Longevity of potato gun versus safety question

[Johnny Blast]

I was wondering if a gun can be used so much that the integrity of the pvc might be in jeopardy. Could it become fragile? If it's not used too much should a gun be abandoned after a period or years due to aging of pvc? Thank you for your comments.

[benstern]

The affects of aging are negligable if stored properly. (garage no uv light)
I don't think you have anything to worry about. Just pulling numbers out of my ass, it would take like 9,000 firings to significantly weaken the pipe.

[Velocity]

On a much shorter term, however, rapid firing of the cannon (such as in semi-auto combustions and pneumatics) can weaken the pipe. But you would really need to be firing for like 10 minutes nonstop for the PVC pipe to become weak

[mark.f]

You could compare firing a spudgun to water hammer in a plumbing system. Therefore, you would have to assume that your barrel would be in jeapordy more than your chamber.

[x.X.Cpt.Rollhart.X.x]

Basicly these pipe are pressure rated. They are made to handle a lot of pressure in a long time and all days longs.