DIY Sheridan

[Jordan]

This thing looks amazing! How heavy is it?

[markdem]

thanks it currently weighs 6lbs. As a comparison, a tippmann 98 weighs 3lbs

[un2xs]

I am very suprised nobody has asked the following question yet. (Asking because I know somebody wants to ask.)

"What would you charge to make another one?"

[XEMON]

I'm interested how yo do those deep boring operation on the lathe 👍
I struggle with it a lot, specially when the stock doesn't fit in the through bore ...

[markdem]

The boring on oversized parts is supposed to have a steady rest. I dont have one so i do a lot of "spring passes". Chatter is a problem that can be overcome by holding your hand on the workpiece as a vibration dampener - just hope your hand doesnt get sucked into the machine. I'd post a video but i dont have any barrels that need freak boring right now

[Siress]

Good lord... Please invest in a steady rest - or diy one. It's not just your hand at risk in this scenario... Your radial artery is danger close, and the rest of your body is mighty attached to both... A face full of spindle and angry metal is a hell of a way to go.

[B-three]

This is so cool! Keep it up!

[markdem]

made a feed tube. the tube is threaded into the body and reversible so i can flip it to the front of the gun if i want. its gonna get a field test tomorrow with Jonny at boston paintball. a little rough around the edges but its good enough for testing.

time spent: 8 hours

[markdem]

thanks guys i'll be giving it some kind of matte'/satin finish, but it doesnt need to be super durable like cerakote. it'll probably be something out of a home depot rattle can. leaning towards dark gray or some other dull camo color.

[un2xs]

You may want to look at a few of Walz's creations. Some of them have had some fantastic self-applied finishes. At the very least it might give you a few ideas.

Keep us posted.

[Chuck E Ducky]

What!!! That is cool man nice job!

[Jonnydread]

So glad I got to see this in action! and get shot by it (even though it bounced )

Things to note:

• Heavy as fuck, but it feels great in the hand
• The bolt action is incredibly smooth, smoother than anything I've used
• It's delightfully bloopy

Awesome work Mark!

[markdem]

thanks buddy i was stoked to see others so interested in it!

[B-three]

Sick!!!! Very cool man!

[markdem]

grips. found some scrap in the basement. probably pine, maybe cedar. coated with furniture wax

time spent: 2 hours

[Chuck E Ducky]

Grips look cool! Nice work

[anson]

Amazing!

[Morgenstern]

Awesome! You really gotta get this thing nickel plated

[markdem]

Done. My wallet is empty, my wife hates me and a good portion of my life has been severely neglected but at least I can say I built a (functioning) gun from scratch. Obviously I will continue tweaking things for the rest of eternity but Im happy to call it complete at this point

Time spent today: 9 hours
Time spent over entire project: 93 hours
estimated cost: somewhere around $500

[Jonnydread]

Not too shabby!

[JeeperCreeper]

This thing is awesome

[un2xs]

Does it have a name yet?

[markdem]

I'm quite happy calling it the homemade gun

[packersrule729]

markdem shot me in the face with this beauty. I was proud to die by it

[un2xs]

Will this accept any standard Sheridan parts or did you follow the design but set your own dimensions?

[markdem]

I followed the design but set my own dimensions. Theres only a handful of standard parts on the gun:
4x 10-32 screws. 2 in the trigger housing. 2 on the tank/stock mount.
12 gram changer.
Phantom feed gate.
Cocker barrel.
Cocker detent.
O rings.

[un2xs]

Please tell me that this is documented in multiple places for posterity. This one is going to be a legacy gun. The future needs to know its origin. :-)

[markdem]

If the website crashes, I'll re-upload the pictures. But no, I dont have this documented anywhere else. If I were to die and the gun were lost for generations, I'd hate to take the fun away from the next guys detective work. Gotta have a little mystery to make it exciting :P