1.5" PVC breech loading shell size

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Wed May 09, 2007 8:51 pm

I am making shells for my upcoming gun, and I need to know what pipe can fit inside 1.5" sch40 pipe. They are shells, so they dont need to be all that tight inside the pipe.
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Wed May 09, 2007 9:03 pm

Umm...1.25" pipe would probably fit pretty good..if not just use 1" pipe...Or try 1" pipe with endcaps on it. I haven't tried it so i don't know..But it seems like those endcaps would give a pretty good seal..They may be too big I'm not sure
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Wed May 09, 2007 9:06 pm

I was thinking about using 1.25" but I wasn't sure what its OD was.
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Wed May 09, 2007 9:08 pm

well here's a link to pipe sizes but its not working on my computer for some reason so I can't tell you..but check it out for yourself

http://www.harvel.com/PVCpipe4080spec.html
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Wed May 09, 2007 9:15 pm

It doesn't work for me either.
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Wed May 09, 2007 9:18 pm

1.25" unfortunately is to large to fit in 1.5".You'll have to lathe it down to fit.
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Wed May 09, 2007 9:19 pm

Hmm..well do this..go to yahoo.com and type in Schedule 40 PVC Dimensions. The first link is the same one. I just don't know why a direct link won't work..A 1.25" pipe is slightly too large to fit in regular 1.5" pipe. But Schedule 40 1.25" pipe will fit in 1.5"SDR-21 almost perfectly..Because I believe the inner dimension of 1.5" SDR-21 is 1.7"
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Wed May 09, 2007 10:42 pm

You can use 1" couplers; they're a perfect fit.
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