Has Anyone Made A Working Rifle Scope?
#1
Posted 30 March 2008 - 09:35 PM
If I'm posting on the wrong Forum then excuse me for not knowing and it would be helpful to point me in the right direction.
Also, if there isn't aready a person who made a working scope, then I would like to challenge anyone to be the frist one to make a working scope.
Try craft foam if you want to add cushioning to the handle.
#2
Posted 30 March 2008 - 09:36 PM
#3
Posted 30 March 2008 - 09:39 PM
#4
Posted 30 March 2008 - 09:45 PM
yeah, but I've seen guys make very powerful guns, so you would think that they need it to make a percise shot, or does nobody care about accuracy anymore? If that were the case then why do I see guys putting wicked lasers on their guns? (even thought it was one or two guys)No nerf gun would benefit from zoom, which I assume is what you mean when you say a rifle scope.
I would but I'm having a hard time finding the toy that I had in mind to use for this. My other idea was to use magnifying lenses and CVPC pipe, but I don't see that working out too well.....Yeah, a working scope won't benefit a nerf gun. Also, if you want to see one made and challenge other people to do so, why don't you take a stab at it?
Try craft foam if you want to add cushioning to the handle.
#5
Posted 30 March 2008 - 10:18 PM
A nerf gun wouldn't benefit from a scope because it's not accurate enough. This cannot be "fixed" either, because unlike conventional firearm bullets, nerf darts vary too much from one another to produce an exactly repeatable shot each time - not to mention any other variables of a nerf blaster.
Besides, you should only use a scope over 100 yards, the most powerful nerf guns just reach over 100 feet. It's completely useless.
Edited by Pirate, 30 March 2008 - 10:20 PM.
#6
Posted 30 March 2008 - 10:24 PM
And here I thought you guys were clever enough to reach beyond 100 feet. Maybe I should have asked for them to make the gun before the scope? Either way the scope I had in mind would still look nice on the gun I had in mind....we'll just have to see what happens, sorry to make yet another stupid post, I'm learning.I didn't want my first post to be a reply to a dumb thread, but whatever...
A nerf gun wouldn't benefit from a scope because it's not accurate enough. This cannot be "fixed" either, because unlike conventional firearm bullets, nerf darts vary too much from one another to produce an exactly repeatable shot each time - not to mention any other variables of a nerf blaster.
Besides, you should only use a scope over 100 yards, the most powerful nerf guns just reach over 100 feet. It's completely useless.
Try craft foam if you want to add cushioning to the handle.
#7
Posted 30 March 2008 - 11:15 PM
Oh we can and have. It's just that the projectiles (which weigh less than 2 grams) are not going to hit anything reliably past 120 feet. You also wouldn't be able to shoot anyone with such a thing at close range because it would leave a large bruise. And that would disallow its use at Nerf Wars.And here I thought you guys were clever enough to reach beyond 100 feet.
And guess what, the whole point of modifying blasters is to make them more effective for war use. Not to make them so powerful that you can't use them.
Scopes are stupid. Put more effort into making iron sights and improving the accuracy of your blaster and the darts themselves.
Edited by CaptainSlug, 30 March 2008 - 11:16 PM.
#8
Posted 30 March 2008 - 11:43 PM
Don't want to shove balls in tight spaces. Trust me, bad idea.
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#9
Posted 31 March 2008 - 12:29 AM
Now, many people do use lasers. This is because lasers are awesome. You can't go wrong with lasers, as long as you keep in mind that if you're close enough for the laser to point at more or less the hit location, a half-blind monkey could point the gun in the right direction anyway.
I confess that I do have a red dot sight for my Longshot. This is because I like it. It's hardly more effective than just looking down the rail.
#10
Posted 31 March 2008 - 03:02 AM
#11
Posted 31 March 2008 - 05:44 AM
Go ahead and try, but I don't think anyone will really want/use one.
#12
Posted 31 March 2008 - 01:39 PM
A well-modded Titan can reach 220 feet = 73 yards. That is not long enough to use a zoom. At the most, a sight with simple crosshairs might be useful. At that point, you're better off using a simple "iron" sight, or simply looking down your accessory rail. Of course, that's really only telling you where the gun is pointing. All nerf guns have varying degrees of accuracy. A well-modded one may have very consistent trajectories, but those trajectories will be distinctly curved. At the ranges you're working with, you might as well just eyeball it.
Now, many people do use lasers. This is because lasers are awesome. You can't go wrong with lasers, as long as you keep in mind that if you're close enough for the laser to point at more or less the hit location, a half-blind monkey could point the gun in the right direction anyway.
