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need ammo suggestions
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 6:53 pm
by spudthug
ok i have a 1/4 of an inch barrel on my first pneumatic (scavaged prts i had from when my dad plumbed......) it will be up tomorrow after i paint it (look at it) and i need ammo for it....im gonna wrap stuff in electric tape but any other suggestions???remember 1/4 of an inch small....
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 6:59 pm
by Pete Zaria
6mm airsoft BB's will shoot, 1/4" is probably a teeny bit big for them so they wouldn't be too accurate, but it'd work fine...
Peace,
Pete Zaria.
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 7:00 pm
by Scope
Darts... make metal bolts out of something... just walk around your house and stick stuff in there...
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 7:01 pm
by risto
when i had a 1/4 barrel on my mini, i would use q-tips
but if its a pneumatic, water is always fun to shoot out of those suckers. they give a good kick. even for a mini
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 7:01 pm
by jrrdw
1/4" bolts with the hex heads cut off. Abundent, cheep, easy. Win,win,win!
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 7:03 pm
by spudthug
1 problem the only one that would work is jrrdw because this is not a mini and way to big for airsofts..this barrel is about 4 feet long and chamber is like 2 feet..well look at it tomorrow and then tell me more ammo suggestions
EDIT: scope urs would work to and im gonna try urs and jrrdws suggestions now
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 7:06 pm
by A-98
heres a good dart, they can be made for pretty much any size(1/4 might take alot of skill
, maybe use needles instead of rods.
http://www.spudfiles.com/forums/viewtop ... 227ﻋ
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 7:07 pm
by Pete Zaria
@spudthug
It's not "too big for airsoft"; if thats what fits in the barrel then it works fine. If your point is, you want a heavier projectile, see if you can find some 1/4" ball bearings.
Jrrdw's idea is a great one. I'd try to attach a "tail" to the bolt somehow to stabilize it in flight. This would essentially make it a 1/4" bolt dart. Sharpen the tip?
Your barrel is *obviously* choking flow from a chamber that big. What kind of valve are you using?
Peace,
Pete Zaria.
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 8:43 pm
by spudthug
lol as i said its only a makeshift gun and imy valve is a half inch ball valve
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 8:46 pm
by spudthug
yea a-98 i looked at those earlier and they would be awesome for my half inch gun im makeing but i dont know how these will turn out...i got a closehanger and sharpenned it and i put tape around it....it looks like it will work ill tape it through a bunch of tests tomorrow...cds....popcans....beer bottles...ect..