Introduction: K'NEX Stoner 63
Many consider John Moses Browning to be the father of modern firearms, after all, he invented the FN Hi-Power, the M1911, and the Browning BAR. Others would say that Mikhail Kalashnikov, the AK-47 engineer, is the father of modern firearms, mostly because there have been over 300 million AK-47s (many are derivations) made in the last 67 years. In my opinion, however, the father of modern firearms would have to be Eugine Stoner. In the first place, he created the predecessor of one of the most popular rifles of all time, the M16. That predecessor being the Stoner 63.
I decided to go with the "Bren Gun" lool, and make this K'NEX replica a Stoner 63A LMG. This meant that I had to make the mag well up on top of the gun, which created a whole new set of problems. In the first place, I had to make sure the barrel was wide enough for the bullet to fit through, not to mention that it had to be able to attach to a fake barrel, which was rather difficult to engineer. However, it finally came together, and this is my Stoner 63.
Features:
- Great pin-pull distance
- Really nice sights
- Sturdy magazine
- Reliable magazine well
- Three sight options for close, medium, and long ranges
- Great range: 60 - 80 ft.
- Great stock
- Comfortable grip
- Smooth and reliable trigger pull
- Sturdy overall body
- Removable barrel for performance
- Overall length of 40 in.
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45 Comments
2 years ago
Hey would love it if you could possibly post instructions great gun btw
7 years ago on Introduction
dose the mag go in the bottom and top like this?
8 years ago on Introduction
POST POST POST!!!!!!!!
8 years ago
Cool!
Reply 8 years ago on Introduction
Thanks man! You on Google Plus?
Reply 8 years ago on Introduction
Ya why do you ask?
Reply 8 years ago on Introduction
Oh, just 'cause I was wondering if you were the same Kevan Christian that I have been talking with on Google +.
8 years ago on Introduction
Sounds good, and you are welcome (build the FAMAS!). ;-)
8 years ago on Introduction
I like it!
Reply 8 years ago on Introduction
Thanks man! What are you working on?
Reply 8 years ago on Introduction
my machine gun off and on, don't expect anything from me for a month or two tho
Reply 8 years ago on Introduction
Oh, O.K. I've got an MSMC V.2 and a Remington R5 RGP right now.
8 years ago on Introduction
Oh, lol, I was talking about ideas that I have. I'd love to build all of those guns, plus another 100 or so. =D
Ideas for you? Hmm... A PP200 could be interesting, a Bren MKII would be lovely, and, as always, I'd love to see you build a FAMAS.
8 years ago on Introduction
From my point of view the magazine should be in the correct place like a real Stoner 63 but you have done a very good job as it does look similar to the British "Bren" and the Japanese "Type 99" which were both used in WW2 and speaking of WW2, my next creation/instructions will be a WW2 gun and also have you had a chance to look at my Peacekeeper.
Reply 8 years ago on Introduction
the japanese stole the system of the bren and the sten, both from brittian,
you can see the systems back in the typ100 and indeed the type99
Reply 8 years ago on Introduction
Well, I find it funny that you refer to the configuration seen in Black Ops as the "real" Stoner 63, just 'cause the 63 had multiple configurations: http://world.guns.ru/machine/usa/stoner-63-e.html
Thanks all the same!
Reply 8 years ago on Introduction
http://world.guns.ru/assault/usa/robarm-m96-xcr-e....
This is what you saw, and I don't blame you. I got them mixed up when I first saw it. What you were thinking with regards to the Stoner 63 is that it has a -belt fed- LMG configuration, not a top loaded magazine.
Reply 8 years ago on Introduction
Hmm, how odd. You sure that the 63 was never configured in Bren style? It is, you know, from that time period...
Reply 8 years ago on Introduction
I don't mean to poo all over your gun history, not at all, but if by "that" time period you mean the '20s-'40s then that's not quite right. The original LMG that inspired top-loading guns such as the Type 96/99 and Bren was the ZB vz. 26. designed in 1923. The Bren was designed in 1935 and the Type 96 in 1936.
But anyway, I took a look and yeah, World Guns made it confusing. I was sure I saw it before too, and then convinced myself I was wrong, when really he only reported on the belt-fed version on the ARs page but then yes there's a top-loading version on the MGs page. So yes, I wasn't going crazy originally. My bad.
Reply 8 years ago on Introduction
Well, here is another, rather more reliable reference:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF0aPSyUMjk&list=UUhk5eyAGuO3J4rV-CiMNkNQ