First hand firing and another step towards success

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[@TheFirearmEnthusiast]

"Im not a gunsmith" you are now.

[@GunFunZS]

+TheFirearmEnthusiast More of one than many who are licensed. Gunmith: Noun- guy who assembles AR parts, and calls each assembly "custom".

[@rdtradecraft]

At this stage, I think your approach is exactly the right one. Changing too much at once is a great way to run right by a solution to a problem. I am eagerly awaited each of these videos and will be manically checking back for more.

[@clintonwestwood5498]

+Robert Donovan Hah, my wife calls me maniacal!

[@Neetje4ever2]

That's turning out to be a beautiful pistol. Can't wait to see it fully functional! Good luck!

[@amateurshooter927]

Just keep at it, I'm impressed with the fit and finish of this gun compared to other homemade firearms, the key thing is that after the first one is done, and timed perfectly, you have a blueprint for all the ones that follow...

[@clintonwestwood5498]

+Matthew Shermer Yes, you're correct. The things I've learned are priceless. I'm looking forward to the next build.

[@rayota260]

Nicest, coolest looking homemade gun ever.

[@---cy5gh]

"I am not a gun smith" I'm sure soon you will be, even if it's unofficial!

[@bechmonshitan4312]

Just saw the Picasa pics of the ejector (spring end modification) solution, sheer genius and simple...... Can't wait to see the next progress video !

[@MrStrawberryShit]

very interesting videos. I am looking forward to your next videos, keep up the good work.

Congratulations! Your work on this gun is really great my friend! Your approaching perfection step by step :)

[@clintonwestwood5498]

+Luís Pita I've almost achieved re-load nirvana:) I stress relieved a number of springs yesterday and they work very well.

[@Dreadought]

gun·smithˈɡənˌsmiTH/nounnoun: gunsmith; plural noun: gunsmithsa person who makes, sells, and repairs small firearms. you made a small firearm, you are, by definition, now a gunsmith.Congratulations on your new profession

[@clintonwestwood5498]

+Dreadnought Hey thanks. And all I ever wanted to be was a blacksmith. But then it's all metal working:)

[@Dreadought]

+Clinton Westwood my father was a blacksmith, I became a gunsmith, now I'm in college to become an engineer, I miss working as a gunsmith.

[@AmateurRedneckWorkshop]

Ever closer to reliable. Keep on.

[@officaillilhoover5649]

Awesome u did a great job love the crafting work

[@clintonwestwood5498]

I spent way too much time on this. Best time spent ever.

[@LilDoggy]

It looks awesome, really cool project. You and Cat have me wanting to build my own.

[@fudes587]

Do you plan on building Full auto shotgun from prof parabellum plans?

[@craigkaschan4822]

Great build should be proud of yourself

[@Waffenschmiedinx]

how about the spring in the hammer ? it doesn't take a lot of force to set the primer off. the slide has to fight the hammer cocking also. it may give you another avenue you could try to lower resistance.

[@clintonwestwood5498]

+Waffenschmiedin x The spring is somewhat anemic and I'm really surprised how reliable it is in setting the round off.

[@Waffenschmiedinx]

lol the one in my .22 rifle I built is to. I was amazed it set rounds off at all but it works just fine. it sure made working the bolt easier to :)

[@Ki113r210]

good to see it working better. iv got a handgun project in the back of my head that i want to be able to work on, but iv got a couple major hurdles; the most sophisticated tool i own is an old delta drill press, no welder, so i have to to all my machining with a drill and files, and i cant weld things together. i am starting off with a revolver barrel blank i got for $15, which is nice, but since its threaded for an unknown frame ill have to have someone match the threading for the barrel trunnion. after some debate, im going with the quite obscure 44 russian cartridge, since i have a 44 caliber barrel, and its close enough to 45 acp balistics that i can pull off a straight blow back gun.

[@clintonwestwood5498]

+Afro Sergeant That will be a fairly heavy bolt. As far as tools go, you're halfway there. That old 10" Craftsman I have, has been abused since 1990. I think I got it on sale for $129. It was money well spent. The lack of tools just means it takes longer:)

[@Ki113r210]

+Clinton Westwood rough calculations give a 1.5x1.5x3.5 inch bolt weighing about 2.4 pounds. I'll save work where I can and use a Enfield mk3 bolt head and AK internals

[@bananapotpie3890]

one step closer.. I use guide rods for hammers.. found early on that some times the springs would bend after cocking them a couple times and wouldnt work anymore

[@bananapotpie3890]

nice job on the extraction BTW :)

[@clintonwestwood5498]

+Banana potpie Thanks. A little bit of work to go. It's a lot easier now that I don't have to set up to clamp for firing. I've done dimensionals on all critical parts and everything is good. In the hand only from now on.

