First off, HELLO THERE! I'm Paul MacLeod, from the clan MacLeod, I was born in the town of Falkirk in 1980 and I am not an immortal.
Well, I think that broke the ice..... or I might need a big stick.
I must confess that, whilst this is my first post here, its not my first visit to this forum.
And Uber Kudos for the most helpful info and mind boggling stuff you guys have come up with AND actually make!
I've been playing Airsoft for a couple of years and have been digging around on the net trying to find and source everything needed for, Yes you guessed it, my own working Airsoft M41A Pulse Rifle.
Well I started out enthusiastic which, when I started researching, dwindled away slowly with every click of the mouse.
However, with a little luck I have managed to get a TM M1A1 Thompson AEG, upgrade the gearbox internals & source a relatively cheaper Pulse Rifle Kit from Comet Minatures, whom I found from a link on M41A.com. This one doesn't come with an ammo counter but I soon sourced that. And in a couple of months I'll eventually get a Tanaka M870.
Anyway, I'll get to my point.
I started to think that the best possible way to get a working M41A Pulse Rifle AEG, I'd have to make one from scratch. The biggest problem being the SPAS 12 Cage and how to fabricate it!?
I'm sure it was on this forum that someone built one by moulding a piece of PVC Drain Pipe around a wooden model. I hastily wrote down the measurements of the SPAS Cage, but I forgot to bookmark the web page before shutting my PC down.
However, through a series of guesses and general deduction. I've managed to make a drawing of the SPAS 12 cage, though I'm still not sure if I have the correct sizes and most of it is based on guess work and the general dimensions of the Tanaka M870 that I had the privilege of trying out at my local Airsoft site that I frequent.
So if you guys could correct me where I've gone wrong, that would be most appreciated. And I've drawn it as a flattened handguard, rather than just a side view.
All the measurements are in millimeters (mm).
You'll have to click the picture twice to be able to see the dimensions.




Forgot to add just as a side note, if anyone is interested.
I've also found a dude on YouTube who made a working bolt mod for the M1A1 Thompson AEG.
All you need is a wire coat hanger and either some fishing line or some nylon ribbon type-stuff-that-I-don't-know-the-name-of, a screwdriver or something with a long thin head and a sharp point and a pair of pliers.
However, there are a few risks of jams, the bolt/charging handle return spring is a bit weak and a general knowledge of the Version 6 AEG gearbox would help.

Click here for a link to the Airsoft forum where I posted a basic how to guide and a link to the dude on YouTube

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Welcome Paul.

The usual "Hello!" thread is here:

http://forum.alienslegacy.com/viewtopic.php?t=1209

and you may be asked to put a more accurate location in your profile, so we know roughly where you are when buying/selling stuff.

Regarding the Spas 12 cage, you're calling the cage the handguard, which may confuse some, as the handguard is the black grip that is used to rack the shotty.

The real deal cage and handguard is still available, so you don't have to make your own if you don't want to:

http://forum.alienslegacy.com/viewtopic.php?t=4175

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lol thanks mate, I wasn't sure whether to call it the cage or handguard but at least I now know. and sorry about introducing myself here rather than in your usual place, just thought it'd be better to do it all on the one post.

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Hi Paul,

Welcome to the AL.

Cool user name, I used to love the Harry Harrison books, Jim DiGriz is one cool dude.

Cheers,

Andy

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welcome to the forum

i used the same method for making my tommy bolt move
funny huh

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I've been mistaken for Harry Harrison a few times, people have emailed me thanking me for writing the books. I remember once someone thought I was Ray Harryhausen too! LOL!

Many years ago I used to know Pete Elson, the SSR cover artist too. Nice bloke.

Harry

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I have a large and growing book collection. My friend was getting rid of most of his books as they had taken up most of his house. His wife was going to throw them in the bin, then I rescued three black bags full of books and amongst them was Harry Harrison, all The Stainless Steel Rat books, Bill the Galactic Hero and a lot more. Wouldn't it be awesome if they made The Stainless Steel Rat movies instead of all these shoddy remakes?!
But the three authors that have influenced me the most have been Douglas Adams, Isaac Asimov & Philip K Dick.



Quality, I've got one question.
Is your bolt/charging handle return spring ok? as the spring in my Thompson is starting to feel the strain and has stretched a little.

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its still ok in mine
but i didn't use it too much until now

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