Tennis Balls

Potatoes last one shot, so build reusable! Discuss ammo designs and ideas. Tough to find cannon part or questions? Ask here!
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Sat Jul 08, 2006 10:14 am

Does anyone else have trouble fitting tennis balls in 2.5" PVC? I have a 2.5" gun and I have to squeeze and stuff them down the barrel. I think it probably loses some power because of how tight it is. Any suggestions would be helpful.
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Sat Jul 08, 2006 10:35 am

It's says very very tight fit, burn the hair off if you want it to go in easier....

Burning the hair makes it more aerodynamic too, but it smells like shit :D
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Sat Jul 08, 2006 10:50 am

Why not just peel off the skin?It is just a rubber ball inside,a hollow one.If it is then too loose just wrap tape around it.
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Sat Jul 08, 2006 1:43 pm

look for 2.5 inch sdr 21 it fits them perfectly
or make a barrel brush and sand the inside of your barrel.
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Sat Jul 08, 2006 1:55 pm

Sanding the inside of a barrel would ruin its low friction qualities by roughening the inside. I would just go with the 2.5" SDR-21 if you can find it.
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Sat Jul 08, 2006 4:05 pm

I have no idea where to find that. The biggest pipe I can get around here is 2" unless I get ABS and they don't even have 2.5" ABS. I just found the 2.5" PVC lying around at this place in 2 20 foot lengths. Some guy had ordered it but never picked it up so the people working there let me buy it.
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Sat Jul 08, 2006 4:30 pm

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Slakey Brothers Inc
351 11th St, San Francisco, California, 94103, United States
Phone: (415) 621-6168
http://www.slakey.com/
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Sat Jul 08, 2006 4:36 pm

I can open the homepage but can't go anywhere from there. Thanks for the address, I might go by sometime.
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