Homemade Air-Rifle

Homemade Air-Rifle
Guard your stuff with this cheap, high-powered homemade air gun

DISCLAIMER: MAKE NO MISTAKE, THIS IS A WEAPON. DO NOT SHOOT AT ANYTHING FRAGIAL OR ANYONE. IF ANY PROBLEM OR DESTRUCTION IS CAUSED BY THIS, I CLAIM NO RESPONSIBILITY.
 
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Step 1Materials

Materials
What you will need:

-Approximately 1.25 meters (4 feet) of 1/2 inch PVC pipe - you probably won't need that much but keep it just in case you mess up on a step.
-A 591 mL soft-drink bottle like what you normally drink coke out of
-A small sports pump
-PVC fittings (all 1/2 inch): 1 ball valve, 1 "T" shaped fitting and 3 elbows
-Hack saw and serrated steak knife
-Hot glue gun
-PVC bonding glue (optional)
-Creativity(!)

I got all my PVC and fittings from a lumber store, not a hardware store. They only sell in 10 foot lengths so it cost me around 7 dollars (Canadian).

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May 7, 2010. 9:15 PMFlipyap says:
duct tape is a holy substance

Dec 19, 2011. 2:32 PMwerd123 says:
Duct tape fixes everything... not necisarily well but it fixes.
Mar 9, 2011. 1:26 PMjuvenilej1 says:
electrical tape followed by duct tape extra holy :)
Oct 5, 2010. 2:24 PM_Scratch_ says:
yes it is, duct tape solves all problems... lol
Jul 1, 2010. 5:13 PMtigerdog10 says:
i agree duct tape all the way
Dec 15, 2010. 2:58 PMhazza the gun says:
yea XD roflmaool
Oct 4, 2011. 2:54 AMmitch and sean says:
Is it halve inch inside the pipe or outside diametre

Pls get back to me
Nov 4, 2011. 4:16 PMdog digger says:
Outside diameter
Oct 3, 2011. 1:45 AMmitch and sean says:
Instead of cutting the PVC with a hack saw and stuff can I just use my pipe cutter?
Jun 30, 2011. 12:35 PM35Timmy says:
well there is one thing you should add to it and that is instead of using duck tape you should use threaded plumbling parts which will be more better than duck tape other than that everything is perfect
Jun 26, 2011. 7:03 AM35Timmy says:
it's better to use a threaded plumbling parts then using duck tape,adhesive, or pvp cement even combined it's easyer to use threaded valves and alot safer than posions that could pollute and besides threaded parts are more air tight and way less chances of leaks then using glue,duck tape and pvc cement which could get a hole or fade off
Jun 26, 2011. 5:12 AM35Timmy says:
What's the max feet per second and max muzzle energy?
Apr 30, 2011. 5:24 PM35Timmy says:
You used a 2 litter bottle and you said a 591 milmeter bottle however I guess ether is good to use
Feb 18, 2011. 3:29 PMDelo97 says:
Couldn't you put some "square comment things mousey" and write on which piece is which? It's a bit confusing...
Jan 3, 2011. 11:04 AMlpletikosic says:
where I can find instructable for your sniper rifle
Oct 11, 2010. 2:57 AMshubhamrox says:
does dis really shoot wid da sports pump???????????????????i tried it and ot is all cmmin rong
Dec 15, 2010. 2:58 PMhazza the gun says:
what? english, please 0.o
Dec 12, 2010. 10:21 AMHitman227 says:
C+ is awsome.
Dec 4, 2010. 5:27 PMskimmo says:
if using the coke bottle is going to cause issues cant you just use a larger conduit and a adapter?
Mar 18, 2010. 3:59 PMbrianthestud says:
can you fit nerf streamline darts into the barrel and make it fly fast
Sep 23, 2010. 4:16 PMtoogers says:
if you use half-inch pipe, then they'll fly with enough pressure. don't expect accuracy though
Apr 1, 2010. 2:14 AMcount jamez says:
Depends on the size of the barrel. Don't pump it up to much though, or it will destroy the dart.
Jul 27, 2010. 6:08 AMjchan_98 says:
when i connect the pipe into the bottle (coke) should i put it all the way through? or just a bit?
Jul 26, 2010. 8:06 AMjchan_98 says:
would hot glue work for attaching the bottle to the pipe?
Jul 25, 2010. 7:52 PMjchan_98 says:
could u use electrical tape to cover the leaks? and also. how long does each of the pvc pipes need to be?
Jun 28, 2010. 1:02 PMH20 says:
don't use t he bottle
Jun 1, 2010. 11:31 PMh3x_your_nightmare says:
use some pvc cement or some rezin for covering the leaks ;) duct tape doesn't solve the problem for a long period of time ;) peace!
Jun 1, 2010. 9:54 PMnutsandbolts_64 says:
From my experience, duct tape doesn't seal the deal. I use epoxy (because I've got no silicone sealant (of which I don't know if it works)). And instead of the ring sight, use the sights that are used on grenade launchers. That gives accurate targeting at far ranges.
Jun 1, 2010. 1:23 AMVersatileHobbies says:
nice design im gonna build 1 this weekend =)
Feb 15, 2008. 1:25 AMblugyblug says:
MrCrowley said that you shouldnt use PVC Cement on PVC to Coke bottles, so what do u use? super glue? Epoxy?
Mar 25, 2009. 1:58 PMrhino132456 says:
you can use pvc cement on bottles
Feb 8, 2010. 7:54 AMyourworstnightmare says:
no use duct tape there but use pvc cement and primer everywere else
Mar 25, 2009. 7:50 PMMrCrowley says:
You're using PVC cement on PTFE. You sir, are a genius.

Goodluck with that, by the way.
Mar 27, 2009. 2:06 AMblugyblug says:
Whoa whoa, how old was this post? Its been more than a year and rhino commented..? I already know rhino..
Apr 12, 2009. 5:11 AMrhino132456 says:
You don`t know me. I live in minnisota.
Apr 12, 2009. 6:55 PMblugyblug says:
No i mean "I already know that you cant use PVC cement on bottles"
Apr 16, 2009. 3:50 PMrhino132456 says:
that message was for mrcowley
Apr 12, 2009. 5:10 AMrhino132456 says:
I already done it. smart one.
Jun 24, 2008. 7:47 AMzach12 says:
forget him pvc cement works perfectly for me without any leaks
Mar 24, 2008. 11:16 PMRishnai says:
Ask for a glue that will bond PVC to PET. If you can't find one, you could try superglue and liberal amounts of tape. Or you could use a PVC chamber. It's your gun.
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