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guy_with_a_gun
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Thu Nov 09, 2006 8:08 pm

this is my 2nd penu... umm i was messin around with it and a piece ripped from the inside out so ima have to build a new one... so if you would please comment on what u would have done and what the weaknesses of this gun are so as i can make a more effective gun... Thx


its about 5' long... and the stock is caped off so there is no air flow in there
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SpudStuff
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Thu Nov 09, 2006 8:16 pm

Looks good, BUT you used un rated DWV elbow and tee on the chamber. That 1/4 Mile measurement was either not done, or done badly, there is NO way to get 1/4 mile from that!
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Thu Nov 09, 2006 8:24 pm

not bad, decent looking rifle style air cannon.
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Thu Nov 09, 2006 8:43 pm

i guess it was done badly :(
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Fri Nov 10, 2006 12:23 am

its not to bad if u replace the DWV elbow and make the barrel smaller u should have a kick as gun infact i have a combustion rife that looks kindov like that half built at the moment nice gun tho :)
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Fri Nov 10, 2006 6:46 pm

Maybe you should consider a bigger chamber volume ?
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