Dust cover for the 15-22

I've been following this thread since it's creation, and I'll admit to being a skeptic...but that thing looks pretty good.

Kudos.
 
cool little accessory. pretty funny in the video, due to the low frame rate, it looks like the gun is soft, rubbery, and flexible when you shake it! lol.
 
Great job, the magnet seems to work well and the door opens very quickly, excellent work.
Guess that means I'm going to have to make one now too. :)

Got an idea for an easy/cheap way to bend it to fit the receiver contour, but I'm going to have to get hold of the right materials to see if it can be easily made by anyone.

Maybe I'll take a stab at it this weekend if I can get the materials I want and the wife doesn't have my days planed out already.
 
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Citoriplus said:
Great job, the magnet seems to work well and the door opens very quickly, excellent work.
Guess that means I'm going to have to make one now too. :)

Got an idea for an easy/cheap way to bend it to fit the receiver contour, but I'm going to have to get hold of the right materials to see if it can be easily made by anyone.

Maybe I'll take a stab at it this weekend if I can get the materials I want and the wife doesn't have my days planed out already.
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Yeah man. Keep us updated on what you do. I am going to try and put a write up on how I did it by this weekend sometime.
Let me know if I can be of any assistance as you build yours.
 
Very Nice!!

S&W obviously went 95% of the way home on the 15-22. I don't understand why this signature AR feature wasn't added in the first place. The receiver protrusions for the dustcover hinge pin would be a simple feature for the factory to add (or to have added in the first place). No other modification to the design would have to be changed. Just the addition of a properly shaped cover with a strong magnet (++ PainterlyShotgroup) would be all that is left.
 
I believe you have it!!! The video shows well the whole concept. I like how it now lays flat against the receiver. Great job, keep us posted on the availability of these if you make them.
 
Most excellent. you were right, the video makes it look alot better then the pictures do. I know you say how its made form super thin sheet metal, but have you ever seen the dust cover that the colt comes with? looks like they stamped out old soda cans to make it.
 
Thank you everyone for your support and input. I am very pleased that people are interested in this as a possible accessory for the 15-22. As I mentioned before, I plan to do a write up so people can have a basis to start from should they want to make their own.

What I wanted to ask everyone who's been watching this thread and who's interested is what they would like to see happen.
I can see this going down a few ways

1. I just do a write up so that it becomes a DIY project for people to take on themselves.

2. I try to make a "kit" which basically would be a stamped piece of metal with the cover parts ready to be cut out and instructions. But it is still very much a kit that the customer would have to finish and build themselves.

3. Actually trying to make a finished cover with everything done and ready to apply on your rifle.

I don't know if I should poll this as a separate thread but I figured I would ask to get a general consensus of what you would like to see happen.

Thank you again for all your feed back and for being interested.
 
I think the kit idea is great. Also, just a thought. Would a material like Kydex that could be heat molded work as well as sheet metal. Also would two hinge points at the ends of the cover work as not to give a twist point in the center. You may have already thought this out and I'm just spitting in the wind. I do that a lot, but just brainstorming. Thanks again for all your work and posting on this. Great job.
 
PainterlyShotgroup said:
What I wanted to ask everyone who's been watching this thread and who's interested is what they would like to see happen.
I can see this going down a few ways

1. I just do a write up so that it becomes a DIY project for people to take on themselves.

2. I try to make a "kit" which basically would be a stamped piece of metal with the cover parts ready to be cut out and instructions. But it is still very much a kit that the customer would have to finish and build themselves.

3. Actually trying to make a finished cover with everything done and ready to apply on your rifle.
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I could really see all 3 happening. Some people who have access to tools and have some DIY skills/potentionals will want a write up to make it their way.

Some people will prefer a final fit and finish kit, this helps keep them looking similar and makes sure that the right spring/rail/magnet are all correct. This would make sure that everyone wanting one will get the correct materials, incase they arent avaliable locally or difficult to be found.

I see the third option, at least with people on this forum, being the least popular, but there will be some who want a finished product to attach to the gun and go.

You COULD do something like making a write up AND offering a parts kit and/or finish build to those who want them. Post the write up as a DIY, ask for a $x if they want a kit, and $xx as a final product. Just how I see it.
 
I agree with geoffSFAs10

Depending on availability of materials and skill needed I could go either way. I would start with a write up
 
GeoffSFAs10 said:
Most excellent. you were right, the video makes it look alot better then the pictures do. I know you say how its made form super thin sheet metal, but have you ever seen the dust cover that the colt comes with? looks like they stamped out old soda cans to make it.
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Yeah, the metal I used isn't soda can thin, it is still bendable by hand though, but not super easy to "sculpt" if you know what I mean. Putting the "T" ridge in it has helped to give the metal some strength and rigidity.
 
kcmitch said:
I think the kit idea is great. Also, just a thought. Would a material like Kydex that could be heat molded work as well as sheet metal. Also would two hinge points at the ends of the cover work as not to give a twist point in the center. You may have already thought this out and I'm just spitting in the wind. I do that a lot, but just brainstorming. Thanks again for all your work and posting on this. Great job.
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Forgive me, I have never heard of Kydex. What is it? How easy is it to acquire? How expensive is it? I think there are a lot of ways this could be handled for sure.

As for the hinge issue, it does have two hinge points (maybe I'm misunderstanding you though) I will have to take it apart and shoot some better photos of it broken down so you all can see it.
 
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