Valves... purchased or homemade?

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homemade valve or boughten valve

homemade
2
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purchased
1
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jaffe
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Fri Jul 20, 2007 5:40 am

If you're making an air rifle, do you use homemade valves most of the time or do you just buy a valve?
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Fri Jul 20, 2007 6:06 am

its mostly whatever you prefer. ive seen alot of rifles that use sprinklers and alot that will use pistons. but ive heard that a good rule of thumb is there isnt really non need for a homemade piston or anything unless you go bigger then one inch pipe.then you should make a custom valve.
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Fri Jul 20, 2007 7:24 am

go with a piston or a QEV valve. and in my opinion make the piston valve even if its smaller than 1" they have very good flow and dulp alot of air/gas quickly.

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