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Spider Massacre

heey guys
this is my first instructable - have fun. I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU DO WITH IT, BUT I'M IN NO WAY RESPONSIBLE FOR WHATEVER YOU DO WITH THIS GUN - just that you know. i originally made this gun for my little sister. she is very frightened by spiders and i built this gun for her so that she could get rid of the spiders without coming close. even for my little sister this gun is very easy to operate. just pull back the firing pin load ammo and fire. i designed it to fire green rods but the gun didn't work well, so i had to modify it. after modifying the green rods were the only rods that weren't shot properly by this gun. don't load green rods in the gun because it'll jam or the bullet will get stuck and when you fire, the force of the firing pin will break down parts of the gun. have fun.

plz rate it and post comments

also check out my new and upgraded Spider Massacre

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Step 1The barrel

this gun has a quite short barrel in comparison to other guns. i did this on purpose because a longer barrel means more friction. the more friction, the more the range and the power of your gun will be reduced. however, a longer barrel does give more accuracy to the bullet so my gun has a bit less accuracy than most guns. it still is quite powerful.

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62 comments

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Nov 7, 2009. 4:19 PMLowney says:

Have you ever managed to kill a spider with this? How big are they if you feel a gun is necessary? (BTW the gun is nice, more so for the v2)

Jan 10, 2009. 8:41 AMPikminRed says:

I built it! Its very good I like how you used a block trigger but made a real trigger to control it.

Jul 31, 2009. 1:11 PMsmattman22 says:

lookup 8 shot revolver someones knex gun has an awsome trigger like this one!

Jan 12, 2009. 4:30 PMFrozenFire 99 (author) says:

thanks!

Sep 2, 2008. 11:06 AMStavroz says:

Thanks O Lord DarthVader jeez whats next? -Clone attack? -Revenge of the droids?

Sep 5, 2008. 10:35 AMknextard says:

LOL

Jul 2, 2008. 12:58 AMStavroz says:

Cool gun i made it, i added a front grip and a longer barrel.

Aug 28, 2008. 6:29 AMDELETED_DELETED_DarthVader says:

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Jul 16, 2008. 2:17 PMtoastersrule123 says:

i made ure gun its awesome! i added a white round circle thingy on the back of the plunger for more strength.also, i added an elastic band round the trigger and the green piece so it dosnt come apart

Jun 29, 2008. 5:38 PMszechuan53 says:

i like it. and you're right, this isn't like most knex guns.

May 27, 2008. 5:04 PMEnigmaMax says:

well, once you kill all the spiders, prepare for a bug massacre. cause, you know, spiders eat bugs.

May 30, 2008. 11:44 AMFrozenFire 99 (author) says:

yeah, i guess you're right. i'll start on my bug massacre right away!

Apr 4, 2008. 5:28 PMguy-man says:

do yoo hav too break the pees

Apr 6, 2008. 9:01 AMFrozenFire 99 (author) says:

you mean in step 3?

Mar 24, 2008. 10:42 AM

I_am_Canadian says:

man this thing rox my sox

Mar 24, 2008. 2:32 PM

I_am_Canadian says:

What does it shoot? any mag?

Mar 24, 2008. 4:05 PMFrozenFire 99 (author) says:

it shoots anything that fits in the barrel and it doenst have a mag...sry

Mar 25, 2008. 9:31 AM

I_am_Canadian says:

wow! i made this gun. its the BEST! I made a few big upgrades. i will post a picture soon. NICE GUN

Mar 26, 2008. 3:50 AMFrozenFire 99 (author) says:

ty man im putting my new upgraded version of this gun on the site so be sure to have a look

Mar 26, 2008. 6:20 AM

I_am_Canadian says:

ok ill be sure to have a look

Mar 26, 2008. 6:46 AMFrozenFire 99 (author) says:

here it is
http://www.instructables.com/id/Spider-Massacre-2.0---Compact/

Mar 26, 2008. 7:45 AM

I_am_Canadian says:

that thing is awesome!

Dec 18, 2007. 12:28 PMknex guns r da best says:

To make the handle get a better fix in the gun try putting a blue bar on both of the green parts holding the handle to the gun. But it is a great knex gun.

Dec 20, 2007. 7:14 AMFrozenFire 99 (author) says:

ty but can you explain it with a picture? i dont get it

Feb 23, 2008. 4:08 AMknex guns r da best says:

where all the green connectore are put a blue bar connecting them.

Feb 3, 2008. 6:09 AMjeansl10 says:

I made mod for it: a stock and a better scope should i post it?

Feb 8, 2008. 10:35 AMFrozenFire 99 (author) says:

yeah

Feb 10, 2008. 4:41 PMjeansl10 says:

il probably post it in the next few days

Feb 12, 2008. 1:28 AMFrozenFire 99 (author) says:

how are you gonna call it?

Jan 30, 2008. 9:56 PMplasmaspy says:

very nice looking gun i think il make this. also lookin forward to the sniper

Jan 20, 2008. 7:55 PMkoolkidd says:

Nice!

Dec 24, 2007. 2:56 PMjeansl10 says:

this gun is sooo awesome and the trigger is really good

Dec 12, 2007. 3:43 PMShut Up Now says:

once i buy a big tub of knex im gonna totaly make this! right now i dont have enough peices. ( i only have on lunar lander set)

Dec 20, 2007. 8:10 PMPineapplebobTheGreat says:

This doesn't take that many pieces, really! By the way, what's a lunar lander set? The only sets i buy are the 400 piece sets... Never herd of Lunar Lander...

Dec 20, 2007. 9:11 PMShut Up Now says:

oh its a building set to make a model of the Apollo 11. nice gun btw. i can tell its a nice design just by lookin at it. oh and could u build this off of the pieces of a 400 piece tub