$20 M1A1 Carbine

[warbirdguy1]

Hey guys, I was inspired by the $20 Mosin-Nagant so I decided to do my own build. Here is a CYMA P.799 hopper fed shotgun converted to an M1A1. I am pleased with the results and plan on making a second one. The stock/furniture is 4 separate pieces blended to look like one. The sides and bottom are balsa wood while the pistol grip is plywood. The stock started as a ~$3 long piece of steel wire and was bent into place. Sights are a combination of sheet aluminum, hardwood, and a LPEG M4 rear sight aperture. More details will come in ~2 weeks once I post the build details to my website. Ask questions and I will do my best, I have ALOT of pics of the steps.

The website currently has detail pics of the build, check em out

ww2airsoftflorida.webs.com

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[warbirdguy1]

Here is what it used to be, took me ~12 hours of build time. 3 days

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All the pictures are up on my website, go to the "Photos" tab ww2airsoftflorida.webs.com

[burke]

Nice job warbird. I may try to stop up in tampa and see you guys sometime. Maybe see if I can dig out my stuff if my back will handle it.

[warbirdguy1]

Yeah, we are going to have a WWII game at Battlegrounds Florida CQB sometime at the beginning of next year!

[FlyingSquirrelcat]

I love quick, cheap, and innovative projects like this. Always fun to do and yield decent results. Good stuff for the kids to see and get into the sport.

[warbirdguy1]

It is not VERY strong, that was the prototype just to prove it worked, the next one will have more structure