Re: Re: PBM update

[paul needham <paul.2.needham-at-btconnect.com>]

Boris

great progress , drawings please !

regards paul

At 08:02 17/07/2004, you wrote:

>Hi Guy's,
>
>May I ask what is the accurate range of the paint you are shooting ?
>The marker I have made using sprinkler valves operates at 60psi and it 
>certainly splats
>the paint, it is, however, not accurate after about 60 metres....I think 
>it may be the
>curtain rod I am using for the barrel....there is about 0.05 mm gap 
>between the round
>and the metal, it shoots well and does not chop...well not much 
>anyway....the rounds
>fly out to at least 150 metres and more, just not where I send them  which 
>could be
>painful for people watching....What is a new barrel worth in the states ? 
>and would it
>solve the problem ?
>
>Boris "need a real muzzle" Harpman
>
>
> > JOHN PITTELLI <jplily-at-yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > Bill, We were regulating the psi to a max of 275
> > during the tourneys. My gun was hovering in the 240's
> > which gave me plenty of range, yes it is good to be
> > able to hit someone that is too far away to hit you.
> > And the balls always break. See you in Sept.   John
> >
> >
> > -- William and Melissa Johns <gizmology-at-gizmology.net>
> > wrote:
> > >    Well, I finally got back to working on the
> > > homemade PBM - and it
> > > works!  I switched to a new valve that is easier to
> > > mount, and managed to
> > > shoot a whole bunch of paintballs all over my shop.
> > > Unfortunately, I am
> > > limited to only 80 psi by my crappy little
> > > compressor, so only a few of the
> > > paintballs broke.
> > >    Do you know what pressures you guys get from a
> > > CO2 tank?
> > >
> > > Bill
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > "A cat is a puzzle for which there is no solution."
> > > --  Hazel Nicholson
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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