Aussie Paintball Gun

django · Tue Jan 04, 2011 9:37 pm

What did you use as a barrel,find some suitable pipe at Bunnings perhaps??,would be good to set this up running your Soda Stream Gun.

If I ever get my shit together,thats what I'll try do as I cant be bothered trying to manually pump up pnuematics anymore

more_eggs · Tue Jan 04, 2011 11:04 pm

I actually just used the barrel and loading mechanism that comes with the original gun.. Holds 10 rounds and is a pretty sweet setup on my sodastream gun

cfb_rolley · Wed Jan 05, 2011 1:06 am

So, do you think you could use the barrel from the original toy gun and the paintballs in a vortex setup or would they break apart in the vortex?

Butch902 · Wed Jan 05, 2011 3:01 am

I have a warmig if your buying your PVC pipe from Bunnings. DO NOT BUY THE PIPE THERE it when BOOM!!!!!! on me at 80 psi after 100 or so shots that was the barrel and that was the only pipe i bought from Bunnings. You can buy the PVC fittings from there that is fine if you wanna buy pipe go to an irrigation store!!!!!!!

( the barrel Exploded at 80 psi it shot a 3 inch long pvc bit 10 metre's away from me)

cfb_rolley · Wed Jan 05, 2011 3:14 am

Was the pipe pressure rated or DWV? I've had issues with bunnings DWV end caps in just simple spray and pray combustion cannons, had a few crack or burst, but I'm fairly sure that the pressure rated pipe they sell is made by vinidex, and I've never had a problem using that.

Butch902 · Wed Jan 05, 2011 3:24 am

It was not pressure rated it had nothing on the pipe. At my Bunning's i go to sometimes it only has a PVC pipe section its has no tag's saying its Pressure Rated or DWV

more_eggs · Wed Jan 05, 2011 3:46 am

So, do you think you could use the barrel from the original toy gun and the paintballs in a vortex setup or would they break apart in the vortex?

Hmmm tough one.. They are decently solid, but then again, I know nothing of the forces inside a vortex..though it would get pretty expensive if you were running these things in a full auto vortex style gun..
They are tough enough to be dropped from head height and just bounce back up.. surprisingly bouncy actually

cfb_rolley · Wed Jan 05, 2011 4:38 am

Yeah the cost would be massive although if their size and weight slowed down the rate of fire then it might not be so bad. That said they might break up from being knocked around too much inside the vortex but then I wouldn't know either. It'd be pretty cool to make a proper paintball marker style hopper work with these on a setup similar to the soda stream bbmg you got going. Are they strong enough to use a detent or hop up?

Crna Legija · Wed Jan 05, 2011 5:32 am

bunnings only sells DWV, go to reece plumbing if you need pvc

cfb_rolley · Wed Jan 12, 2011 2:17 am

The one near me does, had a look today but the range is pretty useless. Like they have one size of pipe, with no fittings that size, and fittings that fit pipe sizes that they don't even stock.

Also, has anyone tried using these in modded nerf guns? Because they're also roughly .50 cal (well, the one I measured up is, but not sure how consistent nerf gun breeches are)

more_eggs · Wed Jan 12, 2011 3:05 am

Hmmm it's a possibility.. My house is currently underwater, but in a few days when it all recedes I'll see if all my shit is still there and I'll let you know on the modded nerd gun idea

Crna Legija · Wed Jan 12, 2011 3:52 am

yea my some of my relos got flooded to, second time since they came to australia now there moving down to us mexicans

good luck and all the best

more_eggs · Wed Jan 12, 2011 4:24 am

Anyone who wants to send me airgun parts to help me through this rough time is welcome to do so

cfb_rolley · Wed Jan 12, 2011 5:22 am

Oh dude that sucks! Did you have much time to get out? I haven't been in to the main part of brissy yet just helping out in other places. I saw what happened in toowoomba, never seen anything like it. I'm pretty lucky where I am!

more_eggs · Wed Jan 12, 2011 5:38 am

Yeah sorta.. We moved everything upstairs, and we are just hoping it doesnt get that high.. The SES was using the bottom of our street as a boat ramp this morning haha.. by midday the water was up to our house.
Heres a pic of what it looked like before and after, about 50 from our place.