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Air Gun Home Forum Index » Picture Gallery » My QB57 Mod    View previous topic :: View next topic  My QB57 Mod   Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 9:24 pm garththomas Veteran Member Joined: 12 Jan 2012 Posts: 165 Location: Ontario, Canada Its not quite done, a few parts to reblue and not the scope I want but I couldn't wait to show it off. It took a lot more work than I expected and a few compromises but I like it, heavier than original which makes for a less sensitive hold and a nicer feeling pistol grip. _________________ QB57 Backyard Sweeper More QB57   Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 9:31 pm garththomas Veteran Member Joined: 12 Jan 2012 Posts: 165 Location: Ontario, Canada .com/albums/s483/Garth58/QBMod003.jpg[/IMG] _________________ QB57 Backyard Sweeper   Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 10:03 pm toadmyster223 Senior Member Joined: 20 Mar 2012 Posts: 501 Location: Fayette Nam, PA this is too cool!   Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 10:04 pm Big Ern Veteran Member Joined: 31 Aug 2011 Posts: 357 Location: Miami Fl. Wow!!! I love it!   Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 11:30 pm garththomas Veteran Member Joined: 12 Jan 2012 Posts: 165 Location: Ontario, Canada I've cut the barrel to 11.5" and made a muzzle break from hex shaft as well as an optional shroud. I used a 10/22 combination rail adapter _________________ QB57 Backyard Sweeper   Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 6:54 am ZipSnipe Veteran Member Joined: 09 Mar 2012 Posts: 327 Yeah I have been wanting to get one of those QB's , the price is right. Great job on the stock, It's funny I only discovered how useful a rasp tool is to wood carving this year.   Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 6:02 pm garththomas Veteran Member Joined: 12 Jan 2012 Posts: 165 Location: Ontario, Canada I couldn't afford a Dremel so I bought that rasp and used a variety of files and cloth backed sand paper, my hands would get quite sore because once I got started it was hard to put the tools down. _________________ QB57 Backyard Sweeper   Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 6:33 pm ZipSnipe Veteran Member Joined: 09 Mar 2012 Posts: 327 I think the rasp works better than a dremel and I have a dremel. The dremel is good for tight small spots but the rasp I find really helps shape the wood but yeah its a work out.   Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 12:16 pm broommaster2000 Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 5714 Location: City of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands That's a cool gun, looks like it came out of Alien or something. _________________ BIG GAP   Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 1:37 pm garththomas Veteran Member Joined: 12 Jan 2012 Posts: 165 Location: Ontario, Canada Thanks, the best part is what a difference it has made to the shooting quality. The new stock is a little heavier than the old and I bedded the receiver in body filler so there is very little recoil felt and with the short barrel hold sensitvity is almost gone, so now I'm making shots in the 25-35yd range consistently that were a real challenge before. _________________ QB57 Backyard Sweeper   Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 7:09 am Slavia Moderator Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 4382 Location: Waseca, Minnesota, USA Quote: I bedded the receiver in body filler What did you use for a mould release (to keep the metal parts from being glued to the stock)? Quote: I bought that rasp and used a variety of files and cloth backed sand paper I like to rip off a 3/4" strip of that cloth-backed stuff and pull it through under my thumb - kind of like a micro belt sander. The paper-backed stuff just disintegrates when I use it in that way. _________________ ¡Listo! ¡Apunte! ¡Fuego!   Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 10:43 am garththomas Veteran Member Joined: 12 Jan 2012 Posts: 165 Location: Ontario, Canada I used saran wrap and or masking tape, in some cases I wrapped the receiver and in others I draped it over the area and pressed it in. I used long set screws in the bolt holes to mark the exact locations and then was able to drill them out after. I was careful where I put the body filler so I wouldnt pull it out with any projections from the trigger or anything I also did a couple of applications so I wouldn't have to worry about too large an area or mixing too much material as you know time is limited. I did screwup one area but I dug it out right away and it was no problem. I found the body filler easy to carve with a sharp chisel in the instances where I wanted to remove some material. _________________ QB57 Backyard Sweeper My QB57 Mod     Air Gun Home Forum Index » Picture Gallery You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum All times are GMT - 5 Hours   Page 1 of 1   All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First  Select a forum Main Forums----------------AirGunHome Q&AGeneral Air Gun Questions and TopicsPicture GalleryTarget Shooting: Casual, Fun and CompetitionHunting, Pest Control, Varminting People/Events/Airgun Issue Discussion----------------Introduce YourselfThe BS TopicClubs/Events/Regional/Political Airgun Issues Maintenance, Modification and Reviews----------------RiflesPistolsAntique, Collector and Novelty AirgunsBB GunsPellets/AmmoOpticsAccessoriesAirgun Smithing Buy, Sell or Trade Forums----------------For SaleWant to Buy   Note: If you are seeing "Please enter your username and password to log in." 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