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Single Shot Muzzle-Loader Knex Pistol With Low/High Setting.

Single Shot Muzzle-Loader Knex Pistol With Low/High Setting.

This Knex pistol is a good gun for a beginner Knex gun crafter to adapt off of. It's a simple design and the firing distance isn't too bad at 8-9 feet (low setting) and 16-17 feet (high setting). The firing rate and reload time do suck though compared to some of the guns here on Instructables.com because most have a magazine fed system. If you happen to find a cool or interesting modification feel free to post it here! Any spam/hate mail will be deleted.

P.S. This is my first Instructables so please don't criticize me XD

P.S.S. This is a projectile so please use common sense and don't aim at anyone or anything you don't want hurt or broken. :P

P.S.S.S. That being said please don't aim at anyone or anything even if you DO want them hurt or broken.

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Step 1Building the Pieces

This step shows what to make, you will have pieces left over for how to connect the gun in the next step.

1. Make 2 of these.
2. Make one of each of these.
3. Same with these.
4. Again, make one of these.
5. Make... two, just kidding, ONE of these.
6. Make two of these tied together rubber bands. (Which means you'll use four rubber bands in case I wasn't clear.)

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32 comments

Jul 11, 2009. 10:54 AMbosok888 says:

thank you very much for your gun some information shoots 7 meters very painful thank you so much it looks cool and shoots far! you rock:D

Sep 3, 2008. 8:25 AMbullet-head says:

how to fire this thing? p.s .trigger doesn't really work

Sep 8, 2008. 9:29 PMSlangmang (author) says:

The trigger worked fine on my gun, is the orange connecter fitting behind the fork connectors?

Aug 29, 2008. 11:57 AMMI6 says:

i would like to try and use this mag techno as part of my upcoming pistol, the CD-94 Flint.

Aug 29, 2008. 11:55 AMMI6 says:

stop that rod being bent its stupid and terrible - it tells me ur stupid cos it tells me that you cant be bothered to take the super sim p-le recaution to fix it.

Jun 15, 2008. 9:31 PMbannana inventor says:

This is pretty nice for a firstpost . My first post was awful!!! :)

Jun 5, 2008. 7:11 PMknex_builder_freak says:

o my gosh please don't do that to your gray rods that is terreble

Jun 8, 2008. 4:08 PMjollex says:

Yeah dont do that or we will call the KRAC, or Knex Rod Abusion Centor

Jun 8, 2008. 7:21 PMknex_builder_freak says:

lol nice one!!!

Jun 5, 2008. 7:21 PMSlangmang (author) says:

It doesn't stay bent, plus I only keep it like that for at most 10 seconds at a time every time I do it. I don't see any sign of permanent damage yet O_o

Jun 5, 2008. 7:38 PMknex_builder_freak says:

it will soon

Jun 6, 2008. 8:41 AMDaniel662000 says:

When i made this i had it cocked on the low setting and it snapped my gray in half...i hate this gun...

Jun 6, 2008. 5:06 PMSlangmang (author) says:

Dude, what kind of rubber band did you use?

Jun 7, 2008. 3:40 PMDaniel662000 says:

a really skinny one.

Jun 7, 2008. 9:06 PMSlangmang (author) says:

You probably used one that was smaller than mine in diameter so it cause the gray rod to bend more. It ain't my fault you didn't check how big of a rubber band to use :P

Jun 8, 2008. 7:01 AMSlangmang (author) says:

I had tried putting the rubber band higher but it didn't work with my rubber bands, they got too loose. :\

Jun 8, 2008. 2:57 AMLoosewire; SOE Operative says:

The problem is the positon of the band on the frame, see in picture2 how bad it is bending? That is because the band is attached so low, this position causes bending and loses power. You have to put the bands on to the frame inline width the firing pin like in picture4.

Jun 5, 2008. 10:58 PMDutchj says:

P.S. This is my first Instructables so please don't criticize me XD

FAIL

Other then that, this gun is better then most of the guns beginners post. I'm gonna agree with the rest on the grey rod though. Don't torture the poor guy.

P.S. "P.S.S." It's P.P.S. not P.S.S

Jun 7, 2008. 9:57 AM09 monk says:

i hate when ppl say this is my first so dont be mean

Jun 6, 2008. 4:44 AMs0lekill3r says:

EPIC "Fail"

Jun 6, 2008. 11:57 AMbobbyk881 says:

Ha Ha my ex girlfriend say that.

Dec 9, 2007. 2:06 PMs0lekill3r says:

Lol that's one of my taunts on SSBB.

Jun 6, 2008. 1:18 PMbobbyk881 says:

SSBB? One day my ex girlfriend out it on her hand and when ever she says it I laugh.

Jun 8, 2008. 8:36 PMs0lekill3r says:

Super Smash Brothers Brawl

Jun 9, 2008. 10:53 AMbobbyk881 says:

Duhh, wow im stupid. ha ha ha

Jun 9, 2008. 1:13 PMs0lekill3r says:

Lol. I just played that an hour ago.

Jun 9, 2008. 7:06 PMbobbyk881 says:

Lol.

Jun 6, 2008. 5:40 AMDutchj says:

Well, I didn't want to go quite that far ;)

Jun 6, 2008. 8:45 AMs0lekill3r says:

Lol, I guess that would've been too much.

Jun 6, 2008. 8:28 AMKaas_nl says:

dude please, whole Instructable has this guns. Make something different like full automatic, truly semi-automatic or a strong gun.

But nice Instructable =)

Jun 6, 2008. 4:32 AMSlangmang (author) says:

Alright guys, you don't have to worry about me being stupid with my rods because I think that this is the last I'll ever have to do with this gun. I only tried to make one to see if it was easy enough, and it was :D (I'll dismantle the pistols later)