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[Stouty]

I was just wondering if it was possible to cpvc an AT3K. I just bought my second off ebay, and im not in the mood to order petg or brass. I ask this because my previous one I petg'ed and it was great. What I dont know is if i can sand down the barrels enough to fit cpvc inside the turret stubs.

Thanks

[spodd5]

You could try but if all fails, cut down the original barrel completely.

Cpvcing a at3k isn't the best idea if you want range, cause' at3ks aren't very good with tight barrel material.

Edited by spodd5, 16 September 2009 - 05:28 PM.

[Possemhunter]

Actually, I cpvc'd mine and it shoots 40 plus feet with tight fitting taggers. My barrels are only three inches long too.

[CA13]

I was just wondering if it was possible to cpvc an AT3K. I just bought my second off ebay, and im not in the mood to order petg or brass. I ask this because my previous one I petg'ed and it was great. What I dont know is if i can sand down the barrels enough to fit cpvc inside the turret stubs.

Thanks

I wonder if it was possible to use the search function on the forum.

[imaseoulman]

Can you CPVC an AT3K? Sure, it's been done countless times and you can find plenty of write-ups for such a mod here.

Is it fun? No. I have CPVC'd around 8 of them and it's a pain sanding the CPVC and the barrel stubs.

The issue here, however, has more to do with using different types of barrel material while using the same darts. If you're going to be using the same size darts that you used with the PETG, then you really don't want to make a 3K with a different dart fit. Just order the PETG and wait for it, even if you order more than you need, you'll definitely end up using it on something. If you have a dart fit that works, stick with it.

[Banshee]

CPVC would work great if you singled it, but not too great for the turret. The seal between the tank and the turret is so bad that the tight fit on the dart is so much that most of the pressure is lost out from under the turret. Your dart will fly, but I wouldn't bet on more than 40-50 feet. I've seen Mavericks nearly do that. And since you said you have another one turreted, I see no reason to not single the other one, its not like you can use them both efficiently at the same time, so have some diversity in your armory.

[Ballard]

Like Banshee said, it's possible, but the poor seal from the air tank to the turret is not so great. I have cpvc turreted mine before but the optimum range was maybe 50ft, just go with singling it or a coupler mod in my opinion.

[Liam]

My At2k worked great with a cpvc'd turret until it sprung a leak (but that wasn't the barrels fault obviously), but my stefans and taggers are a great fit in it. So if you have tight cpvc I wouldn't recommend it.

[Drew is nerfing]

Your dart will fly, but I wouldn't bet on more than 40-50 feet.

bullshit

I have cpvc'd my at3k and it works FANTASTIC! The barrels are approx. 3-4 inches long. I have also plugged the pump. With 7 pumps it gets close to 100 feet! (with a stefan of course) it can get roughly 80 with taggers too. It's a great idea, I suggest doing it. Only problem is, my cpvc was too wide around to fit into the barrels, so I had to hot glue them dirrectly onto the previous barrel stub and then wrap tape around them to keep airtight. It looks sketchy as hell but it works. DO IT!

[Stouty]

Thanks for all of the feedback. I changed foams so I didnt want to use petg again because the darts are way loose. I will just save up for brass then and do it the clean way rather than do all that messy work. If I use 17/32 with 18/32 to act as a coupling will the 17/32 fall out when tilted down or stay in the 18/32 brass.

Thanks to everybody for all of the help.

Yes I did search.

Edited by Stouty, 17 September 2009 - 02:12 PM.

[imaseoulman]

Couplering (or is it copulating...I always get them mixed up) brass is not really a good idea. Yes, it will fall out when you tilt it, but more importantly, it will fall out when you fire it. The barrel will leave the blaster. Besides, you don't really want six couplered/copulated barrels to worry about. When you have that many barrels, ramrodding or blowing down the darts is the best way to go.

[Zorns Lemma]

The only disadvantage to CPVC'ing a turret is the massive amount of pain it takes to sand everything down so it fits nicely. Cutting the stock barrels off is the easy way, but then you run a lot of misalignment risks.

Everyone talking about ranges is an idiot, because that depends on the darts you're using. Someone people use anorexic foam (.48) that will work great in CPVC. Just because you have fatso foam (.51 maybe) doesn't mean Stouty does.

But uh, since he's using brass, I guess the point is a bit moot.