Paintball Rifle

[PVC Arsenal 17]

Here's my new paintball rifle. It's made of 1.5" fittings and has a diaphragm made from a rubber pipe cap. The trigger is a garden hose. It shoots paintball insanely fast a couple hundred feet. The barrel is removable too.

[)DEMON(]

so do you load the paintballs down the front of the barrel?

[Rambo]

I think that the barrel can be a little longer.What presure do you use?

[CS]

Nice. Might want to paint to cover primer stains and such. I cant belive you havent got pelted for the use of non-pressure rated fittings. Must say I love the use of the garden hose attachment.

[rna_duelers]

Is it just me,but i can see a picture..any help here?

[Rambo]

I can see the picture too.

[Shrimphead]

Ya, like half of the time somebody posts a picture all my comp shows is a little white box with a red x in it. And everyone else is like omg! nice gun, and I can't even see the pic. What's wrong with my comp?

[schmanman]

really nice,how did you attach the garden hose thingy to the npt threaded adapter? can you buy the piece somewhere that screws into a hose thread and makes it so you can screw it into a regular pipe thread?

[PVC Arsenal 17]

Yes, paintballs are rolled down the barrel in order to load it.

Yes, as soon as I come home from vacation, it will be painted.

They barrel is about 21 inches, & the overall length of the gun is 26.5 inches.

I have a brass adapter that goes from male 3/4 NPT to male garden hose thread.

About the pressure, I really have no idea. There isn't a guage yet. Five pumps on my bike pump is all I do though.

*EDIT* Barrel is actually 21 inches, I don't know why I put 16 before.

[PVC Arsenal 17]

Now that I'm home from vacation I want to paint this thing. Is it safe to use any old spraypaint on PVC or do I need something different?

[spudshot]

i reccommend krylon Fusion spray paint, its specially made for plastics.

[SpudStuff]

Thats not a very good design because thoes arent pressure fittings.

[beebs111]

Nice. Might want to paint to cover primer stains and such. I cant belive you havent got pelted for the use of non-pressure rated fittings. Must say I love the use of the garden hose attachment.

did you read that post? jesus christ.........

[PVC Arsenal 17]

"Those aren't pressure fittings... bla bla bla" Who cares, I don't pressurize this thing like crazy and it's held up under pressure so far. By the way what fittings aren't pressure rated? I am pretty new to this stuff.

[Ballad_Black]

The fitting that comes out like a handle in front of the hose head isnt pressure rated. And the reason it's important to have pressure ratedfittings is safety man.
Ever put too much air in a baloon?