Muzzleloaded M1919 look alike

[Desoto]

I sure can't afford to own a real Browning, but maybe I can create something fun. Build a steel plate receiver, mount an inline BP barrel to it. I could use L brackets as an inner rail for the bolt, just a simple expansion spring operated "open bolt" firing mechanism. Perhaps drilled tubing that gets bolted to the barrel base to create the heat shield. Find whatever tripod that would work.

It sounds like a fun, affordable and feasible project. Though I am on my 6th beer or the evening.

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[Alexx1401]

I sure can't afford to own a real Browning, but maybe I can create something fun. Build a steel plate receiver, mount an inline BP barrel to it. I could use L brackets as an inner rail for the bolt, just a simple expansion spring operated "open bolt" firing mechanism. Perhaps drilled tubing that gets bolted to the barrel base to create the heat shield. Find whatever tripod that would work.

It sounds like a fun, affordable and feasible project. Though I am on my 6th beer or the evening.

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There is nothing that "can't" be done. What it will come down to is cost vs what you end up with. The nice part of making it a front stuffer is no worry about law. Over the years there has been many semi auto builds of old guns like this. They tended to be pricey but looked like a lot of fun.

 

[Capn Jack]

I ended up with this from a 2x6, some aluminum scrap and an
unfinished 20GA. barrel.

 

[billdeserthills]

There is nothing that "can't" be done. What it will come down to is cost vs what you end up with. The nice part of making it a front stuffer is no worry about law. Over the years there has been many semi auto builds of old guns like this. They tended to be pricey but looked like a lot of fun.

I put a crank on my 1919, it's fun but hard not to add up the cost of ammo while cranking

 

[BMGMAN]

I put a crank on my 1919, it's fun but hard not to add up the cost of ammo while cranking

There's a reason the brass piling up under my 1919a4 suspiciously has the same sound as change falling in a pile and that's even with reloading. I absolutely love mine! But I can't comment or speculate about crank fire being so far deep behind enemy lines in wa state.

 

[BMGMAN]

I sure can't afford to own a real Browning, but maybe I can create something fun. Build a steel plate receiver, mount an inline BP barrel to it. I could use L brackets as an inner rail for the bolt, just a simple expansion spring operated "open bolt" firing mechanism. Perhaps drilled tubing that gets bolted to the barrel base to create the heat shield. Find whatever tripod that would work.

It sounds like a fun, affordable and feasible project. Though I am on my 6th beer or the evening.

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That thing gonna walk right off that table completely impractical platform as a nice ar10 will do the same thing. With that being said, America!!!

 

[Nosferatu]

I'm guessing you have a Lamborghini powered by a chainsaw engine?

 

[BMGMAN]

I'm guessing you have a Lamborghini powered by a chainsaw engine?

Nah, it's 100% lambo but on a fiero conversion with all 92 horsepower

 

[Desoto]

I went and priced out the various steel and getting it cut, buying a suitable cheap tripod, finding a suitable grip. Even though I already have an inline muzzleloader barrel sitting about... I'd have at least 350 into this beast. That's before sourcing any extras.

Thus this project will only ever happen in my mind, at least for the near future.

 

[Capn Jack]

But, But,..... It's a dream.
Something like the Westly Richards cased set of African doubles in three calibers I would love to have.

 

[Desoto]

I'd love to create this big faux MG, you know how great it would look in the living room. Plus you'd get a lot of attention at the range, could you imagine people scratching their heads when you began to load it!

I was thinking about welding the barrel into a 3/4 chunk of 4"x4" steel and bolting that "trunion" into the 1/8" (bolted together) steel box receiver. That'd save me the trouble of threading that big chunk of steel and still allow me to unbolt the sides and remove the whole affair.

Unfortunately I've just been a bit poor of late, decided to build a roadster and have been gathering parts for it. I'll have to hold off on this creation till... hopefully somewhere in the not too distant future.