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Thu Apr 15, 2010 2:59 am

will this work i really need some advice all help will be greatly appreciated... heres a link to some pics http://s988.photobucket.com/albums/af8/ ... x%20block/
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Thu Apr 15, 2010 3:48 am

looks about right, though it seems a tad wide. Still, as long as BBs can move by the sides of the block into the hole you should be fine.
hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life
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Thu Apr 15, 2010 3:50 am

i cant see in the pic very well but if your barrel is like the pic it should work there isn't much to go bad it pretty simple
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Thu Apr 15, 2010 4:25 am

thanks for the replys next question how long will it last seeing how imma be using .177 steel bbs
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Thu Apr 15, 2010 4:28 am

It will get smooth with use but I seriously doubt it will wear out significantly for the length of the launcher's useful life.
hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life
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Thu Apr 15, 2010 4:37 am

good to know lol well as soon as i get a few more parts this gun will be done and ill make a video showing it hopefuly it has good performance
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Thu Apr 15, 2010 4:47 am

shots-to-ur-dome wrote:hopefuily it has good performance
If you have decent pressure (100 psi good, 200 psi better etc.), good flow (blowgun good, 1/8" ball valve better, 1/4" ball valve even better etc.), BB chamber that is not too big (500 BB capacity good, 1000 BB capacity worse etc.) and a long enough barrel (2 feet good, 3 feet better etc.) you should be sorted. Barrel tightness is very important, unless you want to end up like this guy :roll: <--- plenty of good advice about optimising performance in this thread, have a look ;)
hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life
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