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Thu Aug 09, 2012 11:24 am

I just ordered another qev and i am going to build a 1/2'' shotgun I plan on using a 1/2 in piece of copper for the barrel. Can anyone recommend some good ammo? I want to order on ebay or from somewhere in the us.
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Thu Aug 09, 2012 12:58 pm

make paper shells full of lead shot with cotton balls at both ends
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Marbles and aa batteries.
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Thu Aug 09, 2012 3:29 pm

anything that fits is ammo! :D :D
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Helpful as ever again!! :spam2: :banghead: :spam2:
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Thu Aug 09, 2012 5:35 pm

Jsefcik is right though. Anything that fits is ammo as long as it's an inanimate object. :lol: I filled pieces of PVC pipe with sand and taped the ends shut and shot those. They "exploded" on impact sending sand everywhere. It's a pretty cool effect. Creativity is key here.
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Thu Aug 09, 2012 6:37 pm

I'd recommend either find a consistent pre-made ammunition (Paintballs, ball-bearings, darts, etc...) or make a bunch of easily reproducible sabots and go with the common convention, anything that fits
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Thu Aug 09, 2012 8:45 pm

attach a bottle to the end of the barrel, pretend it's a rifle grenade, I oftem use homemade darts in calibers around 1/2"
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Thu Aug 09, 2012 11:00 pm

Mattys right shove some span down into the barrel :lol:
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I like to stuff a paper towel in the barrel, then I dump in some ashes from our fire pit or our grill, then finally seal it off with another paper towel. It replicates an old fashioned black-powder cannon quite nicely.

P.S. It will fill most of my backyard with "smoke" so eye protection is required.
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or cat litter, does damage!
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Tue Aug 14, 2012 9:43 pm

jsefcik wrote:or cat litter, does damage!
Especially when it used litter a few weeks old! :)
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dewey-1 wrote:
jsefcik wrote:or cat litter, does damage!
Especially when it used litter a few weeks old! :)
even better!!!! :D
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Wed Aug 15, 2012 1:07 pm

1 1/2 inch tennis balls work good from a pet store!! Also ice slugs are fun too!!
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