Shotgun Shell USB !

Want a kick-ass USB ? Well you've come to the right place !

This instructable will show you how to make the coolest USB case mod on the planet !

Its really a very simple project that doesn't take very long at all, hope you like it !!

Step 1: Materials and Tools

Materials

• Two small shotgun shells
• One USB
• Foam/Tissue/Sponge
• Paper
• Red pen
• Electrical Tape

Tools

• Vice/Clamp
• Craft Knife
• File or Dremel

Comments

[ubr.bzkr]

I'm assuming those are 20 gauge shells right? I think it would be even better if you could fit a USB into a single 12 gauge shell.

[or_ford98]

i think this is what u mean: http://www.instructables.com/id/Shotgun-Shell-USB-2/

[-JESUS-]

I think they may be .410 bore shotshells... they look pretty small

[raykholo]

they are 12 guage shells standard red color and pretty ordinary.... just like the ones i use

[KingOfCatfish]

Those are .410 shells, they are .410" in diameter, a 12 ga. shotgun shell is .75" in diameter. You can see these are .410 shells when you compare the male USB 2.0 connection to the diameter of the plastic shell, male USB 2.0 connectors are .5" in width. You state that "they are 12 guage shells standard red color and pretty ordinary.... just like the ones i use", the color does NOT indicate the size of the shell ( this picture shows just that http://tinyurl.com/244v69p ) and if you truly do use a firearm of any kind, I suggest you go to a hunter's education course.

[Dread_Neck]

Wow. Someone did their homework :D

[KingOfCatfish]

Homework, and a passion for my 2nd Amendment rights. :)

[echo123]

nice idea i would recommend using a 20 gauge or a 12 gauge shell instead of a .410.

[raykholo]

the red ones used here are standard 12 gauge, so yes i agree 20 gauge are slightly smaller so it really depends on the size of the flash drive

[bigmach23]

Judging from the size of the USB plug end, these are NOT 12 Gauge shells, definitely .410 shells. If 12 Gauge shells were used in this project, only ONE shell would be needed because a 12 Gauge shell is plenty large enough to hold a USB flash drive.

[TSC]

Sweet cool good job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 5 stars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Plasmana]

Great instructable!

^{When your USB is plugged in, it looks like your computer has been shot by two bullets!}

[bigmach23]

hey plasmana, i guess you have never been around guns or even shot a gun or you are just a little kid, because the shell (or casing in a rifle) does not leave the gun.. only the bullet or pellets or BBs do.

[Millawi Legend]

WRONG! The shell does leave the gun.

[bigmach23]

A mere technicality on my part, yes the shell does leave the gun *when ejected after being shot* but what I was trying to say is that the shell does not go flying out the barrel when it is shot. That is what I meant by "does not leave the gun, just the bullet, pellet, etc.."

[Millawi Legend]

I know, i was just being tight.

[=SMART=]

MISUNDERSTAND! The shell doesn't come out the end of the barrel, it is ejected out of the chamber to the side

[Plasmana]

Yeah, thanks for pointing that out, I know the case does not got with the bullets, lol. I'm just saying it "looks" like the computer has be shot. :-)

[cdousley]

NO plasmana if it had lots of tiny holes then it would look like it got shot by a 4-10. Its OK your still awesome with electronics (And most likely from a city.) :)

[Plasmana]

True, I am not a gun type person and I don't have enough of countryside, cities are so boring!

[cdousley]

haha what about coilguns?

[Plasmana]

Coilguns and railguns is a different story :P

[cdousley]

:]

[bigmach23]

so really, the computer does not look like it has been shot...just saying

[1spartan95]

lol

[=SMART=]

Hahahaha Thanks !

[Plasmana]

Your welcome.

[stephenniall]

looks gd can tell they are used you can see the Indent where the striking pin hits the shell

[EDZERF]

IF YOU USED A BLUETOOTH USB THING WOULD IT STOP ITS CONNECTION FROM THE COMPUTER TO THE THING YOUR TRYING TO CONNECT WITH

[AnarchistAsian]

you can't still load them right?

[ReCreate]

Well you can shoot it to the USB port of a computer with a gun ,maybe from a distance :P

[=SMART=]

yea you cant load them lol

[AnarchistAsian]

but you can load software!

[=SMART=]

Hehehehe lol

[AnarchistAsian]

that is if it even works....

[Skitter302]

A great idea for this would to probably use a bigger shot gun shell. (just an idea) great work!

[codongolev]

^{try taking that to school....}

[thepaul1993]

i made one before i even knew about this instructable i took it to school nobody cares that is a shell

[Jedi Ronin]

Good Ible. Use already discharged shells Right? I assume so, but didn't see a warning, and there are some people out there with the lack of brains to try using live shells.

[=SMART=]

hahaha yea their used, ill post a warning