I'm sick of seeing these single-shot block trigger pistols with the trigger so far up the barrel that you need to stretch your thumb 3 miles to make it shoot, then it only shoots half the length of Justin Bieber's crotch because the trigger was so far up the barrel that the pin only got pulled back an inch.
So I have made a new standard for single-shot knex pistols. Notice this one has a bullet lock EXACTLY where the pin ends, has a very long pin draw, and a true trigger. Yes, a TRUE TRIGGER. Some credit to Mepain because I kind of jacked it off of his war rifle, but it was to make a point.
BUT DEEJAY IF I MAKE THE TRIGGER BLOCK THE RAM THAT FAR BACK, I WILL END UP PULLING THE RAM OUT OF THE GUN!!111 Nonsense, that's what the ram lock at the end of the gun is for.
Neat bonus: It has sights, so you can aim at your target easier.
This gun was made according to the guidelines in Oodalumps's guide to good performing knex guns. If any new knexer posts a pistol here, link them to this to give them a good example of a knex pistol.
I will not post this gun, because I think it is so simple and you could build it from the pictures if you want. The only reason I made this was to set a standard that newbies could build off of.
UPDATE: instructions courtesy of Ajleece: http://www.instructables.com/id/DJ-Radios-The-Blue-print-Simple-KNex-Pisto/
So I have made a new standard for single-shot knex pistols. Notice this one has a bullet lock EXACTLY where the pin ends, has a very long pin draw, and a true trigger. Yes, a TRUE TRIGGER. Some credit to Mepain because I kind of jacked it off of his war rifle, but it was to make a point.
BUT DEEJAY IF I MAKE THE TRIGGER BLOCK THE RAM THAT FAR BACK, I WILL END UP PULLING THE RAM OUT OF THE GUN!!111 Nonsense, that's what the ram lock at the end of the gun is for.
Neat bonus: It has sights, so you can aim at your target easier.
This gun was made according to the guidelines in Oodalumps's guide to good performing knex guns. If any new knexer posts a pistol here, link them to this to give them a good example of a knex pistol.
I will not post this gun, because I think it is so simple and you could build it from the pictures if you want. The only reason I made this was to set a standard that newbies could build off of.
UPDATE: instructions courtesy of Ajleece: http://www.instructables.com/id/DJ-Radios-The-Blue-print-Simple-KNex-Pisto/
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True story.
Thats the way it is sometimes ;-)
In my opinion.
DSMan195276
My first impression had me worried a bit, I won't lie. Being that I saw the small picture first, all at that size it doesn't look to different from a standard block trigger (Considering the name of the gun, I wasn't entirely sure what to expect).
All things considered, it's a lot better then I originally has assumed. The Trigger system and handle are definitely pro's, I like them a lot. The triggers compact, but also gives the Firing-Pin a really good pullback. And being that it's made to be a beginners gun, it's good that you added all these concepts into it.
Really, I don't see any con's to the gun, everything fits together well. The only thing I'm not amazingly hot on is the look, but honestly that's just completely subjective.
I'd love to see a version with a stock, Firing-Pin guide and such, I love what you've done with the concepts, it really is a good gun that can be built off of easily. I can see this gun made into stuff from snipers to rifles and such. It'd be a little work, but I can definitely see it being done.
Good work my friend ;-) ,
DSMan195276
This kind of feedback tells me I did what I wanted to, and I did it well. You definitely need to do more of these. As for the looks part, I decided to discard that in favor of making a well-functioning simple pistol for people to build off of.
As for you wanting to see a version with a stock, firing pin guide, etc, Razzlekunai has that covered below in the comments. ;-)