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#1 Vincent

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Posted 21 March 2009 - 03:23 PM

A long time ago, in Disneyland, I picked up a wookie crossbow. I found it in my closet, and decided that 15 ft with a barrel that couldn’t even take stock darts was crap. You will need:
•~4 inches of ½ inch cpvc
•A hacksaw
•A spring (I think I used a maverick spring)
•Duct tape or hot glue
Ok, time to crack open the gun. After removing the screws and opening it, these internals greet you. Posted Image
Pull out the barrel, and pull it out of the tubing inside the grey tube. It should come out easily. Now remove the grey tube that is over the clear tubing. Posted Image
If you’re using duct tape, wrap duct tape around the end of the tube until you can slide the cpvc on it and it fits snugly. Posted Image
Posted ImagePut a few more layers over the cpvc and the tube. Posted ImageIf you’re using hot glue, use a lot of it, and seal the tube in the cpvc. Make sure there are no leaks. Now time to use the hacksaw. Cut off the pieces that stick out in the section, one on top and the piece that holds on the red piece in front.Posted ImageNow to replace the spring. Cut the tank where the picture shows, being careful not to cut the plunger.Posted Image Remove the plunger head and spring, and put on the new spring. Put the plunger back in, and either hot glue or duct tape the assembly back together. I put it back together, but it looked kind of weird, and I had to duct tape the barrel into place, and it ended up not being straight. I opened it back up, and cut off the screw places shown, and the top off the plastic piece. Posted Image
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Now the barrel can go into the gun. I put it back together, and mine got 46’ flat with stock darts. I don’t have any stefans on me, so I haven’t tested it with them yet. The finished gun:
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Questions, comments, corrections or flames?
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QUOTE(Carbon @ Jul 14 2009, 07:50 PM) View Post

Heresy. Nothing beats pink flamingos.


#2 TantumBull

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Posted 21 March 2009 - 03:31 PM

Nice, personally I would have just put the pipe directly onto the PT. Better flow and less dead space.
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#3 NerfCrazy

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Posted 21 March 2009 - 04:02 PM

Nice job and 46 feet isn't bad but it would be better if you attached the barrel to the plunger tube.
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#4 bobbybilly60

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Posted 21 March 2009 - 05:48 PM

Nice job. Did that come in the color gray? I think it's odd it's not painted or something...

Edited by bobbybilly60, 21 March 2009 - 05:49 PM.

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#5 Vincent

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Posted 21 March 2009 - 05:55 PM

The gun came like that. I got rid of the tube, and minimized it. It is now smaller than a nitefinder, and gets about 55' ranges, on average.
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QUOTE(Carbon @ Jul 14 2009, 07:50 PM) View Post

Heresy. Nothing beats pink flamingos.



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