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Knex Concept : True rifle

This is something I made when I was trying to make a K'nex rod spin in flight. I know there are true rifles like the Tempest, which uses a oodammo, and I know someone else twisted a rod to make it spin. This thing should be able to shoot normal K'nex rods with no modifications. I just built this, but I didn't make it into an entire gun. The red rod in the pictures is the ammo. This uses a K'nex wind up motor to spin the ammo. When you stick the ammo into the motor, it is like a bullet lock. The thing in the third picture is like a ratchet. It keeps the rod from spinning. It would have to be connected to the trigger, so it lets the bullet spin just when the ram hits it. Someone else could make a gun with this idea, but please give me credit for the idea.

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DJ Radio says: Apr 14, 2012. 8:49 PM
This actually does sound interesting, although Ooda and Mepain do make good points. I'm sure that more power and using oodammo or finned ammo would fix it though.
~KnexBuild~ (author) in reply to DJ RadioApr 15, 2012. 9:19 AM
I hope this idea does work. I_am_Canadian said that he might work on a gun using it if he has time.
oodalumps says: Apr 14, 2012. 8:00 PM
I disagree with mepain. Spinning a rod should make it fly straighter. The problem is that the rod is going to catch in the motor and it will lose a lot of power; and probably stop spinning, too.
~KnexBuild~ (author) in reply to oodalumpsApr 15, 2012. 8:19 AM
When I pull the rod out of the motor, it was slightly harder to pull out than a ball socket bullet lock. Over time, like a normal bullet lock, it would probably get easier to pull out.
Mepain says: Apr 14, 2012. 12:48 PM
It won't work. K'nex rods are not aerodynamic in the slightest, spinning them will just cause them to go out of control faster. Besides, if you want to make a K'nex rod spin, it's easier to just twist the ammo a bunch of times when it's connected to an SR-v2 or some other slingshot gun.

If you want to stabilize a K'nex rod, add a weight to the front. Oodammo is the best tested rod/connector combination for that thus far.
didexo says: Apr 13, 2012. 11:21 AM
Great and innovative idea, just what we all need.
~KnexBuild~ (author) in reply to didexoApr 13, 2012. 12:13 PM
Thank you good sir! =D
I_am_Canadian says: Apr 12, 2012. 10:11 AM
An excellent idea. I'll work on it if I have time.
~KnexBuild~ (author) in reply to I_am_CanadianApr 12, 2012. 11:22 AM
Thank you! =D If you make a gun using this mechanism I will rate it 5 stars.
tytiger33 says: Apr 12, 2012. 8:15 AM
This would wear out your motor's griping parts very quickly.Then it wont work any more.
~KnexBuild~ (author) in reply to tytiger33Apr 12, 2012. 8:24 AM
It would? I guess someone would have to try it out to see if it wears out quickly.
dr. richtofen says: Apr 11, 2012. 12:07 PM
Lol, this is actually pretty cool. Good thinking on this one!
~KnexBuild~ (author) in reply to dr. richtofenApr 11, 2012. 12:16 PM
Thanks! =D
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