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Dan you're a genius. how much of that paint existed underneath the wrinkle finish? how'd you remove it? i have one of these and just wrote it off
have you considered it may be a screw thread on the barrel , it really looks like it in the ref pics ?I chucked the barrel tip back up in the lathe and made the "fins" a little thinner.
I think it looks better, but I'm gonna make another one. I think it should be a little longer, with a touch more space between the fins, and I think I'll scale the whole thing up just a bit.
I also cut the barrel and outer barrel sleeve shorter. I think it's finally starting to look like it should in that area.
I've added a couple pics of real-deal barrel tips at the bottom, for comparison.
The flash hider (barrel tip/nozzle) on the Relby K-23 is NOT a screw thread, They are concentric rings, without a doubt.have you considered it may be a screw thread on the barrel , it really looks like it in the ref pics ?
The flash hider (barrel tip/nozzle) on the Relby K-23 is NOT a screw thread, They are concentric rings, without a doubt.
Here are a couple grabs of my latest model of it.View attachment 1275645View attachment 1275646
the other pic looks like a totally different end to the other ref. pic, its fair enough, they probs just used what was about the place, peace , and excellent work BTW.Yeah, I'm sorry, Martini Racing. I've looked at tons of reference of this blaster, and it's just simply not a worm gear, or threads.
Some pics of some of the deteriorated castings do make it look a little like that, so I understand why you think it, but, it's just not the case.
They're grooves, perpendicular or ninety degrees in relation to the barrel axis.