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Old 11-05-2017, 04:17 PM   #1
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Gun build questions

Hey guys it's been forever since I've been on here as I kinda got out of the sport for a while but I'm getting back into it and am very excited... I still have my old gun I built, but I work in a cabinet shop so I have everything I need to make a new one... I've started making some blanks, one being 2 half in lams of walnut and 3 half in lams of oak. The other is 2 x 1/4 in alder with 3 x 1/2 in oak. How do those sound? We also have hickory and it's hard as a Rock would it be good to make a blank out of? Also does anyone have the dimensions of the old reverse mechs from neptonics? And the elite handle specs? I haven't taken my old gun out of storage and it has the parts I'll be using on it.

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Old 11-05-2017, 04:18 PM   #2
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I've missed all my old friends on here. Hope to get back in touch!!
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Old 11-05-2017, 04:20 PM   #3
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And can anyone tell me what size shaft fit the reverse mech? xD I feel like I remember the guy at neptonics telling me on the phone that it was 9/32 only but that was 5 years ago and I don't remember haha
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And can anyone tell me what size shaft fit the reverse mech? xD I feel like I remember the guy at neptonics telling me on the phone that it was 9/32 only but that was 5 years ago and I don't remember haha
Good luck on your build Wyatt. I know that the Neptonics reverse mech will fit a 9/32 and 5/16 shaft. If you are building an enclosed track you can bore the track 3/8 inch deep and it will line up perfectly for either shaft if the trigger mech is flush with the top of the gun. I actually shim the mech template about a 6th of an inch above the stock to ensure I can get plenty of clearance for the heavier 5/16 inch shaft.
For open tracks you'll probably mount the mech between an 1/8 and a 1/4 proud. Don't forget the top of the mech is covered (I don't have the thickness memorized) so you will have to take that into account when planning the depth of the track and how high to place the mech.

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Old 11-06-2017, 09:43 AM   #5
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Thanks Ed!! I appreciate the advice. I got the track done this morning and I'll be putting in the trigger mech pocket tomorrow and the. Probably gunna round off my nose and drill band holes
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Old 11-06-2017, 09:44 AM   #6
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I'll keep you updated but pics will be hard, because my work doesn't like phones on the floor
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Old 11-08-2017, 07:03 PM   #7
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This is the gun so far... I ****ed up the track so I took out shall inch by half inch track and glued in a walnut piece. Screwed that one up by an 1/8th inch so I'm trying one last time and am putting oak where the slot is now... I honestly think this will make for a pretty cool wood pattern but we will see... Any advice?

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I'd make sure you put several coats of epoxy over the gun when you're done and me personally I'd stay away from Hickory way too squirrely
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