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Y Y Please note that the following procedure is extremely dangerous and should not be attempted. It is provided for informational purposes only.Y A 9mm hanggun can be built using a quarter inch steel pipe and fittings. You will need the following materials to build this gun; a quarter inch steel pipe 4 to 6 inches in length threaded at both ends. A solid 1/4 inch pipe plug. Two steel pipe couplings. Metal straps roughly 1/8 by 1/4 by 5 inches. Two elastic bands. One flat head nail size 6D or 8D approx 1/16" diameter. Two wood screws #8. Wooden block 8 by 5 by 1 inches and finally a steel or wooden rod longer than the steel pipe length.Y The first thing to do is inspect the pipe and fittings, be sure there are no cracks or flaws that could rupture under explosive conditions. Use a 9mm bullet to check the size of the steel pipe, the bullet should fit into the pipe without forcing it but the cartridge casing should not fit into the pipe. The outside diameter of the pipe should not be less than one a and a half x the size of the bullet. i.e for a 9mm bullet the outside of the pipe should measure 1.37 cm.Y Drill a 9/16 inch diameter hole 3/8 inches long into one coupling to partially remove the threading. The drilled section should fit tightly over the smooth section of the pipe.Y Drill a 25/64 inch (1cm) diameter hole 3/4 inch (1.9cm) into the pipe. The 9mm cartridge should fit in the pipe in such a way that the base of the cartridge should be level with the end of the pipe. Thread the coupling tightly onto the pipe drilled end first.Y Drill a hole into the pipe plug just large enough for the nail to fit through. The hole should be exactly centered into the center of the plug. The plug should have a short T shape, square at the base of the T and the rounded end at the top of the T. Push the nail through the hole until the flat head of the nail is flush with the square on the plug. Cut the nail off at the pointed side 1/16 inch away from the end of the plug. After that file the end of the nail so it could be round.Y Bend a metal strap into a square U shape and drill two holes at the open ends for the wood screws. The U strap should be one and a quarter inches wide and one and three quarters long. File two notches at the closed end of the U strap on either side before the closed end of the strap. There should be two notches on one face of the U strap. This will be the hammer of the gun to be actuated by an elastic band holding on to the notches.Y Shape the wood into the stock of a gun. It should be 6 inches high and the length should be 2 inches greater than the length of the unassembled pipe. The 2 inches should be cut into a 1 inch high groove at the back of the stock. The handle should be 2 inches thick and the thickness of the wood 1 inch.Y Drill out a 9/16 inch diameter hole (1.43cm) through the gun stock so that you can place the gun barrel there. The center of the hole should be 1/2 inch below the top of the stock. Slide in the assembled barrel from the rear of the handgun stock coupled side last, the threaded end should emerge from the front where you should attach the second coupling so that you can keep the gun barrel in place. Attach the metallic U strap (hammer) to the gun

stock with the wood screws so that when pivoted the top will hit the flat end of the nail (firing pin). This way the elastic band should attach to the space between the gun barrel and the stock wat the front and pull on the U strap's notches (hammer) pulling it towards the nail (firing pin).Y It's VERY important to test fire the pistol before use, if the materials used are defective they could result in severe or lethal injury to the gun's user. To test fire place the handgun on a rest facing away, tie a string to the hammer and stand at least 10 feet away behind a barrier, pull and let go of the string to fire the pistol. If it does not fire shorten the elastic bands connecting the hammer to the front of the pistol. Fire the pistol at least 6x and then inspect for defects to be sure that it can operate ok under normal conditions.Y To fire the gun under normal use remove the plug from the coupling, insert a cartridge and replace the plug with the nail (firing pin). To fire bring back the U strap metal which is the hammer and let go. To replace a spent cartridge insert the rod into the barrel to eject the cartridge.Y

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