[MOTM] December: How It Started/How’s It Going

[Riot]

Before anything, go vote for the November contest, there are still two days left. I have a little free time today, so I want to ensure this gets started on time, because it’s a fun one!

December: *Two pictures special* "How It Started/ How It’s Going”
Post a picture of your marker from the beginning of 2025 and how it sits currently.

Please include a rough date of the first picture (2025), and we’ll assume the second is present.

The rules are the same as always:
- Week one for submissions.
- Week two for nominations.
- Week three & four for voting. (in a separate thread)

During week one, please leave all posts that aren’t submissions as comments and not replies.

During week two, please only reply with submissions that have NOT already been nominated. You can always comment that you agree with a submission.

During weeks three and four, reply and comment all you want.

Letssssss go!

[Heavy_D]

How She Started:

How She's Goin Eh?:

5'' freaked, cram N jam, Upsized internals and airline to 1/4'', Cocker frame, Cocker detent.

[Heavy_D]

To be fair I picked this up in mid Nov 2024, So at the beginning of 2025 it was being torched together and mid build. I went Looked at my build thread after my post here, time getting away from me haha.

[Riot]

For some reason your pictures are doubled…

[Jordan]

You did a really nice job with this

[The Hobbit]

First photo is prior to March

[Jordan]

I'll put up my brass Sniper build - handbuilt chassis inspired by the PPS Lance platform. Takes 11/16" Cocker internals that in this case include a Palmer's LT valve, ID hammer, modified ATTKTX high flow/LP components (meant for a Meteor body, modified for my purposes), ID pump kit, ID bolt, Empire sled, ID feedneck, etc.

Started the build late January, had a good start by early February:



As of September:

[Magageddon]

First photo is from about a year ago and wrapped up this build about 8 months later, I did a build thread on the AGD sub forum if anyone wants more details, but I'll summarize here. I wanted a reg delete tiny mag and ended up making my own after getting the core parts off ebay in the first photo, she was very rough condition wise. Had to strip the crappy paint from the body and clean it up on the mill, bubba must've used a hacksaw before, it was very uneven. I spent a few month milling the classic rail way down and rounding the front, slotting the vasa screw holes and arching the rear around the valve for coolness. Barrel is pretty much just a freak insert, the insert stops at about the crown point threads in the custom barrel. Then hunted down parts I could afford and worked out a trade with a buddy to get the ano work done. One of my more in depth builds thus far and I love it.

[Jordan]

I love this thing, well done.

[Chappy]

This dude builds the craziest lil ‘mags.

[Riot]

Bump

[Riot]

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[The Last Snood]

I will add in my Cotton Candy 3m

In January, it was a stock Emek and a bunch of parts to convert it over to a quick shootin' 3m. Taken right as I started to switch parts.




And presently my Cotton Candy 3m:
ID body/Fang trigger and EZ ASA, FL 3-way and Secret Pin, bigger valve dump chamber for the 3m, a S63 barrel that matches nicely, and pink grip cover. Also matches nicely with my speedfeed on the IR2, and my blue Rhino Cover.

[Schultz98]

I only have the "how it started" post for now but hopefully will get to finish it up soon enough to officially enter

[Pewpewpew]

Began in May. Finished in November. Currently lost in the mail coming back from CCM. Sad face. Finally made it… Updated better pictures.

[Cal440]

Sorry to hear that, very nice work.

[russonti]

I built this Ion a few years ago. Then I met some of ya'll at invasion of normandy and was introduced to MCB. That began my overhaul and mech conversion.

[Ecapnation]

Throwing it way back but considering it's still not exactly finished.

There's like 20 ish years in-between these photos.

Still a work in progress and being used in its raw state

[Riot]

Get your final submissions in! Tomorrow, I’m probably going to send it to nominations early because I’m sick in bed.

[Riot]

ChuckLove

[ChuckLove]

First run Meteor Sniper that came without a regulator.
I recently bought this off my buddy and let him keep his Sidewinder. My intention was to modify the heck out of it.
I found the original valve and spring setup to be farty when holding the pump handle forward. So I set out to change that. The first photo was from November.

Currently it shoots 280fps at 225psi.

Modifications:
•CCM 45 Frame, Pump Kit, Hammer, Delrin Grips, Macroline Fitting & Bolt Pin
•Attktx Gold Chamber, Spring Perch & Hollow VASA Screw
•AKA 2 Liter Regulator
•Shocktech Phat Rat Valve
•Eclipse POPS ASA
•Inception EZ Rail

[Myrkul]

How it started:

March 18th, 2025.

Spotted this on Facebook.

Murder Inc. Orracle/Orrgasm body.



It had been drilled for eyes, all the stock parts were gone except for what was pictured here. It had been re-annoed, but not well. When I initially cleaned it, rubbing alcohol was pulling off the annodizing in multiple places. You can see the threads for the ram are still raw on the front block, and the threads for the feedneck were also raw. The HPR was so pitted (after I assume they stripped the chrome) that I was never able to get it to hold air and it went straight into the trash. The back block was some abomination that was 2k+ spec, but wouldn't let you use a standard 2k+ bolt without sanding down the lip at the back of a standard 2k+ bolt or using an after market bolt without a lip. In short this thing was a complete train wreck.

I managed to track down what I "believe" are all the correct factory parts. Orracle trigger cam, Orracle Pnumatics, Black Magic HPR, WGP grip frame, Orracle Trigger, & WGP grips. Snuck a few Quality of life features into it like a Silk Bolt, Shocktech Phat hammer (coned lug), Sconi Clamping feedneck, Docfire Fire piston, and a SLPS valve and sear spring. Polished all of the internals (3 way housing, valve stem, stainless valve body, ram shaft, ram housing, Hammer and lug, sear.) Quad "o" rings on the ram. Whipped up some reproduction Murder Inc. Jewels.

Had Angry Antle patch the eye hole. Had FX re-anno the whole damn thing to factory colors since most of the parts I found were used and absolutely covered in scratches and needed fresh rebuilds.

Loosely timed it in last night, and it's cycling beautifully. Still need to chrono it in and do some final tuning but this thing is already very much shaping up to be an absolute beast.