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Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 7:06 am
by jackssmirkingrevenge
Going for velocity records means large and loud launchers, which is not ideal for my situation. I'd love to give an airsoft BB ago, sadly the barrel is 5.5mm so they don't fit
Have another couple of shots at 14x:
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Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 12:14 pm
by SpudFarm
Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 12:17 pm
by jackssmirkingrevenge
That capacitor bank is pretty big
Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 12:18 pm
by SpudFarm
That capacitor bank is pretty big
Most propane tanks and compressors are to
Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 12:35 pm
by jackssmirkingrevenge
SpudFarm wrote:Most propane tanks and compressors are to
True, but
this + shock pump is my firing setup
Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 6:19 pm
by ilovefire
jackssmirkingrevenge wrote:I'd love to give an airsoft BB ago, sadly the barrel is 5.5mm so they don't fit
you could cut a couple bbs down to size (if you have the patience) or you could cast some epoxy projectiles
Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 6:52 pm
by jackssmirkingrevenge
ilovefire wrote:you could cut a couple bbs down to size (if you have the patience) or you could cast some epoxy projectiles
I was thinking of a bit of foil hammered into a section of barrel to form a lightweight aluminium slug...
Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 8:41 pm
by Lockednloaded
But you have a threaded connection now! so you can get a 6mm barrel right?
Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 11:53 pm
by jackssmirkingrevenge
As soon as I find a similar male threaded fitting, 'cause this one came out of my scrap box.
Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 1:58 pm
by SpudFarm
What's the OD of your barrel? Perhaps you can sleeve a 6mm barrel over it.
Just have 2" or so of small diameter barrel that you can slide the 6mm barrel over.
Then you have a 4" piece of 6mm pipe to connect the smaller barrel again.
Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 1:28 am
by jackssmirkingrevenge
It's easier to find a male threaded fitting and slip on a whole new barrel, I'll see if I can find something similar at work because it looks like an ATEX fitting so the original one probably came from work originally anyway
Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 10:18 am
by jakethebeast
we force you to get the new barrel and fitting!
Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 10:27 am
by jackssmirkingrevenge
I'm pleased to announce that a matching male fitting has been located, and a 6mm barrel over twice as long as the current one has been fitted and is currently curing.
If I got almost 1,000 fps with a 1 gram projectile in a much shorter barrel, then I expect 0.12-0.25g BBs in this one should be well over the speed of sound
watch this space.
Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 10:36 am
by POLAND_SPUD
don't forget that a larger cal. and longer barrel can act as a suppressor
Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 10:44 am
by jackssmirkingrevenge
POLAND_SPUD wrote:don't forget that a larger cal. and longer barrel can act as a suppressor
... though the expected sonic crack will most likely cancel out this beneficial effect
