First of all - I would have provided pictures to help show what I mean but I am unable to so I'll describe as best I can.
I'm making a 6mm vortex bb gun in a design similar to the Strafer Mk2. It is using a bike pump to pressurise a chamber which will power the gun. I am thinking about using the 3/4" pvc surrounding my 9/32" brass barrel (http://www.acornmodels.co.nz/product.php?prod=37186) as the chamber so I don't need a separate length of pipe. It will be enclosed at either end with a slide cap, which will have holes drilled in the them for the barrel to go out through. The holes will be JB Welded real good so nothing leaks. A schrader valve will thread into the chamber/barrel cover to attach the bike pump to. I am not sure what psi I will be pumping up to, but my pump is capable of 120psi. Will the brass barrel be able to withstand this pressure around it? Please advise. Thanks for input.
BB barrel cover as pressurised chamber
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jackssmirkingrevenge
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I use the same sort of brass tube as barrels in coaxials, it can easily take 400 psi around it.
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