Potato Gun Ammo >:-)
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Topic: Potato Gun Ammo >:-)
Posted By: TippmannA5User
Subject: Potato Gun Ammo >:-)
Date Posted: 10 August 2004 at 12:28am
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I though of this in the topic someone had about other paintball gun ammo. Anyway, I have a potato gun. The barrel is 1.5"x4' and the combustion chamber is 3"x1.5'. I also have a battery powered ignition for constant sparks, no more crappy piezo ignitors! Any way here are my favorite loads to put in it, and yes, I have shot all of these at one point or another
Be careful if using one, I am ------------- Just shoot yourself and save me the trouble. click the pic! http://mypaintballpics.mypicgallery.com/mpg/Route.asp"> 
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Posted By: woodsballer87
Date Posted: 10 August 2004 at 12:31am
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my friend shot a wet paper towel at an old cabinet and that just about busted all the way through it. ------------- 
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Posted By: Benjichang
Date Posted: 10 August 2004 at 12:32am
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Haha, I love potato guns. I need to play with mine sometime soon. Like tomorrow..Gas soaked steel wool? I shall try that. I've shoved a wad of newspaper down mine, followed by 70 PMI premiums..good stuff. Mine is so loud though, I'm surprised the neighbors haven't called the cops. I've gotten them used to loud noises by now though. -------------  irc.esper.net #paintball |
Posted By: Glassjaw
Date Posted: 10 August 2004 at 12:43am
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lol awesome. could you post a picture of your guns? are thye something like this- http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=383&item=3693043441&rd=1 - here ------------- |
Posted By: TippmannA5User
Date Posted: 10 August 2004 at 12:45am
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mine is twice as big as his...I'll take a pic of it tomarrow, It is 2:09 AM here now. Nevermind, I haven't shot it in so long that I forgot I tore it up because it had a crack in it from whan I put MAPP gas in it. ------------- Just shoot yourself and save me the trouble. click the pic! http://mypaintballpics.mypicgallery.com/mpg/Route.asp">
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Posted By: Benjichang
Date Posted: 10 August 2004 at 12:45am
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Yep ^^^ that looks just like mine..Except I haven't gotten around to painting mine. Potato guns are probably the most fun you can have with pvc pipe. ------------- irc.esper.net #paintball |
Posted By: Mehs
Date Posted: 10 August 2004 at 12:45am
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Hmm...you need more nails! ------------- [IMG]http://i27.tinypic.com/1538fbc.jpg"> Squeeze Box ☣ |
Posted By: The Guy
Date Posted: 10 August 2004 at 12:50am
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nerf mini footballs
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Posted By: 636andy636
Date Posted: 10 August 2004 at 1:37am
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pstttt
my pill bottle ones rock. soon im making a air spud gun soon. way better than any combustion gun i have a big combustion gun thats loud and its ok shoots good. one time it accualy blew the potatoe up as soon as it came out of the barrel. made a mess out of a old car i found in the bush that had 100's of gun shots in it |
Posted By: chs61224
Date Posted: 10 August 2004 at 1:42am
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i made a cannon a while ago with a buddy of mine, i made the chamber much too long though, so it was difficult to get a good mixture. When we did get a good mixture though the cannon would explode a pop can with on orange. I considered making an air pressure cannon, but i did not want to spend the time or funds to do so. ------------- All about the Snow. |
Posted By: that pump guy
Date Posted: 10 August 2004 at 2:27am
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I have an air cannon. It's currently out of commition because the wiring fell apart and I'm too lazy to fix it. It also needs a new valve, which I am too lazy to go buy. But I agree, mini nerf footballs rock, although you have to have a 2 inch barrel I think. They use them at scenarios for anti tank and taking out buildings. ------------- 
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Posted By: stick_boy_2002
Date Posted: 10 August 2004 at 10:08am
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1.green tomatoes.
2.potatoes. 3.corn. 4.bread. the green tomatoes are the best. ------------- 
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Posted By: AdmiralSenn
Date Posted: 10 August 2004 at 10:21am
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I attached an autococker grip frame to mine and hooked a rot to the piezo igniter so I can just press the trigger a few times really fast and it'll go.
I use stress reliever squishy balls. They bounce off the target and are usually colored brightly so you can find them, plus they're reusable and not likely to kill anyone if they manage to get hit. ------------- Is God real? You'll find out when you die. 
