JACO Mini-Pistol Project

by "Scrap-Iron" Rik

The plans I have to work from

Wiley, my Metal Shop Mentor, made these two:

Antler grip
Breach open
Grip off
Long barrel .22LR
My goal is to have mine turn out as good!

My Project Photo Progress

Raw steel
bar stock
Barrel & barrel liner
cut & ready to drill
End view
Barrel and extractor
holes drilled

Barrel with
hexaganal started
Barrel
&
side-plates
Barrel with
rough cuts
Barrel with
rough cuts
side view

Completed
hexaganal
Barrel
More parts -
rough Cut
Cartridge
extractor
Hand grip
nearing completion

Layout of parts,
ready for next step.
Side plates and barrel
drilled, temporary pins
holding it all together,
breach block in place...		 The next
steps are
to form
the breach
block,
hammer & trigger.
And here they
are, rough formed

Fully assembled frame:
The side plates and barrel
pinned together & temporary
pins holding breach block,
hammer & trigger in place...
Various views of
Breech Blocks
Watch one being milled!
Completely assembled
& functioning pistol,
awaiting hand grips
After blueing
Finally, the finished product!
Here is a video of the pistol functioning
Here is a video of the pistol firing

This project was started on 12/8/2014 and finished on 2/22/2015.
The Federal Laws relating to the manufacture of this firearm
 
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