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Paintball Rifle
Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 5:45 pm
by PVC Arsenal 17
Here's my new paintball rifle. It's made of 1.5" fittings and has a diaphragm made from a rubber pipe cap. The trigger is a garden hose. It shoots paintball insanely fast a couple hundred feet. The barrel is removable too.
Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 4:53 am
by )DEMON(
so do you load the paintballs down the front of the barrel?
Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 6:14 am
by Rambo
I think that the barrel can be a little longer.What presure do you use?
Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 4:38 pm
by CS
Nice. Might want to paint to cover primer stains and such. I cant belive you havent got pelted for the use of non-pressure rated fittings. Must say I love the use of the garden hose attachment.
Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 5:34 am
by rna_duelers
Is it just me,but i can see a picture..any help here?
Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 7:28 am
by Rambo
I can see the picture too.
Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 11:21 am
by Shrimphead
Ya, like half of the time somebody posts a picture all my comp shows is a little white box with a red x in it. And everyone else is like omg! nice gun, and I can't even see the pic. What's wrong with my comp?
Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 12:33 pm
by schmanman
really nice,how did you attach the garden hose thingy to the npt threaded adapter? can you buy the piece somewhere that screws into a hose thread and makes it so you can screw it into a regular pipe thread?
Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 7:48 pm
by PVC Arsenal 17
Yes, paintballs are rolled down the barrel in order to load it.
Yes, as soon as I come home from vacation, it will be painted.
They barrel is about 21 inches, & the overall length of the gun is 26.5 inches.
I have a brass adapter that goes from male 3/4 NPT to male garden hose thread.
About the pressure, I really have no idea. There isn't a guage yet. Five pumps on my bike pump is all I do though.
*EDIT* Barrel is actually 21 inches, I don't know why I put 16 before.
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 10:13 am
by PVC Arsenal 17
Now that I'm home from vacation I want to paint this thing. Is it safe to use any old spraypaint on PVC or do I need something different?
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 11:37 am
by spudshot
i reccommend krylon Fusion spray paint, its specially made for plastics.
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 12:50 pm
by SpudStuff
Thats not a very good design because thoes arent pressure fittings.
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 2:33 pm
by beebs111
pimpmann22 wrote:Nice. Might want to paint to cover primer stains and such. I cant belive you havent got pelted for the use of non-pressure rated fittings. Must say I love the use of the garden hose attachment.
did you read that post? jesus christ.........
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 4:06 pm
by PVC Arsenal 17
"Those aren't pressure fittings... bla bla bla" Who cares, I don't pressurize this thing like crazy and it's held up under pressure so far. By the way what fittings aren't pressure rated? I am pretty new to this stuff.
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 4:31 pm
by Ballad_Black
The fitting that comes out like a handle in front of the hose head isnt pressure rated. And the reason it's important to have pressure ratedfittings is safety man.
Ever put too much air in a baloon?
