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C19O's Ghetto Mini - Version 2

Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 8:12 pm
by c19o
Yesterday i made my ghetto bottle cap shooter. Well Heres version 2. It has a 3/4" sch40 barrel, pvc glued to a Powerade bottle as the chamber.I still got that empty bic pen to fire it but in version 3 it will be gone, and replaced with onboard propane (maybe), and a Push button ignition.
A propane torch is used to fill the cannon. 20 - 25 seconds for powerful.
10 - 20 seconds for medium. 5 - 10 seconds for a crappy shot. The guns favorite ammo is pine cones. Today I brought this thing up to my friends house to give him my old mini, and this one puts dents in his tin shed. :shock:
I didn't know a mini would be that powerful.


The Whole Gun

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Chamber

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Chamber Again

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Filling With Propane ( had butane on version 1 )

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Firing With The Jet Lighter

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Enjoy!

Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 8:19 pm
by LGM
Nice gun, didn't know that 3/4" fit in a poweraid bottle that well. The ignition would be easier if the torch was self igniting, no need to install anything.

Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 8:22 pm
by c19o
Thanks, i had to shave off some plastic in the bottle before i could glue the barrel in. And Version 3 will have a peizo ignitor.

Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 8:27 pm
by LGM
Use a peizo from a lighter, BBQ igniters seem to wear out.

Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 8:52 pm
by c19o
I had a peizo i was going to use, but i was shocking people in class and the teacher took it away. :x :evil:

Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 8:55 pm
by LGM
Stupid teacher. Buy a cheapo lighter next time you are at a store.

Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 8:58 pm
by c19o
Yeah thats what I thought. I'll buy a cheap lighter next time im at wal-moort

Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 10:36 pm
by spudthug
ummm yes very ghetto especially ur nice technically designed way of lighting it....nice gun all together though i suggest putting ur life before this thought id swith to pvc in this *v 3* or u mgiht end up dying....

Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 5:57 pm
by c19o
i dont think the little pressure that this gun makes will explode the bottle. I plugged up the barrel and fired it, and it stayed pressureized until all the gas leaked away.

Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 7:21 pm
by Specialist
definitely get rid off your ignition set up :roll: otherwise a good design and i wouldn't change much except maybe putting in a propane set up :D