| guys first off i really want to thank you for your advice.
there has been a lot to think over and i think for the time being I'm going to hold of on actually fabricating bodies from billet stock in favor of altering existing guns.
for example,
I'm altering a Zeus G1 to be 12g to CA convertible, I'm removing most of the pistol grip and boring out the top tube to 13/16".
why"
I'm going to put this into a wood stock so most of the grip frame had to go, and with the top tube bored out to 13/16" i can use Palmer barrels as a deep slip fit.
now the barrel with of course stop before it reaches the vent hole in the STBB body.
but i think that this will make a cool little gun that can stay 10rnd spring feed, or have a hopper added with very little effort.
I'm thinking of using the Zeus G1 carcass because all the parts are very common
eg: Spyder valve/cup seal, Phantom Pierce pin if you want to run 12g, Tippmann drive spring, velocity adjuster can be replaced with any ASA threaded piece and a regulator used to adjust velocity.
and all I'm going to need in the beginning is a good quality drill press.
any other really intensive work i can job out to a guy here in Niagara that does this kind of thing.
till i have the $$$$ and room for the machines.
have a Mag Body design as well that i can do most of the work on a drill press.
just wish the X valves were cheaper. |