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Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 5:33 pm
by MrCrowley
Great work again, what material are you using for the final projectile and what are you going to do/use to harden the tip?
Edit:
Oh and if the dart ends up tumbling you could try and grind down the fin edges on a slant to induce a spin, I think Ragnarok brought the idea up once in a bottle rocket thread and i've been keen to find how well it works. It could help with penetration and drag too.
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 8:22 pm
by Larda
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 8:24 pm
by jon_89
OH MY GOD those are freaking sweet.
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 8:46 pm
by rp181
Not much more to say then OMG... Is it supposed to be gold in color on the fins?
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 9:17 pm
by jonnyboy
Nice work (as always). You got some serious ammo there. Any specs on them?
@rp181 The gold color is from the machining done to the fins. Or maybe the flash hitting a flat surface.
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 10:35 pm
by CasinoVanart
Awesome work there Lars, how long was the process from start to finish with each dart? Almost a shame to obliterate these works of art, at least you will be doing some serious carnage, they are just beautiful
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 12:01 am
by MrCrowley
Holy crap, I think I love you
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 1:14 am
by iPaintball
Lars, I can honestly say, if I was gay, I'd want to have your children. Those have to be the nicest projectiles i have ever seen on SpudFiles. You sir, deserve some SERIOUS recognition. Again, awesome work man.
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 2:21 am
by starman
Beautiful work Larda! You apparently decided against a fin twist of any sort. That would make your machining both the projectiles and the sabots a little more complicated but not terribly so. I think you should try a couple of them anyway and compare performance on longer shots.
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 2:58 am
by daxspudder
starman wrote:Beautiful work Larda! You apparently decided against a fin twist of any sort. That would make your machining both the projectiles and the sabots a little more complicated but not terribly so. I think you should try a couple of them anyway and compare performance on longer shots.
With my estimate of 1700mph, i came up with roughly 2500fps... to get to my point, WHAT DOESNT HAVE PERFORMANCE AT 2.5kfps????
Larda=SpudGod
definitely worth trying an accurate shot(within a foot) from 700yards+
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 3:01 am
by Killjoy
F*ck me! those are beautiful.
Excellent work! I can't wait till you put them to use.
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 3:14 am
by starman
daxspudder wrote:With my estimate of 1700mph, i came up with roughly 2500fps... to get to my point, WHAT DOESNT HAVE PERFORMANCE AT 2.5kfps????
definitely worth trying an accurate shot(within a foot) from 700yards+
Stability and thus accuracy in flight is the purpose of the twist, not just sheer velocity. If the shot is a 1 meter blast into plate steel it's no big deal. If it's a 100 meter or further shot into anything it could be a big deal.
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 6:40 am
by POLAND_SPUD
If you are starting a war can I be on your side ??
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 10:02 am
by SpudFarm
wellwellwell, makes me want to visit you even more
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 10:37 am
by potatoflinger
Wow, those are awesome! I can't wait to see some new damage pics
