Aggghhh!!
Im stuck on six!
i think it has to do with binary but i dont know...

Once you get a suitable $$$ barrel you can fiddle with the valving.

Don't worry I have the barrel part covered. I plan on getting a 6.03 mm tightbore.

actually, dont google it, goto makezine.com and then search for boomstick through the website

I might be too late to help, but make magazine ran an article about an air cannon made only for making noise. it looks nothing like a cannon, recharges fairly fast and is supposedly rather loud. Google "boom stick".

I looked at the link and i googled RC warship gun but I don't really see why I need either of these things. I respect your opinion, but I might not have made it clear before that I want distance and accuracy over ROF and I don't care if my gun is one shot, or if it has easy loading capabilities like...

Ok, well, For an airsoft Sniper Rifle(I no longer care for it to be semi-automatic) which do you all think would have better results:
A four-way ball valve(so i can load at the top)
or
a solenoid valve.

Oops. didn't see your post.

err... I just realized that I might as well use a 4-way valve. :violent1: Sorry. but do 4-way valves work like this?

I was hoping of making a sniper rifle where the ball valve also acts as the main loading port (is that the correct term?) anyways, i was looking at some diagrams on wikipedia and it seems that they dont make any valves where, when they are closed, they are shut off to all air flow except for the top...

Thanks for the help, but as i said before I doubt I will use a solenoid.
I want something simple for my first gun.

thanks for all the help you guys!
But actually, i think i'm just going to make a simple breachloader with a ball valve.

thanks!
but how long would the valve stay open if i only used 24 volts?
isn't voltage the measure of how much energy a capacitor holds?

Well, I'll consider that, but still, what if i wanted to use a solenoid? Does spudfiles have a resident electrician or something like that who could help me?

But if i did this, wouldn't i still need a separate valve to trigger this one???
Sorry, im a noob.

I'm looking to make an pump airsoft sniper rifle using a solenoid valve and I had a few questions: First of all, is this even worth the trouble? I'm only attempting to use a solenoid because i've made an airsoft gun out of a water gun before and i didn't like how you had to pump it 20 times after ev...