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by lewist123
Tue Jun 24, 2008 3:05 pm
Forum: Miniature Guns
Topic: Pill bottle and pen combustion with onboard fueling
Replies: 4
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well i made another today. using another pill bottle the same. Unfortunately it broke before i got pictures, but this time i made a mini hybrid. it consisted of the same pill bottle, but i glued the pen tube further into the cap so i could screw the trimmed down top cap back onto the pen on the insi...
by lewist123
Mon Jun 23, 2008 3:03 pm
Forum: Miniature Guns
Topic: Pill bottle and pen combustion with onboard fueling
Replies: 4
Views: 2221

thanks! i was quite surpised at how far it can fire! as mentioned, i could probably get reasonable accurcy at say 20 feet. i found that the type of spud makes a huge difference. the harder the spud the lesser the distance it fires! the little spud pellets seem to get stuck. I am already thinking abo...
by lewist123
Sun Jun 22, 2008 11:50 am
Forum: Miniature Guns
Topic: Pill bottle and pen combustion with onboard fueling
Replies: 4
Views: 2221

Pill bottle and pen combustion with onboard fueling

Hi all First post on this forum, but not new to the world of spud guns. I built a big combustion cannon about a year or so ago. it consisted of a fairly standard 4x18 inch combustion chamber, and a 2 inch by 5 foot barrel. unfortunatly after weeks of fun, the gun started to show signs of slight fail...