A simple airsoft Claymore made from a party popper.

idea found here
http://www.geocities.com/usafcaptain/claymore.htm

EDIT: The link above is dead. Sorry.
And wow, Its been awhile since I posted this. Since then I've found that, even with corn instead of BBs, this doesn't work except in scenarios where the triggering of the device itself is considered a kill, at which point you might as well leave in the confetti. 
 
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Step 1: Supplies

1.partty poppers
2.fishing line.
3.BBs
4.long thin object(like a knife or pencil)
5.nails.
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nerf squad says: Jan 27, 2013. 4:45 AM
sorry about my name i made my account a few years ago and dont relly use nerf any more but good idea i am going to plance these around my bunker
Beanbob223 says: Feb 13, 2012. 4:01 AM
If you place all of them inside of a box you could make a really powerful claymore. Once you've loaded it tie all the strings togther and when your friend/enimy comes along pull on the strings.
willer2122 says: Jan 5, 2012. 11:33 AM
this is a great idea. you've got the same gun as me
kkilty says: Aug 21, 2011. 11:30 AM
i tried this omg its fricken amazing i scared the crap out of my friends and left like a million bruises on him he looked liken he got attacked by a swarm of bees its amazing
Everett_McKinley says: May 6, 2011. 1:23 PM
I love the look of them!!
apple is cool still says: Nov 1, 2010. 7:14 AM
i will try it
airsoft monkey man says: Apr 11, 2010. 12:44 PM
wont it block the slide if you tape it?
notyou13 in reply to airsoft monkey manOct 12, 2010. 5:02 AM
no they wont
jggammer says: Jul 31, 2010. 5:44 PM
funny because it does not work at all wow sad
Marble of Doom in reply to jggammerAug 23, 2010. 11:20 AM
I know, it really doesn't.
brickman93 says: May 1, 2010. 12:25 PM
yea good idea. i thought of the same thing too. 
aRejectedKitten in reply to brickman93May 1, 2010. 8:17 PM
its a miracle some 1 from my time
brickman93 in reply to aRejectedKittenMay 3, 2010. 3:51 PM
I know right! 
aRejectedKitten in reply to brickman93May 11, 2010. 4:05 PM
nobody looks at the old instructables anymore but ive found that almost all the old 1s r good 1s
brickman93 in reply to aRejectedKittenJul 5, 2010. 2:57 PM
totally agree!
3700823 says: Jun 21, 2010. 9:56 AM
its not really a claymoore any way its a shotgun unless you set it up with a trip line
airsoftiscool87 says: Jul 21, 2008. 9:14 PM
ithink youshouls say when your ready you coak the gun and tell the person your pointing at to say cheese and pull loop and trigger and bolth will shoot and you'd have one go further than the rest.
aRejectedKitten in reply to airsoftiscool87May 1, 2010. 8:16 PM
lol 1st of all they would shoot you before you had time to say anything and 2nd just tie the fishing line to your trigger on the gun (very tight but not enough to set it off) and just pull the trigger
3700823 says: Apr 7, 2010. 4:40 PM
they work good if you tape 4 together
007dna says: Feb 13, 2010. 4:01 PM
 If you mount them in a rotational barrel, you can have a CAW. Set the strings up in one position, so when the barrel turns, the popper goes boom. If you mount 20 or so in a circular fashion, you would have a fully-automatic shotgun for airsoft (AA-12). That would be the worlds' first, and you would be famous. Or just use grenade shells, but this is more fun.

Good job!

007dna
Marble of Doom says: Jan 24, 2010. 11:21 AM
The link to the other site no longer works.
Colonel88 says: Nov 4, 2009. 12:44 PM
This doesnt go as far, so fill up with like 2-5 pellets because the explosion is not enough to launch it like at least a meter
Marble of Doom says: Jul 30, 2009. 3:26 PM
Has anyone noticed that maybe 45% of Instructables have bad blurry pictures? Does no one have a macro setting on their camera? When my pics come out bad, I retake them even if it means resetting up my work. Still great job Molybdenum!!!!
toxincool says: Jul 29, 2009. 2:24 PM
imde a dubble land mine like this and they hated me for it
Marble of Doom says: Jul 28, 2009. 7:32 PM
Sweet, I've got to try this! You play with co2 guns in the winter? Wow, my guns stop working when it's 60 degrees.
venus says: Feb 19, 2008. 7:16 PM
Just fill a coke can with bbs and some black cat light the fusu throw and run
b5200 in reply to venusApr 26, 2008. 8:49 PM
That is a grenade. Not a mine.
bighead5454 in reply to b5200Jul 20, 2009. 3:10 PM
a grenade goes off user controlled EX: Remote pullpin. But a mine is victim activated EX: some type of trip wire so this is a mine
b5200 in reply to bighead5454Jul 25, 2009. 6:44 AM
I was talking to venus I wasn't talking about the instructable.
twenglish1 in reply to venusApr 26, 2008. 6:59 AM
that doesn't work i tried it you need one big firecracker like a m-80 or something having a bunch of little ones doesn't work cause the don't go off at the same time
finfan7 in reply to venusApr 25, 2008. 10:37 PM
the only problem with that is that some states/cities have outlawed fireworks. I can get some but they are illegal in AZ.
mitchell931993 in reply to venusApr 24, 2008. 3:35 PM
isnt that a grenade and not a claymore?
Alexizupinhea in reply to venusMar 21, 2008. 1:13 PM
Sounds like a good idea... Might try soon
djboy says: Jul 10, 2009. 10:09 AM
are these reusable or not
slydark says: Jun 15, 2008. 10:10 AM
this is an awesome idea. five stars for you! low budget solutions are the friend of the jobless airsoft enthusiast!!!!
mazeka.14 in reply to slydarkDec 8, 2008. 8:09 AM
where can you ge5t that kind of popper
crazycroscountry in reply to mazeka.14Feb 7, 2009. 11:50 AM
at the dollar store and guess how much money a pack of 6 costs. 1$ lol
professorred in reply to crazycroscountryJul 5, 2009. 8:17 PM
$17.95?
slydark in reply to mazeka.14Dec 9, 2008. 6:20 PM
well my friend this type of confetti popper can be found in largest abundance around the times of new years and fourth of july (if you reside in the united states) you should be able to get them wherever fireworks are sold.
bighead5454 in reply to slydarkJul 20, 2009. 3:01 PM
yea so true i got a pack of like 20 for like $5
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