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Posted By: Homer J
Date Posted: 10 August 2004 at 11:01am
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Let me see if I can dig up a pic of mine...
Nope, can't find a single one...and my brother has the camera on vacation... 
But anyway, mine's combustion powered, with a gas grill igniter. It's made from 2" PVC, with a 3" combustion chamber. The barrel's about 5 ft. long and the combustion chamber's about 1 1/2 ft. long. I've shot numerous vegetables hundreds of yards. Nerf rockets are fun to shoot, too.
Ever shot one at a sheet of plywood? CRACK!!!! |
stick_boy_2002 wrote:Posted By: warmonger83
Date Posted: 10 August 2004 at 11:13am
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during cincinnati's cicada invasion... we shot a bunch of them out of a pnumatic one ------------- GET OUT OF MY HEAD!!!!!!! |
Posted By: Homer J
Date Posted: 10 August 2004 at 11:16am
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Posted By: hoginds24
Date Posted: 10 August 2004 at 12:39pm
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oo, this makes me want one..... ------------- [IMG]http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/6924/willproducsv6.jpg"> |
Posted By: Homer J
Date Posted: 10 August 2004 at 12:43pm
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How to Make a Spud Gun:
Disclaimer: I am in NO WAY liable for any injury, property damage, etc. BUILD AND OPERATE AT YOUR OWN RISK. Do not operate in residential areas. Use common sense. Check with local law enforcement before building any spud gun. What you’ll need: - SCH 40 PVC (buy 10’ of each bore size- it’s cheap) ® 2”- This will be the barrel ® 3”- This will be the combustion chamber (Do not use any thickness except for SCH 40) - These PVC fittings: - 3” to 2” reducer - 3” threaded female adapter w/ cleanout plug - PVC cement - Gas grill igniter - Hacksaw - Sandpaper - Drill Where to get materials: Most of these can be found at Home Depot. The igniter can be found in any place that sells grill supplies. I got mine at Wal-Mart. Let’s Start! First, take the hacksaw, and cut a length of the 2” PVC for the barrel. Make it about 3-5’ in length. Then, cut about 1-1 ½’ of the 3” PVC for the combustion chamber. Now, you probably won’t like this part, because it’s the most tedious. You’ll be sanding. Sand each end of the PVC thoroughly, on the barrel and combustion chamber. I know, it’s boring, it takes a while, but it’s better than having the joints of your gun blow up. When you’re done sanding, it’s time to start cementing. Spread some cement on one end of the barrel, and on the inside of the narrow part of the reducer. Fit the pieces together tightly, inserting it with a twisting motion, until it won’t go any further. Then, cement one end of the chamber, and fit it into the wider end, which you must also cement, using the same technique. Cement the inside of the non-threaded end of the female adapter. Do not cement the threads. Cement other end of the chamber. Insert using the same process you used before. Next, bore a hole with a drill in the side of the combustion chamber, just wide enough to fit the grill igniter into. Take the grill igniter, and cut the two wires about 1 ½” long. Strip the ends. Hang them close enough to make a spark jump between them. Use tape if necessary. Cement it into the hole tightly. ALLOW TO CURE FOR NO LESS THAN 24 HRS. WITHOUT BEING DISTURBED BEFORE USE. Using the Spud Gun: Find a good place outside of any residential areas. Get yourself some potatoes, green tomatoes, nerf rockets, golf balls, anything that will fit nice and snug down the barrel. If not, use paper towels as wadding. Unscrew the cleanout plug from the threaded adapter on the back of the gun (you did remember to screw it in, right?), load your ammo down the barrel, using a broomstick as a ramrod, spray a burst of hair spray (I’ve found White Rain works the best) about 2-4 seconds, allow a bit of oxygen to enter the chamber, then plug it back up before the vapors escape. Aim downfield, brace for recoil (I also recommend ear plugs), fire igniter, BOOM! Watch your projectile fly hundreds of yards. BE SAFE, HAVE FUN, USE COMMON SENSE.  |
Posted By: AdmiralSenn
Date Posted: 10 August 2004 at 12:58pm
Pics of my cocker frame conversion:
