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[matteroniandcheese]

I'm trying to integrate my Maverick with my ls, by attaching the top part of the front gun to the top of the mav so it attaches to the front of the ls, but I need a good way to cock the mav, as well as shoot it. Any ideas?

[TAiLsChaser]

Try to make it hook onto the LS kind of like Unity System. The Mave would be on the side of the gun. That way, you can push the Mave forward and cock it that way. Or, still attach it to the side but over the barrels and use the bolt cock both guns.

Edited by TAiLsChaser, 06 January 2008 - 10:31 PM.

[NerfMonkey]

http://nerfhaven.com...?showtopic=7913

Something like that would be good.

[penguin807]

Dang... Nerf Monkey beat me to it. The only thing I can add is, get rid of the yellow stuff (black on 2nd gen Mavericks) right in front of the sights before you epoxy it on to make it look cleaner.

[General Cole]

Why not mount it upside down and use the cocker like a pump?

[NerfMonkey]

Because it's much easier to push the Mav forward to cock it than try to twist your hand around and if you put it upside down you would have to chop off the handle. I got to Nerf with (actually against) that gun and it seemed pretty easy to use, so if you're looking to do an LS/Mav integration I definitely recommend something like it.

[sn1per]

I don't know the link or who did it, but i saw a mav integrated into the main gun, and it looked awesome. It was painted gold, if that helps.

EDIT: Found it.

Edited by sn1per, 07 January 2008 - 03:58 PM.

[slowguitarman]

Hello, everyone!

I wanted to save my first post for when I had this thing totally done, but I feel like I have to show the unpainted one with no shotgun pump on the ls. Here is my ls: MtG-2T



and a close-up of the mav:



It is really comfy to hold and fire, and the ls trigger fires both guns. I will be covering the holes where the trigger on the mav is.

I will be adding a shotgun style grip to cock the ls, and I still have some sanding to do (as you can see some dark grey blotches where the mav meets the ls). I will also be painting it with a gen 2 Megatron paint scheme.

[MavericK96]

That looks really cool, but is it just me or does the LS clip block the Maverick from being able to be primed?

In any case, good work.

EDIT: Didn't really need to quote with all the pics and such.

Edited by MavericK96, 08 January 2008 - 06:40 AM.

[slowguitarman]

That looks really cool, but is it just me or does the LS clip block the Maverick from being able to be primed?

Thanks, but it doesn't block it. I cut out the back of the slide on the mav.

[M30]

My question is where do you plan on stocking the shotgun-pump-grip?
The Maverick is sitting right where that's gone in most other mods.

I'm not sure that the draw-lengths are anywhere near close enough, but it would be cool if the same "pump" would cock both guns.

Good luck!

(Also: Props on the TF paint scheme idea.)

[slowguitarman]

My question is where do you plan on stocking the shotgun-pump-grip?
The Maverick is sitting right where that's gone in most other mods.

I'm not sure that the draw-lengths are anywhere near close enough, but it would be cool if the same "pump" would cock both guns.

Good luck!

(Also: Props on the TF paint scheme idea.)

Thanks. I will be putting the pump for the ls right in front of the one for the mav. There is definitely enough room there for what I am going to do. I don't want one pump to prime both because I need to be able to fire my long range shots and short range shots separately. Everything will come together as soon as I get some time to finish it.

P.S. Sorry for this thread being kinda hijacked. I will delete my post and make a new topic if you would like.

[bobafett109]

I really like that LS/mav integration, and I might try it if I ever can convince my parents to let me buy another LS (Or get the gut up to chop up my original, and only one)
2 things I would change: have a ring for the mav trigger. so they can fire seperate. Also, i'd make them both cock with one action, (Like the shotgun foregrip) and use some kind of slot and peg to make up for the difference in cocking-lengths (Don't sig that, please) like this:



Here I go, trying to explain this better.
These lengths are made up, for ease of explaining this.
Say to cock the LS, you need to pull the bolt back and foreward 5 inches.
To cock the maverick, say you need to move it 3 inches.
When you pull the foregrip backwards the first 3 inches, it moves the bolt back 3 inches, but it doesn't affect the mav cocker because of the slot. then, for those last 2 inches, the slot ends, and it pulls the maverick cocker AND the bolt back the rest of the 2 inches. Same idea, but in reverse, for cocking it foreward. Only problem I see with this is if you shoot the maverick seperately, then want to cock it again without firing the LS, you'd either have to make the bolt be able to move back even when it's cocked, or let the foregrip have some kind of snap that detaches it from the bolt, so it can cock the mav seperately.

[slowguitarman]

I really like that LS/mav integration, and I might try it if I ever can convince my parents to let me buy another LS (Or get the gut up to chop up my original, and only one)
2 things I would change: have a ring for the mav trigger. so they can fire seperate. Also, i'd make them both cock with one action, (Like the shotgun foregrip) and use some kind of slot and peg to make up for the difference in cocking-lengths

Thanks again, but I don't like the keyring idea. I think it looks awful, and I don't want to have to pull on a ring. I like to do things that nobody else has done, and I had never seen an integration like this, and making them fire from one trigger is slightly complicated because I had to completely redo the ls trigger to accommodate the longer trigger pull on the mav. This is not an angry response :-) just saying why I did it this way, and why I am happy with it.

[messergasm]

Here's some pics of my Maverick integrated LS:







I used a bent and doubled up wire hanger to go where the connecting rod for the Maverick slide was. This makeshift rod is connected to the LS bolt by some picture frame wire, allowing both guns to be cocked at the same time and still fire independently. The only drawback to this is the longshot bold requires longer distance when cocking compared to the maverick, so there is some slack to contend with; nothing a few snips of bar stirrer/drinking straw can't solve though.

Also, unless you plan on keeping both guns in "as is" condition, i.e. current performance and ranges, do everything you can to both guns before trying to slap them together. Trying to open something like this up again is by no means easy or fun, unless you intend to take the time and patience build it with maintenance access in mind.

Edited by messergasm, 17 January 2008 - 01:22 AM.

[slowguitarman]

Also, unless you plan on keeping both guns in "as is" condition, i.e. current performance and ranges, do everything you can to both guns before trying to slap them together. Trying to open something like this up again is by no means easy or fun, unless you intend to take the time and patience build it with maintenance access in mind.

I actually did build mine with maintenance in mind. My integration is just like opening up a stock ls, but with a few extra screws. I lined up the mav perfectly under the ls, so there are still two halves to it, and since my mav is flipped, the screws are all on the same side.

Nice looking ls, by the way :-)

Edited by slowguitarman, 17 January 2008 - 11:03 AM.