Metal Slurpee Straws!!!

Potatoes last one shot, so build reusable! Discuss ammo designs and ideas. Tough to find cannon part or questions? Ask here!
THUNDERLORD
Sergeant 3
Sergeant 3
Posts: 1264
Joined: Fri Mar 28, 2008 1:42 pm

Fri Aug 14, 2009 11:24 pm

So I was at line in 7-11 store and noticed .99 cent aluminum slurpee straws... (in a box near the register).

Second time I saw them I had to get one.
It's 10 1/4" long, Atleast 3/8" ID (no calipers here, .40(???!!!)),
fairly thick walled and seamless.

Seems really odd...wondering if anyone has seen them, tested one or has thoughts on them??? 8)
-----SPEED,STRENGTH, AND ACCURACY.-----
"Procrastination" is five syllables for "Sloth".
Theopia 8)
Born To Be Alive!
User avatar
theBOOM
Specialist 3
Specialist 3
Posts: 374
Joined: Wed Jun 03, 2009 10:49 pm
Location: San Antonio, TX

Sat Aug 15, 2009 1:46 am

Hm I was at seven eleven today and didnt see them ? :( but it sounds like it could be a good barrel for some minnni gun :P
User avatar
jackssmirkingrevenge
Five Star General
Five Star General
Posts: 26179
Joined: Thu Mar 15, 2007 11:28 pm
Has thanked: 543 times
Been thanked: 321 times

Donating Members

Sat Aug 15, 2009 1:46 am

theBOOM wrote:sounds like it could be a good barrel for some minnni gun :P
Or a chamber for a marker gun ;)
User avatar
theBOOM
Specialist 3
Specialist 3
Posts: 374
Joined: Wed Jun 03, 2009 10:49 pm
Location: San Antonio, TX

Sat Aug 15, 2009 1:48 am

Yes true true tommrow ill go check again and see if they have.. if they dont ill ask and if they say no ... well bad luck for me :(

If they do im taking like 50 of them!
User avatar
jonnyboy
Corporal
Corporal
Posts: 591
Joined: Mon May 26, 2008 1:20 pm
Location: Williamston MI USA

Sat Aug 15, 2009 11:50 am

theBOOM wrote:Yes true true tommrow ill go check again and see if they have.. if they dont ill ask and if they say no ... well bad luck for me :(

If they do im taking like 50 of them!
At my 7 11 there by the slurpees and they cost 99 cents.
mobile chernobyl wrote:I can shoot a Canuter Valve off my '82 Chevy Ram F150 AT LEAST 3/4 Mile with 'ma cannon made of soup cans duct taped together, then I just squirt some bacardi 151 in the chamber and hold up my cigarrete lighta and WHOOSH! That thing flies at least 3/4 mile
User avatar
noname
First Sergeant 4
First Sergeant 4
Posts: 2698
Joined: Mon Apr 10, 2006 9:19 pm
Location: Bay Area, CA

Sat Aug 15, 2009 3:42 pm

I have a green one myself but never thought to try it as a barrel or a chamber. Unfortunately I probably never will either.
User avatar
Mr.Sandman
Corporal 3
Corporal 3
Posts: 762
Joined: Fri Mar 28, 2008 9:10 am
Contact:

Donating Members

Sat Aug 15, 2009 5:40 pm

I make a lot of cannons that I fail to post mostly because they suck or I forget about them. I have made a marker gun with a green one and took it to 400 psi. It seemed fine but i have to find it. It is somewhere in my room
Yeah, it's that important.
User avatar
jonnyboy
Corporal
Corporal
Posts: 591
Joined: Mon May 26, 2008 1:20 pm
Location: Williamston MI USA

Sat Aug 15, 2009 7:03 pm

jackssmirkingrevenge wrote:
theBOOM wrote:sounds like it could be a good barrel for some minnni gun :P
Or a chamber for a marker gun ;)
There pretty small in diameter I'm not sure if you could get a 4.5mm barrel in there :?
mobile chernobyl wrote:I can shoot a Canuter Valve off my '82 Chevy Ram F150 AT LEAST 3/4 Mile with 'ma cannon made of soup cans duct taped together, then I just squirt some bacardi 151 in the chamber and hold up my cigarrete lighta and WHOOSH! That thing flies at least 3/4 mile
User avatar
frankrede
Sergeant Major 2
Sergeant Major 2
Posts: 3220
Joined: Thu Jul 20, 2006 9:47 pm
Has thanked: 1 time
Been thanked: 1 time

Mon Aug 17, 2009 1:40 am

I have been thinking about using mine as a chamber myself.
Could easily hold pressure in the hundreds of psi's.
Current project: Afghanistan deployment
User avatar
jackssmirkingrevenge
Five Star General
Five Star General
Posts: 26179
Joined: Thu Mar 15, 2007 11:28 pm
Has thanked: 543 times
Been thanked: 321 times

Donating Members

Mon Aug 17, 2009 1:43 am

jonnyboy wrote:There pretty small in diameter I'm not sure if you could get a 4.5mm barrel in there :?
You could go smaller, I've made 2.5 and 3mm penguns.
Post Reply