Making one little girl very happy.
My daughter likes to shoot her bow and arrow when I do, she also gets the odd turn with the 10/22 when I shoot magpies on the farm, so it was only a matter of time until she wanted her own rifle. The catch was she didn't want any old boring ''brown rifle'' - no she wanted it to be purple or pink!
So never one to discriminate or be sexist, I said yes and made her this one today.
Making a little girls happy:
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1) Buy old .22lr off trademe for $80
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2) Work out LOP and min legal length (762mm)
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3) Cut down, reshape and sand
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4) Primer and sand again, then prime last time.
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5) Use a floral pattern pantyhose as a stencil...yes I did feel like a pervert buying them :-* I used clothes pegs to hold it tight on one side, then painted/let dry and did it all over again on the other side. Finally clear coat.
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6) Now I cut down the barrel, end faced it in the lathe and cut a the crown using a reloading champhering tool.
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7) Now for a pretty up with some bluing chemicals. This actually worked very well and gave a very nice deep finish. I'm not fooling myself into believing it will last forever...but for an $80 project it doesn't need too.
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8) Final assembly
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9) One very happy little girl.
All up it took about 2hrs to make, most of that time was waiting for paint to dry. Total costs were $105.00 which included paint, rifle and pantyhose. I had a can of primer and the bluing solution already so that would cost extra if you didn't have that.
kj
Disclaimer: For all those concerned about firearms safety, this will only be used under direct supervision. I feel if you teach them proper firearms handling skill young, then you'll set them up well for the future.