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Posted By: TippmannA5User
Date Posted: 10 August 2004 at 1:36pm
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They are not hard to make, get a piece of pipe however long you want for the combustion chamber, preferably 3+ inches round, a much longer piece of pipe that is half the dimiter of the other piece for the barrle, a coupler for the two, and a screw in cleanout plug for the big end. The ignitor may be like this, but the continous spark bttery powered oned are better, and cheap stun guns are the best(find at ebay). http://www.lowes.com/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=97311-451-4984638 - http://www.lowes.com/lkn?action=productDetail&productId= 97311-451-4984638 Cut the big pipe as long as you want for the combustion chamber. Then use PVC glue to put the coupler and the plug on it and then mock up the barrle, but don't cut it yet. Make the barrle about 2/3-3/4 the volume of the combustion chamber and se how it looks, you can make the barrle as long or as short as you want, but the above measurments are for ultimate compression. Glue the barrel on and wait a day for the glue to cure. Be sure to take the screw in plug off the end to let the fumes escape. Now that the glue is cured, get 2 bolts (I like stainless steel because they will rust) for your electrodes and drill two holes in the middle of the combustion chamber right accross from each other. The rule is to get ones that when their lengths are added together, they are longer than the combustion chamber is wide. You need to cut them down and make a point on both of them so that when put into the pipe, they have a gap between their points of about 1/4". Be sure to put the wire for the ignitor between befor you cut them, because the gap will be too big if you don't. Put a net on each bolt from the inside to lock them into place. Wire up the ignitor and put the ignitor somewhere comfortable to fire. Use JB weld or good ol' duck tape to hold it in place, and you are ready to rock! There are many web pages about propelents, but AquaNet hairspray is my fav cause it is cheap. Get a thing to shoot out, ram it down the barrle, open the back up, spray some hairspray in the back, not too much though cause it will displace all the oxygen. Put the screw in cap on and fire. Chawoomf!!! ------------- Just shoot yourself and save me the trouble. click the pic! http://mypaintballpics.mypicgallery.com/mpg/Route.asp">
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Posted By: TippmannA5User
Date Posted: 10 August 2004 at 1:37pm
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SWEET!!!!!! ------------- Just shoot yourself and save me the trouble. click the pic! http://mypaintballpics.mypicgallery.com/mpg/Route.asp">
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Posted By: 636andy636
Date Posted: 10 August 2004 at 1:41pm
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no no no no no dont use PVC
use SCH 40 ABS pipe. it can take more than sch40 pvc pipe. only use SCH40 pipe and SCH80 pipe. DWV is not ment for pressure. it will explode after 10 psi. same with celulose pipe. USE ABS pipe. way better for combustion guns than PVC. PVC is great for air canons. |
Posted By: Homer J
Date Posted: 10 August 2004 at 1:51pm
I envy you. |
Posted By: 98God
Date Posted: 10 August 2004 at 2:52pm
| dont have one...wish i did |
Posted By: WUNgUN
Date Posted: 10 August 2004 at 4:29pm
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Hate to sound like the adult here, but they are dangerous...I was at local paintball field one day and they were "playing" with one and decided it would be a good idea to start shooting spuds up at airplanes taking off and landing at a nearby small airport. They forgot to take into account the effects of wind and gravity. Not funny. It was like mortar rounds coming back down, no one was hurt, but people were not happy... ------------- [IMG]http://hometown.aol.com/hlwrangler/myhomepage/revised5_copy.jpg"> ""...the Marines we have there now could crush the city and be done with business in four days."--LtGen Conway on Fallujah |
Posted By: AdmiralSenn
Date Posted: 10 August 2004 at 4:45pm
Well.. they were stupid. Stupid people shouldn't be allowed near explosives unless they're trying out for a Darwin Award. ------------- Is God real? You'll find out when you die.
