>>This week in Gun of the Week: a gun I couldn't have made myself, but I
>>know at least one person who could've.
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>Out of curiosity, what about is it that you couldn't make?

Well, if I had detailed drawings and process sheets for them, and access to a machine shop like the one I used to work in, I could probably blunder through most of the bits, but I suspect the lockwork would be beyond my fine motor skills. (There's also the case hardening on the receiver, no idea how to do that.)

At any rate, I don't think I'd be too sanguine about actually firing a shotgun I'd made myself. It's a little like that episode of Top Gear where they assemble a Caterham 7 kit, and Clarkson notes at the end of the ep that they ruined the resale value by putting a "built by Top Gear" plaque in it. "I mean, would you drive a car I'd built?" :)

(Also one of the reasons I've never gotten around to doing one of those "build your own AK" things, although that could be a bangin' GotW miniseries.)

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