Doug Machining my Corsair+ 7mm
Guys,
1st, I would love to say……….”THANKS FOR TUNING IN” and a HUGE SHOUT OUT TO DOUG NOBLE for agreeing to do the work on my Corsair. Without him, my Corsair 7mm and TD257 would not be in existence today. “THANKS DOUG”. I mean it.
Now, I will post not only my blog link to this article but I will also add an opinion or INSIGHT here on the Yellow. As you guys watch the video, the purpose of this was to not only show you guys how COOL machining metal is but to also give you some insight into “WHY CUSTOM PARTS COST MORE”. THIS IS WORK! IT’S NOT EASY! IT’S NOT QUICK! IT’S TIME CONSUMING! IT’S THANKLESS! What I’ve compiled into about 10-11 minutes of a short production, the total time to machine just a few parts CORRECTLY took many MAN HOURS to accomplish. Like a day. A full work day. So in saying that, I can honestly tell you guys that my hat goes off to guys like Doug Noble, Dave G, Will Piatt, The late Jack Haley, AZ (AZ RAPIDS), Dennis Quackenbush and a host of others who make custom air gun parts including tuners and air gun manufacturers. I now fully understand why they charge what they do.
My BLOG completed with MORE on this story: http://tofazfou.blogspot.com/2014/01/doug-noble-machining-my-corsair-7mm.html
The Youtube video of the process: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbiSr0wT9JI&feature=youtu.be
And as usual, stay tuned as this story is just beginning……………….
TOFAZFOU
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Hey I like that the Tiger Shark 7m
MAW,
Yep, I see it too. The grey stock with the blackish tiger stripes……Ohhhh boy, I need to come up with a new name for this gun besides Corsair+ 7mm
Corsair+ 7mm MAMBA
7mm MAMBA
Corsair+ 7mmM (lol)
Corsair+ 7mm Tiger Shark
7mm Tiger Shark
Corsair+ 7mm TS
WOW!! That thing is nice, My hat is off to you Dyotat and Tofaz, but it looks more like a gray shark, or a gray Tiger, or gray Doug Ranger. Nice Nice Nice!
The Mamba, Sorta a fitting name for it! thats one fine looking AG. 😈 😀
Thanks for responding guys.
BOGMAN,
You analogy of Doug had me chuckling. He actually does think in THOUSANDTHS of an inch and we think in INCHES….lol! I’ve often told him that I wish I had more time to hang out with him and watch him work on pieces. I really enjoy seeing many of you guys’ guns coming together and hanging out with him really shows me what’s involved in this stuff. I can see why it takes a year for many people to get their guns. Hell, Doug had my gun for many, many, many months and he only “LOOKED” at it once when I first brought it over then the 2nd time was when he started on it……lol!
You just about seriously need to do this full time all the time (to make any type of living off it) or you need to be retired to do this.
And again, this video made his work look quick and easy as pie……lol! IT TWERNT…..lol
Tof, thanks much for taking the time to film an AG “classic”: Doug working his magic. Nice! You can really tell he knows those machines and techniques like a lead guitarist knows his fretboard. Considering Doug’s “regular” job schedule, it’s amazing what he gets accomplished. Of course, anyone who has chatted with him knows he thinks about 5x faster than the rest of us. When Doug’s talking thousandths of an inch, he’s not kidding. Looks like that’s the larger of the tolerances he allows.
That Corsair deserves to be a “pin-up”, best looking rifle I’ve seen! Long, sleek and deadly. The look and color reminds me of the Black Mamba snake, which is more shades of grey. I suspect the Corsair kills quicker!
Tooling cost a fortune as well! OUCH!!!
I have a fairly good Mill. Needed it in the Knife Buisness, but sadly I have no Lathe. A shame, as I mentioned in another post here, “Things I thiink about when trying to sleep” There would already be a few more inovations out there. Some have finally been done by others. FINALLY!. But some are still to come. 😉
What I do not do is killer wood work on a large piece. That stock is really somthing special!, and Dougs work in fitting the barrel is very good indeed!
Knife
Yep, good work takes lots of time.
And even not the best machining takes a lot of time… :winkn:
No such thing as a quick part! :biggrinn:
Watching that reminds me I need to order a lathe. 👿
Hats off to Doug for taking the time to work some magic on your rifle!!!!!! :7:
😈 😈 😈
MIKE,
Thank you sir. She is really photogenic too…..lol
80G,
Yeah, buddy she is. Initial shooting at 75 and 201 yards has proven to be very good despite a really CRAPPY Lee mold (Arrrrrgh!). So when my LBT and the other LEE mold and NEW spring comes in and I get the barrel scrubbed, I have seriously HIGH hopes for this broad….lol. This gun can’t handle the shot count of the 257 but ahhhh man, there will be a big battle in all other departments.
Airshooter,
U sir are 100% correct. Stay tuned for more on the 257 and more on the 257 vs the 7mm……. 😎
Great video and that 7mm should have some kick ass power.
Doug has a nice set up. All the tooling can really help when you do something like this. Tooling also cost a lot and is figured into a price that a machinist might give to make something. So many people don’t know what it takes to make something. Thanks to your videos people can now see what it is like. It is so much more that just moving levers and handles. A lot of thought has to go into each cut and just the order of events can make a difference how it might come out.
Can’t wait to see a range report on that bad boy 7mm.
Awesome work as always Doug. Sweet Rig Ced. Gonna give the .257 talondor a run for the money with some serious knock down power on those yotes.
Man that looks Great!!! 😀
Doug has some of the best toys for doing things. WOW!!! 😯
Knife
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I just simply call it Dougs masterpiece :whistle: