Another cheap gun

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Tue Jul 31, 2007 11:24 pm

This one's pretty fun too, along with a decent paintjob. My friend wanted a gun similar to my 4th of July PB gun, and was going to buy one from me for $40. Instead, I built him this one, for $20.
2" Chamber, 3/4" barrel, 2 sparks, makes a very high pitched squeak when shot, probably from the expanding gases forcing themselves through a tiny hole in one of the solvent welds. The weren't perfect, because they're 1 1/4" fittings sleeved inside 2" Sch 40 PVC, but who cares.
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Tue Jul 31, 2007 11:48 pm

I like it, especially the look of the handle area. I like the sprayjob too. Very neat, well done.
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Tue Jul 31, 2007 11:50 pm

The wires are stickin' out, and so are the screws, but we just think of them as sights. :D
The handle is very comfortable, firing from the shoulder, and you can also fire from the hip comfortably by flipping the gun upside down.
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