MAX-11k Conversion

[medphys]

I left the barrel the stock length. Personally, I like the look of the longer barrel.

Good luck on the first MAX-11/22k

 

[medphys]

Removed the iron sights and added the Carlson Compensator for the Michigan state subgun match this weekend.

 

[attherange]

Let me know how it works.

 

[strobro32]

Aesthetically. I think it might look better with a shorter barrel.

I'm going to start thinking about how I want to K my Max31. A shorter barrel is on my "short" list. Ba-dump-tis.

 

[medphys]

Greg- will do.

strobro- the next stop on the k-train is to chili's to chop about 1" off the barrel. I also need to add the Lage grip and mag release. Things have been going a little slow this summer... most of my time and money is being spent on our new chickens.

 

[strobro32]

I understand. I did the chicken thing 2+ yrs ago. The kid and I really had a blast but my wife objected to the smell of the Chicky pooh.

 

[medphys]

A beautiful face like this makes it easy to get past the smell...

 

[medphys]

Let me know how it works.

Greg- I got to shoot a subgun match today and a big :thumbs_up on on the Carlson Compensator!!!

It smoothed things out very well. With out the compensator, I would pull down on the fore grip to keep control of the muzzle, but this resulted in the muzzle kind of floating around and not really maintaining a stable point of aim. With the compensator, there is no real need to fight the muzzle. It just stays right where it's pointed. Nicely done!

 

[attherange]

Thanks, good to know. Glad that it worked for you, as intended.

 

[medphys]

She took 3rd place in optics!

http://www.uzitalk.com/forums/showthread.php?61815-2011-Michigan-State-Subgun-Match-Results

 

[medphys]

 

[medphys]

 

[medphys]

If I were to do it all over again, I would have started with the 600 RPM bolt and not so much off (like AZ Doug)... I may still go back and do that after I get more rounds through it.

Update- I've been using a shortened stock bolt with some holes drilled in it, but have gone back to the shortend tac bolt with one section of lead in the back end. The stock bolt was just too slow for my taste.

 

[medphys]

Aesthetically. I think it might look better with a shorter barrel.

Back from the shop- once again chili did some awesome work on the barrel. Also added the Magpul MOE stock.

 

[strobro32]

Yup. It's got that mean subgun look again. Very nice.

I'm still waiting to get my short Max31A barrel back from TROS so I can work on the wood HGs. Mark does very good work too but he likes to take his time.

 

[medphys]

Mark does very good work too but he likes to take his time.

Yeah, but mine was from that one guy from that one TV show

 

[strobro32]

Yeah, but mine was from that one guy from that one TV show

You mean the Brothers Grim? Which one did the job? The good looking one or the other one?

 

[rockman96]

Brass is around 8 gm/cm^3 and lead is 11+.

Oh, but an entire bolt weight machined from brass... never thought of that... hmmm...

EDIT: Scratch that, the weight rides on top of the trunion and will wear it down in a hurry.

I know you've gotten past this already, but a thought hit me as I was reading through this thread just now. A brass weight could be used if you were to countersink and press-fit + glue some nylon round stock (buttons) in several key places in the bolt weight, so that there is always nylon supporting it. The nylon pieces (buttons) don't have to be set very deep, and only need to protrude maybe about 0.020" or so....just enough to keep the brass bolt from contacting the trunion. This same idea laterally supports the piston wrist-pins in my stroker shovelhead, and we used to countersink them in the piston skirts on a top fuel drag bike engine to minimize the effects of skirt loading, so I know it would work well for this. Something to keep in mind for down the road, anyway.

ETA: If my post didn't make sense, just think of the nylon 'buttons' as a bearing surface.

 

[medphys]

Heading to gargage for some much needed down time. Phase two begins TODAY!

 

[medphys]

Hmmm... interesting foregrip.