M17 Sniper Rifle

This is a cool looking sniper rifle I called "The M17". It uses a slingshot design and an awesome trigger made by Viccie.B1993. You can also attach things like the bi pod (made by darth gecko man), the iron sight, and the ugly scope down in step 6. Watch out for snapping rubber bands, don't shoot the regular bolt up close to something (or it will break), and dont break anything valuable either. Also, keep an eye out for the image notes they are very important when building this gun. Check out my SR-V3 slide show too! http://www.instructables.com/id/SR-V3/

Pros: Looks cool
very accurate at a distance and up close
shoots 130 to 160 feet
comfortable and strong stock
6 second reload time
only requires one rubber band to go the distance advertised
and uses regular #64's OR thick #64's

Cons: fake magazine.

Over all I'd give it an 8/10

I hope you like it and you have fun with it!
if you have any questions or comments, please don't wait to ask.

Notes: this instructable is not printer friendly
I am not liable for and injury or death. (and I am not joking)

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Step 1: Barrel

this is the barrel

deathbytoast says: Nov 22, 2010. 8:53 PM

i would just like to say, im the one that should be blamed for any printer related injuries =D.

mikstr2 (author) in reply to deathbytoastNov 23, 2010. 9:54 AM

haha i didnt even look at it that way when i wrote it :)

tthomasvd says: Aug 29, 2009. 6:39 AM

you say don't make this do you realy mean 'DON'T MAKE THIS?'

mikstr2 (author) in reply to tthomasvdAug 29, 2009. 9:04 AM

no I meant dont make that longer part of the barrel. and did you say you made the gun and you only got 40 to 70 feet. well to to get more range aim it at a 45 degree angle and fire it with thick rubber bands and also, even though it may snap your bands more easily, you should make sure the rubber band is tight.

tthomasvd in reply to mikstr2Nov 13, 2010. 7:37 AM

okay

mikstr2 (author) in reply to tthomasvdNov 13, 2010. 6:13 PM

dont you think you responded like uhh a year and a half late......... just sayin haha....

Legofanatic says: Nov 12, 2010. 8:50 AM

That is a very big stock.

mikstr2 (author) in reply to LegofanaticNov 12, 2010. 12:59 PM

yeah this was like, my first gun :P

Legofanatic in reply to mikstr2Nov 12, 2010. 3:53 PM

still cool though. I dont care about looks, just as long as it shoots.

mikstr2 (author) in reply to LegofanaticNov 12, 2010. 6:07 PM

with me i pretty much only care about looks......................

lemonpickle says: Aug 17, 2010. 10:14 AM

why is there gray spacers

lemonpickle says: Aug 16, 2010. 9:00 PM

nice background in the first pic

chazman2 says: Oct 10, 2009. 8:17 AM

whats the silver thing?

jmm72 in reply to chazman2Aug 2, 2010. 8:46 AM

duct tape

mikstr2 (author) in reply to chazman2Oct 10, 2009. 7:24 PM

on where?

jmm72 in reply to mikstr2Sep 6, 2010. 11:48 AM

the handle

Ali Rhayel says: Dec 13, 2009. 9:45 AM

wow, 143 feet!!!

372jpeg in reply to Ali RhayelJun 26, 2010. 7:51 AM

does it really go that far, beacuse i want to know if this gun is worth buying knex for.it sure looks like its gonna go far but idk.

mikstr2 (author) in reply to Ali RhayelDec 13, 2009. 9:46 AM

that's pretty close to the average range on this gun

james4 says: Apr 18, 2010. 6:33 AM

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mikstr2 (author) in reply to james4Apr 18, 2010. 3:44 PM

what?

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64runners says: Mar 8, 2010. 4:10 PM

Cool

The Jamalam says: Dec 13, 2009. 1:27 AM

Your ranges are waaay out of hand. Sort them out, or at least measure them all before false claims are made. (I sorted mine out, so don't even go there).

DJ Radio in reply to The JamalamDec 13, 2009. 8:05 AM

This is 100% true, the mag is fake, and it uses a slingshot system based on the Siprani systems.

The Jamalam in reply to DJ RadioDec 13, 2009. 9:07 AM

Sipriani systems didn't reach 160 ft at all.

mikstr2 (author) in reply to The JamalamDec 13, 2009. 9:39 AM

well its a funny thing you bring that up, i actually misunderstood how viccie made his so this is slightly different and better than his but it did jam many times before i fixed that so it ended up like this. the ammo is also very different by having wings and being much much lighter AND YES I DID MEASURE but only one flew 162 feet and if you look in the last picture on step five or the third picture on the intro you can see how much range 143 feet really is and if you still dont believe me, then build it for yourself to find out how much range it really has (if you have a big enough place to shoot)

DJ Radio in reply to The JamalamDec 13, 2009. 9:39 AM

They can.

tthomasvd says: Aug 29, 2009. 6:23 AM

knex guns can't get that range -.-" maybe an knex cannon can

DJ Radio in reply to tthomasvdDec 13, 2009. 8:06 AM

Slingshot knex guns can.

The Great Knex Warrior in reply to tthomasvdNov 27, 2009. 11:39 AM

they sort of can. i even got my gun that uses a ram to go 100 ft. ive built a sniper rifle and that uses a slingshot design, they are way more powerfull with much less effort and can easily go over 150ft

mikstr2 (author) in reply to tthomasvdSep 18, 2009. 4:39 PM

yes knex guns can and this is no ordinary knex gun anyway.

The Jamalam in reply to mikstr2Dec 13, 2009. 1:27 AM

Well... yes, it is really.