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Posted By: warmonger83
Date Posted: 10 August 2004 at 5:02pm
agreed, i found out the hard way which friends shouldn't be allowed near one... i figure, if you lack the ability design and build your own given the proper materials, you shouldnt play with one ------------- GET OUT OF MY HEAD!!!!!!! |
Posted By: Grams Man
Date Posted: 10 August 2004 at 6:17pm
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if any one has any more or different instructions for making a spud gun please post them, im trying to build one but it isnt working ------------- I keep searching for something, something never comes, but i keep searching, in search of what, i do not yet know, but i will keep searching until i find it |
Posted By: Homer J
Date Posted: 10 August 2004 at 6:22pm
| And remember, don't use combustion guns for paintball. They're too dangerous and the velocity is too inconsistent. |
Posted By: cadet_sergeant
Date Posted: 10 August 2004 at 6:37pm
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well.... im not the only one. my friends and i recently played a senerio game, we used a spud launcher to shoot tippmann granades. well i was basically 2-2 my brother and I v.s. my friends Mike and Ike (yes like the candy). Mike drive his truck which Ike sat in the back with the spud launcher. the only other thing they had were some tiger sharks we bought from a shop near by with 500 rounds. well my brother and i started at the top of a hill our mission was getting 4 miles with out being hit. turned out awsome lasted 2 hours and ended in me and my brothers defet (Ike and Mike could only be called out by mask shots). my brother and i carried 1800 rounds together with me carring 1200 i was a little slow but my brother sure was glad when Mike and Ike would catch us, my R/T was vary helpfull i also carried 6 of the spair air tanks (3oz. each i think)
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Posted By: cockchafer
Date Posted: 10 August 2004 at 6:43pm
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ok im thinking about makeing one but just about how much does it cost to make? ------------- a-5 polished internals Tippmann Werks Barrel CP flame drop foward gta double trigger pen spring mod |
Posted By: TippmannA5User
Date Posted: 10 August 2004 at 6:46pm
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see prevous page ------------- Just shoot yourself and save me the trouble. click the pic! http://mypaintballpics.mypicgallery.com/mpg/Route.asp">
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Posted By: 98ball
Date Posted: 10 August 2004 at 7:00pm
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i like to shoot D cell batteries wrapped in duct tape..... they are like a slug round. I like to shoot them at cinder blocks and large pieces of wood. ------------- 
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Posted By: TippmannA5User
Date Posted: 10 August 2004 at 7:44pm
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Ill try that, nice and desturctfull ------------- Just shoot yourself and save me the trouble. click the pic! http://mypaintballpics.mypicgallery.com/mpg/Route.asp">
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Posted By: cadet_sergeant
Date Posted: 10 August 2004 at 8:02pm
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Posted By: AdmiralSenn
Date Posted: 10 August 2004 at 8:39pm
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If you want to build a good introductory spud gun, go to spudtech.com (no I will not post a link, type it yourself).
Really good and well-done stuff. Mine's a spudtech clone. With a 'cocker frame attached... ------------- Is God real? You'll find out when you die.
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Posted By: rednekk98
Date Posted: 10 August 2004 at 9:00pm
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I've had mine for about 5 years and have fired just about anything out of it that fits down the barrel, and a few things that haven't.
Apples hold together better in flight than spuds do, plus the inedible kind that drop off the trees in our yard are perfect, they're free. You don't need to soak the steel wool in gas to get it to burn, if fact, it's a bad idea, it might melt the fittings. Just wire some to the back of a spud and it's an instant flare. If you want to really wreck something, like and old car, D cells wrapped in duct tape are good, but if you take about a 4" long bolt, put a big enough washer on it, then skewer a spud with it, and cap it off with a nut, it'll penetrate sheet metal. OK, don't ever try this or you will burn your face off: I once rammed a spud down the barrel, loaded my propellant, then poured some gasoline down the barrel, rolled up newspaper, stuck it in the muzzle, light it and fired it over a lake. It made a good flame thrower and the lake surface burned for a while. Of course, when you fill the barrel with liquid and fire it, it kicks like crazy, so either it'll be too heavy of a load to shoot and the gun will blow up in your hands then you'll catch fire, or it'll just kick out of your hands and set you on fire. Bad idea. I've shot the ramrod for my gun out of it before, that went well. Walnuts or hickory nuts, whatever have that leather covering fir perfect and really do damage. They also work well for challenging single shot chipmunk hunting with a maximum effective range of about 7 meters. |
Posted By: Grams Man
Date Posted: 29 August 2004 at 8:28pm
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PVC=GOOD ABS=BAD |
Posted By: The Guy
Date Posted: 29 August 2004 at 8:46pm
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Take old AXE cans and fill them with water or something. Normal cans are 2" diameter, Freem samples are 1-1/2"
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Posted By: boomstick
Date Posted: 29 August 2004 at 8:50pm
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im deffinityly gonna get one of these things.
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