Author Topic: Millennium Pumper Production - The Beginning - And The Lousy End (Read 294652 times))

Matt15 · « **Reply #280 on:** December 17, 2014, 09:56:24 PM »

Quote from: dman1114 on December 17, 2014, 09:54:24 PM

why don't you just call it the Rat Pumper...

Then u can have a Rat PCP

a Rat Pistol

maybe even a RAT Sniper...

and if you go really big u can make a rat cannon...

and then best of all they can all shoot Rat slugs

I like that Idea!! Especially the rat cannon!!

lillysdad621 · « **Reply #281 on:** December 17, 2014, 10:11:23 PM »

... the boom stick?lol

CarsonRatSniper · « **Reply #282 on:** December 17, 2014, 10:18:04 PM »

HAHAHA!
I have visions of rats being launched at Mach 1 out of the Rat Cannon

Can you imagine the size of the loading port?
Where do you stow the drag stabilizing tail?

I'll go over it with Jim tomorrow - I think *Millennium Pumper* won't get us in legal hot water just as a CYA precaution.
I will make sure the font and location looks nice - 'Pumper' will need to be in smaller font directly under the word 'Millennium'.

That may not leave room for 'Master Hunter' for those that ordered all 3 calibers with their rifle...that may mean different letter designations in front of the serial numbers to identify it came with 3 barrels.
That won't change the actual number sequence though - I want my collectors happy!

Mike

sshewins · « **Reply #283 on:** December 17, 2014, 10:34:46 PM »

Mike, how about the Rat Launcher? Then again, if you look at YouTube, under 'squirrel launcher' it involves several bungee cords and a plastic colander. So maybe that one's covered.

CarsonRatSniper · « **Reply #284 on:** December 17, 2014, 10:45:56 PM »

Yeah, I saw that video...I was laughing so hard I almost dropped my phone!
Rocky the Flying Squirrel had *nothing* on that squirrel when it left the balcony!

Mike

CarsonRatSniper · « **Reply #285 on:** December 30, 2014, 05:37:22 PM »

Things have been slow due to the holidays but we're back at it!

Norm is making the first stock today and Jim roughed in a .30 cal stick mag.
This isn't done 100%, just fitted. It took some lapping compound to get it to slide freely (that's what's all over the parts in the pics).
We still need to mill slots in the ends for the o rings to recess into fully and the mag hasn't been fully deburred yet.
Jim is going to make little side plates that screw onto the ends of the magazine so it never has to he taken out of the breech - to load it up again just slide it left or right to expose the hole.
If you want swappable mags just remove the end caps - I'm going to leave the end caps on mine so I can never drop and loose the magazine.

The magazine sits flush with the breech when indexed on the first & last round, regardless of which way you feed it.

dcorvino · « **Reply #286 on:** December 30, 2014, 05:54:44 PM »

Looking good!!
Can't wait to see it all together.

Dave

moorepower · « **Reply #287 on:** December 30, 2014, 06:29:38 PM »

It would be real quick and easy to put a ball and spring under the mag, and using a ball mill, make a slight indent to index the mag. If the mag does not come out there would be no chance of loosing and make it really easy and cheap to index.

CarsonRatSniper · « **Reply #288 on:** December 30, 2014, 06:47:57 PM »

We're already doing the ball detent - the end caps are so its mechanically impossible to *lose* the magazine when out in the field.
The ball detents will properly index the mag with the bolt & barrel leade, but I won't use the gun in a manner that requires quickly changing to a fresh 5 rounds so I like the fact it will be physically impossible to lose it!

Mike

rsterne · « **Reply #289 on:** December 30, 2014, 10:13:31 PM »

Looks good, Mike.... Can't Wait !!!

Bob

Rescue35 · « **Reply #290 on:** December 30, 2014, 10:39:19 PM »

Looks great! Cant wait to see more.

Now go break those edges...all of those sharpe edges, someone will put an eye out.

ToRmEnToR · « **Reply #291 on:** December 31, 2014, 04:23:04 AM »

Awesome!! Do You Guys have a shop AG, or AGs that You Guys plink around around the shop?.. I couldn't imagine not having something to play around with while I'm 'plinking' around with ideas!

CarsonRatSniper · « **Reply #292 on:** December 31, 2014, 11:44:26 AM »

LOL No shop AG...if we *did* have one it would be a full auto .358 round ball shooter - but we haven't built that one yet

We're also building a 50 yard test range at Jim's for testing/tuning after I assemble the rifles.

Jim has some extremely wealthy friends - one owns an ammunition plant (and a Dillon Aero Mini Gun!) - They have taken an interest in the Millennium Pumper.
I'm hoping when they get theirs built and shoot them they'll invest in some CNC equipment for us to produce these on.

Mike

Big Bore Bart · « **Reply #293 on:** December 31, 2014, 05:35:27 PM »

Quote from: CarsonRatSniper on December 31, 2014, 11:44:26 AM

- one owns an ammunition plant (and a Dillon Aero Mini Gun!) -

I wonder which came first??? It's my understanding, if you have a Minigun, you need an ammo plant.

GarthThomas · « **Reply #294 on:** December 31, 2014, 07:11:42 PM »

Call it a "Mountaineer", and different models could be the "Cascade" or the "Clearwater" or the "Tulameen" or the "Orofino''

jeff76 · « **Reply #295 on:** December 31, 2014, 07:13:08 PM »

call it the Bob Carson rat gun

CarsonRatSniper · « **Reply #296 on:** December 31, 2014, 08:50:39 PM »

BBB - I'm pretty sure he had the ammo plant first then got the Dillon Aero...that thing is *SICK*!!!

We're good to go with *Millennium Pumper*...the only 'Rat Sniper' on it will be my company logo on the left side of the breech.

Mike

CarsonRatSniper · « **Reply #297 on:** January 01, 2015, 06:06:19 PM »

I'm getting *Stoked* Guys! We will have a fully functioning action by next week

Norm will be done with the first stock around the same time (he is working on yours Bob).

Hey Bob...does this look familiar?

We are going to make our own heavy felt wipers which will be located behind the piston head - that's what the extra length of threads are for.

I just used a punch for a temporary roll pin...

We *are* going to use roll pins for the pivot pins...Jim opened my eyes to the advantages of using them and they are super easy to deal with when you have a proper roll pin punch and a plastic pin block.
The revised end cap has 4 holes in it - we will make a 'D' ring that fits into it for attaching a sling to and getting leverage on the cap in case you need to unscrew it.

I have to tell you guys the feel of operating the pump is *exquisite*! It will work in over time but it is butter smooth and stays closed all by itself...the benefits of close tolerance machining

The mag has been detented for a ball...

Tomorrow the first breech will be slotted for the bolt handle and the tube will be completed for the check valve and hammer cocking pin.

Happy New Year everybody!

Mike

Matt15 · « **Reply #298 on:** January 01, 2015, 06:59:31 PM »

How long is the piston stroke? Also is it 22xx or 13xx tube size? Happy New year!

CarsonRatSniper · « **Reply #299 on:** January 01, 2015, 09:24:42 PM »

Its a Disco tube, so the OD of the piston is .740"
The length of the piston assembly from the back of the follower to the face of the piston is 7.4"... the stroke length is 7.2" if measured from the center of the link pin hole.

The follower & piston head are bottomed out tight onto the rod...then there's the lock nuts.
I'm locating the check valve in the tube so that there's only a few thousandths between the piston face and the check valve face...which will make adjusting the flat top piston really easy.

Mike

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Millennium Pumper Production - *The Beginning* - And The Lousy End

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Millennium Pumper Production - The Beginning - And The Lousy End

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