my first ballvalve pneumatic

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firstly i would like to say this gun was PYRO NINJA'S idea, i made this one with him so dont post anything saying i copied him. To make mine different i added a stock to it, not much but at least its something :)

barrel: 60cm of 1/2 poly pipe
valve: 1/2 ballvalve
pressure chamber: 1 ft of 3/4 steel pipe
for ammo i use AA batteries, they fit in the barrel perfectly.

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Sat Apr 21, 2007 11:07 pm

You know, every time I see a "first pneumatic" that looks better then my pneumatic it makes me want to volunteer at a soup kitchen...

I've heard batteries don't fly straight, but I've never tested that (parents think I'll melt myself).
Nice cannon, like I said, looks nicer than mine (maybe I'll post it tonight, 4 months after building it). Now you need to put a marble barrel on it and use it as a sniper.
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Sat Apr 21, 2007 11:12 pm

no the battaries ive shot spin like crazy, but they go a distance a least :D
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Sat Apr 21, 2007 11:21 pm

just sayin this, you have EXACTLY the same pump as me :)
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Batteries arent too good but they fly pretty straight for me
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Sun Apr 22, 2007 12:09 am

nice gun what psi is it at?
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Sun Apr 22, 2007 12:11 am

i honestly dont know the psi i pump it to, but ill guess maybe between 80-100psi
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80-100 psi(dont think so) those pumps hardly reach 30or 40psi( mine dindt) after i got another pump with a pressure tank in the side i could pump to 80psi.
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my pump like that gets me up to 80.
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dude i just found a pressure guage and i pumped the gun up to exactly 80 psi. believe me or not. and that answers your question wannabie :)
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Sun Apr 22, 2007 2:27 am

I disagree with you PneuJose. I have a pump similar to that, and (with enough motivation and time) I can ge it up to 120. Usually, it isn't the pump, its how long you pump it for.

Very nifty cannon, much better than mine. Though mine was a walking timebomb when I learned about some mistakes I made. Anyway, good job.
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XxtriviumxX wrote:dude i just found a pressure guage and i pumped the gun up to exactly 80 psi. believe me or not. and that answers your question wannabie :)
sweet can we get some damage pics
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wannabie wrote:
XxtriviumxX wrote:dude i just found a pressure guage and i pumped the gun up to exactly 80 psi. believe me or not. and that answers your question wannabie :)
sweet can we get some damage pics
i should have dmg pics soon
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nice for a first cannon mate. yeh plz chuck up some carnage pics that would be good. :D
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