Is this a good purchace???

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Willdebeers
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Fri Feb 20, 2009 9:39 am

is this a good buy? http://www.bcarms.com/product_info.php? ... id=93&osCs id=83cb7b45de229278002f222cbdd23d66 How does it champ the AAC model?
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Fri Feb 20, 2009 9:45 am

depends on you, to lazy to build your own or can't get the parts? then it is a good purchace.
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Fri Feb 20, 2009 10:21 am

It sounds good but I would recommend buying at a local Lows or something if you can. If you cant find it locally then buy it.
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Fri Feb 20, 2009 2:52 pm

No it is not! Make your own!

Unless that is absolutely impossible for you to build your own, WHICH IT NEVER IS

then I would say, suck it up and build something that is all your own, its always better that way :)
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Fri Feb 20, 2009 3:01 pm

I live in England, and in England you can't get sprinkler valves, and plus everything is metric.
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Fri Feb 20, 2009 3:13 pm

My friend you shoudl look around, many great spudders including ragnarok are located in england. They still find parts. I on the other hand live in switzerland were i can buy a ball valve for about 25£. I have made every valve my self that ever when on to one of my guns besides my sharder valves and all from nothing more than epoxy, O-rings and different sizes of metal pipe. I think you have acsess to these things, if you need help with building a valve i am happy to help out, oh and i suggest a hammer valve as you first self built valve as it is simple to build and not quite as fiddely as piston valves, which are also pretty simple valves.
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Fri Feb 20, 2009 4:38 pm

Jogumpie wrote:I live in England, and in England you can't get sprinkler valves, and plus everything is metric.
Then its not a good buy because you will have to get it shipped over and it could get stopped by customs :roll:

In the UK you will be better making a copper cannon with a QEV valve, head over to uksgc.co.uk for materials help.
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Sat Feb 21, 2009 4:49 am

ok, thanks guys! :D
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You should instead get this!
http://www.bcarms.com/product_info.php?products_id=108
Leaves alot more to your imagination.
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Thu Mar 26, 2009 8:41 pm

is bcarms down it keeps saying "be back soon"
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Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:09 pm

umm... yeah bcarms is down
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Fri Mar 27, 2009 3:51 am

In the UK, because sprinkler valve are so hard to get hold of, we tend to go for QEVs which are small diameter powerful valves, or homemade valves.
PVC is slightly more expensive than in the US, but that absolutely doesn't rule it out. (Usually about £1/m more)

A ball valve is of course a possibility, and is absolutely fine for a beginner cannon.
It will set you back about £30 if you know where to look, and you might not have the same power as a sprinkler or QEV cannon, but I guarantee, if it's your first cannon you'll be impressed!
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