I've been thinking...

[flyweightnate]

Would this be cool?

Gotta fix my lathe compound and turn a new valve, but this is ready to roll otherwise.

[RedLeaderSB]

Bore drop boxgun! Some AC threads, easy question

[flyweightnate]

Sometimes I even finish a project.

[Moodog]

LETS GO

[Impactfour]

Is that a bushmaster with the phrame on it? That looks really fun!

[The Last Snood]

I like it! Looks classy, very nice build!

[RedLeaderSB]

Will you offer these on your website?

[flyweightnate]

Will you offer these on your website?

Once I make a few more? Absolutely. (I'll tweak the dimensions - this one was cut from a 90% complete Phantom Phrame, so I was limited on overall length. I'd like a little more space up front for production.)

This is definitely a hobby, not a primary business, so I can't promise speed, but as time and cashflow and my travel schedule allow I'd love to have a bunch of these out in the wild.

But the big question: long snub or short snub? Long needs a more expensive valve. Short is a much simpler valve design since it's full diameter at the interface (as shown).

Edit: it's nice when parts are interchangeable.

[Pumps4ever]

damn cool

[Chemical-x.....ahain]

stunningly beeautiful

[Magmoormaster]

*sniff* it smells like Avratech in here...............

[flyweightnate]

*sniff* it smells like Avratech in here...............

Hopefully with less fraud and patchouli.

[Chemical-x.....ahain]

Hopefully with less fraud and patchouli.

I feel like I may be missing something from my hiatus

[flyweightnate]

Avratech sold preorders for the Falcon to a lot of people (including myself) then decided not to make it, and make the R7 instead. (I had sold my preorder slot by then at a loss. I hope whoever bought it got something for it.) People who had signed up for a unique open class marker were now lined up to get a stock class pistol, and a few were made and delivered.
Then he decided that was too hard and disappeared without delivering all the pistols, either.

If my memory serves, there were also some preorders for accessories that didn't materialize.

I'm merely speculating on the patchouli part.

[Chuck E Ducky]

You forgot the part where he sold markers a 2nd time that were owed to other people when he did end up finally completing some after prices got pumped and dumped with
Facebook hype. It’s the #1 reason I do not have one in my collection. But this I would I’m super excited for the *86 frame.

[Magmoormaster]

That is more or less the story. The first and second run of R7s went out just fine, along withsome but not all of the third run. No idea how many did or did not. FWIW, I owned both a Falcon and an R7 and they were some of the coolest guns I've ever had. Very well-built. It's a shame things went the way they did.

The reason I said it smells like Avratech is that the R7 started as an upgraded triggerframe and valve, and the project slowly morphed into a full gun. He scrapped the Falcon because the R7 project got a lot more traction.

[flyweightnate]

I didn't know the R7 was only a frame at the beginning. Learning every day.

[Chuck E Ducky]

How hard is it to fit this on a 007? I would totally put the 45 I have on my 007 I’m holding out to complete my Duck build for the 86 frame.

[flyweightnate]

How hard is it to fit this on a 007? I would totally put the 45 I have on my 007 I’m holding out to complete my Duck build for the 86 frame.

Unfortunately, the Phantom and 007 versions have different geometry. This one was about 90% done when I asked the machinist to hit "pause", then he modified the spacing of the valve screws. I made a custom valve and a custom sear.

So, it could be done... but it's a machining project, not a bolt together project.