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Anyone machine their own muzzle brakes?
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<blockquote data-quote="snookntarpon" data-source="post: 2622819" data-attributes="member: 31823"><p>I have a machine shop. just over a dozen CNC mills and lathes, a swiss turn and several manual mills and lathes. There is no way I could make a brake for cheaper. 10 years ago I had a great idea for a knife sharpener. I had one lathe and one mill down for a week and made 50 sharpeners. Total cost for 50 sharpeners approximated 25k not factoring in that I was using up machine time from parts I make for sale. I factored in the programmer, cnc operator, anodizing cost and assembly cost. 25k for prototyping a great idea was ok. But when doing math on what production run cost would be to manufacture these to sell to the public, i calculated the MSRP for each pocket sharpener would need to be at $250.00 ea. Great idea. Instead I had 50 really cool, really expensive xmas gifts for friends and family. </p><p></p><p>I could build my own custom rifles, suppressors, brakes in house, but I send them out to competent smiths. always ends up cheaper.</p><p></p><p>If I had a couple of manual machines, ample retirement time and wanted a fun project without factoring time as a cost. yes I would make my own. Instead I just use spare time to reload, go to the range, hunt and fish. </p><p></p><p>my .02</p><p></p><p>PS. I called my sharpener "Spire: the world's most expensive sharpener."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="snookntarpon, post: 2622819, member: 31823"] I have a machine shop. just over a dozen CNC mills and lathes, a swiss turn and several manual mills and lathes. There is no way I could make a brake for cheaper. 10 years ago I had a great idea for a knife sharpener. I had one lathe and one mill down for a week and made 50 sharpeners. Total cost for 50 sharpeners approximated 25k not factoring in that I was using up machine time from parts I make for sale. I factored in the programmer, cnc operator, anodizing cost and assembly cost. 25k for prototyping a great idea was ok. But when doing math on what production run cost would be to manufacture these to sell to the public, i calculated the MSRP for each pocket sharpener would need to be at $250.00 ea. Great idea. Instead I had 50 really cool, really expensive xmas gifts for friends and family. I could build my own custom rifles, suppressors, brakes in house, but I send them out to competent smiths. always ends up cheaper. If I had a couple of manual machines, ample retirement time and wanted a fun project without factoring time as a cost. yes I would make my own. Instead I just use spare time to reload, go to the range, hunt and fish. my .02 PS. I called my sharpener "Spire: the world's most expensive sharpener." [/QUOTE]
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