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My new PVC Blowgun!
Dec 30^th, 2020 at 8:06am

PVC : British Standard Class 7 uPVC pipe
Bore size : 15mm
Length : 120cm (slightly shorter than 4 feet)
Darts : Heat Treated Bike Spoke w/ HDPE Cones

I grew up in this Slinging.Org ever since I was a teen, the members here are extremely friendly and helpful. These hobbies are nostalgic for me, decided to dig them out again! Happen to still remember my login password even after 10 years!

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Slyngorm Senior Member Online Slingit... Posts: 302 From the fairy dimension	Re: My new PVC Blowgun! Reply #1 - Dec 30^th, 2020 at 9:47am Welcome back! And that is really cool! Is it simply a PVC pipe with a mouth piece attached or did you treat it in some way?
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JudoP Funditor Offline Rocks away! Posts: 649 UK - South West	Re: My new PVC Blowgun! Reply #2 - Dec 30^th, 2020 at 11:09am That's really cool. A good combo of accuracy and power!
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Reply #3 - Dec 30^th, 2020 at 4:51pm

Ice smashing! I love it! That thing definitely packs a bigger punch than I would have expected.

It's funny you mentioned remembering your password. I'm logged in almost every day. But a couple days ago I forgot my password. It's one of those things where my hands know how to type it more-so than my brain actually knows it. Had to walk away for a few minutes and try a fresh attempt before I got back in. Cheesy

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Re: My new PVC Blowgun!
Reply #4 - Dec 30^th, 2020 at 7:05pm

Slyngorm wrote on Dec 30^th, 2020 at 9:47am:

Welcome back!
And that is really cool!
Is it simply a PVC pipe with a mouth piece attached or did you treat it in some way?

It's a modified soda bottle top. Learned from Michael Janich' Breath of Death. But mine is improved by bending over the cut edges, forming a rounded end. It's very comfortable!

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Kick Slinging.org Moderator Online Posts: 3784 Finland	Re: My new PVC Blowgun! Reply #5 - Dec 31^st, 2020 at 6:35am That's really cool. I'm not sure if the legality of blowguns in Finland which is one train I've never got around to making one. I would have made one anyway if I had access to somewhere to use it without bring observed but currently I don't
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Reply #6 - Dec 31^st, 2020 at 7:44am

Kick wrote on Dec 31^st, 2020 at 6:35am:

That's really cool. I'm not sure if the legality of blowguns in Finland which is one train I've never got around to making one. I would have made one anyway if I had access to somewhere to use it without bring observed but currently I don't Sad

Making blowguns illegal is absurd, it's just a pipe and some nails or skewers. By that logic, any cylindrical tube with smooth inner surface should be banned.

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Re: My new PVC Blowgun!
Reply #7 - Dec 31^st, 2020 at 10:36am

LKH9 wrote on Dec 31^st, 2020 at 7:44am:

Kick wrote on Dec 31^st, 2020 at 6:35am:

That's really cool. I'm not sure if the legality of blowguns in Finland which is one train I've never got around to making one. I would have made one anyway if I had access to somewhere to use it without bring observed but currently I don't Sad

Making blowguns illegal is absurd, it's just a pipe and some nails or skewers. By that logic, any cylindrical tube with smooth inner surface should be banned.

Shh. Don't tempt Britain.

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LKH9 Funditor Offline Posts: 799 Malaysia Gender:	Re: My new PVC Blowgun! Reply #8 - Jan 12^th, 2021 at 6:26pm The making process https://youtu.be/moq6Pqx5fnE
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Slyngorm Senior Member Online Slingit... Posts: 302 From the fairy dimension	Re: My new PVC Blowgun! Reply #9 - Jan 13^th, 2021 at 8:13am The muzzle break makes it look super cool! How does weight affect the distance you can shoot a projectile? I am mostly interested in making a blowgun because I want to shoot clay pellets.
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Reply #10 - Jan 13^th, 2021 at 9:19pm

Slyngorm wrote on Jan 13^th, 2021 at 8:13am:

The muzzle break makes it look super cool!

How does weight affect the distance you can shoot a projectile?
I am mostly interested in making a blowgun because I want to shoot clay pellets.

Heavier darts fly better at long range, my flimsy bamboo skewers flies funnily after 10 metres and too light to penetrate. I use the thicker bamboo for that.

You can even shoot wet toilet paper balls! Just 1 piece enough for 1 pellet. I used that to stun cockcroahes off the ceiling. Or to scare off unwanted tom cats fighting for their territory. Harmless painballs.

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Kick Slinging.org Moderator Online Posts: 3784 Finland	Re: My new PVC Blowgun! Reply #11 - Jan 14^th, 2021 at 1:27am That's a really fantastic tutorial! Thanks!
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LKH9 Funditor Offline Posts: 799 Malaysia Gender:	Re: My new PVC Blowgun! Reply #12 - Jan 14^th, 2021 at 2:32am Kick wrote on Jan 14^th, 2021 at 1:27am: That's a really fantastic tutorial! Thanks! Glad it helped!
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