Did some experiment with a force brass patina and acid on my hand load Sniper. Came out pretty cool as I hoped. Kind of a rusty looking finish.
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Second update on the “apocalyptic” thanks Cal440 for the perfect description of this shooter. Decided on doing the bucket changer , bolt pin and threw on some brass fittings. Now it’s done.
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Yea it was kind of some hours put into it. First I took all the parts down to bare aluminum then gave them a good scuff down and found on the later pieces that if I left some faint black it made the parts look older with some faint black showing through. I bought a chemical you mix one part patina and one part acid.
Pieces all were coated with this solution and works pretty fast the longer the darker.
Rinsed all pieces clean with water and applied a clear lacquer over all the parts. Just time consuming but worth it to me.
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I guess this is how it starts, one day you pick up a Cocker...
Oddly enough, this is my first one.Comment
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Inception Mini Ripper Sniper. I've probably posted this previously in a different configuration. This one being my favorite and therefore worthy of sharing.Attached FilesComment
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JeeperCreeper Olive Green & Black are my colors. This one was done by Ruckus anodizing.
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Who's gonna make the Meteor Pump Owners thread??Originally posted by Terry A. DavisComment
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NONOBLITUS I can't speak to it with the stock valve as I dropped the Lazarus in it right away.
The quality of the components is very nice. It's definitely well manufactured. Nicest gun I currently own. The trigger pull is CRISP and snappy. Stock hammer has a rounded pin. The frame feels nice and slender with the stock grips.
I'm really impressed with the pump handle/back-block adjustability. The pump spring tension is adjustable and you can essentially cut all the slack on it with.
Shoots nice and quiet with that Lazarus valve. Looking forward to hitting the field, but it'll be a few weeks at least before I can. -
Sounds like they did a solid build. Looking forward to your field review
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No idea who made the body or the feed but it's currently a stock Nelspot under the hood. The feed tube itself was made by me out of a broom handle and the feed cap was made by Punisher's CustomsAttached FilesComment
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Couldn’t resist posting this shooter up again. Did some rusty pictures with it for fun. Apocalyptic Sniper.
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Whipped up a singleshot on my lunch break.
Spare Trracer parts.
The barrel I cut with a pipe cutter in the groove for the barrel ring.
Turns out brake clean will break down red loctite, so I hit it with a little CRC and removed the feedneck.
Notched the pump screw groove to allow a 'locked' position.
Still had some old freedummy Trracer detents so I threw a set in, and slapped on an extra 90° grip that I printed a while back.
Put a couple rounds through it in the yard, but no idea on velocity right now.
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Cal440 Yes it does. I remembered years back Doc posted something regarding removing the feedback on Trracers. It's threaded in and (I believe) red loctited into place.
I hit it with the brake clean to break down any loctite, then drilled a 1/4" hole into each side of the feedback. Stuck a bolt through it and it twisted right out.
It's a little rough around the threads and I am going to hit it with a dremel bit just to smooth it out eventually. A fibrous squeegee would definitely leave fibres in the threads.
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Gas, Grass or Brass, no one rides for free...Comment
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