Merits list...

[MrCrowley]

I've been on a forum which had something similar, they can be fun, granted I was never the person handing them out and authenticating the claims.

[inonickname]

Merit badges wouldn't be so bad. They could be used as optional pips or placed into signatures.

If this goes ahead I can make some.

[deathbyDWV]

Yeah, thats what i was saying. They can be optional and could either be "issued" to people or they could just be so that you can put them in your signature by yourself.

[jackssmirkingrevenge]

If this goes ahead I can make some.

We need one as an award for puerile humour, in the shape of a flaming pink elephant

[Moonbogg]

I actually really like the idea. They could be like medals by our user names or something like a soldiers decorations.

[deathbyDWV]

Thanks moonbogg now how about some ideas of what they should be...

I was thinking some like...

Successful piston pneumatic

successful hybrid

advanced combustion

or some simpler ones like

Modded a sprinkler valve

or thougher ones like high pressure cannon ( over around 200 or300 psi.)

or certain sizes(large and small)

or fps (maybe small bore and large bore)

give your own ideas and tell me which ones you don't like...

[inonickname]

Modded a sprinkler valve isn't the most impressive thing but each to their own..

Things such as muzzle energy, velocity, aesthetics, complexity, ghettoness, cleanliness and so on.

[deathbyDWV]

Yeah exactly... Let's make a list...

[Hubb]

There was a thread a little while ago about this very thing.

http://www.spudfiles.com/forums/badge-s ... 14338.html

[jeepkahn]

Could be interesting(as long as people don't get too competitive<read>)...

on a slightly differant note, I would like to see a forum dedicated to showcasing penetration/damage shots... And the HiSpeed video could be a a forum instead of just a thread as well...

[john bunsenburner]

To avoid competition we can make them less serious like:

Sawn off

over 50% epoxy by weight

ect.

[spudamine]

I like it. To stop it getting competitive just avoid anything too serious or quantitative which has to be measured.
We need a semi-auto one and a special "flying brass" for Jack.

[rcman50166]

I personally love the idea. It's like my new found obsession with the X-box 360 game "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II". In the game you get merit badges for doing certian things like calling in tactical nuclear strikes or dropping air drops on peoples' heads... Anyways, I have the motivation to try to collect them all. I suppose that would work here too.

[FighterAce]

Seems like a good idea to me... but make sure you make one for aesthetics and realism

[veginator]

I would like to see something like "bore at or over 6 inches". Once I'm done with my new project that is.