The Cricket goes hi tech

[Jim]

As many of you know, I'm an avid 'coon hunter. I've been looking for a way to video my shots and I figured out a way to do it.

I modified a 1" rimfire scope ring by drilling it to accept a 1/4 - 20 threaded rod. I mounted the ring to the barrel of the scope, just ahead of the forward mount. The camera is threaded onto the stud and a wing nut is snugged against the bottom of the camera to keep it centered and locked down.

With this arrangement, I can not only shoot stills, I can video the shot by illuminating it with the 185 lumen spot beam halogen light attached to the underside of the barrel. The barrel, scope, light and camera are all on axis.

After I completed the installation, I took it outside and tested it by doing a short 30 second video. It works perfectly. Below is a photo of the rifle, light and camera.

[sundog]

Uh-oh, this is getting weird. Next will be a bipod, then a muzzle break..., and then?

Maybe a can opener?

Mall ninja cricket. Be the first on your block to get one.

[bruce drake]

Hey! don't be messing with Jim's new business plan of selling coon hunting videos for the regular guy!



Bruce

[waksupi]

Needs a banana clip.

[Jim]

I think I need a longer barrel. I got no room for the 40MM grenade launcher tube.

[oneokie]

You have plenty of room for a 203 tube. Just attach the light to the under side of the tube. Problem solved.

[bruce drake]

You know...if you switch to one of the fancy Isreali InfraRed Sights that they mounts on the M1 Carbines, You could take the flashlight off and easily mount that 203 GL

Bruce

[Jim]

I can see right now I'm gonna need multiple picatinny rails.

[JeffinNZ]

I used to sign in daily to report on my shooting and share the results of what other folk have been doing. Now I sign in to see what Jim has come up with. It's a beautiful thing Jim. That's the most expensive cheap rifle I ever saw.

[Mk42gunner]

So Jim,

Have you matched the weight of the rifle with the weight of all the cr.. stuff attached to it yet?

I still remember taking a scope off with a buck knife one night under a tree full of coons. We would probably still be there if the rings had allen screws holding them on, (and its been thirty years).

Robert

[oneokie]

Jim, sometimes I wonder about you. You aren't going mall ninja on us are you?

[Hamish]

Hey! don't be messing with Jim's new business plan of selling coon hunting videos for the regular guy!
Bruce

To do that he'll have to mount another camera back to back to get the "excited Hunter" footage!

[Trey45]

What, no bayonet?

[Jim]

HERE! Ya' happy now?

[oneokie]

Jim, take a couple of deep breaths, no need getting too excited. Get a quad rail handguard for an AR and mount on the barrel. They also make risers for the picitinny rails so you can stack multiple addons, piggy back style.

[Jim]

Laughing too hard, can't type because of tears.

[Trey45]

You need some of that tacticool black duct tape for the bayonet dood!

[Jim]

Hey, you didn't specify that to begin with, so you get what you get and it is what it is.

One more thing and I'll have to go mechanized.

[oneokie]

Training wheels?

[enfield]

I think theres room for a coffee maker on that there cricket too