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jackssmirkingrevenge
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Mon Jun 09, 2008 3:39 pm
Flash wrote:Thanks. I completely forgot about having a ball stopper.
*fights urge to dispense not-so-subtle innuendo... nah, it's too easy*

hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life
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SPG
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Wed Jun 11, 2008 3:43 am
jackssmirkingrevenge wrote:SPG wrote:Although of course you'd like it to stop with the port not completely open to the magazine, or all your projectiles will roll out the barrel.
An o-ring would not only prevent this but also allow pressure buildup before the projectile fires, increasing power
And now we're back to modded ball valves rotating perpendicular to the barrel axis, which solves all the problems in one go.