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can an experienced pnewmatic spudder help me out.

Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 11:26 am
by blue2583
ok, i really want to make a portable sniper that is breech loaded.thats when it would load like a real sniper right? if not scratch that. i want to make it shoot marbles. i think 1/2 inch pipe will work for that. so can someone please help me out, thanks alot guys! :D :D

I am getting back in the game though i just made a new ghetto bbmg ,it may be ghetto but it works. :oops:

Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 11:55 am
by iknowmy3tables
yeah doo some raserch, yes 1/2" pvc fits marbles, commenly a rotating breech lock is used for marbles consisting of a pipe sleve and a hole that s sealed when the sleeve is rotated

Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 12:24 pm
by iPaintball
You could use a modified 1/2" tee as a sleeve, and put a capped piece of pipe in the middle of the tee, and fill the capped pipe with marbles so you can use it like a magazine.

Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 12:58 pm
by turbohacker
Yeah, I have always bilived that if you cant do the reserch yourself and figure it out yourself, then you should not be building it. You can only have respect for this gun if you understand how it works.

Dont ask general "HELP ME" questions, come up with a proper design and run it by us to seee if their are any probloms, this is how you learn.

Dont take this post as a burn, take it as an enlightenment, because that is the only thing I wish to convey. :D

Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 10:27 am
by spud yeti
Yeah, maybe just do a quite "idea-sketch", even in mSPaint and put it on so we at least have a vague idea of what you really want. Then we can give "suggestions", not "help me!" :wink:

Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 11:03 am
by goathunter
1/2" doesn't work for marbles.At least not for 90% of the bag.I had to bore out my 1/2" pipe to make them wide enough for marbles.But what does work is dubble bubble gum balls(compliments of dollar tree).They are slightly smaller than marbles.Plus they taste good,edible ammo. :D

Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 11:49 am
by spud yeti
dubble bubble gum balls
Flip thats cool. You could also use copper piping (15mm) for marbles I think. And 3/4 pvc is good for paintballs.[/quote]

Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 3:13 pm
by Jumpin Jehosaphat
1/2" marbles work in 1/2" PVC barrel...
What you described in the first post is very similar to the first pneumatic I built. Check out the link.
http://www.spudfiles.com/forums/tactica ... t8812.html
Here's a picture of it.
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Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 3:48 pm
by VH_man
try 1/2 inch copper pipe for your barrel.

bring a little chunk of it to miachels to the floral section and take a look at their marbles. there are the 16mm ones and then the 14-15mm ones. buy yoursefl those. they should seem like they would BARELY fit. in fact, some of the marbles in the bag dont fit at all. (ive found the clearish blue ones work the best, youll see what im talking about).....

i used this on the barret 14mm and with muzzle crowning and a scope, i can hit a soda can from 25 feet without even trying.

either that, or build yourself a .177 cal BB sniper, or a 6mm airsoft sniper. i have no experience in these whatsoever but they might be worth a shot.