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How to make A pen gun

How to make A pen gun
I will show you how to create a pen gun out of the pen shown and a piece of paper. You can buy the pen a Wall Mart, Target, Staples, Office Depot, and tons of other places. This pen is VERY common. For the ammo you can shoot almost every thing that fits in the barrel although I prefer airsoft BBs.
 
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Step 1Know the pen parts

Know the pen parts
To split the halves just unscrew the pen in the middle.The first picture is a diagram of the pen parts. The second picture shows how to get the 2 parts at the back out by pushing it out with the ink. The third picture shows how to get the spring out by pushing the edge of the spring with a mechanical pencil with a inch of lead poking out.

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Mar 13, 2012. 7:18 AMninja292 says:
i wanna make my own gun. but how ?????
do any body give some idia.
Feb 10, 2012. 7:49 PMzenyoul says:
I am hopeless as to what to use as ammo.
Dec 13, 2011. 8:05 PMpicosoaaron says:
i was going to make one the same but you already made it
Dec 3, 2011. 7:31 AMthe dashing hero says:
if you put the top on, it kinda looks like a spy wepoan.
Dec 3, 2011. 6:14 AMthe dashing hero says:
now i can't reload! aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
Dec 3, 2011. 6:04 AMthe dashing hero says:
the paper pops up every time you shoot, so i keep having to push the paper down. i don't know what to do because the paper wad is irremovable. :(
Nov 20, 2011. 2:06 PMJaredicus says:
If you do the optional grip step under Firing you can but your ammo in the front half for storage!
Nov 20, 2011. 1:59 PMJaredicus says:
So...This is like a mini BB musket?
Nov 19, 2011. 3:34 PMskaterboy11 says:
its not my best instructable. but you can still check it out
Nov 19, 2011. 3:33 PMskaterboy11 says:
I remember the instructable I made. I think it was called mega bazooka.
(I dont think its mega. I think its just a pen gun)check it out. if you can find it and
post a comment.
Nov 19, 2011. 3:25 PMskaterboy11 says:
what can it shoot?
Oct 18, 2011. 6:57 PMtycrome says:
Hello, This is tycrome. I can see this gun IS EPIC! But I would like to knwo what ammo you use. Thank you!
Apr 16, 2011. 12:38 PMtheimler says:
Hello! I have problem. When I fire my pen (I never thought I'll say this :) ) everything inside flies out. Can you tell what am I doing wrong?
Oct 8, 2011. 6:20 PMbjb98 says:
put your finger over the edge of the back section and just let the ink cartridge shoot out. Forget the wadding.
Apr 22, 2011. 5:24 PMSquibb says:
What you can do is cut the very end of the pen grip holder thingey and screw it into the end of the barrel with the eraser of a pencil. (Stick the threaded plastic thing on the eraser part of the pencil.) This should fix your problem.
Apr 27, 2011. 5:29 AMtheimler says:
Thank you! it worked, I had a little trouble with the cutting, but I solved it, so now it works well! thank you, again :)
Sep 21, 2011. 10:04 AMmbogusz says:
Why does my pen gun shoot itself apart every time I shoot wit??
Sep 18, 2011. 4:47 PMelemastur says:
the wadding didn't work on mine, so i superglued a piece from another pen about .8 centimeters in diameter to the inside of the barrel of the pen, and added grip. it works better than the wadding, and it catches the mechanism inside a lot better. is there another way to load it, easier than using the pen cartridge? by the way, this is genius!
Aug 14, 2011. 2:39 PMskaterboy11 says:
this is awsome :D
Jul 18, 2011. 5:17 PMskaterboy11 says:
I havent made one yet but im going to.
Feb 15, 2011. 3:22 PMAbcwtfidontcare says:
This so awesome. :D Everyone I know has this exact pen. I have an idea, a pen gun army!
Feb 18, 2011. 8:14 PMChibichuba says:
That would be epic! We could overpower almost any non-government organization with these.
Feb 21, 2011. 3:17 PMA flyin muffin says:
As long as they have no guns, knives, pens, or pointy objects.
Feb 22, 2011. 5:52 AMpbmillar12 says:
true
Jul 11, 2011. 9:24 PMjeiy says:
your gonna go pen vs gun?!?!?
Nov 20, 2011. 1:43 PMJaredicus says:
Duh! It's the only possible way to feel exactly likke Chucl Norris while not feeling like him at all!
Jul 12, 2011. 3:36 PMChibichuba says:
Any NON-government organization. I sharpened the tip of the pen cartridge and it stuck into a wall. It was really hard to get out.
Jun 16, 2011. 12:26 AMibarnes says:
it probably does work, but it looks like it doesnt work at all.
May 7, 2011. 9:02 AMdowens1 says:
this is hard to do
Apr 14, 2011. 10:03 PMnurdturd says:
Pretty sweet, but mine will only shoot like 5-6 feet, is that normal or can it go farther?
Mar 5, 2011. 12:29 PMpbmillar12 says:
I'm looking forward to using this is science class when i get bored. Thanks!
Feb 25, 2011. 9:02 AMPaintballer98 says:
why do you need the wadding?
Feb 25, 2011. 7:04 PMPaintballer98 says:
I know but what is the point of putting it in, it works just fine without it
Feb 9, 2011. 3:52 PMDelo97 says:
I once made this, but
1. I suggest emptying the pen before make the "rifle" otherwise ink spills from the back airhole (i had to throw away mine due to this :'( )
2. I suggest use toothpicks for ammos (if you want to just shoot to a target, otherwise use BB's)
Feb 4, 2011. 11:51 PMJobolonian says:
The only problem I've had is keeping the wadding from popping back up automatically. Any help?
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