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$6.00 Universal Gun Barrel CamCorder Mount (PICS)
After many hours of debate about whether to buy a $50.00 plastic mount for my Sony HandyCam camcorder or just build one, I decided to put my mind to work and I developed the $6.00 handycam mount for universal single barrel guns. The project requires an accessory barrel mount, this one happens to be a Weaver base style with 4 hex bolts, 4 inch length of solid 3/4 aluminum flat bar stock, and one self tapping 3/4" hex screw.
All I did was bend the flat bar at a 90 degree angle, cut, to fit the height of the camera, drill pilot holes in the flat bar and the weaver mount for the screw to attach the two pieces together, and drilled a hole in the bottom of the flat bar to accept the factory tripod screw for the camera. I put small brown felt pads in the proper locations to not scratch the camera or the gun. and what do you know, I saved $45.00 and my mount in universal whereas the other one is specifically for tube type shotguns.
The only thing left to do is wait for the Loc-Tite thread locker to setup and paint it black. Now I can record my hunts with a real camera like the pros.
After many hours of debate about whether to buy a $50.00 plastic mount for my Sony HandyCam camcorder or just build one, I decided to put my mind to work and I developed the $6.00 handycam mount for universal single barrel guns. The project requires an accessory barrel mount, this one happens to be a Weaver base style with 4 hex bolts, 4 inch length of solid 3/4 aluminum flat bar stock, and one self tapping 3/4" hex screw.
All I did was bend the flat bar at a 90 degree angle, cut, to fit the height of the camera, drill pilot holes in the flat bar and the weaver mount for the screw to attach the two pieces together, and drilled a hole in the bottom of the flat bar to accept the factory tripod screw for the camera. I put small brown felt pads in the proper locations to not scratch the camera or the gun. and what do you know, I saved $45.00 and my mount in universal whereas the other one is specifically for tube type shotguns.
The only thing left to do is wait for the Loc-Tite thread locker to setup and paint it black. Now I can record my hunts with a real camera like the pros.
