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Paintball gun.

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 11:23 pm
by mrbjackson
Hey guys im new here. i dont really know much about paintball guns, but id like to learn. iv always been in to building random stuff. like i just finished building a hovercraft a while ago. pretty sweet. but my friends were talking about having another paintball war and i wanna join-but. no paintball gun. and so i looked for some online, and i asked for advice. and all the good ones cost way too much. rather than buying one, i figured i could just make my own. but could someone explain to me how a basic paintball gun works? thanks a lot.

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 11:29 pm
by shud_b_rite
Its pretty easy, just go back to preschool and learn how to read.

THIS IS A HOW-TO Database (NOT FOR HELP-ME POSTS)!!!!!!!!

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 11:35 pm
by willarddaniels
shud_b_rite wrote:Its pretty easy, just go back to preschool and learn how to read.

THIS IS A HOW-TO Database (NOT FOR HELP-ME POSTS)!!!!!!!!
Darn it.. you beat me to it.
I suggest you go buy a cheap one for 20 bucks, tear it apart and thereby learn how they work. Better yet, go to a paintball arena or your buddies' houses and ask them.
Then, you can come back here and finish this thread where you divide some of your infinite paintball-gun-making-knowledge to us poor chaps.

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 11:53 pm
by keep_it_real
Sorry to ruin the fun but it's probably going to cost more to make one than to buy a cheap one. At least if it's semi auto. I tried to do the same thing. Your probably better off buying a cheap pb gun.

The main problem is getting an air source. If you use CO2, you'll need a regulator which costs around 80 dollars so right there your screwed. You can haul around a bike pump but I don't think that would be much fun in a pb game. You could also use a portable air compressor but those are heavy and I don't know how fast they can pump.

Hope that helps.

Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 12:11 am
by A-98
80$ for a reg? i payed 145 for a reg/guage setup, a ballvalve and wire mesh pressure hose. the reg itsself is 79, but it aint gonna do you much good by its self

Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 4:16 pm
by Kenny_McCormic
dude just buy one if u want semi its cheapest that way
i just got a used once spyder vivtor with a 9 ounce, mask and hopper for $60
shipped

Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 11:27 pm
by Scope
Ebay man!! you can get some guns really cheap

Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 1:36 am
by TwitchTheAussie
All you need is a reg and co2 then just wake your own tank,chamber and barrel. But yeah this is a pretty stupid thread, its quite obvious. Though being helpful just build a bigger vortex.