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Cannon Modifications
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 3:48 pm
by wingman2003
hello all!! i have been playing with the cannons for almost 6 months now, and i have been having one thought stick in my head for the whole time i have been playing with them.......
does anyone know how to make a silencer for the cannon?? and if so...how well does it work??
Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2004 12:13 pm
by PCGUY
A supressor is very illegal, but for info purposes and a great way to make a "barrel extention" look here
http://www.spudfiles.com/Other/paintball_supressor.php
Just use the same basic idea and scale it for whatever size your barrel is. Remember, with a combustion you will probally have to replace your filling every once in a whial, due to the fact that it will get crispy.
Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2004 11:00 am
by wingman2003
thanks for the reply.....but why would the suppresser be illegal?? i mean all it is doing is taking a bit of the noise away from the cannon....and you aren't shooting them at people anyways....
the police can't legally take the cannon away from you anyways....its not considered a firearm 8)
or at least thats the way it is in Canada
Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2004 4:39 pm
by PCGUY
In Canada they could take it away from you if it exceeded the max power limit for BB guns (500 joules I think?).
And the reason they are illegal here in the states is because the law states that any device that can be attached to a real firearm that alters it's report by 2DB or more is considered a supressor and it's illegal.
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2004 6:10 pm
by wingman2003
sorry for the harsh sounding reply.....but the max limit is 500 fps, and even adding an addition to the barrel could change the noise level 2 db.....i mean my cannon is significantly quieter now that i added an extra 2 foot to the barrel
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2005 7:45 pm
by PCGUY
Well the 2db thing is how the law defines it... a piece of tape could make a 2db difference
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 7:22 pm
by jdp204
well, a potato cannon is not considered a firearm in the states depending on how it is used (shot at people) so the supressor doesnt really apply.
at least thats what ive heard.
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 7:32 pm
by PCGUY
Correct, it isn't considered a firearm, but they consider an illegal supressor anything that COULD be attached to a real firearm.
You probally don't have to worry about getting in trouble... I think the laws more for people making great supressors for large rifles in a shop...