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[Goat]

a while ago I made some missiles out of insulator, using foam craft sheet for the fins and the nose. It wasn't incredibly successfull. I got ranges around 50', but they were just so heavy. has anyone else tried these things and are there any ways to expand on the idea?

[FIDO]

I got ranges around 50'

With what gun?

[Goat]

Using either a basic homemade or a xp 105 super soaker. If you wrap elecrical tape around 1/2" pvc the missiles fit tightly.

[okto]

i have, i get slightly better ranges than that angled with a brass modded SS@. my missiles dont have a separate nosecone, i just cut slits in the end and floded the resulting tabs inward and hotglued the whole mess. also added about four splitshot sinkers. flies nicely, it just needs a more powerful launcher.

[Viper]

I have too and got 103.7 feet(wind assisted) with my modded supersoaker xp. no mater how I make the fins, theu usually seem to be incrediably inaccurate, however. I tried making fins that make it spin and it worked slightly better.

Edited by Viper, 29 July 2004 - 10:33 PM.

[okto]

yup. spin stablization increases accuracy. mine is pinpoint: one foot radius at 60 feet, 45 degree elevation.

[Goat]

Do you guys think that people could actually do anything useful with these though? I only used them in a nerf war once, and they were only used when I had a height advantage. They are pretty fun to shoot stuff with.

[okto]

so far, testosterone-soaked fun is the only use ;D
if you make some kind of fragmentation or shotshell round, it becomes really useful.