mini para/heli ammo

spudy buddy · Mon Sep 29, 2008 4:51 pm

ok well i have a 1/2inch barrel on my cannon but i'm wondering if its posible to make a parachute or helicopter round small enought that still works right to fit. has anyone done this or a plan that might work. some sujestions are highly apreciated.

jon_89 · Mon Sep 29, 2008 5:25 pm

You could use these with some wadding. http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl= ... 7%26sa%3DN. Scroll down they are called helicopter darts.

spudy buddy · Mon Sep 29, 2008 6:49 pm

ya something like that but i would prefer to make my own
i wonder what the blades are made of?

SEAKING9006 · Mon Sep 29, 2008 8:06 pm

Ooooh, I'd like some of those cap darts......... That could make airsoft artillery much more interesting......

Floyd · Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:01 pm

Well, for the helicopter ammo, you might be able to modify those dollar store spin helicopter thingies? (the kind where you put them between your hands and spin them) Just be sure to put some weight at the bottom so it won't just tumble. A rifled barred might help too.
As for making the wings bendable (to fit in barrel) flexible glue? maybe the wings are already flexible enough.

For the parachute ammo, I would use a grocery bag with string attached to a 1/2" ball bearing or similar weight. You would have to experiment on folding patterns to make the parachute open at the right time.

jon_89 · Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:05 pm

The blades are made of a soft plastic. I bought some and they sucked for my blowgun.

spudy buddy · Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:12 pm

oh ok
what i'm wondering is how thw blades fold out. do they? if they dont they look like they would fall straight down but idk. i tried a grocery bag with string but it jamed lol. i'll have to try folding it another way but it got dark before i could.

spudy buddy · Wed Oct 01, 2008 4:56 pm

ok well i got one of my designs to work. now the problem is that the blades open the moment it leaves the barrel and so it doesn't get very high up. does anyone have any sugestions as how i could fix this or or is there now was to do it on sech a small scale?

Edit: sry for the double post