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by blafen
Tue Oct 28, 2008 7:35 pm
Forum: Ammo & Parts
Topic: Rifle barrel for spudgun
Replies: 25
Views: 5613

Get yourself a muzzle loading barrel, cut the threaded breech off and shoot roundballs, the muzzleloadin barrels have a twist rate designed for lower velocities, although you may still wnat a faster twist rate ie 1-48 or 1-24 even.
by blafen
Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:33 pm
Forum: Hybrid Cannons
Topic: Lardas First Hybrid - HyGaC20
Replies: 323
Views: 146012

sorry double post
by blafen
Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:30 pm
Forum: Hybrid Cannons
Topic: Lardas First Hybrid - HyGaC20
Replies: 323
Views: 146012

Have you fired anyof the fin stabilized projectiles yet?
by blafen
Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:22 pm
Forum: General How-To & Discussion
Topic: Easy stirrup pump
Replies: 68
Views: 43010

Thanks for the tutorial. :lol: i like pie.
by blafen
Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:16 pm
Forum: General How-To & Discussion
Topic: Anyone know of a good shock pump tutorial?
Replies: 2
Views: 968

Cool thanks, I was going to make a short stroke pump and drive it with a camshaft and a flywheel.
by blafen
Mon Oct 27, 2008 1:21 am
Forum: General How-To & Discussion
Topic: Anyone know of a good shock pump tutorial?
Replies: 2
Views: 968

Anyone know of a good shock pump tutorial?

So i got some brass roundstock i intend to make hybrid with, but i dont have any type of pump, so i thought i'd try my hand at making my own and figured id look for some tutorials so if anyone knows of any then tell me.
by blafen
Mon Oct 27, 2008 12:45 am
Forum: General How-To & Discussion
Topic: DIY Rifled Barrels
Replies: 55
Views: 65864

I dont think those tiny little grooves will impart much spin to a projectile, has anyone tried one of their rifled barrels yet? It would work much better if you carved a groove on the dowel that was helical shaped and used a something to index as it is pulled throught the barrel, also i would sugges...
by blafen
Mon Oct 27, 2008 12:25 am
Forum: General How-To & Discussion
Topic: How to make a lead ball mould.
Replies: 34
Views: 31370

Are those hollow in the back like fostner slugs?, they look very prfessional.
by blafen
Sun Oct 26, 2008 5:47 pm
Forum: General How-To & Discussion
Topic: How to make a lead ball mould.
Replies: 34
Views: 31370

Do not melt zinc, the fumes produced from burning zinc are much more poisonous than those produced by melting lead, Caution must also be taken when welding or otherwise heating any piece of galvanized metal. And yes i wear the appropiate safety gea, safety googles, respirator, rubbah slippahs the wo...
by blafen
Sat Oct 25, 2008 9:22 pm
Forum: General How-To & Discussion
Topic: How to make a lead ball mould.
Replies: 34
Views: 31370

How to make a lead ball mould.

I notice that many of you who have built high powered, hybrid launchers do not use lead projectiles, most likely because lead balls are difficult to find in calibers over .75, so i will teach you my method of making a lead ball mould out of clay. I made a mold similar to the one i will describe to c...
by blafen
Sat Oct 25, 2008 6:16 pm
Forum: Ammo & Parts
Topic: Ammo Ideas
Replies: 359
Views: 4840679

Why not go on a muzzleoading roundball mould site, you can request a custom made mold in any caliber and then you can fire cast lead balls for extreme FPE and lead being dense it retains its velocity for a much greater range than almost anything else.
by blafen
Fri Oct 24, 2008 10:24 pm
Forum: Hybrid Cannons
Topic: Lardas First Hybrid - HyGaC20
Replies: 323
Views: 146012

I knew the answer was somewhere in those 12 pages i just read, too much information at once i suppose. I see that the chrono'd shot was at 100x does he have data for the higher mixes? With this kind of velocity the only thing keeping you from .50BMG type power is the projectiles mass, if you were to...
by blafen
Fri Oct 24, 2008 10:07 pm
Forum: Hybrid Cannons
Topic: Lardas First Hybrid - HyGaC20
Replies: 323
Views: 146012

Okay, I'm new here, i saw this linked from another forum and my jaw dropped. The thing i am wondering is how does larda keep this thing from a DDT? i read a few thread down that over a 4x or higher mix that DDT is a major concern and i was wondering how he got away with the 200x mix? Or is the canno...