Recently I built an air rifle that shoots darts. It is full metal bullpup design and the pressure chamber is a 1 meter long galvanized steel pipe. My valve is a QEV ebay valve, 1/2" size. 90 psi. The gun is very strong and One of my favorite that I built.
Just yesterday, I was experimenting with the gun using different ways to fire it. Right now It fires with a 1/2" ball valve. I tried to fire the gun by using the schrader valve and to my amazement, it worked! But! For some weird reason, the valve actually closed again which gave me another shot. I got 2 shots out of the gun shooting some pretty heavy darts and they were penetrating 1 cm fence wood. The gun operated like this at 90 psi.
Then it came to me. What if I was able to make a new gun, the same way, except the valve will use less air, shoot .22 or .177 pellets and have a lot more shots? Maybe a hammer and spring to hit the schrader valve? So I had an idea, what if I was to use this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pneumatic-Quick ... 3ca1f7b400 (I hope it is 10mm threads) use a 1/2" 75cm long galvanized steel pipe for the chamber and then a schrader valve to pilot the gun? I would use 100 psi + on it. Will this idea work?
I was also thinking, what is a regulator? I'm sure someone here would be able to give a better explanation than google search. Right now, I'm thinking a pressure regulator is a device which only allows a certain amount of air passed it at one time? If I was to regulate 100 psi then the device would only let 100 psi passed it? Am I correct?
If so, should I use one for this project?
Thanks!

PS: My dad lost his job, can't get lathe and mill for a while now. Actually thinking of getting a CNC instead of lathe.