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new and improved altoids blowgun

new and improved altoids blowgun
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i have improved the original one into a pimpin' one
 
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Step 1Gather the supplies

gather the supplies
now u will need 7(ish) supplies
~altoid smalls
~an emty pen or, for u over-acheivers, an airsoft gun barrel
~a hot glue gun
~electrical tape
~airsoft pellets
~aluminum foil
~wire cutters
(ish)
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39 comments
Jul 22, 2007. 11:24 PMadamthiede says:
how does the ammo get into the barrel? it just looks like its sitting there.
Nov 16, 2007. 2:04 PMpengyduck says:
maybe make a hole in the side of the barrel inside so the bullets will fall in when you turn it sideways, it's a start
Jul 18, 2009. 2:54 PMtanmanknex says:
and then put a tiny peice of paper in as a stopper
Mar 21, 2011. 5:47 PMCubie2 says:
I KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE TANMAN!!! WHAT NOW?!?!?!?!?!?!!!
Mar 21, 2011. 9:42 PMtanmanknex says:
Well, judging by the fighter jet profile pic, name of Cubie, and the fact that you obviously know where I live, I know where you live too!
Apr 1, 2011. 9:22 AMCubie2 says:
*GASP* Oh dear...
Mar 21, 2011. 5:50 PMCubie2 says:
Ok, so what you do is you put a pin inside the pen casing with the tip poking through a thin water balloon. Then you put the tip on over the water balloon and add a tail to the dart a wala! You have an extremely powerful blow dart gun. I'm working on putting a compressor in so that it gains the air it needs itself.
Nov 13, 2010. 2:48 PMbenduy says:
Whats with the fat guy
Feb 16, 2011. 4:12 PMpopcorn4lunch says:
thats what i was wondering....
Apr 25, 2007. 9:39 PMSpl1nt3rC3ll says:
Man I hate that Walmart guy. He's always giving me that "I know were you live" look. Mabey its because im his neighbor... anyway, REVENGE!!!. I can't wait to annoy him all day and then get tackled by security when they figure it our. :)
Sep 9, 2010. 12:02 PMking kolton9 says:
you know those benches by the greeter and when he looks the other way (this reminds me of this walmart guy he never looks up at the time my sister being only ohh idk.... 18 lol she stood in his line of vision and all he said was hello goodbye hello goodbye hello goodbye ect. untill my mom pulled her away and said stop it) (shoot) huh? (shoot) huh? or when people flip you off in wall-mart mam could you please look this way i'd like to give you something WHAT? (you friends shoot) (ALTOIDS say burp) lol ow what the (your friends shoot) (altoids say burp accaully you should put a recorder of that thing on amarican dad of spider say burp but only slice it and take sounds and put them in so it says altoids say burp)
Jul 8, 2009. 4:06 PMspikelea says:
I made it and #1- it works amazingly well/ the bullet goes nearly 20 feet. #2- it holds roughly 80-100 bb's #3- if you put a thread stretching across the opening of the end you blow on, it will allow you to load it through the other side and it wont roll out
Apr 5, 2008. 4:57 PMmiqt says:
haha i used to make stuff like this and use it at school, except i would just use the tube on pens, it works almost just as well.....depending on the pen.
Feb 3, 2009. 6:50 PMandrewdpham3 says:
I make bow and arrows out of pens and rubber bands. really simple but only one peice of ammo. any suggestions?
Aug 20, 2008. 8:08 PMPKTraceur says:
I used a gel pen tube and the tube is like (the bottom,) so the bb stops halfway. |||| |||| |||||||| ||||||| ||||||||||| ||||||||||| |||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||| ||||||||||| ||||||||||| |||||||| |||||||
Jun 1, 2008. 11:03 AMsmboling says:
My Altoids tin disguised it the whole time.
Jun 1, 2008. 11:01 AMsmboling says:
Yeah, I used a pen tube and airsoft BB's and I hit my teacher on our Field trip, She never found out it was me.
Mar 10, 2008. 2:22 PMtheosullis says:
The barrel is very small i would not think it the bb would go very far.
Mar 1, 2008. 1:58 AMbowow0807 says:
cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nov 18, 2007. 4:25 AMjeffconnelly says:
Do you think that it would work in other containers? maybe you could have a tic tac container with the tube on one side, and the ammo stored so you get it out like a tic tac?
Oct 17, 2007. 8:48 PMPyromaniacDaniel says:
add a paper towel to line the altoid can to keep the pellets from clanging
Jul 2, 2007. 4:24 PMMr. Smart Kid says:
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Jun 9, 2007. 6:11 PMMace42 says:
Dude is that you? Why the squint lol~
Jun 9, 2007. 10:03 PMMace42 says:
..teehee!!
Jun 1, 2007. 6:33 PMOpieone says:
What i did was take the pen shell thing and taped to the bottom of the altoids case then drilled a hole through the bottom of the altoid case and into the pen so it has auto feed
Apr 25, 2007. 8:14 PMicedog515 says:
wait...i dont get it. do you blow through it or sumthin??im confuzzled
Mar 2, 2007. 7:23 AMcasvandegoor says:
nice idea! (also watch my guns!)
Feb 25, 2007. 2:16 PMSquire_Bullet says:
Well how about something more Practical, what about Gander Mountain?
Feb 14, 2007. 10:17 AMSquire_Bullet says:
where do you buy airsoft Barrels?
Feb 10, 2007. 12:39 PMJack Daniels says:
you should build a hopper into it thats also pressurised by your breath so you can fire more than one at a time
Feb 10, 2007. 8:01 PMbigpinecone says:
hmmm, i'm bored and i'm using my mp3, i'll go build a breech version yay
Feb 10, 2007. 8:30 PMbigpinecone says:
heh, took me all of 15-20 mins to build
Feb 10, 2007. 9:20 PMbigpinecone says:
WOOT i'm done with the instructable, it has a vid too

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