Mitchza's 5th Pneumatic

Show us your pneumatic spud gun! Discuss pneumatic (compressed gas) powered potato guns and related accessories. Valve types, actuation, pipe, materials, fittings, compressors, safety, gas choices, and more.
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Mitchza89
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Mon Apr 16, 2007 6:21 pm

Yeah could be. I'm not too sure. I might do some tests on all my valves for opening speed and flow.
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Thu Apr 19, 2007 12:39 am

The tee isn't abs, in his first post he says the whole gun is made out of poly pipe.
I wonder how much deeper the ocean would be without sponges.
Right now I'm having amnesia and deja vu at the same time. I think I've forgotten this before.

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Thu Apr 19, 2007 1:43 am

man you should get coke bottles they look a bit stronger than the one in the pics. also maybe try experimenting with different bottle sizes.
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Smaller ones can usually go near 150-160 psi without too much danger. But I saty well away from 160 :lol:
Raise your horns if you love metal.
spudgunning is like sex, once you've tasted, you can't wait til next time.
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Fri Apr 20, 2007 5:49 am

Nice lil set up,and keep them coming.Good to see you changed from the schrader valve in the bottle into a Tee.
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Fri Apr 20, 2007 5:57 am

Yeah I might try a 1.25L coke bottle. Anything smaller and I don't get as much performance. Thanks alot for the great comments aye guys, much appreciated.

Mitcho
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Fri Apr 20, 2007 7:42 am

Can you get a cheap ass laser pointer?As this thing definitly goes for the sniper award.Maybe a Bi-pod and you could be picking of small target easily wiht practice.
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Fri Apr 20, 2007 8:04 am

HAHA there is no way this thing can go for the sniper award :P not good enough. we have a tree in our yard that has some 600ml sized seed pods hanging off....i can nail em from about 15m away with ease and once hit a stem at 20 hahaha :D
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