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TBAP V3. Concept Pistol (Thunder Bolt Assault Pistol)

TBAP V3. Concept Pistol (Thunder Bolt Assault Pistol)
Hey guys and girls,
I know I just posted version two of this gun, but I had some new concepts for an Oodammo pistol and I wanted to try them out.  I wanted to try to make a no-friction ram lock.  If successful, this would put no friction on the ram when it is being shot, but still successfully keep the pin in the gun when being pulled back. This was achieved by using mini knex. Yes, mini knex. They finally have played a good role in knex guns!  The small red piece that connects regular knex to micro knex is used.  The small end rides in the grove on the ram and catches the ridge on the ram. It is placed in a way so the lock adds no pressure.

The other new thing on this gun is the mag. I'm not sure if anyone will like it because we tend to be set in our ways. But the mag slides down, giving you room to fill the mag. It also uses a rod as a mag pusher and typical bullet lock to hold the mag pusher. Now you can modify it to use removable mags, but they really aren't that practical in war. One of the advantages of this mag is that it wont fire two bullets at once. The reason this typically happens is that the rod the bullets ride on is too short. That's a hard problem to fix seeing that knex only have so many connection points.  But if the mag slides up and down, you can make the gap between the rod and the barrel smaller.

These are the two new concepts.  I want to know what everybody thinks. It only takes a few seconds to comment.
Thanks,
Killer~SafeCracker.
 
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Sep 2, 2011. 4:45 PMskyfaller says:
How does the mag pusher lock? i dont get it o-o .

Whenever i pull it down, it just shoots straight back up, and i already tried pulling it all the way through if thats what i was supposed to do but it still went back.
Aug 3, 2011. 2:38 AMmulletman6 says:
Trigger and mag didn't work properly for me :/
May 21, 2011. 3:57 PMlphillips094 says:
very useful.
but im not sure i would build it, last time i ever mad an oddammo pistol it was so bad that i took it apart within minutes and never built one again
May 22, 2011. 9:56 PMlphillips094 says:
i will try again, the one i built was the jackal by dj radio
May 24, 2011. 6:22 AMSeleziona says:
That one really doesn't work that well, you really should try making a different one.
May 26, 2011. 2:19 PMlphillips094 says:
i will
Jun 8, 2011. 3:15 PMCheezpaper says:
Just to clarify, this uses ONLY the red mini knex bit?
Jun 8, 2011. 3:17 PMCheezpaper says:
Oh and does this work better than the V2? I'm too lazy to build both, so a quick reply would be appreciated.
Jul 7, 2011. 7:45 PMInventor X says:
Sadly, I have no blue-to-black hinge pieces. :(

Could these be replaced successfully with some hunk of single connector contraption?
May 27, 2011. 1:52 PMjamesdude says:
I like the idea of the sliding mag and using micro knex. You deserve 5 stars...
May 25, 2011. 10:16 AMTheDunkis says:
Interesting. It's possible to achieve a near frictionless pin lock without mini k'nex, though. Still, a nice demonstration. The mag is going to be a love it or hate it kind of thing I can tell. Again, it's a great demonstration but not the most practical. I dislike the small mag size it allots you compared to the size it takes up. Don't know if you already considered it, but one concept I was working with was making a sliding magazine. Perhaps you can perfect it. It would be more efficient to make the magazine slide horizontally rather than vertically.
May 26, 2011. 10:24 AMTheDunkis says:
I was figuring it wouldn't hurt to be able to accept removable mags if you could also make it so you can load them in the gun via a sliding or tilting mag as well. It'd need to be something that you could extend the size of to give it any real advantage over clips.

And the advantage I was thinking with a sliding mag is that it must be locked vertically for it to slide, right? So that should improve reliability greatly in that the magazine won't have any room to open up.
May 24, 2011. 12:29 PMinstruct39 says:
cool! better looking than the second
May 24, 2011. 9:23 AM~KGB~ says:
Nice, especially the mag =D
May 23, 2011. 6:28 PMFootball viking boy says:
what's the red thing in pic 4 and where do you get it
May 21, 2011. 6:11 PMsukinmaru says:
How mini ARE these pieces, I didn't see them 0_o
Should I get a microscope? Where are they in the pictures? Sorry, I'm blind.
May 23, 2011. 1:10 PMsukinmaru says:
About how long is the mini-knex stick? The length of a green rod or a white one?
May 23, 2011. 1:47 PMsukinmaru says:
Could I have a measurement then?
May 23, 2011. 2:12 PMsukinmaru says:
Thank you very much! Might just grind down a white rod to make this.
May 21, 2011. 7:22 PMsukinmaru says:
Ah, ty
May 22, 2011. 12:28 PMknex_builder_freak says:
Nice =)
May 21, 2011. 12:48 PMSenior Waffleman says:
Nice, but the mag seems a little bulky in my opinion, but oh well, still 4.5* :D
May 22, 2011. 9:58 AMSenior Waffleman says:
Ohhh, ok :P
May 21, 2011. 4:10 PMtytiger33 says:
Can you post a mod to get rid of the micro knex?
May 22, 2011. 5:47 AMtytiger33 says:
Ok well I like version 2 better any way. And are you going to post a gun with Eliminator Assault Pistol's mag but on the bottom?
May 22, 2011. 5:03 AMMegaMetal8 says:
Very good.
May 21, 2011. 2:19 PMThe Nomlack says:
Damn i got no mini knex...
May 21, 2011. 12:38 PMbeanieostrich says:
This is just flat-out epic. One of the few guns that would get a 5* rating.
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