UBIE Posted October 22, 2005 Report Share Posted October 22, 2005 Ok don't get your hopess to high this is more a $2.87 "claymore". Backround: Ok I wanted to make a "claymore" because I did not want to shell out $150 for a claymore that makes a sound. So I looked all over these forums for a claymore that fit my needs. My needs was cheap, not mess, shooting BBs, and easy to set up. This is what I came up with. How it works: I took a piece of 3/4 inch PVC pipe with a cap, spring (free from a friend) and a metal cap and a screw. This is how it works, I took a 3/4 inch peice of PVC pipe and capped one end and put spring from one of my friends in the open end with a 3/8 inch metal threaded cap. This cap is in the PVC pipe and goes in side the pipe to keep the BBs from going down in the spring. Then I drilled a hole in the bottom towards the cap to put in a pin to stop the spring when it is compressed. That way when you put in a pin and it is tripped by a wire it will shoot. Then I put a screw on the top of the pipe to stop the metal cap and the spring from shooting out with the BBs. To prepare it to shoot you shove a doll rod down it and put in the pin. How does it shoot: Well I did little testing on the launcher but what I found is that is will have plenty of power for CQB and woodlands. I mostly CQB. The spread is like an Escort grenade but the compasty for it is 40. The compasty on mine is from 40 to 500 so the spread is a lot better. The power and range from what I could tell by shooting it in to a clothes hamper is that is was 20 feet before it losses power. Specs: 1 foot in lenth, 200 compasty and only $2.87 I did not read that sum it up please: Well this is an easy thing to build and it works like a charm. I will have pictures up soon. The cradle to the camera is in my sisters room (she is sleeping) so I cant download them to show you guys. I will try to get a video to put up. This may help. I made this real fast. There is no wire on the screw. UBIE Link to post Share on other sites
TDS Posted October 22, 2005 Report Share Posted October 22, 2005 you should use more than one screw, or even better an endcap, and coat the pipe in duct tape in order to reduce the chances of it becoming a pvc shard throwing bomb if the pipe cracks. Link to post Share on other sites
CallOfKtulu Posted October 23, 2005 Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 Most impressive UBIE ...wish I had thought of that Link to post Share on other sites
UBIE Posted October 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 PICTURES!!!!!!!!!!!! This is the launcher. This is the launcher disassembled. This is the metal cap that goes in side the PVC pipe. Staring down the barrel of a loaded $2.87 launcher. I did this for the heck of it. you should use more than one screw, or even better an endcap, and coat the pipe in duct tape in order to reduce the chances of it becoming a pvc shard throwing bomb if the pipe cracks. You have never built a potato cannon before I guess. This spring I got from a friend witch took it out of a 300 FPS BB gun. No not an airsoft gun. Link to post Share on other sites
airsoftfreak14 Posted October 23, 2005 Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 You use .20 gram bbs in there? Link to post Share on other sites
UBIE Posted October 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 Yes I am. Link to post Share on other sites
airsoftfreak14 Posted October 23, 2005 Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 I'd suggest you use .12 gram bbs, cheap, and it might go better. Link to post Share on other sites
UBIE Posted October 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 Yes I should but I was thinking about using these, Ebay: 99 ¢ BBs Look like they would do just fine. Link to post Share on other sites
boomboomairsoft Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 i did this about 2 months ago, but duct taped it to a 10 punt hand weight and turned it into a trip wire mine, i would give it 5 out 10 Link to post Share on other sites
MDK_Marshal Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 I Did this, only in a compact form with metal tubing and a 2p coin (about an inch wide). Worked rather well, except that I had to throw it in the bin, because it mangled the bits I used to stop it becoming a coin launcher... which made it launch coins. I should try and make another one soon. Link to post Share on other sites
UBIE Posted October 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Yea it is nice, I want to use it in the feild. Link to post Share on other sites
onidemonXLR Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 Maybe bbs are not the problem. Use dried peas or corn kernels. MUCH cheaper, with the same effect ONi Link to post Share on other sites
UBIE Posted October 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 Good idea. I will find out if that would be ok where I play to use those. Isnt there a grenade that uses the peas? Link to post Share on other sites
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