4th of July PB Gun

Show us your pneumatic spud gun! Discuss pneumatic (compressed gas) powered potato guns and related accessories. Valve types, actuation, pipe, materials, fittings, compressors, safety, gas choices, and more.
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Wed Jul 18, 2007 1:59 pm

Thrown together for the 4th of July, this paintball gun only costed me about $5. I got the sprinkler valve for $.50 at a junkyard. The red, white and blue paintjob is oh so sexy, but I wasn't bored enough to do stars on the blue.

Credit goes to Mitchza89 for the design, it's pretty cool (his gun is cooler).
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robert23
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Wed Jul 18, 2007 2:01 pm

What kind of performance are you getting? And what kind of pressures are you running?
I don't have anything super cool to say down here.
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Wed Jul 18, 2007 2:03 pm

Normal pressure, 90-100 psi max. Great performance for its size, I can put a steel ball bearing through 1/2" plywood.
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Wed Jul 18, 2007 11:47 pm

Looks like a fun cannon you got there, and nice job on building it so cheaply.
really good quote/phrase here
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Thu Jul 19, 2007 1:49 am

Hey mate thanks alot for using my design. It really does mean alot to see that people really like my designs so much that they use em'. It really hits hard. Thats a great looking paintjob ya got there. I'll bet she kicks like a muel on crack! You have to get some damage pics up. :D

Regards,

Mitch.
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Sat Jul 21, 2007 3:35 pm

haha thats the same kind of stock i used on my newest cannon...........

ive found that using a plug instead of an endcap is much more comforatable.
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Sat Jul 21, 2007 11:01 pm

Not to be counterproductive, but the paintjob reminds me more of Christmas that the Fourth of July.
"Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity." George S. Patton
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Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:56 am

Not to be counterproductive, but the paintjob reminds me more of Christmas that the Fourth of July.
the entire thing looks like a big candy stick! :D
really good quote/phrase here
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Sun Jul 22, 2007 6:22 pm

I wouldn't eat it though.
I might've done stars if I had stencils or stickers, but I didn't want to take the time by taping them off.
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Wed Aug 01, 2007 11:47 am

Can u send me the plans this gun looks pretty awesome, something i need to try and build (trz_zuk@hotmail.com)
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Wed Aug 01, 2007 12:12 pm

iceman, we dont generally send out plans because if you cant figure it out you shouldn't be building one, but specific questions are acceptable. Look around the forum and spud wiki to find out more, and then try construct a cannon.
really good quote/phrase here
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