Sprucing up the CP1-M Part 2

Finishing up the CP1-M.  

Reader, Paul, identified the muzzle brake as an Air Arms accessory used on several models in their lineup.  Thanks for that, I'd done a quick look under "airgun muzzle brake" but hadn't really looked any further.

Thought the pistol looked like a bit haphazard.  Body parts sewn together into Frankenstein's monster.  A bit over-dramatic, but truthfully the aesthetics matter and I'd like to have some sense of pride of ownership.

I mean, that silver muzzle brake looks a bit lonely and out of place.  Maybe a bit more silver color will make it look more unified and not cobbled together.   I say this at work all the time--"My goal is to make it look like I had nothing to do with it"

Removed the homemade trigger guard.

Did this Friday after work.  Into the media blasting cabinet!

About 20 seconds later the epoxy finish was gone.

Now it has a matte finish that doesn't quite match the shine of the muzzle brake.  A quick hit with an extra fine Scotch-Brite sanding pad had it looking about right.

Detour:  Since the trigger guard is off the gun, I'll take the opportunity and reshape the trigger.

The original curve of the trigger blade was a bit too pronounced and didn't fit my finger.

Removed some metal at the top and bottom of the curve.  Straightened it out.   Not shown:  Polished out the marks, bead blasted, then blackened the blade.

 

Finally, I scavenged a matte silver colored dot sight and put it all back together.

A better pic of the reshaped trigger.  

This morning, I turned an aluminum screw cup for the palm shelf replacing the original brass.

It came out OK.  There's a small woodworking tweak I'd like to do to the grip to improve the way it fits my hand.  

Try to get to it later this week.  Yeah, I need to post more.  There's always something on the workbench, but it doesn't always feel like it's something worth sharing.  I'll work on that.