barrel?

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bassmaster1228
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i was wondering if any1 knew any good materials to make a .177 cal barrel out of and where to get them. help will be much apreciated. :D
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rednecktatertosser
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1/4 inch ridgid aluminum brakeline. from autozone, or the like.

or, a barrel form a broken bb gun
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alluminum arrows.
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well i have aluminum arrows but there not small enough and i have carbon arrows and there not small enough. i think i might go with the breakline. is the any way i could make the brakline rifled?
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i think that the brakeline is too small to be rifled. plus it wont have a positive effect on a round projectile, the spin will just make the projectile cut to one direction instead of going straighter
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ok i wont woory about rifleing it .... thanks alot guys
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1/4 inch brakeline is horrible look around hobby shops and hardware stores for brass tubing im going out today to look fora new barrel for my cloud
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