I read the dimpled bullet thing, as I got further into it, I started to say ,huh..........what?really...........i dont know?at the bottom it says its a april first deal
Quote from: RHytonen on October 20, 2014, 05:32:12 PMQuote from: rsterne on October 04, 2014, 08:33:42 PMEven a 5 foot rifle won't have a barrel much more than 3 feet.... If you want to build a rifle with a 4 foot barrel, then you can double all the FPE levels I based this post on originally....BobAnd with enough plenum to half- fill them, right?Tubing is cheap... Now where do I get the fattest commercially made valve?(No lathe...)Rod'Fattest'? There is no single one. There are effectively two ways, one balanced to reduce the opening strike, and the other w/o balance. The latter suffers a quadratically increasing energy to kick open as its flow potential increases, the other suffers internal friction form the seals on the balancing parts. I suspect the balance point lies somewhere around the .357 bore area port area...cheers,Douglas
Quote from: rsterne on October 04, 2014, 08:33:42 PMEven a 5 foot rifle won't have a barrel much more than 3 feet.... If you want to build a rifle with a 4 foot barrel, then you can double all the FPE levels I based this post on originally....BobAnd with enough plenum to half- fill them, right?Tubing is cheap... Now where do I get the fattest commercially made valve?(No lathe...)Rod
Even a 5 foot rifle won't have a barrel much more than 3 feet.... If you want to build a rifle with a 4 foot barrel, then you can double all the FPE levels I based this post on originally....Bob
I don't have anything like an understanding of the FR design yet, but it does suggest an answer to my forming questions about how the FX Revolution could possibly work...Has anyone experimented with homebuilt semi-auto airgunning yet?Rod
I always have a soft spot in my heart for people like Tim who devote their life to airgunning, and try to make a living from it.... It must be one of the hardest things in the World to do, and I speak from the experience of someone who was self-employed nearly all my life.... Like I was told recently, if you work for yourself, you only have to work half days.... just 12 hours out of 24.... *LOL*.... Of course development time comes on top of that.... *grin*....When I retired and went back to airguns (after nearly 40 years away) I decided I would never try and get paid for my ideas, and would freely share them.... Refusing to build guns or parts for others has given me the freedom to do what I enjoy.... test old ideas, develop new ones, and share the results with everyone here.... My hat's off to those who try and make a living doing it.... as without them 90% (or more) of airgunners would still be shooting BB guns....Bob
Quote from: rsterne on November 02, 2014, 01:23:02 PMI always have a soft spot in my heart for people like Tim who devote their life to airgunning, and try to make a living from it.... It must be one of the hardest things in the World to do, and I speak from the experience of someone who was self-employed nearly all my life.... Like I was told recently, if you work for yourself, you only have to work half days.... just 12 hours out of 24.... *LOL*.... Of course development time comes on top of that.... *grin*....When I retired and went back to airguns (after nearly 40 years away) I decided I would never try and get paid for my ideas, and would freely share them.... Refusing to build guns or parts for others has given me the freedom to do what I enjoy.... test old ideas, develop new ones, and share the results with everyone here.... My hat's off to those who try and make a living doing it.... as without them 90% (or more) of airgunners would still be shooting BB guns....Bob Without people like you , Tim, Scott, Doug and many others with the passion and skills to develop those ideas beyond the concept you're right it would still be Red Ryders and 880's
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