Making a steel butt plate. How to?

[jason765]

Screw the pics. If your 7 year-old is going all CQC on a watermellon with the butt of a cricket we need video. This is one of the more entertaining threads Ive seen, please keep us updated.

 

[96firephoenix]

a proper butt stroke

several things:

you need to talk to your wife about proper butt stroking.

I've been told that this is about the worst thing you can do to a rifle because it risks having it go off. Have I heard wrong or do you have the same wallet as Jules in Pulp Fiction?

 

[jeremy]

I've been told that this is about the worst thing you can do to a rifle because it risks having it go off. Have I heard wrong or do you have the same wallet as Jules in Pulp Fiction?

You heard wrong...

 

[techres]

How thick do you want it to be? I have access to some scrap steel, aluminum, and brass. I'm here in B'town. Get me some dimensions and I'll see what I can find.

Will post up measurements tonight. Thanks!

 

[IndianaResident]

Think A2 sling swivel, or Magpul strike plate.....A J-hook under the bottom of the stock will give you the option of Horizontal or Vertical Butt Stroke, in addition to the Slam.

Look at all these tools in the #&@$^@% toolbox!

 

[jeremy]

Think A2 sling swivel, or Magpul strike plate.....A J-hook under the bottom of the stock will give you the option of Horizontal or Vertical Butt Stroke, in addition to the Slam.

I am confused to what/why you reference the need for these for movements other than what you call "The Slam"...

 

[IndianaResident]

I am confused to what/why you reference the need for these for movements other than what you call "The Slam"...

I believe they're principally for when an opponent is in front of you, and either a muzzle thump won't do it, or when your bayonets are locked up....because that happens so often these days.

The sling swivel or magpul Hook add a striking point. I mislabeled it....its called a Smash, not a slam.

Smash

Horizontal Butt Stroke

Vertical Butt Stroke

[ame]http://youtu.be/pg0CsUlisBE[/ame]

 

[Bill B]

I love the sound effects in the vid.

 

[SmileDocHill]

Make the but plate first then trim the but stock to it. Trim the stock to rough it in then fine tuning is easy to sand in. You can use about anything that is washable to coat the metal and place it on the wood to indicate what needs fine tuned. I've used a marker, but rub it all over the metal, put the metal up against the wood and the spots that are touching will rub some marker off. Reduce those spots and repeat until the entire thing is touching. Works for sore spots under a denture too but you'll want to be more selective in your choice of pressure indicator.

 

[jeremy]

I believe they're principally for when an opponent is in front of you, and either a muzzle thump won't do it, or when your bayonets are locked up....because that happens so often these days.

The sling swivel or magpul Hook add a striking point. I mislabeled it....its called a Smash, not a slam.

I am quite familiar with the how and why one would want to use a Rifle/Shotgun as a Club. Just was unsure what you meant by that "Slam Maneuver" part...

If you ever meet me in person I can verify exactly how I became an expert on Long guns as Clubs. Just ask me to show you my front teeth...

The Sling Swivel or Magpul Hook are NOT needed to make this a VERY effective club that will cause LOTS of Trauma...

 

[techres]

It looks the length is just under 4" and width is just under 2". So a 4"x2" plate is what I am looking for and then I can make that tear shaped to fit.

 

[Rookie]

Do you have a disc grinder? If so, get flap discs instead of the black grinding wheel.

 

[IndianaResident]

I am quite familiar with the how and why one would want to use a Rifle/Shotgun as a Club. Just was unsure what you meant by that "Slam Maneuver" part...

If you ever meet me in person I can verify exactly how I became an expert on Long guns as Clubs. Just ask me to show you my front teeth...

The Sling Swivel or Magpul Hook are NOT needed to make this a VERY effective club that will cause LOTS of Trauma...

I was more joking anyways, but really, you can't say its not more effective? Certainly the wood will still make an effective club, but its the same concept as binding a club in iron back way back when, or brass knuckles even. The harder material soaks up less of the impact, and delivers maximum force.

Anyways....I'm sorry about your teeth. Might I recommend hockey helmet?
So on with your story! I doubt I'll get the chance to ask you in person anytime soon.

 

[Mr. Habib]

It looks the length is just under 4" and width is just under 2". So a 4"x2" plate is what I am looking for and then I can make that tear shaped to fit.

I found some 1/4" steel and aluminum plate that you can cut to that size. I may be able to cut some brass that would work also. Let me know if any of those interest you. If not, I'll keep looking.

 

[techres]

I found some 1/4" steel and aluminum plate that you can cut to that size. I may be able to cut some brass that would work also. Let me know if any of those interest you. If not, I'll keep looking.

1/4 steel would be perfect. If it is not hardened then I should be able to work it with simple tools.

Thanks!

 

[Mr. Habib]

Let me know where to bring it and I can probably drop it off on my lunch hour one day this week. If you need it before then, I'll try to meet you before that.

 

[techres]

PM Sent

 

[techres]

Sweet! Steel is in hand and ready to work on later this week. Mwa ha ha ha!

 

[techres]

holy crap I thought you were kidding......

And here is the butter for that popcorn!

Tonight was the perfect night to lose myself in the garage with the tools (easy to do as the place is a mess. I first had to get the old plastic plate off the stock which was impressively GLUED onto the wood. I chose to do the wood stock first since the stroke power of the end product would be more impressive.

In any case, after 15 minutes of careful work followed by 2 angry minutes with a hammer and flathead screwdriver, the plate was off and ready to trace onto the steel plate Mr. Habib so kindly donated to the project:

At first I tried to hacksaw the metal but that was gonna take way too long and instead I fired up the cheap drill press and started putting holes into metal:

It was a $20 sale item that I was not sure could do the job, but it worked out well. Soon I was cutting through the flash:

(Sorry about the low quality of my pics. Had to use the phone because my kids took the other camera)

In any event, I was soon able to simply bend off the remaining metal:

Then I grabbed the grinder to shape it and smooth it all off to fit. Add in some screw holes and it looks pretty decent:

Mounting worked fine and for a proof of concept, it looks & feels pretty dang functional:

Whole project time? 2 hours tops. Could have done it in far less now that I know a good way to get there from here.

But the final test remains, and this weekend will hopefully be sunny with a likleyhood of raining melons...






Techres

P.S. Thanks again to Mr. Habib for donating the metal plate. It was super kind of him to do so! The kids are gonna have a ball.

 

[schafe]

Should we expect to soon be able to peruse photos/video of Crickets with buttplates,exploding melons, and grinning faces??.... Just askin'.