The ball valve is 1.5" PVC and it is painted flat black except for the handle which I left red as it came. I thought I would be more aware if the valve was open or not if I left it bright red. I used a bushing that reduced from 3" to 1.5" and welded it like any other joint.

I have a butane can ...

I used Krylon Ultra-Flat Camo. It's the stuff that is supposed to bond with plastics really well. Fuizon?(sp) I used A sandy tan color and black. I painted the whole thing black and then laid out some blue painting tape and cut stencils. Some over lapped so that I could make multiple shades of tan ...

lukemc- Actually it shoots really easy if you define the top of the gun by the orientation of the handle and not the barrel. The barrel is off to the side not on top. You hold it at the hip. Thanks for the 11 thumbs.

Pete- thanks for the comments. I used PVC and as far as supports go my barrel is ...

This is my first gun. It's has a 3"x24" chamber and a 1.5"x48" barrell. It has a chamber fan for mixing/venting and it is abreach loader. I like the paint the best. It works pretty well but I haven't had a chance to distance test it yet. I'm shooting butane but most likely go to a metered propane ...