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Wed Mar 31, 2010 10:11 pm

I was bored last weekend so I decided to throw together a little gun out of all parts I had around the Garage. (capital G for crowley) this is definantly the wimpiest gun I've made...

I was actually suprised by the power. It shot a bouncey ball about 150 feet... (and one into my garage wall :oops:)

It needs some paint...
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Wed Mar 31, 2010 10:18 pm

hey it's pretty good I guess... sure it could be prettier but it has some nice features
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Wed Mar 31, 2010 10:24 pm

Yeah, maybe I should change it to ugly gun instead of wimpy gun... :lol:
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Thu Apr 01, 2010 6:58 am

Good job on the handle and the breechload.
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Thu Apr 01, 2010 7:02 am

Thanks. Actually everything on the is stuff I've done before... Except for one thing... Can you spot the schrader? (it's kinda hidden)
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Thu Apr 01, 2010 8:46 am

is it on the sprinkler valve right after the tank?
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Thu Apr 01, 2010 8:59 am

Yeh, it's on the sprinkler valve, facing down in the same direction as the trigger.

Not bad at all. Some footage of it in action would be nice. The breech load is also a nice touch, and asides from primer it's done rather neatly.
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Thu Apr 01, 2010 3:09 pm

im diggin the breach, thats a really easy way to make a breach loader. did you just drill a hole in the ball valve?
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Thu Apr 01, 2010 3:45 pm

Yep SB15 I am. Since it's old parts the coupling or bushine must have had something in it. It wouldn't go all the way in even with a rubber hammer. I'm surprised you're the first one to notice... I ended up sanding it and putting alot of epoxy on it. I still won't trust it to very high pressures though...

Tha schrader is right between the tank and the valve like Genious said...

The breech was made by drilling a hole almost big enough and then dremeling out the rest...

Sorry no video... I don't have a camera except my phone and it's my only was of taking pictures...

I did bad with the primer cuz I'm used to using clear... :lol:
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Thu Apr 01, 2010 4:08 pm

it may be wimpy but it sure looks cool. i really like it. i really like the ball-valve breech. kinda messy with the primer but i don't really care. others do. I've always kinda liked that kind of look.
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Thu Apr 01, 2010 6:22 pm

Thanks. It is fun to show people this. I shoot I and they're like "woah you made that? That's really powerful!" and then I pull out my big cannon and punch through 4 sheets of plywood for them... :D
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