I'm still stuck on the idea of a perfect bolt mechanism that will extract and eject shells, cocked into the barrel and out respectively. I couldn't make the exact same mechanism as the real thing because many parts are just too small to be handmade.
I started off googling images of the M95. First I've found this nice CGI-looking image. It can certainly be my next wallpaper but it isn't going to help me much in my project from that angle.
After a few long minutes of googling without success, I told myself why not just go straight to the manufacturer's website? So immediately I went to www.barrett.net and when I went to the M95 page, I'm surprised to see so much useful information that I could use. A huge jump from initially googling to this. They have a user's manual that has many incredibly useful diagrams and stuff.
This picture is better than the last one because it is as straight as my Woody Woodpecker when I get excited. Good for scaling too.
The diagrams from the manual pretty much serve as my blueprint. Pretty much one of the simplest assembly I've ever seen (not so simple when it comes to building it yourself, huh?).
Because of the thickness of cardboard, I cannot use it for parts that need to be both thin and strong (like the magazine lips at the tip of the magazine). Some guy made a working Colt M1911 from just paper but has about the strength of wood. I heard he made paper strong by layering paper, hold together by white glue. I have to try it out to see for myself.
So 3 major materials needed for this project; cardboard, paper and PVC pipe. I'm also still stuck on how to make a working shooting mechanism. I think spring-loaded mechanism is good, so I will go and get myself a toy gun to study more about that.
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