by Fabricatordjinn | Apr 4, 2011 | Personal Projects, Uncategorized
Decided to remake my v1 bolt pistol to add the ability to fire and see how much I improved. The finished product is shown above, here is a quick log of how I got there. I started with an average quality electric g36c airsoft gun, shown below next to my old v1 bolt pistol. I promptly cut the gun down to the size I needed it, removing all of the addons and extras, while preserving the electronics and inner workings. Time for the serious modifications. I cut a channel in the magazine and removed the fake clip and the bb feed. This gave me room for the extra madness I wanted to add to the magazine. I also cut a PVC pipe to shape and fit it snugly on the top of the gun, I fed all the wiring and electronics into this tube and made a spot for the battery to sit. I also built the sides of the gun up using styrene for sale signs and mounted them in place. I did not do very good documentation of this step sadly.. but it only took a few hours. Sealing everything up with more styrene, I also reinforced the cutoff barrel with plumbers putty in a small pvc pipe chunk and sanded it flush. This made the cut in half barrel flush with the front of the gun and much much more sturdy. At this point I had to make sure it still worked, and I made this small embarrassing video. More cleanup and sealing. I added styrene to the bottom of the magazine and filled the small...
