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Two decades after I first held one, I finally acquired an example of the first "proper" airgun I ever fired





A nice late Christmas present!

Making a super simple 0.177 BB pistol, going to be muzzle loading, have some parts already, waiting for 1/4" Ebay QEV and compression fitting to attach barrel.
Made a new M5 port on the side of the trigger valve so I can keep the top profile low.

Looking good, to what pressures are you going to take it?

Just the usual 160psi ish, nothing radical.

It's a shame you don't exploit your metalworking skills to go higher... that being said I acknowledge that power is not necessarily the most important criterion for everyone

Ha ha, yes, I do not thirst for ultimate power but functionality, practicality and aesthetics to some degree are what I try to achieve. Hoping to pass these on to my grandchildren someday as well. Something that will shoot up pop cans will do just fine.

farcticox1 wrote:Hoping to pass these on to my grandchildren someday as well

They have a weird and wonderful collection lined up already!

All the talk about grenade launchers has made me itchy to build something so I made a plan for a 40mm launcher. Foam golf balls and 1/2" QEV ordered off Ebay, the rest I have. Barrel will be 200mm 1 1/2" PVC inside 2" st/steel tube. 1/2" QEV triggered by 1/8" 3/2 lever valve, chamber 2 pieces 1" Sch40 st/steel tube, much fun to be had.

farcticox1 wrote:much fun to be had

Imagine if it was pump action...

I might consider a simple break barrel, in fact I think I will

Barrel slides back to put pressure on rubber gasket, locked with a toggle clamp

Here's some interesting prior art.

jackssmirkingrevenge wrote:Here's some interesting prior art.

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A possible pistol style, reduced chamber volume but lighter and more usable (fun), was going to say practical but

[quote="farcticox1"]A possible pistol style, reduced chamber volume but lighter and more usable (fun), was going to say practical but



are you piloting that with a simple push button valve? I want to build one of these for golf balls now