Posted 03 July 2013 - 11:34 PM

This is truly incredible. There have been multiple people over the years that have tried to replicate this, and I think every one failed except for one guy that got lucky. so props to you for making something assumed impossible by many.



I really want to believe that the range is 80-90 ft PTG, however:

1. Although ingenious, the sealing mech does not look like it seals perfectly/near perfectly

2. You have 3" draw with a 3/4" plunger tube. Blasters like the snap use 1 1/4" PT's with more draw and get just slightly higher ranges



Regardless of range you just created a completely new breech setup that (judging by your video) works consistently, so well done. I'm sure once other people try making their own variations and polish and enhance this design, I'm sure the range issues will be solved and be brought up to standard homemade range.



So yeah, well done on inventing a new breech setup, creating something most viewed as unachievable, and making it work consistently. I'll have to try making this one day as it looks super fun to use.



This is really cool! It's good to see something out of the mold. I think it's really cool the way that you designed this with a real weapon in mind. Kind of like BoltSniper did on his homemades.



I'm curious about the ability of this design to be reproduced. Do you think that people other than you can build one, or is it one those homemades like the FAR, which is basically impossible to build? Also, how strong and reliable is the feeding mechanism?



Nope I clearly get how it works as I stated but I wanted a video as well.



I can't believe you actually got a tube magazine to work. There was a thread by Shadow, and it lasted for two years, just barely touching on successful prototypes. And you managed to do it with just pvc and paint sticks.



Now, how many darts does the magazine hold? What flaws can you currently find in the design and construction of the blaster? How reliable is the tube magazine?



Wow, like many of the others have said, this is an amazing design that is not too hard to replicate at all. I definitely hope to try and make on of these in the future. Also, judging that most of the blaster are PVC and wood, would this be a fairly inexpensive build? Again, great work on the loading mechanism.



Thanks for all the kudos!1. Bolt seal at the front end with the coupler is excellent. The seal at the rear is also fairly good.2. 3" plunger draw and 1 1/4" plunger tube diameter is enough to achieve such ranges.If I get the tools, I'll work on something that can be more easily replicated. All the parts can be made with polycarbonate, so I'll make some templates for the build in the future. The only unusual part is the loading mechanism, so this should much easier to construct than the FAR. All the other components are pretty standard with SNAPs and other homemades.I'll try and get a video for it soon.As Azrael said above, it holds five 1.5" long darts. The tube magazine is reliable as long as the darts are the same length and there are no more than five darts in the tube. The construction is solid, but new designs need to be made so that the blaster can be easily replicated.This would probably cost $30-40 to make. It was a lot less for me since I had all the leftover parts from my SNAPs.

Edited by Setro, 03 July 2013 - 11:35 PM.