tennantlim
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Edit 12 April 2020: Second build with a Field Marshall kit here.
Earlier this year, my buddy Vincent came to me with a gold MGC Mauser C96, a genuine Hensoldt Wetzlar Ziel Dialyt scope, and a couple of quality parts and requested I build a DL-44 for him. This had been a dream project of mine for a while now and I have been absolutely inspired by the amazing builds here by Scott Juarez, John Miller, and Adam Karolian. Being located in Asia and specifically Indonesia, gun replicas and real vintage scopes are extremely hard to acquire due to stringent gun control and customs restrictions, so of course I jumped on the opportunity to work with such gems!
Before I continue, I want to give a shout out to John aka @chubsANDdoggers for all the pointers and information he generously shared with me through my build. Thank you brother!
Here's a breakdown of the parts;
MGC Mauser C96
Hensoldt Wetzlar Ziel Dialyt 3x scope
Fieldmarshal scope mount
DEC wooden grips, flash hider and bull barrel
Grill and antennae greeblies from John Miller
Ok here we go.
MGC MAUSER
THE SCOPE
SCOPE MOUNT
EVERYTHING ELSE
First order of things is my favorite part: tear everything apart!
Removing the original scope mount was a little tricky, but thankfully someone on Facebook gave me a step-by-step and I managed to pry the dial assembly off.
There are several prep work with the MGC to get through so I tackled the trigger first.
Here we can see the MGC trigger is rather broad compared to the reference.
I filed it down to a slimmer profile so it matches the reference more.
The recess is filled with putty and sanded down.
I use an industrial strength paint stripper to remove the gold color and sanded it down to the bare metal. This is to ensure the upper receiver will take the blueing agent more efficiently.
The lower receiver will be spray painted but I need the bare metal surface for the disc detail.
Earlier this year, my buddy Vincent came to me with a gold MGC Mauser C96, a genuine Hensoldt Wetzlar Ziel Dialyt scope, and a couple of quality parts and requested I build a DL-44 for him. This had been a dream project of mine for a while now and I have been absolutely inspired by the amazing builds here by Scott Juarez, John Miller, and Adam Karolian. Being located in Asia and specifically Indonesia, gun replicas and real vintage scopes are extremely hard to acquire due to stringent gun control and customs restrictions, so of course I jumped on the opportunity to work with such gems!
Before I continue, I want to give a shout out to John aka @chubsANDdoggers for all the pointers and information he generously shared with me through my build. Thank you brother!
Here's a breakdown of the parts;
MGC Mauser C96
Hensoldt Wetzlar Ziel Dialyt 3x scope
Fieldmarshal scope mount
DEC wooden grips, flash hider and bull barrel
Grill and antennae greeblies from John Miller
Ok here we go.
MGC MAUSER
THE SCOPE
SCOPE MOUNT
EVERYTHING ELSE
First order of things is my favorite part: tear everything apart!
Removing the original scope mount was a little tricky, but thankfully someone on Facebook gave me a step-by-step and I managed to pry the dial assembly off.
There are several prep work with the MGC to get through so I tackled the trigger first.
Here we can see the MGC trigger is rather broad compared to the reference.
I filed it down to a slimmer profile so it matches the reference more.
The recess is filled with putty and sanded down.
I use an industrial strength paint stripper to remove the gold color and sanded it down to the bare metal. This is to ensure the upper receiver will take the blueing agent more efficiently.
The lower receiver will be spray painted but I need the bare metal surface for the disc detail.
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