Barrax' Knex War Shotgun

 by barrax
video Barrax' Knex War Shotgun
Hey guys, this is my shotgun - my first non replica gun, and its 7 connector widths wide (its on yellow rods).

Sorry for the music, I forgot to turn it off for the video.

This weapon is intended for war, and does shoot well, but its downside is loading the mag takes sooo long.

This gun was originally going to be a 3 shot burst rifle, however it failed at that (the ide was to have different length firing pins hit the bullet at different times) because the shots all came out at apparently random times (so it was more of a shot gun). I edited it over a day, and finished with this, my War Shotgun

It uses Erikos Kostarikas Dot sight, a new mag, new bullets, and a new firing pin mechanism. It also has a whole hand rail, and reminds me of the TAR 21, but its not a replica of the TAR21 cuz it doesn't look exactly like it (to my standards).

It uses a lot of pieces for a small gun, but think of it as one of my average legnth guns, with its legnth attached on the side (build it to see what I mean).

I can easily reload it within 30 seconds (i timed myself).

Instructions are coming...


Also, once, it only fires 1 instead of 3 bullets... in the next shot it fires two, and it has never done that before (i have fired it at least over 50 times)...

And last but not least, please comment, rate, comment again, then subscribe :)

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Fred the evil puppet says: Aug 9, 2011. 4:44 AM
you listen to craaaaap music...
crmartin says: Jul 24, 2011. 7:11 PM
really cool gun but annoying song
luke11wolf says: May 30, 2011. 5:53 PM
cool gun, but annoying song
knex obsessed says: Mar 2, 2011. 9:15 AM
when u say in the info that it is on yellow rods, it sounds as though it is addicted to the yellow rods ;)
DJ Radio says: Jan 31, 2010. 3:45 PM
I guess that song is Eminem- My name is.  Am I right?

Anyways, sorry but I don't really like it too much.  The design looks sloppy-ish in my opinion.  But I do like how this fires more than one bullet at once like a real shotgun.
KnexFreek in reply to DJ RadioFeb 5, 2010. 8:43 PM
 HI my name is fricka fricka slim shady WHAT? my name is frick..
TigerNod in reply to KnexFreekFeb 10, 2011. 6:59 AM
My name is T in da house slam bam the door mouse. Yo. ;-)
barrax (author) in reply to DJ RadioJan 31, 2010. 11:28 PM
its sloppyish because im not that good at making the best of designs, but i dont think its too sloppy...

and yeah you got the song right lol...
DJ Radio in reply to barraxFeb 2, 2010. 2:28 PM
I don't believe that when it comes from a great replicator...
barrax (author) in reply to DJ RadioFeb 4, 2010. 8:17 AM
what part of that dont you believe?
DJ Radio in reply to barraxFeb 4, 2010. 1:24 PM
Where you say you aren't good at making designs.
barrax (author) in reply to DJ RadioFeb 4, 2010. 1:43 PM
lol

k

i prolly meant mech designs...
Raiden97 says: Feb 9, 2010. 9:50 PM
wow i did not expect you to be that young....you act a lot older and you actually know a lot about guns
 
spricer988 in reply to Raiden97Jun 10, 2010. 4:35 PM
u should see my friend dante his dad owns a hole bunch of actual guns ... and dante knows a lot about guns
spricer988 in reply to spricer988Feb 2, 2011. 6:25 PM
(wich gets anoying after awihle)
barrax (author) in reply to Raiden97Feb 9, 2010. 11:55 PM
ahaha

thanks

though it does say im 14 on my profile. although im below average height ;)

various years of MGS gaming and lookin at tonnes of websites can help with that last part.

also, im one of the best in my school. but a lot of the physics equations u see on this website still dazzle me a bit

:L

thanks again :)
tthomasvd says: Jan 3, 2011. 11:38 AM
3:25.......hear him say...wow.....
shieldsam says: Nov 12, 2010. 8:57 AM
post, post and post again
PikminRed says: Sep 10, 2010. 12:13 PM
Cool scope idea! How did you snap it on?
spricer988 says: Jun 10, 2010. 4:33 PM
snap! thats a big gun
ab1000 says: Apr 26, 2010. 8:37 AM
where are the instructions!!

it's a super cool gun (I want to make it)
barrax (author) in reply to ab1000Apr 26, 2010. 8:58 AM
im sorry, but im not sure if there even will be instructions on this.

its an old gun, and i dont even have any intro pics for the newest version :/
TwistedParadox says: Feb 13, 2010. 9:16 AM
I thought you were a little older, either that or I'm rubbish at guessing peoples' ages.
barrax (author) in reply to TwistedParadoxFeb 20, 2010. 11:45 AM
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knexpete says: Feb 8, 2010. 8:30 AM
 love the gun mate, especially the sight, good music choice, and nice British accent. if only it would reload better, or like the AA-12.

btw, did u nick the sight from erikos kostarikos???
barrax (author) in reply to knexpeteFeb 8, 2010. 8:42 AM
he made that sight for me lol...

also
it reloads like a striker ;) long reload...

now it holds 9 shots, so you take it out, and drop it in the middle of a war.
knexpete in reply to barraxFeb 8, 2010. 8:52 AM
 would be a good plan, if u could make a real one firing real bullets from knex
however, it would actually break. hmm......... DRAWING BOARD!
TigerNod says: Feb 7, 2010. 3:12 AM
Shotguns, heck yeah! I like it, and I definitly will be building. One question: what are the yellow rods at the front for?
barrax (author) in reply to TigerNodFeb 7, 2010. 3:16 AM
they are a grip, and they hold down the mag pusher...

but the version i did have of this before i took it apart didn't have that sort of firing pin, or grip...

it just had a normal pusher, times three...

I will post btw.
TigerNod in reply to barraxFeb 7, 2010. 3:38 AM
And I will subscribe, btw.
barrax (author) in reply to TigerNodFeb 7, 2010. 6:19 AM
thanks
knexguy says: Feb 6, 2010. 3:34 AM
It's definitely the sort of weapon you would empty then drop rather than reloading in a war.
barrax (author) in reply to knexguyFeb 6, 2010. 3:51 AM
yeah, i can see where your coming from

i modded it to have a 9/10 shot magazine, and a longer barrel, thats the version that will be posted.
CraftySNAK3 says: Feb 2, 2010. 6:47 PM
this thing looks beastly!
Mr. Muggle says: Feb 2, 2010. 4:46 AM
nice, a bit like knexfreek's shotgun
barrax (author) in reply to Mr. MuggleFeb 2, 2010. 9:02 AM
yeah
 

that was one of the reasons i wasn't going to post it at first... it wasn't meant to be like it, but it did end out like his...
Mr. Muggle in reply to barraxFeb 2, 2010. 10:49 AM
cool gun anyway
stale56 says: Feb 2, 2010. 5:59 AM
I saw on another gun, that used the same ammo, the guy put a green rod ( I don't know if it was taped or not) through the orange connectors.

That would probably make loading easier.


Anyways, it seems good, not your prettiest gun, but, still, effective.
barrax (author) in reply to stale56Feb 2, 2010. 9:03 AM
i dunno what you mean by that?

through the whole in the orange cons?

that physically wouldn't work with my magazine (its a unique magazine and its not bad, but its not great either)...
stale56 in reply to barraxFeb 2, 2010. 9:38 AM
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