[@chapiit08]

Check also the tension on the hammer mainspring and the geometry of the friction curve at the rear slide and the hammer face as all adds resistance to the proper movement of the slide under fire. I see that you did install an ejector already.

[@clintonwestwood5498]

+chapiit08 All avenues have been investigated. Check out the following... kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZ2vnXl5asiUgtk

[@chapiit08]

Cool! I just saw the video. Congrats for a job well done!

[@Waffenschmiedinx]

very cool BTW its coming along nicely

[@clintonwestwood5498]

+Waffenschmiedin x Thanks. For an simple little gun, it sure is occupying my time. Course, I'm not the smartest bear in the woods:)

[@Waffenschmiedinx]

it really looks great. and its just a matter of time/tweaking. 99% of the population cant say they have made a gun from scratch let alone with only using hand tools. its defiantly something to be proud of :)

[@clintonwestwood5498]

+Waffenschmiedin x Not much has really changed in my life. My parents wouldn't buy me toy guns, so I carved them out of wood with a borrowed pocket knife.

[@Waffenschmiedinx]

+Clinton Westwood lol awesome.

[@bananapotpie3890]

+Clinton Westwood hey that's where I started.. ext except shower curtain rods duct tape and tree limbs

[@coreywyble2923]

We need new videos bro. Love watching your work.

[@myfarmlk4165]

good job you done

[@clintonwestwood5498]

+cristi loren Thanks, it's getting there.

[@Kingsteryoutube-9]

great job!!! you are very talented!!! any progress with ejection issue? keep updating. thx

[@clintonwestwood5498]

+Giganar 123 Thanks for the kind comments. I have most of the issues resolved. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZyUn6yJZ5Wem8k

[@crazystreetboyz6460]

Thinking of making one of these, is it worth the Time, Money & Energy ? I'v been thinking about building one of these have the plans right next to me of this gun that i got online, How many things did you have to change to make the gun a 100% working gun or close enough so i could use it as a Self Defence weapon when i go camping. Thx Loved Your Video's

[@clintonwestwood5498]

+Crazy Street Boyz i changed very little. Of course the drawings are simplistic and allow for lots of variation. Most of the changes were final fit and finishing to allow smooth reliable operation. It was a lot of work and the idea for me wasn't to save money, more of prove or disprove another internet source.

[@crazystreetboyz6460]

Ok, Have you got an email i can contact you on got a few questions i would like to ask you as you seem to know what you are talking about ?.

[@clintonwestwood5498]

+Crazy Street Boyz pm me

[@ericb4127]

Clint thank you for your video(s) and I am sorry that YT is Anti-gun. try uploading your videos to bitchute.

[@leonluiskevinsabrumpetsch8602]

hi, very good job you did!, btw what does it mean in the plan 10x5 in the spring?

[@clintonwestwood5498]

+leon luis kevin sa brum petsch No idea. I just made springs to fit and function correctly. I suspect its metric dimensions.

[@leonluiskevinsabrumpetsch8602]

oh, ok. Thank you mate

[@trycuz1]

How have you worked, the barrel ? What is the type of ammunition used ? The width of the barrel walls ? The types of steel ( the ? Standard) Machine What do you need to create them the gun, how did you screw the barrel ? :) Thank you for all the information. Do you have any other project like this? gun full auto, etc ...

[@clintonwestwood5498]

This one is .25 acp ammunition. The whole design utilizes mild 1018 steel. I bored and rifled with a homemade rifling machine. It's demonstrated on my channel. The barrel is not screwed. It's pinned in place with triple wall roll pins. This gun is now functioning in semi-auto. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4LPqpyqhKx3i8k I'm building a .380 acp and documenting the build now. No full auto in my future because of legal issues.

[@trycuz1]

You can make a video or explain in detail how to reproduce this beautiful striping machine you even you create ?

[@clintonwestwood5498]

Yes, I'm working on a video now for the rifling machine.

[@trycuz1]

Good ! Thanks :)

[@anthonymcauliffe9000]

@@clintonwestwood5498 Hey Clint, would you expect to use the same mild steel for other version of PP's builds? For instance 9mm builds?

[@techno8830]

Nice !!!

[@ricardomeneguello6563]

Muito legal seu projeto.. parabéns Faz para vender ou nao

[@aqsinismaylov9815]

Bullet 9mm?

[@qg786]

It's getting there bit by bit. :)

[@oliangomes6776]

good guy work she and automatic or semi automaca ? what caliber it?

