hey guys ! i just wanted to show you guys my two latest creations, both bolt action, in comparison with the original knex bolt action rifle, the zkar (modded to my preferences). we have a shooting demonstration of all three, and we have a detailed explanation video for each of the two guns. the guns are the S1 and the TDAC. here is the short video, the firing demo (older, longer version):
so you can tell by my name that i was planning on quitting both knexing and 'ibling, but after two weeks of not touching my knex at all, and having my time free up drastically due to no more tests this year for me, i started missing building, and set down to build a little. i took out my old zkar mod and was playing with it when i remembered my old unfulfilled goal (2 fails) to make a good removable magazine bullpup bolt-action assault rifle. this goal was motivated by my great disappointment after building knexguy's fn f2000, because it didn't work at all: no trigger, very bad bolt, bad mag, bad evrything...(nothing personal dude)(and btw, in the video i said seleziona's fn f2000... i was wrong. as always, i never remember the authors of the guns i build. excuse me for that). so, like i said, i had set myself a goal to make a working (good, if possible) remov. mag bullpup B/A AR. i had failed twice at this in the past, while trying to stay close (too close) to the fn f2000 design. this time, i decided i'd try to make one from scratch (at the end, i did include some elements from both the f2000 and the zkar), and this time i achieved my goal. i built an amazingly powerful, accurate reliable, comfortable, B/A bullpup AR. i call it the S1 (Sharir 1, to represent the fact that i think it's my best rifle so far and is also my unchallenged primary (EDIT: S2 totally wipes the floor with this)). i present to you the S1:
so you can tell by my name that i was planning on quitting both knexing and 'ibling, but after two weeks of not touching my knex at all, and having my time free up drastically due to no more tests this year for me, i started missing building, and set down to build a little. i took out my old zkar mod and was playing with it when i remembered my old unfulfilled goal (2 fails) to make a good removable magazine bullpup bolt-action assault rifle. this goal was motivated by my great disappointment after building knexguy's fn f2000, because it didn't work at all: no trigger, very bad bolt, bad mag, bad evrything...(nothing personal dude)(and btw, in the video i said seleziona's fn f2000... i was wrong. as always, i never remember the authors of the guns i build. excuse me for that). so, like i said, i had set myself a goal to make a working (good, if possible) remov. mag bullpup B/A AR. i had failed twice at this in the past, while trying to stay close (too close) to the fn f2000 design. this time, i decided i'd try to make one from scratch (at the end, i did include some elements from both the f2000 and the zkar), and this time i achieved my goal. i built an amazingly powerful, accurate reliable, comfortable, B/A bullpup AR. i call it the S1 (Sharir 1, to represent the fact that i think it's my best rifle so far and is also my unchallenged primary (EDIT: S2 totally wipes the floor with this)). i present to you the S1:
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DO you have any intentions of posting the S1 or the TDAC?
And I don't mind if you wait awhile before posting them but I would like to see these guns being built and the concepts being built upon.
anyway, thanks !
so, in conclusion, watch out for my S1 and new project soon, and don't raise your hopes up about the TDAC... not from me, anyway (TD might still be working on it, though i doubt it...)
OT: Nice job! They all look really nice, one of the few decent things I have seen on here recently. Buy why not use my zkar trigger? No practical reason not to, it beats zak's in every way.
Anywho, this is the only reason I don't care for bullpup bolt actions, you'll notice in your picture yours is actually longer than the ZKAR. It's also more uncomfortable to most people to have the center of gravity far back and straining your hand, and then needing to reach further back to grab the bolt handle. It's still something nice to show off to be able to make a good bullpup weapon. Do you think you could get pictures of your removable magazine mech?
And as far as my concept, I think I'll try to get it one more go. I do want to compact it and make it 100% reliable. I think if we focus on the ramp more, we could figure out that perfect balance. I also have some other ideas floating in my head on how to improve the reliability. I'll PM you the details.
about my S1, it's only an inch longer than the zkar, the center of the gravity is right above where the mag lock/release is (that vertical wall connected to the back of the handle), and the gun itself is also very lightweight, so it's very comfortable, doesn't strain your hand at all. and lastly, i agree that the bolt handle is a little too far back, but it's still comfortable and you get used to it really quickly. i could have just made the gun not bullpup, but then it would be a zkar with a removable magazine, and i wanted to design my own gun, along with the fact that i really like bullpups. anyway, yes, it's not a ROF weapon if that's what you're getting at, but it's extremely strong and has a higher range than the zkar, and it's also very accurate, so it's extremely good for war, despite all these. on another note, the pictures you want... you want to see the lock/release system? mag walls? insides of the magazine? what?
ok cool. i have an idea about your series of contests by the way... i'll PM it to you later.