Introduction: The BAMP Pistol
This is my first instructable so please go easy on my.
The BAMP (bolt action magazine pistol) MK1 is a small, piece efficient, knex magazine pistol.
Pros:
Decent range
Low jam rate
Effective magazine with 8 bullets or less
Piece efficient
Cons:
Jams with more than 8 bullets
Could have better range
Trigger sometimes falls out of place
Without further ado, let us start the building
Step 1: Piece List
The BAMP pistol is very piece efficient
Rods:
Green: 25
White: 21
Red: 2
Grey 1 (must be sharpened if not it will jam)
White with ends cut off: 1
Connectors:
Dark grey: 3
Light grey: 3
Red: 2
Green: 2
White: 12
Orange: 15
Blue: 3
Other:
Y clip: 2
Dark grey connector with half hole cut off: 2
Step 2: Magazine
Magazine holds green rods
1.Make/assemble these pieces
2.Connect two white rods to the white connectors
3.Add the first side
4.Close of with the two other white connectors
5.Add the other side
6.Get this
7.Add the cut rod
8.Add the other side
9.Insert and this is what you should have
Step 3: Basic Barrel
The barrel is relatively small and easy to make
1.Gather these parts
2.Add white rods to side
3.Add top bar
4.Add the other white side
5.Add white rod and red connector
6.Add the other bottom piece
Done the barrel
Step 4: Trigger
The trigger is not the usual type of knex trigger
1.Gather these parts (sorry I left out a few)
2.Make these two
3.Take one and put a white rod on it
4.Put a blue clip on it
5.Add the other green handy thingy
6.Add a white rod on the Y clips
7.Add this part on the rod
8.Add two green rods on the side
9.Add two blue clips on the green rods
10.Add a white rod on one of the trigger halves
11.Add a light grey connector
12.Add the other half
13.Add two dark grey connectors
Nearly there
Step 5: Assembly
Gather all the pieces you have made as well as the grey rod, lots of rubber bands, an orange connector and 4 white rods
1.Grab the magazine
2.Put it in place
3.Connect
4.Take the sharpened grey rod
5.Wrap a rubber band around it until very tight
6.Add orange connector
7.Add mag pusher and string up a rubber band with it
8.String up part 1 of the trigger
9.String up part 2 of the trigger
10.String up part 2 of the trigger with another band
11.Add the grey sharpened rod with as many bands as needed
Done!!!
Step 6: Mods?
Any mods are welcome so please comment
Enjoy