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Ghost Gunning like it’s 1889

Posted October 30, 2017 in Guns & Gear, Revolver by ImproGuns with 37 Comments
Tags: DIY, gun building, gunsmithing, Homebuilt firearms, homemade, homemade guns, homemade revolver, Webley revolver

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Nicely documented below are some photos of the building process behind making a .22 copy of a Webley
break-top revolver. This firearm was made entirely from scratch using some basic machine tools.

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“Bar stock with paper templates I made”

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“Block of wood for test fitting of the components of the action”

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“The pivot of the frame”

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“Making the chamber”

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“The bore of the barrel, to be lined.”

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“Drilling undersize chambers to be reamed later.”

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“The parts stating to come together roughly”

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“The extractor plate”

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“All the parts of the action in place now”

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“Mostly done, but in need of bluing.”

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“All the parts”

Completed:

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Kelly Jackson • 3 years ago

To be fair, it's infinitely more complicated to make than an open bolt sub gun
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Raoul O'Shaughnessy • 3 years ago

In ten years this will be a mystery gun on "Forgotten Weapons".
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demarcus • 3 years ago

And more reliable than a Taurus revolver.
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USMC03Vet • 3 years ago

TFB now banned in worst Korea.
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The Punisher > USMC03Vet • 3 years ago

Don't forget in Britain too!

Oh the irony...
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SuperFunkmachine > The Punisher • 3 years ago

Nope not banned yet.
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The Punisher > SuperFunkmachine • 3 years ago

Erm...I'm pretty sure if some bloke in the UK fashioned his own .22
Webley I'm pretty sure he'd be up a creek. Sure you could bet a
"license" or some such. I'm not talking about any statist permission
slip...

https://www.quora.com/Can-I...
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late poster • 3 years ago
"Oh it's so simple a caveman can do it. Just take this chunk of steel over to your thousand-
dollar lathe and -"
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Tracy G > late poster • 3 years ago

lathe was only needed to make the cylinder round. Could have been cut into a
hexagon and then drilled like most gun cylinders. The cylinder does not need to be
perfectly round. A drill press could handle it.
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SP mclaughlin • 3 years ago

Just give it a Walther PPQ grip and a blocky barrel, and insta-MP412 REX.
Why won't anyone do this on a manufacturing scale?
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Sum Dude • 3 years ago

Can he sell plans for this?
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blkadder • 3 years ago

Great looking work done there. I would love to see others you have made.
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gunsandrockets • 3 years ago

How much? ;-D

Is there a market for .22 Webley revolvers in America? Probably not, which is a damned pity.
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junyo > gunsandrockets • 3 years ago

There is right here. I would buy one of these in a heartbeat.
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Edeco > gunsandrockets • 3 years ago

H&R made top break 22's. I thought about wanting one. Might be faster than mags in
sustained fire. Fun to eject except when one gets under the ejector.
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Joshua > Edeco • 3 years ago

I would love to find one of the H&R revolvers, unfortunately I'm broke right
now
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Heat is overrated • 3 years ago

It’s looks really nice. It makes me want one.
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Audie Bakerson • 3 years ago

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Audie Bakerson 3 years ago
So how about that gun control?
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Major Tom > Audie Bakerson • 3 years ago

Works fine and dandy. Just always remember to use both hands...

*record needle scratch*

... we are talking gun control as in aiming right? Not that political tripe?
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B-Sabre > Major Tom • 3 years ago

Firearms, not politics.
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Major Tom > B-Sabre • 3 years ago

So then yeah. Both hands when aiming. That’s the secret to good gun
control.
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B-Sabre > Major Tom • 3 years ago

Breath control too. And don't pick your nose while aiming. Particularly
with the hand holding the gun.
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Don Ward > B-Sabre • 3 years ago

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B-Sabre > Don Ward • 3 years ago

Detective Grimes mistakes his pistol for his pipe. Hi-jinks ensue.
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Jim Cook > Audie Bakerson • 3 years ago

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Jim Cook > Audie Bakerson • 3 years ago
Just remember your four fundamentals, and you'll always put steel on target.
:)
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int19h > Audie Bakerson • 3 years ago

It works the same way as copyright enforcement does. You don't need it to catch
everyone to be effective, or to make things impossible. You just need to catch enough
to deter the rest, and to make things complicated enough for the majority to not
bother.
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Sum Dude • 3 years ago

Can he create plans for this?
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armed bear • 3 years ago

Excellent. I wish someone would produce a decent break top 9 shot .22lr or .22wmr. Those
would sell like hot cakes to fat people.
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AD • 3 years ago
Very cool. Doesn't seem to have a rear sight though? Well, that's an easy fix I'd guess.
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RICH • 3 years ago

A lot of patience and a whole bunch of talent ! Great job by, .... what was the builders
name ? I don't think it was mentioned ! ! Oh, I forgot, he's in Great Britain ! ! Shhhh.
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makeintosch • 3 years ago

I wouldn't name these basic tools - i.e. the lathe...
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Tracy G > makeintosch • 3 years ago

lathe was only needed to make the cylinder round. Could have been cut into a
hexagon and then drilled like most gun cylinders. A drill press could handle it
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jamezb • 3 years ago

I want a Mk1 birdshead grip on mine, but ....YES.
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jamezb • 3 years ago

Clarence!

It's a DAISY!!
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Mike • 3 years ago

I would like a short barrel 45 caliber top break modern revolver
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RavishedBoy • 3 years ago • edited

I thought the very first picture was about a featureless CA compliant revolver.
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Don Ward • 3 years ago • edited

So how about that 3D printing nerds?
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Tinkerer > Don Ward • 3 years ago

Sharing a root beer with the machining nerds.
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