| I really liked the
SL8 stock shape and wanted to adopt it to a new rifle, one that was a bit
shorter and easier to cut out than the original SL8. So I printed out
the rear portion and got to work designing a new front end, something with
more of a sci-fi look. A common problem with sticking to a real world gun
shape is the need for a 50mm lens assembly in the front of the gun, this
often takes away from the real design because most guns are quite thin at
the front.
Again I'm using layers of plywood to construct the bulk of the gun, you
will notice that there is no aluminium channel along the top - a first for
me. Instead the lens assembly is resting in a channel made from the
different layers of plywood. Just about all the edges have been rounded
over with a router.


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