Introducing the Micromag 2009

[ZoomZ@PTP]

The gap between the feed port and the body is .020 .

The picture makes it look bigger .

[BigEvil]

Have you guys mounted that to an emag frame yet?

[ZoomZ@PTP]

Have you guys mounted that to an emag frame yet?

No.

[luke]

The gap between the feed port and the body is .020 .

The picture makes it look bigger .

[vf-xx]

That’s not what I was talking about, I thought that area was going to have a radius to follow the couture of the lower part of the receiver. The flat part of the receiver bottom breaks up the flow of the body in my opinion. Not a deal breaker for me just my .02 cents. I vaguely remember discussion about that, perhaps I’m mistaken.

I think it'll look better with either the ASA mounted on it, or Emag lowers (battery pack).

IIRC that's why there's a flat spot there.

[luke]

I think it'll look better with either the ASA mounted on it, or Emag lowers (battery pack).

IIRC that's why there's a flat spot there.

That's not the area I was talking about, this>>

[Frizzle Fry]

That's not the area I was talking about, this>>

The shadow and the reflection make it look bigger (and more apparent) than it is.

It's a curve, so at the closest (the very bottom) the gap is only 0.020 but due to the lighting (which is from above and to the right) a shadow is cast, which is in turn reflected by the metal. When it's anodized, provided it isn't clear or a very light color, that reflection at the gap and reflection above the milled line of the main body will not be quite as apparent as they are in that picture.

If Russell posts a picture with lighting from behind, or lighting from underneath, you'll see that it isn't really noticable. I haven't actually held the body or anything, I've just studied photograpy and worked photographing cars, during which time I encountered similar lighting problems.

[vf-xx]

That's not the area I was talking about, this>>

http://i550.photobucket.com/albums/i...g?t=1257968041

I thought that's what he was referring to as well. The bottom of that piece is rounded so I can see why the gap looks large.

That said, come to think of it, i don't know why that portion needs to be rounded. Given that the feed block is indexed, it could be cut more octagonal and more closely match the rest of the body's milling. :/

I dunno. I think it'll look different in color.

Edit: Looks up, Shakes fist at the Fry. Dang, beat me to it.

[Frizzle Fry]

I thought that's what he was referring to as well. The bottom of that piece is rounded so I can see why the gap looks large.

That said, come to think of it, i don't know why that portion needs to be rounded. Given that the feed block is indexed, it could be cut more octagonal and more closely match the rest of the body's milling. :/

I dunno. I think it'll look different in color.

Edit: Looks up, Shakes fist at the Fry. Dang, beat me to it.

If it were octagonal it would probably collect (more) dings, dents, and ano wear. It'd also be harder to clean without dissasembling.

[vf-xx]

If it were octagonal it would probably collect (more) dings, dents, and ano wear. It'd also be harder to clean without dissasembling.

Not sure how you figure it'd get dinged up more. Given that the area that I'm talking about it 'under' the feed tube and has the body below it. But I don't think it matters as I don't see it being changed

As to cleaning it: Don't you take everything apart when you clean anyway? That and why would you be getting this dirty? Are you saying you leave yourself open for gun hits often.

[luke]

luke> "I thought the gap under the feed receiver (on the body) was going to be changed?"

ZoomZ@PTP> "The gap between the feed port and the body is .020 .
The picture makes it look bigger" .

I thought that area was going to have a radius to follow the couture of the lower part of the receiver."

"The flat part of the receiver bottom breaks up the flow of the body in my opinion. "

Frizzle Fry and vf-xx, it sure looks flat to me.

[vf-xx]

Ahh, so. Ok. Your question makes more sense to me. I was thinking of the breech block, not the body there.

Not sure you can raise it up to match the breech, not and still be able to move the block all the way to 90* left and right.

[some hippie]

i agree, if that area was a little narrower the breech could rotate diagonally down. if the breech was octagon, and 1/16 was taken off above the barrel and in front of the rail the breech could rotate into 7 positions and all sides would align when it was rotated and look much more fluid

[luke]

Ahh, so. Ok. Your question makes more sense to me. I was thinking of the breech block, not the body there.

Not sure you can raise it up to match the breech, not and still be able to move the block all the way to 90* left and right.

[going_home]

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