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Paintball Cannon
Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 10:14 pm
by SpudStuff
Theae are instructions to build a paintball cannon
Materials:
1x 36" 2 inch PVC sch 40
1x 36" long 3/4" Sch 80 Sprinkler riser
1x 2" cap sch 40
1x 2" coupling sch 40
1x 2" x 3/4" bushing sch 40
2x 2" elbows sch 40
1x short length of sch 40 3/4"
1x 3/4" male thread adapter
2x 1" male adapter
2x 1"slip x 3/4" thread bushing
1x Mod sprinkler valve (see other how to)
2x Teflon tape
1x common since
Tools (specilty)
1/4"NPT tap
1/2"NPT tap
PVC glue and primer
filling system coming later
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Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 1:17 pm
by lando250
It looks almost exactly like my pb rifle but i used 1 1/2" for the stock. What kind of barrel did u use?
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 9:18 pm
by huse_spud
lando250 wrote:It looks almost exactly like my pb rifle but i used 1 1/2" for the stock. What kind of barrel did u use?
i bet thats 3/4 sch 80
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 9:34 pm
by ProfessorAmadeus
yeah thats what it looks like. You shoul use 3/4 cpvc for the barrel though because its the best fit.
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 5:26 am
by mark.f
1x 36" long 3/4" Sch 80 Sprinkler riser
Deee da dee!!!!!!!
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 6:24 am
by Flinchy
nice job with the basic over under design. the only flaw i see is that it would take time to reload this sucker. an added breech would be really cool.
-Flinch
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 4:45 pm
by M3NT4L
I like this gun. But i have a remark, are you filling that up to 60+ psi each paintball shot?.... because thats reallllly anoying. I have one aswell but i rarely use that barrel because paintballs cause no damage. And at the price making a canon like this one, arent you better off buying a talon.
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 4:59 pm
by mark.f
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I bought a Spyder MR I yesterday...
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But where's the fun in that Mental???
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 5:11 pm
by MrCrowley
in New Zealand i can only find 6mm PBs and .68 caliber PBs which is 17mm, i need a barrel for a PB rifle im builing but i cant find 6mm pipe and they only stock 15mm or 20mm pipe where a .68 caliber is 17mm,
Can anyone help me?will a 20mm barrel be fine for .68 caliber PBs?
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 5:16 pm
by Velocity
actually, 3/4" SCH 120 PVC pipe is the best fit for paintballs, hands down; good luck finding it however
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 5:19 pm
by ProfessorAmadeus
with lots of wadding but thats no fun. I really hate that other countrys cant get stuff to make their guns. Think of all the other people that would have them and all the new ideas they would contribute.
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 9:06 pm
by MrCrowley
yeah like me
rmich you said 3/4" is the best fit, for what sized paintball?do you think i could use a copper barrel with everything else pvc?
Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 2:19 pm
by longshot1068
.68 cal works out be around 11/16ths of inch I believe , I cant find any of that super heavy schedule pipe anywhere near where I live. I want a piece so that I can make a horizontal loader for my tippy 98C. For a loading tube 3/4 inch will work fine but for a barrel it is a bit sloppy unless you can find some of that 120 schedule they mentioned.
Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 6:07 am
by rna_duelers
I found a really nice PB barrel in Bunnings the other day,it is 3/4 black abs pipe in the sprinkler section and it comes in meter threaded section(threaded each end NPT thread) i got a hold of some PB's the first time i has ever seen or felt them and i had trouble finding a good fitting pvc barrel so i used this stuff its not pressure rated or anything but it works great and it only going to be exposed to shot periods of a depleating pressure source.
Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 7:45 pm
by MackMeUp
does anybody know where a good store to buy PVC pipes is (not online please)?