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Tue Feb 07, 2012 1:08 am

blaineanator wrote:it worked but still only launched my orange about 50 yards how do i achieve the magical 100+????
... by not shooting oranges? If you're serious about distance, fruit is the last thing you should be firing. Some good ideas in this thread: http://www.spudfiles.com/forums/spudgun ... 22491.html
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Tue Feb 07, 2012 8:55 pm

i know that but ive seen people shoot huge things like softballs and ive achieved over 100 yards using axe... :(
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Tue Feb 07, 2012 9:20 pm

propane > axe.

For best performance and if you're having ignition problems, try using some diborane gas in your chamber. It should improve ignition performance quite a bit!
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Tue Feb 07, 2012 9:49 pm

yes i know propane is the best but idk if 108ml is optimal and what is diborane?
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Tue Feb 07, 2012 9:50 pm

and is the hole 4% for propane and 3% for butane true? because ive been using 3%
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Thu Feb 09, 2012 7:18 pm

No reply?? :( :(
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Thu Feb 09, 2012 7:45 pm

Yes, that's roughly correct. Check out the wiki link at the top of the page. Pretty much everything you've ever wanted to know is in there.
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