I confess that I do have a red dot sight for my Longshot. This is because I like it. It's hardly more effective than just looking down the rail.
Whose titan reachs 220 feet and what are they shooting? I also have a red dot sight, looks cool but it's heavy and useless. The worst $25 dollars I have spent on nerf so far. not to say I have made only good purchases, but it's really that useless. You could probably throw it at a stray if it attacked you at the park!
Edited by donz2323, 31 March 2008 - 01:40 PM.
#13
Posted 31 March 2008 - 05:27 PM
Maybe I should have asked for them to make the gun before the scope?
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#14
Posted 31 March 2008 - 05:41 PM
If you accidentally clock somebody with a doubleshot, then you're more liable to break the doubleshot than you are to cause serious injury.
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#15
Posted 31 March 2008 - 05:53 PM
Try craft foam if you want to add cushioning to the handle.
#16
Posted 31 March 2008 - 06:11 PM
Garrett
#17
Posted 31 March 2008 - 08:57 PM
I see.... well thank you everyone for your input, and now I know better. It may not stop me from trying though Frost Vectron that should be your signature man It's true I should contribute to the site, but the perpose of this site should also be helping others in how to make crappy plastic guns, better. I feel in order to do so you should gather as much info as you can before making something that some one ALREADY did. Once again, thank you everyone, and now I'm better informed.
Yup. The way I see it is that everything and anything that I have done that is NERF related and somewhat useful gets posted on this site. I don't hold back anything. Things like minor repairs and modifications are all posted here. I think that if everyone had this mentality, then there'd be no need to ask if anybody has done this or made that since if they were, they would be posted. Anything that wasn't posted wouldn't have been done yet, and it'd be up to you and me to figure it out and post it up.
I guess this isn't quite the case, though, so it's necessary to ask once in a while. Just some food for thought. This is my mentality when I log into the 'Haven.
As far as scopes go, some people love them and others hate them. Are they practical? Probably not (but neither are fancy paintjobs or LEDs on Nerf guns, but we love our customization regardless of practicality). Building a rifle scope would probably be a lot more trouble than it's worth, though. I'd go for sights rather than scopes. If you're dead set on using a scope, go visit Wal-Mart. They have cheap Tasco scopes for under $15 the last time I was there. I think that is a lot easier than hunting down lenses and crap to build your own scope.
Edited by frost vectron, 31 March 2008 - 08:58 PM.
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#18
Posted 01 April 2008 - 09:14 PM
yeah, your right about just buying one, but I thought it would be neat to build a rifle scope that can zoom in and out and fold up, AND has the rial attachment......but mayber it's too silly and I should think on my DTG/Firefly intergration with exthended clip modd. Now has anyone done THAT one!?hmmmm....I see.... well thank you everyone for your input, and now I know better. It may not stop me from trying though Frost Vectron that should be your signature man It's true I should contribute to the site, but the perpose of this site should also be helping others in how to make crappy plastic guns, better. I feel in order to do so you should gather as much info as you can before making something that some one ALREADY did. Once again, thank you everyone, and now I'm better informed.
Yup. The way I see it is that everything and anything that I have done that is NERF related and somewhat useful gets posted on this site. I don't hold back anything. Things like minor repairs and modifications are all posted here. I think that if everyone had this mentality, then there'd be no need to ask if anybody has done this or made that since if they were, they would be posted. Anything that wasn't posted wouldn't have been done yet, and it'd be up to you and me to figure it out and post it up.
I guess this isn't quite the case, though, so it's necessary to ask once in a while. Just some food for thought. This is my mentality when I log into the 'Haven.
As far as scopes go, some people love them and others hate them. Are they practical? Probably not (but neither are fancy paintjobs or LEDs on Nerf guns, but we love our customization regardless of practicality). Building a rifle scope would probably be a lot more trouble than it's worth, though. I'd go for sights rather than scopes. If you're dead set on using a scope, go visit Wal-Mart. They have cheap Tasco scopes for under $15 the last time I was there. I think that is a lot easier than hunting down lenses and crap to build your own scope.
Edited by Predalien_Ro, 01 April 2008 - 09:15 PM.
Try craft foam if you want to add cushioning to the handle.
#19
Posted 03 April 2008 - 08:10 PM
Or, learn how to hit what you're shooting at.
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#20
Posted 04 April 2008 - 07:55 AM
and I should think on my DTG/Firefly intergration with exthended clip modd. Now has anyone done THAT one!?hmmmm....
Wait, you go from wanting a rifle that can make use of a magnified scope to integrating a firefly....... Are you Cosplaying a nerfer? I'll get Bags to send you a SCUN application form.
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