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'deathturtle', on 27 May 2014 - 01:50 AM, said:

Very creative. Maybe you could try something like Drac's miniclip design.

I considered chopping one of my 6-6rnd mags down but couldn't bear it. I like the idea and would suggest it, but they can get pricey, especially considering I'm broke.

I had a think though. a mag made of framework and powered by elastics. i made some bends on steel round stock and got this:



needs bending and cutting here. just the best pic i got. two elastics. one on the frame at the rear, another on the inside of the barrel.



fully bent, cut an inch from the last bend.



it broke while i was spreading it. thats how open it needs to be. ill weld it likely monday and update.

I haven't done a range test on it, but it shoots pretty well across the hallway. It's (much) better than a stock stampede, and seems pretty par with my modded retaliator. My receiving tube of course broke, and I'm just epoxying that now.

Ranges shouldn't be affected by any mods done here. its just cutting the body and adding a permanent mag.

I'll have exact ranges once i finish fixing the tube. just for ranges sake.

More pics of the magazine. There's a cardboard 'spring' in there. more pics of that. The plan for the spring was to take some thin steel and heat treat it, which is something I have mild experience with.











The two magazines have been compared. My mag is wider at the bottom, which gives the two darts enough room to get jammed together. Its an easy fix, and I already addressed this.