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Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 9:41 am
by john bunsenburner
Weapons owner card= Waffen Schein?

Also is this only for combustion or pneumatic guns. Tell me more when you know.

Grüss Gott and happy spudding!

Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 10:40 am
by Torpedo Monkey
do you speak german john?
if so, i can wrote you some infos via PM. couse english is always hard for me. :shock:

Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 11:17 am
by POLAND_SPUD
wow WTF is that??

yep... PVC sucks... :D

Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 11:31 am
by john bunsenburner
Very wierd, I have been awaiting a PM, and was unsure it was answered, if you sent your PM already then obviously something is wrong with my account as I didn't recieve any PMs... I will check again in a while. (Und ja, ich sprech Deutsch.)

Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 7:12 pm
by grock
great tripod dude. good idea using the car jack

Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 7:42 pm
by velocity3x
Extremely nice design and construction! Good looking indeed! How does the muzzle brake treat potatos?

Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 10:58 pm
by Moonbogg
Video please! Any chance of a video? I'd like to see it work. Oh, I bet that muzzle break would make a SWEET looking flash at night!

Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 9:26 am
by Torpedo Monkey
yeah the muzzle break works great!
if you wonder how i´m loading with that, i build a loading tool :)
here it is:

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it works easy, just press it into a potato, the projectile is read. than hold it in the muzzle break and press it in the barrel with a wooden stock :)

sorry at the time i´ve got no chance to make a video. i don´t have a camera, i´m sorry. a sell all things this summer for my other hobby, cars, just bought a 87 trans am :D

Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 9:37 am
by chenslee
That bipod/tripod is awesome. What the heck is that from?

Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:18 am
by Torpedo Monkey
hey chenslee

i made it out of 3 car jackers.
i got them from the junkyard. the one behind is from a pontiac firebird. the two in front from ford. they are not exactly the same, but, i dont mind, thats no high precision rail gun :D. one is from a ford mondeo, the other from a fiesta.

Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 4:15 pm
by pizlo
Very Very nice, you really should shoot some ballbearings out of it!

Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 9:52 am
by Torpedo Monkey
so back guys, i was really bored so i made some conversions on the gun.
check it out.
i made bigger chamber and a bottle with metering system for an exactly gas mix.
finaly my spudgun got a name, Devastator :P

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hope ya like it :)

Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 10:53 am
by starman
Torpedo, really really nice cannon there!! For me, the notable features are the muzzle brake, the hard sights, and the adjustable tripod mount. The all metal construction is cool too, it's just beastly heavy I'm sure. The all gray WWII battleship paint job is sweet as well.

I like the new metering system there...I think... What is your procedure for filling the fuel and O2 through that bottle? What are you using for ignition?

Your goal of a 1/2 mile potato unfortunately will not be realized. There's too much drag on an irregular shaped spud slug and you'll get to a point where higher power will just vaporize the potato. Think harder, consistent shaped projectiles.

Again, kudos on a very nice cannon!

Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 11:04 am
by Ragnarok
Torpedo Monkey wrote:One day, I want to fire a potato a half mile, that's my personal goal.
As starman says, spuds just aren't going to go that far.
They're not aerodynamic enough to do it without extreme brute velocity, and they're not strong enough to take the required brute force.

... Well, I suppose you could shoot a frozen potato that was deliberately cut with aerodynamic features.

Still, nice cannon. One of the most professional looking ones I've seen in ages.

Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 11:20 am
by Biopyro
This is a great cannon. I love the naval armament style, and the stand is awesome. How long does it take you to change your aim, and ho long does it take between shots?