[@clintonwestwood5498]

+olian gomes It's .25 ACP semi-auto

[@oliangomes6776]

+Clinton Westwood okok

[@saberemadi7068]

is that semi automatic? I didn't se ejector in pdf

[@danielskau99]

do you think it's possible to make it a .22? I have some problems with getting pistol rounds where I live

[@clintonwestwood5498]

That sir, is one of the most often asked inquiries. Yes, it is possible as there are many examples of such firearms on the market. I will investigate this in the future.

[@danielskau99]

+Clinton Westwood thank you and I'll be watching if you decide to make a video on the subject

[@forrestwardener]

pretty gun

[@RudiVDS]

Nice gun but i prefer a smaller trigger

[@clintonwestwood5498]

Yes, that got looked after in later developments.

[@bigfootedhunteruk2225]

Second firing !!!! AHHHHH GUYS CALL 911 ITS ALL GONE HORRIBLY WRONG LOL

[@gtasanandreas8533]

cada vez melhor

[@gifhary6165]

please make a video about the triggers work, that's not clearly

[@gifhary6165]

i'm curious about the trigger, not the hammer

[@clintonwestwood5498]

+Gifhary Syidhqa Hamim There's more information in the build log. picasaweb.google.com/101083597357673892226/Krikit25#

[@vincentbailleul4154]

Clinton Westwood this is very good job. Congratulations. On the pictures we can see layouts. Are they yours? I mean your own design. Do you share it?

[@Diebulfrog79]

The problem with slide is weight factor for recoil. You can put a saddle on the slide. Like they did in WW2, They made 9mm, and 45 cal. Please do the research on this. And use less home made material.

[@clintonwestwood5498]

The slide weight is correct for this caliber.The whole idea behind these plans is to use readily available material. Match gun quality... nope.

[@callove6352]

hello, good morning my friend has to release the private vidios to watch us again the vidios are very good and suddenly they have been deprived can do this please I am accompanying the assembly of this prototype.

[@PrashantSharma-sd7zz]

Can you help me out to build the ejector.

[@clintonwestwood5498]

Just use a thin piece of spring or tensile type steel. I used a jigsaw blade. Make sure you heat cherry red before bending. Pretty simple stuff.

[@jordanvargas6342]

a cash shoppin

[@Boviathan]

Ejection!

[@123say]

why u not make safety look

[@WikterRor2807]

Network Channel KZbin. TV network really?

[@stevenboelke6661]

What is the next project after this one?

[@clintonwestwood5498]

+Steven Boelke I would like to do a .380 similar to this one using the things I learned.

[@stevenboelke6661]

+Clinton Westwood When you do find the perfect spring set up, you should let us know what they are. Spring pressure, length, winds, etc.

[@clintonwestwood5498]

I'll do that. I just stress relieved 3 more today. That's something I haven't been doing which has probably contributed to my varied results.

[@thedarkplays8099]

gun

[@augustoservice]

boa noite você me vende ela?

[@clintonwestwood5498]

Sorry, can't do that. The law doesn't allow it.

[@augustoservice]

Clinton Westwood tudo bem meu amigo.ja estou com todas as peças vou começar a montar a minha.te agradeço por sua brilhante idea.gracas a você poderemos ter uma pistola.pois aqui no Brasil não podemos comprar.

[@user-nk3cs4rr8s]

Where is ejector????

[@WayOfTheWoods]

Next round in magazine functions as ejector. Or magazine.

[@clintonwestwood5498]

+WayOfTheWoods I do have a prototype built ready for install. I won't do that though until a little further along in this debugging

[@trycuz1]

Upgrade it ! : Semi auto :) ! Please

[@clintonwestwood5498]

Yup, here kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZ6vYmlpac19nq8 and here... kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4LPqpyqhKx3i8k

[@trycuz1]

Amazing ! Very good job !

[@aktopebizhibaev7608]

Уважаемый автор , если будет перевод на русском появится больше просмотров и подпишиков.

[@clintonwestwood5498]

Вы пробовали вариант субтитров в прямом эфире google. Кажется, что большинство слов я говорю. Have you tried the live google captioning option. It seems to recognize most of the words I speak.

[@aktopebizhibaev7608]

Спасибо что откликнулись. Я так не пробывал, теперь попробую.

[@scottstallbaum7639]

Please dear god stop crossing your thumbs on the back of the gun, you might have been fine with this gun. But if you do that with other pistols your gonna have a very bad time(aka possible hospital trips) some are worse than others. You should google beretta bite that weapon will give you the worst possible scenario. But on another note good fucking job building that not many people can build and auto loading pistol out of tools a lot of us just have sitting in our garage.

[@clintonwestwood5498]

+Scott Stallbaum Point taken. I was waiting for critiques on my form. It's a very small pistol and I have big hands. I'll certainly try better form.