Super Slick Ammo (Literally)

Potatoes last one shot, so build reusable! Discuss ammo designs and ideas. Tough to find cannon part or questions? Ask here!
User avatar
ammosmoke
Sergeant
Sergeant
Posts: 1011
Joined: Wed Sep 27, 2006 10:57 am

Thu Oct 25, 2007 9:32 pm

Should be pretty darn awesome....

teflon is cool
User avatar
fatcat
Private 3
Private 3
Posts: 51
Joined: Fri Mar 16, 2007 10:56 pm
Location: central CA

Thu Oct 25, 2007 9:43 pm

Awesome!
How easy would they break though? I wouldn't want to spend that much if they broke on every shot.
User avatar
ammosmoke
Sergeant
Sergeant
Posts: 1011
Joined: Wed Sep 27, 2006 10:57 am

Thu Oct 25, 2007 9:48 pm

Well, teflon is fairly hard, and it retains it's shape pretty well, so I doubt that it would break.

There is also cheaper, but less slick balls that would probably work here...
http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/search ... ll&x=0&y=0

I'm pretty sure that the nylon, hdpe, and teflon one's would work the best though...
User avatar
Hubb
First Sergeant 2
First Sergeant 2
Posts: 2390
Joined: Mon May 28, 2007 8:39 am
Location: South Georgia
Contact:

Thu Oct 25, 2007 9:51 pm

Just a thought: It says these things are used in check valves and such. With that said, I wonder how good these would be, acting as a piston for a piston valve cannon.
User avatar
noob of noobs
Specialist 3
Specialist 3
Posts: 320
Joined: Tue Jun 12, 2007 8:04 pm
Location: Illinois, Skokie

Thu Oct 25, 2007 10:22 pm

I'm pretty sure some people have sucessfuly used teflon rods
as pistons.
User avatar
Hubb
First Sergeant 2
First Sergeant 2
Posts: 2390
Joined: Mon May 28, 2007 8:39 am
Location: South Georgia
Contact:

Thu Oct 25, 2007 10:28 pm

These are balls. Not rods.
User avatar
ammosmoke
Sergeant
Sergeant
Posts: 1011
Joined: Wed Sep 27, 2006 10:57 am

Thu Oct 25, 2007 10:57 pm

Well, they have that too.... But yeah, I think that would be interesting for sure! You just need an o-ring. Well, actually, I have used an airsoft pellet for a mini piston.
User avatar
jackssmirkingrevenge
Five Star General
Five Star General
Posts: 26179
Joined: Thu Mar 15, 2007 11:28 pm
Has thanked: 543 times
Been thanked: 319 times

Donating Members

Thu Oct 25, 2007 11:17 pm

hubb017 wrote:Just a thought: It says these things are used in check valves and such. With that said, I wonder how good these would be, acting as a piston for a piston valve cannon.
That's practically what I did with my pen gun project - the BB piston was supported but it probably would have worked just as well on its own.

Teflon is reasonably dense, the 1/4" ones would weight about 0.8 grams - heavier than most 6mm airsoft BBs, though they might just be fractionally too large for a 6mm airsoft barrel.
hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life
User avatar
ammosmoke
Sergeant
Sergeant
Posts: 1011
Joined: Wed Sep 27, 2006 10:57 am

Fri Oct 26, 2007 12:06 am

Yeah, actually you inspired me to try just using a bb. It seems to work, except I still can't get the dumb shrader to fill right.

EDIT: Dang! 0.8 grams is really heavy! But yeah, probably wouldn't fit into a barrel. Maybe a large(ish) pentube though...
User avatar
jackssmirkingrevenge
Five Star General
Five Star General
Posts: 26179
Joined: Thu Mar 15, 2007 11:28 pm
Has thanked: 543 times
Been thanked: 319 times

Donating Members

Fri Oct 26, 2007 2:09 am

ammosmoke wrote:Dang! 0.8 grams is really heavy! But yeah, probably wouldn't fit into a barrel.
Not really, an average 0.22 airgun pellet weighs around 1 gram.
hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life
Novacastrian
Staff Sergeant 2
Staff Sergeant 2
Posts: 1603
Joined: Sat Aug 11, 2007 6:59 pm
Been thanked: 1 time

Fri Oct 26, 2007 3:21 am

They would deform easy if they hit a hard surface. Virgin teflon is so soft you can carve it with a knife (literally). There are different fillers used to obtain different characteristics, Glass, Bronze, e.t.c.

I'm not saying they would be bad ammo at all, just a little expensive :)
America, the greatest gangster of all time. With 200 million odd foot soldiers at it's whim and call.
When you fill your car with refined oil remember that it has been paid for with blood and guts, some from your own countrymen, most not.
User avatar
ALIHISGREAT
Staff Sergeant 3
Staff Sergeant 3
Posts: 1778
Joined: Sat Aug 25, 2007 6:47 pm
Location: UK

Fri Oct 26, 2007 3:56 am

i plan on buying some .43g teflon coated airsoft bbs for snipers which sould go along way very fast, even faster because they are super slick :D
User avatar
ammosmoke
Sergeant
Sergeant
Posts: 1011
Joined: Wed Sep 27, 2006 10:57 am

Fri Oct 26, 2007 7:08 pm

Well, it says that they can be used for medium load ball bearings... So I doubt they are that soft.

But hey, like I said, there was cheaper balls available at the site too.
User avatar
Necrosis
Specialist 2
Specialist 2
Posts: 239
Joined: Tue Jul 03, 2007 10:03 am

Sat Oct 27, 2007 2:42 pm

The <a href="http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/produc ... 5Fid=16358"> HDP</a> ones would make way better projectiles.
They are cheaper and way harder.

The friction wouldn't matter that much, either.


I'll gladly admit defeat if someone proves me wrong, though.
User avatar
ammosmoke
Sergeant
Sergeant
Posts: 1011
Joined: Wed Sep 27, 2006 10:57 am

Sat Oct 27, 2007 6:27 pm

It is possible that they are harder, I just thought that teflon would be cool because of its low friction characteristics.
Post Reply