high capacity magazine

[tjrobison11]

i need to make a high capacity magazine for my automatic air cannon, i will be shooting .5 caliber slingshot ammo, any help is greatly appreciated

[killerbanjo]

As in like an airsoft mag?

[sagthegreat]

for .50 cal bb's ur better of modding a real 100rd beta magazine from a ar15 as far as i know

[tjrobison11]

yah i was thinking about doing a whined up airsoft mag because i already have the spring and im on a short budget cause i just spent it on my new air cannon, and are there any cheaper airsoft mags i could mod ?

[killerbanjo]

Why not just go with a tube mag? You could get a 30 round mag in 15 inches and if the mag was curved it would not really seem that long..

[tjrobison11]

yah i will problably just do that, but i am having trouble finding the right compression spring, any idea where to get one ?

[tjrobison11]

i made a mag that uses the air from the check valve that is used to pilot the qev , i haven't tested it yet , but im pretty sceptical about it, it think it will get about 2 or 3 rounds out and then stop working, i will post pictures of it later

[killerbanjo]

Coil your own. http://home.earthlink.net/~bazillion/compression.html

You do not want a very stong spring, but a very long not too strong one.

[tjrobison11]

i did but it was to weak it wouldn't push the bbs up , so im gonna get thicker gauge wire and try it out

[ramses]

i did but it was to weak it wouldn't push the bbs up , so im gonna get thicker gauge wire and try it out

The other option is to make it with fewer turns per inch. I believe halving turns per inch will double the spring "strength" for a given displacement.

[jackssmirkingrevenge]

Or you could just use a hopper, paintball guns don't seem to mind...

[iknowmy3tables]

I agree with jack, if you get the rest of the thing to work a hopper should be fine, if it's really full auto then skiping a shot not and then shouldn't really matter

[killerbanjo]

hoppers work but theres nothing cooler than reloading a mag If you want to go the hopper route and a grav hopper can't keep up check out one of the 50 cal hoppers for paintball.

[jackssmirkingrevenge]

hoppers work but theres nothing cooler than reloading a mag

Well, hypothetical question - would you prefer an assault rifle with five standard magazines, or this?

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I know what I would chose

[killerbanjo]

Mags... those drums are really heavy!