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Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 6:37 pm
by jonnyboy
I like the breach loader. You might want another screw there.

Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 11:36 am
by psycix
Shouldn't the breach load hole be bigger? That means: the whole diameter.
Very nice so far.

Hole size

Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 9:49 am
by jimschouster
it is bigger then the golf ball tryed to load it and had no problems

Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 12:04 pm
by psycix
But how well does a golfball fit in your barrel?
How many mm is there (on both sides) between the barrel wall and the golfball if you put it in the muzzle?

Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 2:13 pm
by jimschouster
If you look at the green part in the pic (Link Below) The Golf Ball is 42.4MM and my sleeve adaptor is 42.9MM. The hole i use is 44.6MM seams ok. I just push it in with my finger. Used balls work well because they are distorted a little making the a tight fit. If you have any question or would like a scale drawing let me know.

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss13 ... Slide1.jpg

Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 4:52 pm
by jimschouster
Well Gun is DONE!! Will test it some time later this week, hope it works. Johnyboy was right I need another screw on loader, picked up gun and sleeve slid and pinched my finger, opps. For people who may build one out of SCH80 this thing weights 25LBS. But I am planing on 125-130psi. If any one has a good ideal on and semi automatic I have parts for one more gun but could make changes. This gun will be given to my friend who milled all my parts. Thanks for all the suggestion, Jim

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss13 ... 0_1258.jpg
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Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 5:12 pm
by ckman
Very nice I really love it. Hows the power?

Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 5:24 pm
by psycix
Nicely done!
GL on testing. (CK he didnt test it yet so he does not know the power of it, though you could make a rough estimate for a well made gun of this size)

Looking at your pictures, your golfball does not fit perfectly, there is a few mm between the ball and the pipe wall.
Your barrel is SCH80 2" right? That does not fit golfballs perfectly unless you fit SDR21 pipe in.

Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 8:14 am
by jimschouster
were can I get that? McMaster-Carr? How tight does it need to be?

Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 11:24 am
by daxspudder
...just thought Id let you know that barrel is spell like that<<< not to be a dick...

Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 2:28 pm
by LCTChamp
daxspudder wrote:...just thought Id let you know that barrel is spell like that<<< not to be a dick...
I just thought I'd let you know that you add -ed to a verb if it is past tense (spell - spelled). Don't correct people if you need corrected yourself.

On another note...the gun looks great! As mentioned above, to shoot golf balls you will either need sdr 21 or use a wad/sabot.

Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 3:56 pm
by psycix
jimschouster wrote:were can I get that? McMaster-Carr? How tight does it need to be?
It needs to be as tight as possible.
Airtight fit is the best, but as this is not always possible, you should really fit it as close as possible. One or maybe two mm difference in diameter isnt that horrible, but it does decrease performance.
You could also use wadding or a sabot to make up for the difference.

Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 8:44 am
by jimschouster
My first gun worked! Thanks for all your help! Psycix was right had to make it tighter :)

http://s569.photobucket.com/albums/ss13 ... 0_1283.flv

Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 1:16 pm
by psycix
Congratulations with your first gun! :D
Thats why I'm here, to help people!