1/8" BBs?

Discussion in '1/96 Battlestations' started by glaizilla, Aug 8, 2011.

  1. glaizilla

    glaizilla Active Member

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    Any info on how to fire 1/8" BB out of a fast gun style cannon? is it as simple as a smaller o-ring+smaller diameter barrel, or will the interupters not stop an 1/8" from being pushed past it? any help would be appreciated....
     
  2. Tugboat

    Tugboat Facilitator RCWC Staff Admiral (Supporter)

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    You would need to raise the interrupter in the breech a little bit, and use a different o-ring and barrel.
     
  3. Anachronus

    Anachronus Well-Known Member

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    Yes, an issue much on the minds of those of us with 4" guns. The torpedoes are more formidable.
     
  4. SnipeHunter

    SnipeHunter Well-Known Member

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    New O-Ring and Barrel are probabyl required if you want decent performance.
    Depending on the interupter setup you may or maynot need to change anything. But that is more of a case by case depending on what parts were used and who made the gun. Some block the entire feed others just block enough to stop a BB.
    Easy way to test if you dont want the take the T apart to look at it is to take the barrel and o-ring off, fill the magazine and pop some shots off. You should be able to shoot one bb at a time all day every day like this if your interupter engages enough to block rounds correctly, if you are shooting more than one round at a time you've got an issue with the interupter not engaging enough to block rounds. Once you put the barrel and o-ring back on you change the dynamics of the system so there are other things you can do to cause spurting, but it this is a pretty decent test for basic inturpter function.