thought i would share this here since you guys like most of my "custom" work...
this is one of the new EXP pistols that Pryotex is selling thru TEC Tactical..
but naturally i couldnt leave it alone. ;D
so instead of the 5.56 that i loathe... ive converted it over to 5.45x39 which ive got lots of!
what had to be done?
bolt head
barrel
lots of tinkering.
so lets start at the bolt head... you can buy a bolt head or you can convert a 5.56 over... works either way!
barrel: these are not real easy to come by right now.. so you can get one & cut it down... or pay a lot for a short one.. i opted for a $130 regular old barrel then i cut it off at 8" & had a buddy thread it at work. then it was about turning it down where it needed to be on my mini lathe (7x10) & putting in a gas port hole.
with some careful measuring and a little math i figured out the hole size which was NOT a standard size for this barrel length & operating system.
stuffed it all together 3 times, because i kept putting it together "regular style" instead of how this particular pistol goes from Extar...
then ad some surplus ammo & its test time!
[video=youtube;99PP4_airIs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99PP4_airIs[/video]
[video=youtube;99PP4_airIs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99PP4_airIs[/video]
this is one of the new EXP pistols that Pryotex is selling thru TEC Tactical..
but naturally i couldnt leave it alone. ;D
so instead of the 5.56 that i loathe... ive converted it over to 5.45x39 which ive got lots of!
what had to be done?
bolt head
barrel
lots of tinkering.
so lets start at the bolt head... you can buy a bolt head or you can convert a 5.56 over... works either way!
barrel: these are not real easy to come by right now.. so you can get one & cut it down... or pay a lot for a short one.. i opted for a $130 regular old barrel then i cut it off at 8" & had a buddy thread it at work. then it was about turning it down where it needed to be on my mini lathe (7x10) & putting in a gas port hole.
with some careful measuring and a little math i figured out the hole size which was NOT a standard size for this barrel length & operating system.
stuffed it all together 3 times, because i kept putting it together "regular style" instead of how this particular pistol goes from Extar...
then ad some surplus ammo & its test time!
[video=youtube;99PP4_airIs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99PP4_airIs[/video]
[video=youtube;99PP4_airIs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99PP4_airIs[/video]