For less than $10 and in under 1 hour, any adult can legally build one of these 12 gauge shotguns.
If you find yourselves in a SHTF situation where you need to defend yourself, your family or your home, but were unable to obtain the weapons you need, this article provides the means to solving your problem. No matter if because you were financially unable to buy any self-defense weapons, you have a felony on your record and are not permitted by law to buy firearns, or you just kept putting it off, I have provided you with all the info you could possibly need to arm yourself in a few minutes, for only a few bucks.
To defend against multiple assailants at short distance, say 5 to 30 feet, there is no substitute for the 12 gauge shotgun. Depending on the distance your attackers are away from you and each other, as well as the type of shells/loads you're using, you could even get get lucky enough to drop multiple assailants with one load.
The design of this black-pipe shotgun, commonly called the "Noisy Cricket", was originally inspired by the infamous Philippine guerrilla gun recognized by Iliff David "Rich" Richardson, while fighting side by side with Philippine resistance against the Japanese occupation during World War II. These guns were crude, but they could be made in hidden jungle workshops by unskilled hands with simple tools. It was considered a gun to get a gun.
This homemade, BATF legal shotgun was made mostly from black pipe and black pipe grade fittings. JB Weld was used to glue the components together. The breech plug is a press fit to the receiver pipe (JB welded into the receiver pipe) and supported by a spacer made from black pipe (also JB Welded in). The black pipe reducer fitting supports the spacer and is JB Welded to the receiver pipe. The butt stock pipe is JB Welded to the reducer fitting. All of the pipe thread joints were tightened with pipe wrenches when they were JB Welded.
It was very important to find black pipe nipples that slide together without interference. At the hardware store, I measured several pipes O.D. and I.D. using a precision caliper to find the pieces of 1" pipe and 3/4" pipe that would slide together without bindage. I found that pipe diameters varied by as much as .020" . Some pipes are way out of round which will also cause bindage between pipes. I love my 4" precision caliper (digital) from Harbor Freight. I paid $15 for it and it makes DIY so much easier. This finished shotgun is never less than 26" long when it's a functional firearm and it can't be made smaller without special tools. Your state laws may prohibit owning or building this shotgun.
I also recommend you check out the excellent From Mind to Machine step-by-step tutorial, "Homemade 12 Gauge Pipe Shotgun", HERE and the Instructibles tutorial, "Hardware Store 12 Gauge Shotgun", HERE.
If you still need more instructions, you may not be mechanically inclined enough to take on this task, and I strongly suggest you consult with someone who is good at projects like these. If you would just like to know more about these types of weapons, I have provided plenty of links in the Sources & Resources section, below. Good luck to you and yours. Be safe. Tom Retterbush tomretterbush @gmail.com San Antonio, Texas, USA Originally Published Sunday, 12-18-16 Expanded and Updated Sunday, 2-5-17
SOURCES & RESOURCES
Homemade 12 Gauge Pipe Shotgun - mindtomachine.bogspot.com Hardware Store 12 Gauge Shotgun - instructables.com There are many other YouTube videos about these slam fire shotguns. Destructive testing video: http://youtu.be/BVN8_WeleAA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Va87g... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_KfHL... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xt3NuC... For further study; links to some pictures from the video: Noisy Cricket: http://imageupper.com/i/?S02000100900... View of inside surfaces of barrel and receiver: http://imageupper.com/i/?S02000101000... Receiver: http://imageupper.com/i/?S03000100200... Whole Firing Pin: http://imageupper.com/i/?S02000100300... Breech face/firing pin: http://imageupper.com/i/?S04000100700... Removable sight mount: http://imageupper.com/i/?S02000100300...
DISCLAIMER
This is for educational purposes only or something to that effect. Feel free to use this as a political argument. Don't build this, as there is a chance that you could hurt yourself. If you ignored me, don't fire it at anything up close, as in the test I had a few ricochets. Follow your local laws. US law does NOT forbid making these, SO THIS IS LEGAL, but if you live under an oppressive regime like North Korea or California, you should check first. |
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