I am so happy to post this. I concieved of this when I saw the Edgun Lelya 2 and could literally feel myself holding it by just looking at pictures. Lelya 2 is the most beautiful of all the guns, imho.
I researched and researched til I landed on the Jet 1 in .25 as a simple enough donor gun, because God knows I'm not shelling out 1800 for a new Lelya. Ever. Bought 1 Jet, loved it, and bought a second instantly via Midway's sale on them in January for only 130 bucks new. Worth it.
The Jet stripped down lacks length so its not a full proper Leyla, thus I'm calling it the Lilya. Eat your hearts out. I f-ing love this thing more than most of you love your children, even without being able to shoot it yet. About that, he trigger relay rod will be utterly simple to install. Its all simple. I just couldn't wait anymore and grabbed a piece of junk wood and a chisel and went at it. Some cuts were initially made with a saw but I put maybe 8 hours of chisel carving into this. I'm not pro at that so it was learning. Started last night, woke up and finished today.
Holding it is a dream. I mean, I cut it to really fit my hand perfectly and it has lots of sanding yet, but the feel is precisely how I imagined. I will be finishing it and adding pics to this thread. Its far from complete but the Lilya has been born. Happy bday Lilya.
Prolly adding a butt extension, which will coincide with a rear install of a linear servo (tiny piston rod) that will cock then load the gun as a semi-auto. Battery powered semi auto, not blowback based. Yay, full power shots.
I researched and researched til I landed on the Jet 1 in .25 as a simple enough donor gun, because God knows I'm not shelling out 1800 for a new Lelya. Ever. Bought 1 Jet, loved it, and bought a second instantly via Midway's sale on them in January for only 130 bucks new. Worth it.
The Jet stripped down lacks length so its not a full proper Leyla, thus I'm calling it the Lilya. Eat your hearts out. I f-ing love this thing more than most of you love your children, even without being able to shoot it yet. About that, he trigger relay rod will be utterly simple to install. Its all simple. I just couldn't wait anymore and grabbed a piece of junk wood and a chisel and went at it. Some cuts were initially made with a saw but I put maybe 8 hours of chisel carving into this. I'm not pro at that so it was learning. Started last night, woke up and finished today.
Holding it is a dream. I mean, I cut it to really fit my hand perfectly and it has lots of sanding yet, but the feel is precisely how I imagined. I will be finishing it and adding pics to this thread. Its far from complete but the Lilya has been born. Happy bday Lilya.
Prolly adding a butt extension, which will coincide with a rear install of a linear servo (tiny piston rod) that will cock then load the gun as a semi-auto. Battery powered semi auto, not blowback based. Yay, full power shots.
. Nylon string would work instead of wire, especially if protected. Overall this is proof you can just shed the plastic side lever handle altogether. A better design would use a tube and stiff wire inside, maybe with bearings around it. We shall see what comes of it. Betting someone else nails this down almost instantly