Question: Airsoft Silent Sniper

[ace35]

Ok first off NEWBIE. But I want to have an either single shot, or semiauto style Airsoft Sniper that is almost completely silenced. I was hopeing you guys could give me a list of stuff. I don't need a description on what does what I can search that. But I tried looking for this topic and came up empty. I don't want to get an airsoft sniper because they are usually really loud and I want to make one of my own design and not spend $300. Thanks for any help!

Adam

[crazyfreak0075]

why cant you build a silencer for a pre built airsoft gun. Plus if you build one it will need a propelent (air, co2.......) this can be very bulky to carry around.

[Brian the brain]

You could build a strafer, with onboard reservoir and an attached pump...

get 10 shot bursts, before pumping it back up??

[WOW!!]

Or have manical energy. Like a ram that is coked back by a spring and shot with a bolt. But then I dont know if that would work. Like what Brian said a strafer with dual paintball tanks in a backpack meabey.

[djt]

yeah you can always build one based on the regular airsoft gun designs with a spring and a piston.

www.boltsniper.com will give you some ideas i think. his guns fire nerf darts but the basic design is the same.

[singularity]

now i dont know about this on all snipers, but the one i have seen is loud because its a spring gun. this means putting a silencer on it would be pointless becuase the bolt moving is whats making the noise not the bb. if you make the barrel really long with a pneumatic gun it will make it almost silent. all my silencers are pieces of barrel pipe with holes drilled in them, they work pretty decently.

[)DEMON(]

Here's an airsoft page that might help you design a mechanical airsoft gun, it has some pics if you scroll down. http://www.airsoftretreat.com/chal-howtheywork.asp

Here is an idea I have been toying with, basically a spring action gun. http://spudshot.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?t=76

[noname]

DEMON, in your design make holes behind the plunger or it will create a vacuum behind it will not go forward.

[ace35]

Thanks guys. Basically I am looking at the Strafer idea out of copper pipeing. Thanks for the ideas!

[jrrdw]

Bump, 1st post edited with new question.

[jackssmirkingrevenge]

6 years is a long time

either single shot, or semiauto style Airsoft Sniper that is almost completely silenced

If you want quiet, low pressure is your friend, so you want a long barrel for decent performance.

What are your building skills and tool availability?