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#145594 March/april Yano
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#144845 March/april Yano
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on 12 March 2008 - 01:56 AM
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#182562 Do Vulcan Chains Work On The Chainblazer
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on 09 October 2008 - 11:07 AM
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#144678 March/april Yano
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on 11 March 2008 - 12:35 AM
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#143795 March/april Yano
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on 04 March 2008 - 12:55 AM
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Edit: I just checked with my school and I've got spring break march 31st to april 6th. I'm free then.
#184468 Led Flashligh Help
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on 18 October 2008 - 11:50 PM
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#243091 Pistol Splat Holster
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on 21 July 2009 - 10:16 PM
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#129973 Secret Shot 1 Mod
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on 17 November 2007 - 02:20 AM
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#321315 YANO 1: SoCal Nerf War
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on 02 September 2012 - 02:00 AM
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#262655 Replaced Plunger Tube Disc Shot...
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on 21 January 2010 - 09:21 PM
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#322325 YANO 1: SoCal Nerf War
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on 08 October 2012 - 01:58 AM
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#179636 Food For Thought...
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on 25 September 2008 - 09:08 PM
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#256054 Just Toys 1992 Crossbow.
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on 12 November 2009 - 01:51 AM
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#298530 A new style Pump-action SNAP
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on 24 May 2011 - 07:01 PM
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Is the 3/4 end cap on the catch supposed to be a little snug in 1 1/4 pvc or should I sand it down more?
also, for that pump grip, you're using 1 1/2 couplers, correct? I have a few of those and they slide freely over 1 1/4. did you cut them down the middle and then push them back together and tape them?
Thanks in advance, and sorry if these are stupid questions.
#140118 Potc Flintlock Blaster
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on 14 February 2008 - 12:23 AM
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The gun looks really great. It's a shame that the ranges are short.
It seems like any kind of spring replacement would not work out well since you'd be putting a lot of stress on the cocking mechanism. If there was some way to increase the diameter of the plunger tube to get it up to nitefinder specifications, I think power would increase by quite a bit.
Also, by looking at the internals, it seems like the plunger tube's full length isn't being used by the distance available for cocking.
I think that's probably more work than it's worth, though. This gun would be fun to carry around at a halloween party.
You are correct. I tried winding another spring in there with it but it didn't work out too well. Oh well. I've been toying with the idea of replacing the plunger and rod with that of a strongarm. The only thing i'd need would be for the catch to work. the way the strongarm plunger rod is looks like a pretty good place to start. Needless to say I'd have to forget about using the original cocking mechanism. I'll throw up some pictures of that whenever I figure it out.
#139978 Potc Flintlock Blaster
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on 13 February 2008 - 04:47 PM
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The plunger tube and barrel assembly are identical to a Single Tek.
Ya, it definitely does. I really didn't realize that until now. It definitely looks better than a single tek though.
What size PVC did you use? I have a little different plan for it, I saw some at the KB toys nearest me. I might stop over there on Thursday when I go down to portland, Oregon. It won't serve anything close to a secondary, but more of a novelty.
I used 1/2 inch PVC with petg nested inside. I might cut the barrel down to try some stock darts on it and see how that goes. I have some parts laying around that may make this gun decent, but I have to rummage through my pile to find them.
And thanks for all the kind words everyone.
#139874 Potc Flintlock Blaster
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on 13 February 2008 - 02:02 AM
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Here she is.
![Posted Image](http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/1179/p1000763yx0.jpg)
This little number came in a two pack on ebay for something like 20 bucks in total. Stock ranges were pitiful, measuring around 10 feet or so if you're lucky because there really is no real barrel to be had. The cool thing about it is it's a flintlock of course, and you cock it by pulling the hammer back.
Here's what you'll be needing:
-around 5 inches of pvc
-4 inches of thick-walled OMC PETG
-dremel, complete with cutting and sanding bits
-small philips head screw driver
-plumbers goop
-some craft foam (optional)
alright, so flip the gun over to the other side so you can get at those screws. Now when they are all removed, you can either just snap the orange ring at the end of the blaster because it is that easy, or just dremel it off now. I ended up having to dremel it when I put the new barrel in so you might as well do it now.
Here are the insides. Pay attention to the little mechanism that cocks the gun. The hammer pushes back a little arm that slides the plunger rod thrown a little channel in the shell that hooks it onto the catch. No pulling involved.
