spud guns, are really what kicked off my journey into the world of Ballistics. As a fun side project, I want to revisit my youth and apply what I know now to this simple spud accelerator. We formally kick off this series of write ups with the construction of the gun itself. I want to get a little bit fancy with the ignition, metering and mixing set up, so expect separate write ups covering those systems.
The Humble Spud Gun: Construction
It’s been awhile since we’ve had a formal update on the VZ-58 project. We were able to get the rifle a fresh coat of paint. I am extremely pleased with how it turned out. Thanks to Utah Hydro Graphics for a job well done. Just a few more things left to do on this build before we can sign it off as complete!
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