My first gun using QEV 20bar

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Do I dare to take it up to 15 Bar?

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NO
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Mon Aug 06, 2012 1:17 pm

This i my first try using a QEV and I´m very happy with the result:)

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I´m using the gun on 8-20 Bars pressure

I´m using:
a fire extinguisher of 1.25 liters that can hold up to 30 bar,
The original extinguisher pressure guage which I vill replace soon,
I´m using a QEV that is 3/4 inch 19 mm
And a ball valve to pilot it

Here is some pictures of the build:

The extinguisher before I put my hands on it:
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After:
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And here is the adapter I made for for the guage
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Closeup on the QEV:
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And here is the pilot valve and quick connect mounted on the tank
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The scope
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And some pictures of the complete gun
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The ammo
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The gun has now been pushed to 20 bar, and still hasn't exploaded in my face :D

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Last edited by GustavssonB on Wed Aug 22, 2012 7:54 am, edited 4 times in total.
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Mon Aug 06, 2012 1:47 pm

that looks very clean and solid!

Could you find any way to hide the tie-wraps? they bug the overall clean look a bit :wink:
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Mon Aug 06, 2012 2:03 pm

Thanks!:)

Yea now when you say it, it really bugs me off to.. before u did I didn't even noticed :P
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Mon Aug 06, 2012 2:05 pm

ze chamber... it's too big !!

get a lenght of 1/2" pipe and use that as your chamber and the extinguisher as the reservoir/air tank
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Mon Aug 06, 2012 3:36 pm

Nice clean build. Very good job. I like the tie wraps!!
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Mon Aug 06, 2012 4:35 pm

Very nice build! The chamber is a bit big so like POLAND_SPUD said, you could have it as an air reservoir instead, have a much smaller chamber and use a slide valve or similar to make the gun semi-auto.
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Mon Aug 06, 2012 5:48 pm

Very nice :D BTW,are you from Sweden? :)
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Mon Aug 06, 2012 8:06 pm

Nice work, huge chamber as others have said, and the scope is completely unnecessary.
/sarcasm, /hyperbole
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Tue Aug 07, 2012 12:05 am

Thanks everyone for the positive respons:) yes the chamber is little big, I have been thinking on making it semi-automatic but I still haven't found a clean design for it but i'm planning on it:)

Yes AirCannonSweden I'm from Sweden:D
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Tue Aug 07, 2012 12:10 am

Zeus wrote:Nice work, huge chamber as others have said, and the scope is completely unnecessary.
I don't think it's unnecessary when I can use it to hit small targets att 20 yards or even longer while using it:)
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Tue Aug 07, 2012 1:31 am

Well, considering the potential accuracy from a smoothbore is fairly limited, a set of iron sights would be adequate, and if you're set on having optics, a red dot would be perfect.

[hunting] I use iron sights on my .22lr out to 120m, and get a fair few bunnies at 70-80m. Optics aren't essential. Still waiting on a >100m shot on a fox.

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Good work on the optics mount too, it's a scope torch mount right?


And last time I checked hunting with a firearm isn't in the rules.
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Tue Aug 07, 2012 3:48 am

GustavssonB wrote:Thanks everyone for the positive respons:) yes the chamber is little big, I have been thinking on making it semi-automatic but I still haven't found a clean design for it but i'm planning on it:)

Yes AirCannonSweden I'm from Sweden:D
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Tue Aug 07, 2012 5:21 am

Is there any way to calculate how small chamber I can use before I'm loosing power? I want the chamber to be as small as possible so that the extinguisher last for as mant shots as possible:)
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Tue Aug 07, 2012 8:01 am

GustavssonB wrote:Is there any way to calculate how small chamber I can use before I'm loosing power? I want the chamber to be as small as possible so that the extinguisher last for as mant shots as possible:)
download GGDT it can help but if you go with a chamber same volume as your chamber you'll be fine.
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Wed Aug 08, 2012 7:08 am

looks like the gun i am building ;) i post it when i am statisfied with it...
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