M1/M14 Speedhammer

[jmoore]

Progress on the Mk.II hammer, which may be news to those on this forum. A friend is EDM'ing what will hopefully will be a somewhat more efficient design. The process has not been without drama, and the photo below will show a few "boo-boos".



What's really exciting is that another fellow has made ten or so of a different design, AND has a 10,000 frames per second camera which shows the improvements in speed. His first effort resulted in a 20% reduction in locktime, which is not bad at all! Puts it in the 6ms range, about like a M1903 Springfield.

Thare's also a very good highpower competitor who has agreed to try them in his service rifle(s). So some unbiased field reports may be forthcoming in the next year.