Alright, I got it shooting today! I shortened the propane meter by taking out the 1/4" x 4" nipple connecting the street elbow to the ball valve and regulator. The new meter volume is 23.5 mL. I plugged it into SpudTool, got 20 psi for a 4.2% mix, and then went to try it out.
I shot about 4-5 times at 2x, then shot at 3x twice. My propane connection is leaky, I might fix that also.
The shots as I heard them:
1st shot, didn't expect it to work because of how much trouble I'd already gone through. After putting in a 2 layer aluminum foil burst disc, fueling and pressurizing to 2x, I started clicking away. It was kind of like- click click, "Damn, I knew it wouldn't work," click click BAM! I almost pissed myself with surprise.
2nd shot, 2 layers of aluminum foil, 2x mix. Click...BAM!
3rd shot, 6 layers of aluminum foil, 2x mix. Click.......BAM! (about 3/4 second delay)
4th shot, 4 layers of aluminum foil, 2x mix. Click BAM!
5th shot, 8 layers of aluminum foil, 3x mix. Click BAM!
6th shot, the first shot with a barrel. 3x mix, 8 layers of aluminum foil. Click....BAM! All I got was apple mist out of the barrel.
I think the weird delays that my gun shoots at are caused by varying percentages of propane, because I always put the regulator at 0 psi when I shoot. I adjust the regulator almost every time I inject propane, because I have a crappy Home Depot one (cost only $5 though) and the knob spins all over the place, really easily.
I am extremely happy that I got it working again though, I've spent too much time and money on this thing to have it not-work (
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