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Whimpy gun...

Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 10:11 pm
by deathbyDWV
I was bored last weekend so I decided to throw together a little gun out of all parts I had around the Garage. (capital G for crowley) this is definantly the wimpiest gun I've made...

I was actually suprised by the power. It shot a bouncey ball about 150 feet... (and one into my garage wall :oops:)

It needs some paint...
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Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 10:18 pm
by POLAND_SPUD
hey it's pretty good I guess... sure it could be prettier but it has some nice features

Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 10:24 pm
by deathbyDWV
Yeah, maybe I should change it to ugly gun instead of wimpy gun... :lol:

Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 6:58 am
by psycix
Good job on the handle and the breechload.
With a bit of paint this will be a clean launcher.

Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 7:02 am
by deathbyDWV
Thanks. Actually everything on the is stuff I've done before... Except for one thing... Can you spot the schrader? (it's kinda hidden)

Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 8:46 am
by geniusbomberman
is it on the sprinkler valve right after the tank?

Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 8:59 am
by inonickname
Yeh, it's on the sprinkler valve, facing down in the same direction as the trigger.

Not bad at all. Some footage of it in action would be nice. The breech load is also a nice touch, and asides from primer it's done rather neatly.

Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 3:09 pm
by urgle the danish cow
im diggin the breach, thats a really easy way to make a breach loader. did you just drill a hole in the ball valve?

Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 3:31 pm
by SpudBlaster15
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Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 3:45 pm
by deathbyDWV
Yep SB15 I am. Since it's old parts the coupling or bushine must have had something in it. It wouldn't go all the way in even with a rubber hammer. I'm surprised you're the first one to notice... I ended up sanding it and putting alot of epoxy on it. I still won't trust it to very high pressures though...

Tha schrader is right between the tank and the valve like Genious said...

The breech was made by drilling a hole almost big enough and then dremeling out the rest...

Sorry no video... I don't have a camera except my phone and it's my only was of taking pictures...

I did bad with the primer cuz I'm used to using clear... :lol:

Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 4:08 pm
by Marffy
it may be wimpy but it sure looks cool. i really like it. i really like the ball-valve breech. kinda messy with the primer but i don't really care. others do. I've always kinda liked that kind of look.

Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 6:22 pm
by deathbyDWV
Thanks. It is fun to show people this. I shoot I and they're like "woah you made that? That's really powerful!" and then I pull out my big cannon and punch through 4 sheets of plywood for them... :D