![Posted Image](http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/8200/p1000764ap8.jpg)
Pull out the plunger tube and rod and let's get to work. Here it is compared to that of a Nitefinder. Not really impressive. I ended up switching the spring for another one of a thicker gauge, but short a couple rings.
![Posted Image](http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/672/p1000768la8.jpg)
Cut the orange part right around where I cut it. That gives you a perfect place to put your petg. Yank off the little protrusion on the side of that and you are ready to goop on your barrel. I completely forgot to take pictures of that part, but that really isn't too hard to figure out. I nest the petg in pvc and it was good to go.
![Posted Image](http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/6809/p1000773ji2.jpg)
Now here it gets a little tricky. You want to sand down the front of the shell to make room for the barrel. Be careful though because the plastic really isn't thick at all and it is quite easy to put holes in the shell, I did it a couple of times but I ended up just sanding all of it off to expose more of the barrel in preparation for an eventual paint job.
![Posted Image](http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/8586/p1000774aa1.jpg)
After that, just fit it in there and screw the shell together. Now I forgot to mention the craft foam. I put two rings of it around the plunger rod to put a little more tension on the spring. You can do whatever you want to substitute. That's just what I had on hand at the time.
Here's the finished product in front of the Jolly Roger on my wall. Who isn't a pirate at heart anyway right?
![Posted Image](http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/729/p1000775fv1.jpg)
Compared to my nitefinder:
![Posted Image](http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/8773/p1000776lm1.jpg)
After all of that, ranges were disappointing. around 20-35 feet tops when fired flat. I have some ideas floating around on how I can better use the shell, which is cool in my opinion. I may just slap a nf tube in there and see what happens. But ya..
Tharr, she Blows
questions, comments, you know what to do.
#142781 Ss1 Barrel Replacement
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on 27 February 2008 - 02:09 AM
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#298538 A new style Pump-action SNAP
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on 24 May 2011 - 07:44 PM
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The 1 1/2 couples I have slide way too freely. There is a considerable amount of space between the inside of the coupler and the 1 1/4. I guess I just picked up some freak couplers from Ace then if You had to sand down the inside of yours a bit. Thanks for the help!
#142735 Ss1 Barrel Replacement
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on 26 February 2008 - 11:46 PM
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#140381 Potc Flintlock Blaster
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on 15 February 2008 - 12:25 AM
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#140370 Potc Flintlock Blaster
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on 14 February 2008 - 11:03 PM
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#349867 [CA] Christmastravaganza 2015
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on 06 December 2015 - 11:00 PM
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#149668 Spring Caff
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on 06 April 2008 - 03:20 PM
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#149607 Nano Recap
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on 06 April 2008 - 02:15 AM
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Highlights for me:
Shot in the noggin by sasquatch in the first round of the game. It still kind of smarts
going out of my way to avoid getting hit by Bag's ball gun. So many close calls.
many many more.
Good on ya Cheeseboy for hosting a good war. Looking forward to the next.
#363790 Armageddon XX: SoCal's Largest NIC War (6/29/19)
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on 09 April 2019 - 11:04 PM
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#207878 Bagsfest 2 Date Changed
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on 30 January 2009 - 01:16 PM
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#138750 The Chief Is Using Nerf!
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on 05 February 2008 - 10:48 AM
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#342998 SoCal War: Christmastravaganza MMXIV
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on 22 November 2014 - 08:55 PM
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#142224 Life Without A Dremel?
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on 23 February 2008 - 02:40 PM
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#291749 Southern California (s.c.u.n.) January 15th War
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on 29 December 2010 - 03:51 AM
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#363902 Armageddon XX: SoCal's Largest NIC War (6/29/19)
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on 17 May 2019 - 02:45 PM
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#343031 SoCal War: Christmastravaganza MMXIV
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on 23 November 2014 - 08:03 PM
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#291302 Southern California (s.c.u.n.) January 15th War
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on 21 December 2010 - 03:48 PM
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#154857 Crossbow Plunger Head
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on 05 May 2008 - 11:46 PM
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#133839 Recon Internals! (scroll Down)
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on 26 December 2007 - 12:44 AM
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#140132 The Snap-4m
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on 14 February 2008 - 01:14 AM
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I like the sound of the snap duo though. If you name it something though it should be something bad ass and biker related due to the ingenious use of leather.
#125691 Custom Longshot Modification Pictures
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on 10 October 2007 - 11:22 AM
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#307731 SanchoPanza
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on 24 November 2011 - 05:52 AM
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#139122 Ok You Primitive Screwheads, Listen Up!
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on 07 February 2008 - 12:34 PM
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