Rocket or Grenade Launcher Pistol

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UPDATE: This thing has a very short range. If you build this, you would be lucky to get 150 feet. I have since taken it apart and rebuilt it with a 24 inch barrel.
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Cost to make - roughly $15 plus cost of Mad Bull XM PB4 unit.

My cost to make - $3. I had almost everything I needed already.

HOW IT WORKS:
The Mad Bull XM PB4 is a Rerservoir and Valve system for pressurized volatile liquid. For airsoft, this liquid is called Green Gas. When the Valve of the PB4 is triggered (opened) all the liquid flows out of the reservoir into the Chamber behind the Nerf Football. The liquid - being very volatile - QUICKLY vaporizes into a gas state. The volume of the Gas is hundreds of times Larger than the volume of the liquid state. This Rapid Expansion from liquid to gas is what Pushes the Nerf Football out of the launcher. For further explanation, please talk to your local high school science teacher.

UPDATE: I took this launcher apart and built alonger launcher. The new launcher is 24 inches long. It is a compromise between the pistol and the LAW which extends to 30 inches long. It abandoned this design because the range sucked.

Step 1 Tools and Materials

Tools

Dremel / Rotary tool with the following attachments
- Cut off wheel
- sanding drum
- shaper / cutters
Drill with assorted drill bit
Screw tap
scroll saw
hack saw
screw driver
Clamp (optional)
Sandpaper

Materials
ABS or PVC Pipe 2" schedule 40
Shielded pipe coupler (see my M72 Law instructable).
Wood
screws
aluminum bar
steel rod

Mad Bull XM PB4 airsoft grenade (also sold by RAP4).

Comments

[tinker234]

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[MrTinkerer]

nope. Does not work that way. Needs a liquid to gas conversion to propel the nerf ball

[jgderuvo]

That's sweet!

[malumalu]

where can you buy the madbull xm pb4 round?

[bdogjhonson1]

airsoft websites like evike but they are 40-60 dollars each.

[pieman12]

could u buy an empty used on on ebay? or a new one on amazon

[MrTinkerer]

an empty used what?

[pieman12]

grenade

[MrTinkerer]

All grenades are sold empty.

[pieman12]

thanks im kinda new to airsoft and i thot making this would be cool

[heavymetalman1]

can i buy one off of you? i will pay more than the original cost to make, plus shipping.

[MrTinkerer]

It's not so much the cost of the materials that will get you as it is the cost of my hourly rate. I think 4 hours labor time is a fair estimate...

[sbann5]

how far dose it go ???

[MrTinkerer]

Not very far. About 100 ft. It sucks.

I scrapped the design and built one with a 24 inch barrel. The new design is now a shoulder fired launcher with a max range probably a little over 100 YARDS.

[mazingbrainiac]

 how did you connect the hinge to the activation lever? or what sort of screws? and, did you just put the other end of the hinge under the metal part of the coupler? thnx

[MrTinkerer]

The hinge is attached to the aluminum bar using the screws that came with the hinge. The other end of the hinge is just tucked under the metal binding strap of the coupler.

[bdogjhonson1]

is there any way to take the grenade out? i plan on using it for airsoft and i would need to reload it. also will this work with any m203 40mm round?

[MrTinkerer]

I play airsoft too. The reason why i built this is because I neededsomething to give me that added edge on the airsoft field. I haveairsoft in mind when I build all my launchers.

Look at the current launchers in the market that use the 40mm grenades(example, Deep Fire M72). They require you to unscrew the back and plopin another grenade with a fresh charge of green gas. Well, if youhave to have multiple grenades at $40 a pop, that gets expensive fast.

Well, you say, "y not just one grenade, and keep refillingit?"

Hmmm, that goes something like this : FIRE > unscrew back >extract 40mm grenade > fill > replace grenade > screwback on > FIRE. Sounds like a lot of steps, right?

My Launcher goes  FIRE > refill grenade> FIRE!

which looks faster?

The short answer - No, you do not want to remove the grenade.

[mazingbrainiac]

would it b ok to have the wood screws come down from the pvc pipe into the handle? because i'm using sorta old wooden saw handle. its in great condition, but it isn't long int he front or the back for wood screws like yours. any ideas?

[MrTinkerer]

I used wood screws too on my first build. I put the pistol grip on and marked how far in the screws went into the tube. I then removed the screws and cut them down so they were flush inside the tube. It was still rough and probably snagged the fins of the nerf football. Than is why I abandoned the screws and just used epoxy and bondo to hold the pistol grip to the tube.

[mazingbrainiac]

so u basically glued it on? with epoxy and, bondo? aight thanks

[MrTinkerer]

be sure to sand the tube so the epoxy and the bondo has something to stick to. Use 60 grit sand paper.

[mazingbrainiac]

is there a spring somewhere to keep the trigger from staying depressed?

[MrTinkerer]

The hinge at the back has a spring that pulls the trigger to the read-to-fire position.

[aseaheru]

do you go softing with this?

[MrTinkerer]

I did once. I was very disappointed by the range. So I took it apart and built one with a 24" barrel.

[aseaheru]

ok....

[aseaheru]

multi tube ones = artillery
gessing

[macingtosh]

i rather buy an rap4 one theyre a little bit cheaper but at least its profesoinal

[MrTinkerer]

I saw this one in:
http://www.rap4.com/paintball/os/panzerfaust-grenade-launchers-p-5521.html

It looks very effective. Looks like it runs of an air tank so no refilling per shot, very cool.

[Colonel88]

Is this reusable?

[MrTinkerer]

yes.

[macingtosh]

can you sell me one not that good with building this type of thing

[pyro lucas]

do i absolutely have to buy a grenadey thingy? they are very evpensive!

[MrTinkerer]

this instructable is what it is. If the system used something other than the airsoft grenade, then you would NOT need the coupler and the lever to push the valve. without those three things, this thing will be a completely different beast. At which point it goes off-topic of what this instructable is about.

[killerkorn]

did you trim the ends on the ball. and heres a pic of mine, on the front of the barrel i added this cardboard tube and taped it up cause i was bored.

[MrTinkerer]

Yeah, trim 1/4 of an inch from the fins.

[killerkorn]

yea sorry i got one more question, when your playing airsoft and using you bunker buster, does the paint you put on the handle come off on your hand?

[MrTinkerer]

nope. Used rustoleum. Paint stays on the gun.

[killerkorn]

heres a better pic. of it