PVR-31mm "The 2-Hour Cannon"

[Killjoy]

Well I decided to try my hand at a piston valve again. As I usually do, I wanted a challenge, so I wanted to see the shortest time in which I could build it, as well as using no glue or epoxy to seal anything, just good old pvc cement.
I took roughly 2 hours to build it, but I unfortunantly screwed up the hole for the fill valve and had to use epoxy to seal in the hex nipple.

PVR-31mm
Piston Valve Rifle-31 mm bore.

AKA: "The 2-hour cannon"
(Because it took two hours to build).

Specs:
40" long 2" sch 40 PVC diameter chamber
39" long 1 1/4" sch 40 PVC barrel
Piston valve with a 1 1/4" opening
Accessed through a 1"-2" threaded bushing with O-ring
1" sprinkler valve as pilot valve
3/8" ball valve as trigger for sprinkler valve
125psi+ operating pressure

The Finished Product


Firing Position


Pilot Set Up and Stock


Ball Valve Trigger


The Piston Guts
Bumber is just high density packing foam, and piston is a 1 1/2" hex plug cut smooth and wrapped in duct tape.


The Plug
Was a 2"-1" threaded bushing which I threaded onto a 1" threaded plug attached to my drill press. I cut of some of the bottom to shorten it using a saw, and then used a razor blade and careful hands to cut the o-ring groove while it spun on the drill press, and sand paper to smooth everything (got the idea and modified it from Unisonmind here http://www.spudfiles.com/forums/the-sta ... 10049.html)
The black wire is to prevent the foam bumper from being sucked into the sprinkler valve.
The entire thing is held intot he 2" tee with 5 1/4" stainless steel screws.


The Damage


The Video
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Shot Up Cans. Bad aim resulted in side hits instead of dead center ones.


Dr. Pepper Bottle 2 holes made by bearing. Bottom of bottle blew out from impact force.


Dents in Railroad Tie Back Stop and hole in 3/4" plywood.

[hi]

As I usually do, I wanted a challenge, so I wanted to see the shortest time in which I could build it, as well as using no glue or epoxy to seal anything, just good old pvc cement.
I took roughly 2 hours to build it, but I unfortunantly screwed up the hole for the fill valve and had to use epoxy to seal in the hex nipple.

sorry that doesnt cut it, rebuild it please.


just kidding. it looks really nice, it probably would have taken me a weekend to build. it really is a good looking gun, my one and only suggestion is that you add a barrel support, but thats just me.


if you had to guess, what do you think the muzzle volocity is?

[Killjoy]

just kidding. it looks really nice, it probably would have taken me a weekend to build. it really is a good looking gun, my one and only suggestion is that you add a barrel support, but thats just me.

Yeah I plan to, but i didn't have time or feel like, but it will get one soon...maybe tomorrow..

GGDT says around 350 fps with the 63g bearing, but I'll break out my chronograph tomorow to double check.

[BC Pneumatics]

Looking good, looking real good.

[unisonmind]

thats a good looking cannon im glad i could help in some way

[origin unknown]

Very cool large bore cannon for the amount of time you put in to it. The video was pretty awsome. I like the trigger set up on it and I still can't see how you made your cannon so fast. I am such a compulsive perfectionist that it takes me forever to finish my cannons and make them ready for posting.

[Killjoy]

I like the trigger set up on it and I still can't see how you made your cannon so fastI am such a compulsive perfectionist that it takes me forever to finish my cannons and make them ready for posting.

When I build cannons I get into this "zone", and as long as the parts are in front of me, it takes me very little time to get things done. But I still have the perfectionist thing going on; I have a hybrid that has been done for 2 weeks but I have yet to post it since I want to add a 1/2" barrel and fiz the bipod.

[glass_05]

i have some questions if your still on here

[FordGtMan]

im sure most people on this forum can answer your question...watever it is..

[glass_05]

ok. i have been looking at designs that use a threaded endcap and an oring to seal. i understand that the threads dont matter, b/c they are just put into the tee. so my question is do you have to put the groove for the oring in place, then somehow glue the oring in the groove. also, when you put the endcap and oring into the tee do you have to clap them together tightly when drilling the holes for the bolts, so that it doesnt leak later?

pretty much i have my plans figured out, except the rear end.

[FordGtMan]

Oh, sorry, didn't see your post. You do need an a groove for an o ring and making that groove is very easy. just take a hacksaw blade and shape. How i did mine on a piston. Worked pretty well but there are ways that you can do it differently just as easy. The forum is full of ways. That threaded bushing needs to be in there good too and just make those holes line up so the bolts can go through. so i guess "clap" them together would be correct.

[glass_05]

haha. "clamp" i meant. and thank you. i was just wondering how you got it to seal nice and tight in the back

[JDP12]

nicely built for 2 hours, cleaner than a lot of guns that take longer!

keep it up

[M.J.P.]

Very nice, clean gun. I like the way the ball valve is positioned. It looks like a nice easy position to trigger.

Also, i know you built it just two hours, and its just my opinion, but a camo paintjob would look sweet on this gun.

[Killjoy]

wow I thought this sucker was dead.

Just an up date I added two 45 elbows to the chamber to bring the chamber closer to the barrel to make it look better. And I plan on spray painting it matte black, camo, or with this textured paint I have once I get my high school graduation out of the way.

Also I have some sick videos of me pulverizing a tv and shooting a microwave (which I later blew up, pretty crazy video there) with this thing, so I'll try and get those up soon.

@glass,
To seal up the back I shortened a female threaded bushing and then put in on my drill press and used a razor blade and sand paper to cut the groove and smooth it. Then I just marked and drilled for the screws. Pretty simple and worked great.