Here's a project I wanted to share that I've been working on for some time... it is a custom lower that will accept any of Lakeside Machine's .22 belt fed uppers for the AR series. Currently, they offer the Razorback, which has been very successful. An enthusiast posted a video of a 1,000 round belt dump, no stoppages, which is absolutely remarkable for a .22. I think it's a record.
Anyway, the idea was to create a custom lower in 7075 that accepts all standard AR fire control components, yet is bufferless, and fires not from a trigger, but by a butterfly setup between a pair of miniature spade grips. I wanted to capture the flavor of a WW2 crew-served weapon, c/w tripod and such.
Everything in the lower is AR with the exception of the transfer bar arrangement I engineered. The bottom of a normal trigger was ground off, and a sheet-steel bracket was bent and cut so that a force from the rear (butterfly) would trip the sear.
Right now, I am 95% done, and am looking for a good company to anodize the aluminum parts. I have contacted U.S. Anodizing, but they did not respond. Any suggestions for good Type III hard-coat anodizers is appreciated.
Start:
Pocketing:
Start of the trip bracket:
Transfer bar complete
Conical Flash hider
As it sits:
Anyway, the idea was to create a custom lower in 7075 that accepts all standard AR fire control components, yet is bufferless, and fires not from a trigger, but by a butterfly setup between a pair of miniature spade grips. I wanted to capture the flavor of a WW2 crew-served weapon, c/w tripod and such.
Everything in the lower is AR with the exception of the transfer bar arrangement I engineered. The bottom of a normal trigger was ground off, and a sheet-steel bracket was bent and cut so that a force from the rear (butterfly) would trip the sear.
Right now, I am 95% done, and am looking for a good company to anodize the aluminum parts. I have contacted U.S. Anodizing, but they did not respond. Any suggestions for good Type III hard-coat anodizers is appreciated.
Start:
Pocketing:
Start of the trip bracket:
Transfer bar complete
Conical Flash hider
As it sits: