new hopper design for 98c
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Topic: new hopper design for 98c
Posted By: aGUYnamedLARRY
Subject: new hopper design for 98c
Date Posted: 04 October 2005 at 10:14pm
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I have a pretty sick idea for a new hopper, all I need to do now
is think it through all the way, I'm pretty sure I could do it
though. I want to make a long container type thing, the length of the top of the gun, about 3 balls wide and 4 balls high that fits to the top of my 98c. So now I won't have this big ugly hopper to look at, I'll be a much smaller target and I won't have my sight blocked (by the hopper). I calculated that out and it adds up to about 150 balls. That's not to bad seeing as MOST hoppers only hold around 200. The tricky part is going to be getting the balls into the breach. Well if you could get a flat piece of plastic that fits inside the "hopper" and have some thin "arms" sticking out either side, you could attatch a light rubber band from these arms to the front of the gun, thus constantly pulling the balls forward to the breach. It has to be a light enough rubber band though cause if it's to hard it'll get the balls stuck and they won't drop into the breach AT ALL. I know I could do THIS by myself, but if tippmann made these into CLIPS that you could carry around and when one runs out you pull out a fresh one and put the old one into your back pocket so you could reload it later, man that'd be sweet. |
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Posted By: evil_fingers
Date Posted: 05 October 2005 at 8:14am
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Ya know, putting up a diagram to what youre talking would help.... ------------- Do not steal....the government hates competition! 
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Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 05 October 2005 at 10:40am
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RUN: mspaint.exe Save it Then Email it to me as an attachment and Ill host it for you. Have you ever heard of the Qloader? ------------- 
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Posted By: aGUYnamedLARRY
Date Posted: 05 October 2005 at 10:41am
| How do you get a picture off your computer? I tried to make a diagram and now I can't post it. |
Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 05 October 2005 at 10:45am
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Email it to me as an attachment and ill host it off my webpage snake6_cap@yahoo.com -------------
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Posted By: aGUYnamedLARRY
Date Posted: 05 October 2005 at 11:28pm
| Ok, it'll show up from "mikey someone". |
Posted By: Reb Cpl
Date Posted: 06 October 2005 at 6:33am
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The image I'm getting is something like the FN P-90 feed system.
Am I close? ------------- ? |
Posted By: Monk
Date Posted: 06 October 2005 at 8:36am
| Thats what I was thinking, but that would get in the way asmuch as a regular hopper on a 98. |
Posted By: aGUYnamedLARRY
Date Posted: 06 October 2005 at 7:47pm
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Yeah that's like exactly what I was thinking. How would it be in the way? I just thought that'd be SOOO much easier to see around then that huge bulky hopper. And plus, you're a much smaller target with this new hopper thingy. |
Posted By: evil_fingers
Date Posted: 07 October 2005 at 7:02pm
The closest thing to what you want is a feed tube for pb pistols and the longest feed tube is on the Special Ops Long Bow (AGD Tac One) which only holds 20 balls ------------- Do not steal....the government hates competition!
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aGUYnamedLARRY wrote:Posted By: aGUYnamedLARRY
Date Posted: 07 October 2005 at 8:45pm
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Yeah but see, I wanna make my OWN hopper, kinda like the one in that picture up there. Here's the best I could draw, thanks whoever posted it for me  |
Posted By: aGUYnamedLARRY
Date Posted: 07 October 2005 at 8:54pm
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That's a very rough image of the "hopper". That little picture with the arrow pointing to the back would be able to slide forwards and backwards. Just hook some thin rubber bands to the sides of it to keep the balls moving to the loading breech. |
Posted By: evil_fingers
Date Posted: 07 October 2005 at 8:59pm
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Ask these guys if they can do something for you http://www.palmer-pursuit.com/ - http://www.palmer-pursuit.com/ ------------- Do not steal....the government hates competition!
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Posted By: Monk
Date Posted: 07 October 2005 at 11:27pm
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Go to your local hardware store and just look around as to what you can
use. It sounds like you want someone to show you how to do it, but
noone can. Do it, and then show us how to do it. |
Posted By: aGUYnamedLARRY
Date Posted: 08 October 2005 at 11:40am
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Alright, Well my dad says we're gonna be using PVC pipe. I'm not sure how we're gonna stick it on top, that shouldn't be to hard. The hard part will be making sure the balls feed constantly. Once I get this all put together I'll post a pic of it. |