Introduction: How to Make a Pen Gun
I will show you how to create a pen gun out of the pen shown and a piece of paper. You can buy the pen a Wall Mart, Target, Staples, Office Depot, and tons of other places. This pen is VERY common. For the ammo you can shoot almost every thing that fits in the barrel although I prefer airsoft BBs.
Step 1: Know the Pen Parts
To split the halves just unscrew the pen in the middle.The first picture is a diagram of the pen parts. The second picture shows how to get the 2 parts at the back out by pushing it out with the ink. The third picture shows how to get the spring out by pushing the edge of the spring with a mechanical pencil with a inch of lead poking out.
Step 2: Making the Wadding
The wadding is a compacted piece of paper that keeps the pen from shooting itself apart. To make wadding...
1.Tear a small piece of paper from lined paper(lined paper is thinner than normal white paper)
2.Crumple it up and put it in the clear end of the back half.
3.Put the flat end of the ink in through the colored end and press down until the small sheet is compact then push it out. Save it for later.
Step 3: Asembling the Gun
To put the gun together you need to do 5 things.
1.Put in the back button
2.Stretch the spring
3.Put in the spring
4.Put in the piston like object WITH THE NARROWER END DOWN!!!
5.Push the wadding in with the ink.
Step 4: Loading and Firing
Loading
1.Cock the gun by pressing the wadding as far down as it goes. When you remove the ink the wadding should stay down.
2.Drop your ammo down the barrel.
Note:Depending on how well you made your wadding you may have to replace the wadding every 3-10 shots.
Firing
1.Optional: Slide the front half on the clip on the back half for a grip
2.Hold as shown.Press the back button to shoot.
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83 Comments
6 years ago
I have done a similar thing except you only need a pen
10 years ago on Introduction
i wanna make my own gun. but how ?????
do any body give some idia.
10 years ago on Step 4
I am hopeless as to what to use as ammo.
10 years ago on Introduction
i was going to make one the same but you already made it
10 years ago on Introduction
if you put the top on, it kinda looks like a spy wepoan.
10 years ago on Step 4
now i can't reload! aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
10 years ago on Step 4
the paper pops up every time you shoot, so i keep having to push the paper down. i don't know what to do because the paper wad is irremovable. :(
10 years ago on Introduction
If you do the optional grip step under Firing you can but your ammo in the front half for storage!
10 years ago on Introduction
So...This is like a mini BB musket?
11 years ago on Introduction
This so awesome. :D Everyone I know has this exact pen. I have an idea, a pen gun army!
Reply 11 years ago on Introduction
That would be epic! We could overpower almost any non-government organization with these.
Reply 11 years ago on Introduction
As long as they have no guns, knives, pens, or pointy objects.
Reply 11 years ago on Introduction
true
Reply 11 years ago on Introduction
unless we fire small, pointy objects with these
Reply 11 years ago on Introduction
your gonna go pen vs gun?!?!?
Reply 10 years ago on Introduction
Duh! It's the only possible way to feel exactly likke Chucl Norris while not feeling like him at all!
Reply 11 years ago on Introduction
Any NON-government organization. I sharpened the tip of the pen cartridge and it stuck into a wall. It was really hard to get out.
10 years ago on Introduction
its not my best instructable. but you can still check it out
10 years ago on Introduction
I remember the instructable I made. I think it was called mega bazooka.
(I dont think its mega. I think its just a pen gun)check it out. if you can find it and
post a comment.
10 years ago on Introduction
what can it shoot?