BB Machine Gun(NOT AIRSOFT!!!!!)

This BB machine gun is powered by an air compressor and can shoot about 500 BB's in a couple of min. Fairly accurate and has a range of about 200 feet!!! Slices, dices, and rips em' new ones!

Step 1: The parts

First off, this is not an easy build, it takes patience and craftsmanship to get it all together.

The parts I used on this gun are pvc pipes (rated at least 400 PSI!)Including the pvc drain trap and all reducers/splicers.

All of the brass fittings need to be npt(national pipe thread)I used 3/4".

As for the stock and the barrel, the came off an old pump action bb gun, but those were just to make it cooler.

The trigger is a blow gun, and the laser sight is optional.

The most important part of this is the VORTEC BLOCK, which itself takes some time to make.

Comments

[Dr.Bill]

Well there's a lot of things that are different between our countries. You should come to Rye, NY and visit a place called "Play Land". Inside Play Land you can find a little booth to shoot co2 powered BB Guns that are machine guns but they are Co2 powered. A gas powered machine. No flaming powder. They are classified as AIR GUNS and as such do not use Fire. They shoot. However if you are talking expressely in terms of Silencers being Legal For Guns, the answer is No. Originally I thought there was discussion as to weather or not this BB Gun was a fire arm. Clearly it is not. It uses compressed to a tank gas to shoot. At any rate it looks like a fun Toy. You should not use a silencer with it. Rats will never know what hit them. Bye!

[Ranie-K]

My personal understanding is that you legally CAN suppress it in the US as long as the suppressing part is not removable.

[freddysserpent]

Dude if you want a silencer in the U.S. You can apply to the BATF for licencing. Its pretty much the same requirements as for manufacture of firearms.Or so I found while I was there. You can do the same thing here in Australia except the requirements are stricter. Also Australians beware airsoft and air/co2 powered weapons are legally classified as firearms so if you want to use this stuff please be on the lookout for the johnnies

[mr.pizza]

im 13 i under stand all the cocepts and engineering of the design but due to my age some parts are hard to come by could i substitute some of the parts and maybe funnel the entrance for the bbs in the vortex to reduce jamming?

[mr.pizza]

im 13 i under stand all the cocepts and engineering of the design but due to my age some parts are hard to come by could i substitute some of the parts and maybe funnel the entrance for the bbs in the vortex to reduce jamming?

[wcs873]

Same project can be found at burntlatke.com. Hope this helps everyone.

[wcs873]

Sorry the path is: burntlatke.com ==> Build Your Own ===> BB Machine Gun (pneumatic)

[Ianman]

Which is mentioned in step 2.

Click on the hyperlink "vortex block".

[TSC]

Nice 5stars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ianman]

Thanks!

[TSC]

Your welcome!

[Aron313]

Make a video. Some guns that i made with plans offline didnt fire far or ran out quickly

[Ianman]

There is a video right under the main pic and description.

[Aron313]

ok thanks

[Billy mahony]

What did u use for your vortex block?

[Ianman]

Bondo, read the inst.

[Billy mahony]

it looks like a solid chunk of copper or bronze.

[Ianman]

Copper BB's will discolor it.

[skidoo]

Neat project and all, I guess. But 500 RPM? That's only like 8 shots a second. And what sort of muzzle velocity are we talking? I dunno, 24+ rounds-per-second (1440 RPM) is nothing for a decent airsoft gun shooting .25 gram BBs, and I don't see why you couldn't push steel BBs at the same rate. Especially if you're using an air compressor and a vortex block. More thorough instructions would be nice, so we could more precisely suggest how to improve your rate of of fire. "A" for effort though! :-)

[Ianman]

8 Shots a second sounds like to much?
Watch the video. And listen...

[guitarmonk15]

would a gravity fed magazine work instead of the vortex block? I'm thinking about a pen tube filled with bbs.

[Ianman]

It is already gravity fed...

[adrian09]

do u hav a video of the whole process? or more detailed ones..

[Ianman]

Nope, going to have to use your imagination.

[Billy mahony]

Does anyone have any ideas on running this off a CO2 tank, Making it more portable.I have no idea on how to regulate the flow? pressure, any help would be great.

[Ianman]

No, you need a high CFPS rate that only a big air compressor tank can accommodate.

[guitarmonk15]

Do you mean running it on something like a co2 bike tire inflator? Because I had that EXACT same idea. I'm guessing it would work pretty well, but I have never tried it.

[Billy mahony]

I was thinking something slightly larger (Paintball tank) but yeah, annything light and portable, how fast do you think the flow is on a tire inflator, my guess is pretty low, but it should work.

[dla888]

Get a CO2 regulator. Look on amazon, or ebay.

[prop master]

could you modify this for airsoft

[Ianman]

As long as the barrel was the correct internal diameter, but why wuss the gun up like that?

[rocketman217]

Hi, could i power this with 8 gram co2 catridges?

[Ianman]

No.

[besty1262535]

were is the other part

[Ianman]

Did you mean *where is the other part*?
What other part?

[Football viking boy]

those pipes 400 psi ? WOW those must be bought online

[coilsinamotor]

wow very clear drawing of the block 5/5

[Ianman]

Thanks, But not my doing.

[six shot]

hey, if you put a wooden/cardboard/plexiglass body on that, you could make the wunderwaffe dg-2 from nazi zombies.

[Nandthemountingplusman]

I remember using the ordinary and old style of airgun for bird hunting when i was young. I think i can enjoy more now by availing the benefits of technological developments. Is it possible to put a scope in my airgun like what i have seen that are connected to riffles such as the AR 15 Scopes? Are these kinds of rifflec accessories adaptable to airguns?