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Compact Vortex bbmg

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 9:21 pm
by pneumaticcannons
I was a bit too ashamed to post my humble gun after seeing this but this gave me renewed confidence :D This is my first bbmg after all, so give me a break :wink:

It's still a work in progress. Need to pretty up the connection between the gun and the blowgun, paint, etc. But most of all need a new air source... suggestions?

Anyhow, heres the gun:
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The barrel is a support strut from a nitro rc heli... Near tightbore fit.
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That ugly connection I was talking about
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Ghetto Air source:
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Corny a$$ video :D :lol:
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Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 9:32 pm
by jrrdw
Shit that puppy rocks lol. Nothing to be ashamed of...

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 9:40 pm
by Gun Freak
I'm liking the air tank bro! Lol :D
Not bad at all haha

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 11:52 pm
by mark.f
Your videos are never corny PC. :p

Nice job. I see you've got feeding smoothed out. ;)

Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 2:08 am
by pneumaticcannons
Thanks guys :)
Your videos are never corny PC. :p
:D
On a serious note, I was thinking of getting ahold of a fire extinguisher and using it at +-300 psi and getting a reg for that. Has anyone ever tried this setup on a bbmg?

Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 7:43 am
by CpTn_lAw
Yep, had a little ghetto cloud BBMG that i hooked up to a 6L water + additives FE. (The one i destroyed with my hybrid a few years later). I couldn't pump it to 300 psi, so i would just run it unregulated at somewhere around 120-180 psi.
It was a great thing, and the 200 BB's a second were a beast.

You should definitely try it if you can.

Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 7:43 am
by wyz2285
rjb´s bbmg has a much better vortex block than yours and took a lot work to build :wink:

Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 7:58 am
by pneumaticcannons
wyz2285 wrote:rjb´s bbmg has a much better vortex block than yours and took a lot work to build :wink:
Vortex blocks don't exactly sum up ones gun, especially when it's out of sight :roll: Besides, I merely said his gun gave me renewed confidence :D

Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 8:06 am
by wyz2285
I know, but a well made vortex does matters, his gun has clearly better accuracy than my with a hand made fiberglass vortex

Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 9:04 am
by pneumaticcannons
I know, but a well made vortex does matters
true
Yep, had a little ghetto cloud BBMG that i hooked up to a 6L water + additives FE. (The one i destroyed with my hybrid a few years later).
About how many seconds of air did you get with that? I'm looking for around 7 secs so It would at least last me a game.

Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 9:52 am
by Gun Freak
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Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 10:05 am
by pneumaticcannons
Thanks alot :) Looks like I'll go with 2 FE's then.
what happened to your guns grip?

Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 10:38 am
by evanmcorleytv
huh.. wonder how I missed this one.. I like it!! It works very well!!

Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 10:45 am
by Gun Freak
The grip just wasn't glued on at the time haha actually it hasn't been on it a while.