KP Build - Ride along….

[chplnstone]

if you're intent on left feed, I'd say rebarrel and cut the breach on the opposite side (good likelihood the breach was hogged out a bit when the df was installed anyway), and swap the pump to one already sidetube cut (I have a couple aluminum, probably delrin as well). as for finish, maybe brassblack & engrave?

[JeeperCreeper]

I vote for a re-barrel. I know Craig Palmer has .680 stock left over. Then add a detent. It will be flashy, and 100% functional

[chplnstone]

I tried getting some .680 from him a while back, finally gave up as he stopped responding. ty mcneer has some .678

[JeepDVLZ45]

I’ve been in Kentucky all week for work and am finally headed home tomorrow. Hopefully I’ll have some updates this weekend

[JeepDVLZ45]

Took FAR too long, but I got some brass tubing today, hopefully I can make some progress this weekend….

[JeepDVLZ45]

Alright, guys…I’m REALLLYYYY struggling with this one. Just not feeling it. I love the stock, but I’m having trouble getting inspired for the rest of the marker…. I think partly because I have my Walzmas build going, another project for a friend I desperately need to wrap up and a pet project that I’m been working on for a long time and finally make a pretty big stride from an R&D standpoint…

I have settled that I will polish the brass to a semi-gloss and then do a bit of force patina.

Here are my 2 ideas….

1 - on BrickHaus ‘s suggestion. Keep it a RH feed (probably will end up with the feed tube SxS the barrel instead of mounting it to the barrel AND bottom tube), utilize the original feed hole, add some widgets and call it a day. If I go this route, I’ll make the marker a bolt action and won’t be using the CooperT pump handle



2 - I found an old APOC Feed (not spring feed). I think I can modify it to work with this marker. If I go this route, I will keep it a pump, (add wedges to prevent roll outs), but will need to make it center feed (or close to it).



What do you guys think? Choose wisely, Santa is watching….

[JeepDVLZ45]

BrickHaus …so you’re suggesting to run the feed out the side of the Apoc feed and then route it down into the existing feed hole?

[BrickHaus]

Well, Im not sure I'm picturing it right, but I assume you could go out the bottom of the apoc, but rather than into the barrel directly with an oversized feed hole, make a small shield that meets up to the outer part of the apoc block so a ball can drop down, then would tip off the side of the feed port into the barrel. Maybe ignore me lol.

[JeepDVLZ45]

BrickHaus I know what you mean now. The APOC feed will sit directly and mount to the barrel. I can’t off set it. I will also have do add a layer of tubing to the barrel to build it up to 7/8” and so I have a little more meat to drill and tap into. It will allow me to block the old breech and cut a new one.

The way my picture looks, it appears to be offset.

I didn’t cut any tubing yet since I wasn’t sure what I was going to do, but the more I talk about it, I think I agree with you and Cal440 . I think I’ll utilize that APOC feed, make it a top mount tube and run the CooperT handle.