Pop Cans... Anyone doin em?
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 9:38 am
I've been contemplating launching full pop cans for a while, just wanted to know if anyone has / is doing this?
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Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 9:49 am
Anyone who has made a launcher with a 3" barrel or bigger has certainly done this at some point
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 9:55 am
I was kinda wondering if 2.25" in pvc is available, around me the stores only carry half inch increments. I was thinkin bout getting 2" pvc and flaring the barrel with actual pop cans and leaving just one end at 2" to put a male end-piece to screw on to my current cannon. So that I had a dedicated pop can barrel.
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 10:12 am
That size barrel does not exist...sorry.
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 10:30 am
I guess this should go in the ammo discussion looking back on things...
But since 2 1/4 pvc doesn't exist anyone have any luck with barrel flaring?
But since 2 1/4 pvc doesn't exist anyone have any luck with barrel flaring?
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 10:34 am
what's wrong with wadding in a 2.5" barrel?
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 10:47 am
Nothing is wrong with it. I'm just thinking of having a barrel with no hassle loading, just drop a can, shoot a can, eliminating the need for wading as another variable. And since this dollar store I go to has 6 packs of pop for $1.50, it's a very cheap source of ammo.
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 12:11 pm
Are they small pop cans? Most standard pop cans are more like 2.6". If you can find it, 2.5" SDR 26 (or Class 160) is a perfect fit for standard pop cans.
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 12:44 pm
hmm... didn't know that, I thought they were smaller than that, I'll do a little more research when I get home.
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 12:53 pm
Make a resuable wadding to shoot its much easier then heating and flaring PVC. Just a thought
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 4:18 pm
It's easier, but I don't plan on re-using the wadding, and wadding adds an extra variable, I found a place that carries the specific type of pipe I need so that solves the problem of flaring.
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 4:41 pm
I just got a 2 1/2" SDR 26 barrel and pop cans fit great in it. They seem to have the most "fun factor" out of all the different things I've shot.
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 7:16 pm
I would say something along the lines of thatjackssmirkingrevenge wrote:Anyone who has made a launcher with a 3" barrel or bigger has certainly done this at some point
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 5:00 am
would you have to sleeve the SDR 26 to strengthen the barrel, or can you just do without it, i was just asking, thought it might be safer.homeflake210 wrote:I just got a 2 1/2" SDR 26 barrel and pop cans fit great in it. They seem to have the most "fun factor" out of all the different things I've shot.
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 5:06 am
sorry for my anti-help post but, what the hell are pop cans? i got a 2.5" barrel on my combustion and soda cans dont fit in it. are pop cans a different to these? or is it a an "American" thing?