Why not convert a paintball marker?

[David Bartlett]

Hi all,

Why not convert a inexpensive paintball marker to shoot smaller size objects?

Has this been discussed before? I couldn't locate any prior posts.

David

[D_Hall]

It's trivial. It's been done.

Biggest issue from my perspective is limited variability in the shot. IE, maybe I don't want to shoot at X velocity. Maybe I only want X/10. Those hammer valves don't have THAT much variability to 'em.

[turner]

http://www.barragebarrel.com/ im sure you could change the speed. you can set the dwell times and most guns have a lower pressure regulator.

[artillerycreations]

I am wondering what you would want to shoot. Using a discarding sabot would give more surface area for the pressure to act on and giving a smaller ammo more power. Maybe your not concerned with all out power but i think more info on the why of doing this is needed.

[hi]

that's cheating, its against the rules of spud gun building...

[al-xg]

I've made airsoft conversions for paintball guns before using a blow forward bolt, but obviously you need to tune the pressure right down or you'll be shooting hot.

[POLAND_SPUD]

this seems like a good idea... I was considering doing something similar myself but PB guns are no very popular here and because of that they are just way too expensive

[jackssmirkingrevenge]

you need to tune the pressure right down or you'll be shooting hot.

You say that like it's somehow a bad thing

[jackssmirkingrevenge]

There's your answer, thanks to django for the heads up



edit ooops, turner had already linked to the above...

[Demon]

There's your answer, thanks to django for the heads up

That modded paintball gun is so nice! They could make an airsoft version of it.

Edit:

Woops, its not what i have tought. Why not make a paintball airgun but with a smaller ammo loading bolt? So we could ge semi and full auto with 6mm .22 or .177

[jackssmirkingrevenge]

They could make an airsoft version of it.

ummm...

Why not make a paintball airgun but with a smaller ammo loading bolt? So we could ge semi and full auto with 6mm .22 or .177

Thread about that here.

[outerdirkness]

Ummmmmm ..... indeed, the problem is "what?" seems like a great platform...what is the problem?

[POLAND_SPUD]

yeah I remember that gun... I am almost sure it uses a solenoid 3 way valve as the main valve and a 555timer to achieve full-auto.. even if it doesn't then I think that the same performance could be achieved in the way I described

[Davidvaini]

edit ooops, turner had already linked to the above...

One cruiciial mistake with that design, the ball detent is at the bottom.. this would cause the projectile to have a forward spin which would be opposite of what you would want. You would want backward spin to increase range and accuracy.

[jackssmirkingrevenge]

One cruicial mistake with that design, the ball detent is at the bottom...

We had discussed this when I first suggested the detent, still it seems to be for manufacturing conveneience in this case as it is directly opposite the hopper.