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Hey guys ive made my functional part of my gun now i need to make it lighter ... any suggestions

i have copper tube for barrel, im thinking stainless and smaller than 1/4 '

i have galvanized steel chamber which holds are, it is to small and to heavy for what i want, also need input...

and fittings what are the strongest and lightest fitting for the job ?


one more question, where can i get high pressure hose for air ... ?

Carbon fibre all the way

What pressure are you running at? Reinforced soda bottles could be an option... http://www.spudfiles.com/forums/air-tan ... 23098.html

You can get high pressure hose at McmasterCarr.com

Your gun can be lighter

Aluminium 5754 alloy.

Get some muscles, try shooting a 12lb rifle off the shoulder accurately, then you'll stop complaining.

I don't know why my mate needs a bull barrel Tikka in .223 when he doesn't shoot past 250m. And a 6-18x56mm scope is way too big.

I'm liking they the aluminum idea... And as for the hose i will look into it thankyou ... Don't post stupid shit

Really, how much does it weigh? No estimates, weigh it.

5kg roughly ... btw i didn't need to because i listed the materials i used and i need more efficient materials in terms of weight ....

make the stock out of Aerogel

what pressure you running it at? under 150psi get high pressure pvc

Na buddy its all metal ... i dont want to use pvc because i made a spud launcher before and i droped it and it crack all through... so i want to avoid using pvc as much as possible ... may i ask what is aerogel ... (btw im running it at 120psi until i make a fridge compressor to a higher psi level

ok i looked up aerogel ... alright lets try and be realistic ... where the hell am i going to get that haha ... im just thinking about changing the copper barrel for something that is a little bit stronger and not really heavy .... and also an air supply tank which is sort of light that i can attach to my rifle .

I find it extremely hard to believe that this weighs 5 kg.



The above weighs 5kg empty.

This is perfectly normal weight for a shoulder fired launcher, rather than make it lighter I think you should be focusing on making it more comfortable to hold.

Stock ... plastic handle plastic , grip plastic ...

btw my bottom airtank is made out of galvanised steel ... so it is heavy ... heavy fittings ... and where my pilot valve is there are a few fittings that are heavy ... so yeah i would say it is 5 kg

The great thing about making spudguns is that it encourages a scientific approach. Here's something you can try at home, take a plastic bucket and put around 4 and a half litres of water in it, then compare the weight of that to your launcher