How to make an easy, cheap, non-explosive airsoft claymore using household items!

This is a fun thing to play tricks on friends with or to play airsoft with! I am pretty much a sneaky person with a airsoft gun and a ghillie suit and to keep me from getting ambushed i thought "what about a claymore!". I didnt want to spend $130.00 on a normal airsoft claymore online so i decided to make one! All you need is a bit of patience and a creative mind! This claymore uses a tripwire so when a person steps on it or hits it it sends airsoft bbs flying out and hitting them. it doesnt use explosives so its pretty safe.

Step 1 Getting ready

To start this project, you will need to get some pretty basic things. Heres what you need:
Cottonelle toilet tissue box
A small mousetrap
Four 6-inch nails (7 1/2 cm)
Duct tape
Cardboard
Spraypaint. colors vary depending on enviroment colour (green, brown, camo, olive drab, etc.)Wooden kebob skewer or pencil
Fishing line
Rubberband
Zip tie/cable tie
Paperclip box
Airsoft bbs
You will also need scissors, a hot glue gun, and a drill.

Comments

[wlrules]

a mousetrap cant break ur finger. ive tested it

[zanki_kitsune]

common sense, so rare it's a super power.

[mechaninja]

Woah man, need some aloe-vera for that BURN!

[Geeknxt]

LOL

[SM2808]

ouch.

[yourworstnightmare]

but a rat trap can

[ilpug]

where is your common sense?

[Arano]

the bigger ones used for rats can break your finger

[bubba j]

 break your finger??? thats it? i used one and it decapitated a rabbit under our porch

[stg.badass]

where do you buy rat traps because i need that so i dont have to use my ruger mini 14 and stay outside for so long waiting

[aseaheru]

hardware stores........ or wallmart..... *throws up*

[rssdeltaforce64]

luckyy i always wanted one

[coocooachoo568]

i went to walgreens for mine here in america

[Geeknxt]

home depot has them in the garden section

[greymatter21]

poor rabbit :'(''''''''''''''''''''''''''

[HughGRection]

Silly Rabbit. Rat Traps are for Rats.

[deobomb]

..()() AND?!?!?!?!?
(='.'=) <-----here's a hint it starts with a (ra)ends with a (it)-----<<<
/ ()() \
\......./

[rssdeltaforce64]

wow lol

[Crimson-Deity]

I broke my toe on a Rat-trap once, so they're pretty strong. As bubba j says there are those traps for rabits AND rats that are even worse.. Poor rabit.. xD 

[iBurn]

 So can cars. or doors, or chairs, the list of things that can break your fingers is incredibly long....

[stg.badass]

fingers can break other fingers XD!1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

[notyou13]

so can a tenth of a once of c4

[coocooachoo568]

hahaha

[Matrix-technician]

Very impressive! I've seen some other mousetrap versions and this one takes the cake for realism. I have 3 of them now, >:). hehehe

[I Have No Idea What I am Doing]

Do you think this would work with one of those newer plastic mouse traps if you epoxied it to the bottom instead of nailing?

[Geeknxt]

Epoxy generally degrades plastic
you could, but i hot glue

[Geeknxt]

or jb weld
works ok

[coocooachoo568]

im not sure, i haven't seen one of the plastic mousetraps before, but the nails hold the claymore in the ground.

[Geeknxt]

lol
Damn claymore you scary
planning on building one

[deobomb]

will this fling paint and water?

[coocooachoo568]

you can modify it to, yes

[mikee323]

Hey dude, hoe hard does this thing shoot? And I love the idea man, it's really a good idea.

[coocooachoo568]

about the equivalent of somebody throwing an airsoft pellet at you. that is what it does, haha. and thank you!

[notyou13]

nice idea

[coocooachoo568]

thanks

[glockofdoom]

I like the idea. But the instructable should have more details

[senseisean]

I know this is an old post but...Very cool build! Looks all military and scary.

I've got a couple of motion-activated air fresheners that run a little servo anytime someone walks in front of them.. I may try to use that as the trip-wire, since the circuitry is already in place. I'll just need to put the freshener's guts in the claymore case and connect the servo to the trap. I'll let you know how it works if I get around to actually finishing this project.

[coocooachoo568]

Sounds like a great idea

[aseaheru]

sweet. what about paintballs?

[senseisean]

I'd try buying or making paint grenade paint (which is the same stuff as in the paintballs, but thinner), wrapping the cup in plastic wrap or using a plastic cup, and pouring some paint in the cup. Would take a little longer to set up, but would definitely work.