10mm Hybrid cannon

Harness the power of precision mixtures of pressurized flammable vapor. Safety first! These are advanced potato guns - not for the beginner.
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Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:44 am

OK... I built the cannon in three days and I have to say that the gun is beast.

Here is some results:

http://www.aijaa.com/v.php?i=2482852.jpg
(With 4x, did not go through)

http://www.aijaa.com/v.php?i=2482767.jpg
(With 6x through PSU case)

http://www.aijaa.com/v.php?i=2482793.jpg
(With 6x through 32mm copper pipe)

http://www.aijaa.com/v.php?i=2482797.jpg
(The gun itself)

The projectile weighs 13gram and it is steel. :D [/url]
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Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:54 am

Nice cannon :wink:
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Looks like it will mount nicely on a stock, what's the recoil like?
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Thu Aug 07, 2008 11:43 am

Burst disk setup? Fuel system? A few more details in your write up would be nice.
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Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:35 pm

Some more pics:
Iron, about 1.5mm:
http://www.aijaa.com/v.php?i=2484073.jpg

Aluminum pipe 2mm:
http://www.aijaa.com/v.php?i=2484083.jpg

The gun dont have yet the stock and yes there is some recoil and the fuel system is syringe :D .

I will post more details soon.
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Thu Aug 07, 2008 2:22 pm

I will put a pic but I just got bullet trough two by four wood plank with 7x and same shot I chronoed it, 13g@202m/s :D .Cool...
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I am suprised that there are hardly any replies.... (I guess it becasue it's dificult to impress people after larda has posted his hybride)

you've made a very nice gun


gunner are you from finland ?
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13g in 202m/s is pretty decent for a gun that small.

i guess your solder job held up ;)
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Thu Aug 07, 2008 4:58 pm

thats awesome probably my favorite hybrid
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Fri Aug 08, 2008 2:03 am

POLAND_SPUD: Yes, I am 16 year old boy from Finland.

And thank you all from comments!

(Because I saw Lardas hybrid, I decided to do this:))
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Fri Aug 08, 2008 2:34 am

I bet you are as pleased as a pig in muck Gunner, well done.
It looks like something i would have made myself a while ago :D
Have fun and be safe Gunny!

Edit: What is the projectile in the wood? how was it made?
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Fri Aug 08, 2008 3:49 am

I made it from old drill :D
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I tried to shot 6mm metal plate,of course it didnt go through but it made big hole.

http://www.aijaa.com/v.php?i=2486361.jpg

Through spark plug tool:

http://www.aijaa.com/v.php?i=2486449.jpg
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Fri Aug 08, 2008 4:21 am

Gunner wrote:I made it from old drill :D
If you did really make that from an old drill i commend you, how was it done if i may ask.

Edit: The hole through the sparkplug tool is really nice, well done gunny.
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Fri Aug 08, 2008 4:48 am

I just hacksawed it from drill and then I put it to cordless drill and I sand it with emery paper,hope you understand my bad english :D
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