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Armor/AFV: IDF [Israeli Defense Forces]
Armor and AFVs of the IDF army from 1947-today.
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Merkava Barrel
dcook11
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Georgia, United States
Joined: November 28, 2012
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Posted: Friday, January 02, 2015 - 02:09 AM UTC
I have done all the searches I can think of. Does anyone know if there is a replacement for the Meng Merkava barrel?
gastec
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Auckland, New Zealand
Joined: February 03, 2014
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Posted: Friday, January 02, 2015 - 02:21 AM UTC
Darrell

I was unable to find anything either so ended up using PE and brass tube to partially scratchbuild my own...



Gary

dcook11
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Posted: Friday, January 02, 2015 - 03:13 AM UTC
nice! What pe did you use?
kowalski
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Baleares, Spain / Espaņa
Joined: July 27, 2009
KitMaker: 59 posts
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Posted: Friday, January 02, 2015 - 04:31 AM UTC
Hi Darrell. I don't have my Merkava at hand now so as far as I can remember, other than the barrel coming in two halves and therefore sanding the resulting seam, I can't think of any issues with the barrel. I'm not planning on building it in a close future so out of pure curiosity, why do you want to change it? Is there any issue with length or the shape?

@ Gary. Nice work on your barrel. I admire your craftmanship.

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