My first Pneumatic

[rhyce]

Hello i am Rhyce and i am very new to this site i was searching on how to make a BB/Dart gun and i got a small amount of information and started to make my first Pneumatic gun it works fairly well but im not sure how far i can take the PSI on my gun to? help is really need and constructive criticism is a must for this is pretty much my proto type.

Stats:
Barrel= 6mm PVC and about 45 cm long
Chamber: 600ml water bottle
bipod= 6mm PVC
Schrader valve
1 foot heater hose from blower trigger to threaded bottle
1inch PVC cover
Hard plastic stock
Aluminium sights built in PVC scope(buying a good scope soon)
Mounted Laser pointer (not in Picture)
threaded Bottle and fittings for hose and to blower held by Hose clamps
Blower with 2mm by 2inch reducer for 6mm barrel
4 inch Fake suppressor (first time Drilling into a thin steel pipe )
Steel painted supporting brakes with silver paint to avoid rust.
















Please not that this really my first time making a Pneumatic gun and i need more ideas and help for my next gun so please feel free to type what you want about my gun[/img]

[potatoflinger]

That's a pretty good looking gun, and what are your long darts made of?

[rhyce]

thanks allot man. i made the dart of coat hangers cut to desired length the sharpened on my bench grinder then taped to fit.

[experament-u2]

welcome to spudfiles
it looks good for a first, what are you shooting?

[rhyce]

BB's and homemade Darts


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Soon to get .177 slug gun pellets but i am not sure if you need a license to buy them in Australia. Nor am i sure if there 6mm

[VH_man]

where did you get that 6mm PVC? i want some...... are you SURE that that is 6mm PVC? it could be .25 inch PEX tubing. your barrel looks aluminum. i did find that PEX tubing, when sheathed with aluminum tubing to make it go straight, made an excellent 6mm barrel.........

[joannaardway]

Soon to get .177 slug gun pellets but i am not sure if you need a license to buy them in Australia. Nor am i sure if there 6mm

.177 in * 25.4 mm/in = 4.5mm, so not a good fit.
You probably want .22 pellets, at 5.6mm each.

However, I'm not sure that any air rifle pellet would make a good spudgun round.

[jackssmirkingrevenge]

However, I'm not sure that any air rifle pellet would make a good spudgun round.

Personally I find 0.22 pellets make excellent ammunition for my 6mm minis (slightly flared out though to fit the barrel snugly), nice and heavy and they fly straight thanks to the "diablo" shape that keeps them stable in the manner of a shuttlecock.

[rhyce]

yeh i have used .22 slug gun pellets the silver arrows and high impact it destroys cans lol


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VH man i get 6mm PVC pipe from my uncle who is a electrician he got me a full length and i used it to makethe Bipod and barrel

[wannabie]

Nice gun any damage pictures?

im going to make somthing like that as soon as i can get to a hardwere store.
By The Way where in Australia Are you from?

[rhyco]

i live in Victoria and all of my stuff came from a hardware store except for the laser pointer, Bottle and schrader Valve

[shud_b_rite]

That looks like a wicked gun for a first pneumatic. How well does it perform?

[rhyce]

meh....... It destroys a can easy shreds cardboard but unfortunately i have not found a way to shoot through ply yet or what size i should shoot at. This is because of the low performance of airsoft BB's and they are not structured to shoot through wood. Well i think.

[shud_b_rite]

Through a can? wow I'm surprised, good work, is that with a dart or bb? And do you reckon you could show better picture of the valve/trigger end? Although it is a simple design, I really like it.

Oh and is that a cat I see with in the picture with its bright green eyes?

[jackssmirkingrevenge]

Oh and is that a cat I see with in the picture with its bright green eyes?

It's a dog. And there's someone asleep on the couch lol.

airsoft BBs can go through 1/4" ply easily if you shoot them fast enough, what pressures have you tried so far? I suggest you use bottle made for carbonated drinks instead of a water bottle (something like coke, sprite etc.) as they are made to withstand more pressure, you can safely take them to at least 125 psi.

A small footnote, why the Maltese cross?