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Sun Aug 28, 2011 12:13 am

Hey everyone

link to the gun before changes: http://www.spudfiles.com/forums/viewtop ... tml#311274

I have been working on a new semi-auto QEV rifle but in the mean time i have made a few changes to my old one. i removed the scope and decided to make some mounted iron sights as i usually use this gun from a range maxing out about 10m making a scope useless. I am fairly impressed by the results.

comments, suggestions :)
thanks,
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Sun Aug 28, 2011 3:31 am

Looks very clean!

What accurace do you get at a distance of 10 meters?
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Sun Aug 28, 2011 3:34 am

Sexy and that is all i need to say :D
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Sun Aug 28, 2011 4:54 am

I am fairly impressed by the results
So are we

One thing that I don't like is the quick connect fitting... somehow I wouldn't feel safe when my eye was so close to a QC on a gun filled to 500 psi or so
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Sun Aug 28, 2011 8:15 am

Labtecpower wrote: What accurace do you get at a distance of 10 meters?
I can hit a coke can with decent ammo from 10m using these sights which is good enough for me :)

POLAND_SPUD wrote: One thing that I don't like is the quick connect fitting... somehow I wouldn't feel safe when my eye was so close to a QC on a gun filled to 500 psi or so
yeh i was the same when i first built it but i have gotten used to it and i generally only use it around 200psi so it feels pretty safe now.
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Sun Aug 28, 2011 9:30 am

POLAND_SPUD wrote:One thing that I don't like is the quick connect fitting... somehow I wouldn't feel safe when my eye was so close to a QC on a gun filled to 500 psi or so
I've used brass quick connect fittings at 1,000psi repeatedly no problems. The ball valves went first :P.
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Sun Aug 28, 2011 12:53 pm

That is one great looking gun.
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Sun Aug 28, 2011 1:31 pm

Now that is how you put together an awsome looking gun KISS style.

Love it!
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Sun Aug 28, 2011 6:44 pm

Beautiful. Are the sights adjustable?
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Mon Aug 29, 2011 5:08 am

thanks for the feedback everyone :)
Hubb wrote:Beautiful. Are the sights adjustable?
Yeh both sights are adjustable and removable but i generally keep them in the same position and have learned to adjust my aim for distance/elevation.
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Mon Aug 29, 2011 5:35 am

Probably not that significant in terms of the accuracy of the launcher and the range you're shooting at, but you're better off with a small notch as opposed to a circular hole.
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