bowcycle
09-05-2014, 04:22 PM
This all started because I wanted to put an Empire Rip Clip on a mag. I about gave up on the project, but needed something to relieve some stress and there's nothing better than a pb project to get some of that out of your system.
So I started with an old direct feed body and here's my mod:
Step 1: cut off the feedneck and get a rough shape.
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Step 2: Put a barrel in the marker to make sure the back of the "D-shape" hole is at the back of the hole in the barrel.
Step 3: use the trracer rail to make sure the hole is cut slightly larger in the body than in the rail.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/s720x720/10590609_10152731037179532_5491770195727763206_n.j pg?oh=3f2d49a9571ebc0fa123c774bc32bb02&oe=54A07589&__gda__=1415297183_3f44eb3419a3f964c0a263266677de5 3
Step 4: polish the cut area on the body
Step 5: cut the rail to size for the mag body
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I chose to cut the rail such that I could use the rear part of the ramp. (I know GoatBoy just used the entire rail and didn't cut it down at all.)
https://scontent-a-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/s720x720/10610547_10152731036954532_8653231666750202254_n.j pg?oh=950ac0d94e29f717d24cd26494a41744&oe=54A26361
Step 6: epoxy all pieces onto the body
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Step 7: hand feed first strike rounds (with slight barrel modification), use vert feed, Rip Clip, or stick feed.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/q82/s720x720/10376268_10152731090524532_4027125174707836594_n.j pg?oh=90d931be3e7f2817370dc3309fed0c60&oe=54950750&__gda__=1418014035_37a208876b6366b0d52ac0625823d96 d
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WARNING:
If you do not do step 2, you could end up with a hole cut further back than the feed on your barrel rendering the whole thing useless.
Acknowledgements:
I saw this done once before by a guy who used zip ties to hold the trracer rail to the mag body. That was my inspiration. After starting this project, I noticed that a few other people had done it too. However, I never found a "how to" for the mod, so decided to make one. Again, I'm definitely not the first to do this and so cannot take credit for the idea.
Enjoy.
So I started with an old direct feed body and here's my mod:
Step 1: cut off the feedneck and get a rough shape.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/q82/s720x720/10421626_10152731037899532_1102830618770131181_n.j pg?oh=30f5c7ce68d4a05c95dcd8c0e4c4f8c0&oe=54A69C94&__gda__=1418877335_47b09245d28d431b1180a445a2d2d15 1
Step 2: Put a barrel in the marker to make sure the back of the "D-shape" hole is at the back of the hole in the barrel.
Step 3: use the trracer rail to make sure the hole is cut slightly larger in the body than in the rail.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/s720x720/10590609_10152731037179532_5491770195727763206_n.j pg?oh=3f2d49a9571ebc0fa123c774bc32bb02&oe=54A07589&__gda__=1415297183_3f44eb3419a3f964c0a263266677de5 3
Step 4: polish the cut area on the body
Step 5: cut the rail to size for the mag body
https://scontent-a-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/q81/s720x720/10685534_10152731037074532_592474915913943113_n.jp g?oh=9f0a9adc5dee013a8570a6bd47d4de8c&oe=549F65C4
I chose to cut the rail such that I could use the rear part of the ramp. (I know GoatBoy just used the entire rail and didn't cut it down at all.)
https://scontent-a-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/s720x720/10610547_10152731036954532_8653231666750202254_n.j pg?oh=950ac0d94e29f717d24cd26494a41744&oe=54A26361
Step 6: epoxy all pieces onto the body
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https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/s720x720/10613050_10152731036699532_6421918420069871132_n.j pg?oh=613bf87e53be5827975a3470ad912ed1&oe=54A6A088&__gda__=1418044279_c0fe8100e233c1ce05059f84278a35e 6
Step 7: hand feed first strike rounds (with slight barrel modification), use vert feed, Rip Clip, or stick feed.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/q82/s720x720/10376268_10152731090524532_4027125174707836594_n.j pg?oh=90d931be3e7f2817370dc3309fed0c60&oe=54950750&__gda__=1418014035_37a208876b6366b0d52ac0625823d96 d
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https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/s720x720/10592721_10152731088199532_942429532981875391_n.jp g?oh=60d818e290a52c3c5c764074bcfe7d4d&oe=5495D197&__gda__=1419704646_0d1803bead87b20d02be8af6d1c6515 c
https://scontent-a-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xaf1/v/t1.0-9/q84/s720x720/10612755_10152731089169532_1951125994881768634_n.j pg?oh=c1018b1a0c904658a1eace350ad1b01c&oe=54930BD2
WARNING:
If you do not do step 2, you could end up with a hole cut further back than the feed on your barrel rendering the whole thing useless.
Acknowledgements:
I saw this done once before by a guy who used zip ties to hold the trracer rail to the mag body. That was my inspiration. After starting this project, I noticed that a few other people had done it too. However, I never found a "how to" for the mod, so decided to make one. Again, I'm definitely not the first to do this and so cannot take credit for the idea.
Enjoy.