My Hybrid!

Harness the power of precision mixtures of pressurized flammable vapor. Safety first! These are advanced potato guns - not for the beginner.
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Mon Apr 09, 2012 8:56 am

I don´t have fancy machines to make perfect bullets, but I also managed to get some decent ones too :D
5mm Carbon steel core with a very sharp point, nylon body, 14mm :D
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Mon Apr 09, 2012 9:13 am

great job ! :D
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Mon Apr 16, 2012 11:27 am

Updates:
Support with shock absorber plus adjustable shooting angle 8)
The absorber uses compressed air, so I can also adjust the softness by changing the pressured air that´s inside it, higher mix -> higher pressure used in the shock absorber.
Sadly, I have some important test for now, so shots probably will only come in May :( but I have big plans for summer :twisted:
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Mon Apr 16, 2012 11:32 am

all that great! good idea!
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Mon Apr 16, 2012 11:42 am

Thanks Petitlu, yap I though a shock absorber would be cool on a hybrid, as even some big bore pneumatics have one, so for a hybrid it should be a must.
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Fri Apr 20, 2012 4:14 pm

Almost done :D
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Fri Apr 20, 2012 4:23 pm

I can not wait to see finished!
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Fri Apr 20, 2012 4:23 pm

I hope it's well secured to that piston, what mixes are you planning on going to?
hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life
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Fri Apr 20, 2012 4:28 pm

I have faith in the connection, as I hammered it several times and it's still solid. After drinking a couple of canned ice tea, I got plenty burst discs, so mix 10 to begin with but I would like to shot it at mix 20.
One question: my barrel is 1/2, so I should use a 3/4 union for burst disc or 1/2 is enough?
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Fri Apr 20, 2012 4:32 pm

I would be slightly cautious. It looks great I have to say, but there will be a lot of recoil force at 20x and its quite a heavy chamber. I would definitely make sure the tripod was not firmly fixed to the ground, at least for your first shots :)
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Fri Apr 20, 2012 4:33 pm

I'll take the 3/4!
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Fri Apr 20, 2012 4:36 pm

wyz2285 wrote:One question: my barrel is 1/2, so I should use a 3/4 union for burst disc or 1/2 is enough?
By using a larger union, you're not gaining any performance and at the same time you have to use bigger burst disks and more layers of whatever you're using, the smaller one is more practical especially if you plan on shooting frequently.
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Fri Apr 20, 2012 4:39 pm

but the flow is lower with smaller discs ..
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Fri Apr 20, 2012 4:48 pm

Petitlu wrote:but the flow is lower with smaller discs ..
The important thing is that the flow is equal to your barrel, because no matter how wide the disk is the flow will still be restricted by the barrel size.
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Fri Apr 20, 2012 4:52 pm

Yes!
a fitting 1/2 has an internal diameter of 12mm and with the fitting of 3/4, I can put a 20mm disc inside to keep my flow 12mm ...
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