Homemade
Airguns
The Gas, Air and
Spring guns below are projects made by individuals
frequently with
limited tooling. Parts from airguns, scrap metal, plus
bits and pieces
for wherever are often utilized. The objective is to
design and
construct each project along with having fun.
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identification of a project may be as unusual as the project.
If no
reference to another builder appears with the notation, is a
project,
by Ron Sauls.
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A touch of
antique and modern is express in the breech loading air rifle. The .22
cal. Brocock 38 TAC,
tandem air cartridge, delivers 600 feet per
second. About 90 hours of attention after work over a six
month period
were required for this project.
Mikayla W. Asheville, N. C.
Stainless tubing 36" long, +/- one oz. of CO2 from
a 20 oz. paintball tank supplied by steel and brass pipe
and elbows
give the push to the 704 grain projectile. A GOLF ball that travels a
quarter of a mile down range.
A "FUN" project.
Mikayla W.
Asheville, N. C.
Bull-Pup
Crosman metal receiver, 2260 barrel, 2240 frame and grip. `02
8mm pump
Abed Issa
interchangeable .22 &
.25 barrels
Jeff Dobric
John Au
18mm rifled barrel, a 20
oz. paintball tank
John Matthews
The Bugblaster
Bugblaster
The Bugblaster a CO2
powered unit that can be
added to several airgun models by Martin J.
from UT
A key chain airgun
firing a .177 cal Brocock cartridge.
The key chain air
pistol and pump by Jeff D.
Another repeater by
John A. from HI
John's repeater hold 18
shots and the velocity is in the mid 700s.
A .177 cal rifled
barrel, breech loader
the first by Pete
This is a .177 cal,
breech loader
also by Pete
Crosman 180, 400 and
other models combined to make CO2 target pistols.
Steve Joseph & Wendal Coe, Mi
POP GUN A cork
shooter
Grant Stace, New Zealand
Crosman MK-ll
Carbine
Grant Stace, New Zealand
Rear Sights replica of
the Falke model 80
Grant Stace, New Zealand
Whiting - Webley spring
pistol Model 1910, .177 cal.
Grant Stace, New Zealand
A Gem .177
cal.
Grant Stace, New Zealand
Custom Webley .22
cal.
Grant Stace, New Zealand
Fire 201 pistol,.
fires 21.6 grains of baracuda's at 630 fps.
Marco, New Zealand
The
Dooper is a .22 single shot, bolt action PCP
The main body is made from
7075-T6 Alloy and the stock
is Tasmanian Ash wood. It has a reservoir
of 430cc and can
be adjusted to shoot Beeman Kodiaks to 980
Fps.
Great attention was given to the manufacture of a
fully
adjustable 2 stage trigger. The let off is very, very
sweet.
An old Browning .22 barrel of 20.5" was used and is capable
of consistently shooting bottle tops at 40 mtrs.
This is a one inch
group.
Tony Redgum, New
Zealand
Three
from Down Under
#1 The DEMON, an air/electric powered, BB cal, Three
shots from 100 psi,
4X32 scope,
shrouded barrel and Fake suppressor.
#2 The SHOGUN, an electric/air
powered .38 cal (9.652 mm) ball ammo,
Shrouded
barrel and a Red Dot
Sight.
#3 The BANDIT, an electric/air powered .40 cal (10 mm) round
ball, blowgun darts are
also
fired, 19" barrel. The barrel extension brings the length to 43
inches.
Scott, Australia
A 20 mm
Air Rifle
This Home Made may soon be in production.
That is 1005
grain pellet fired at 715 fps. Many pellets
fired at the Little Rock,
AR show were completely flat, like lead disc.
The quarter gives and
idea of what a .7874 bore really is.
Bob Dean, AR
Lukens
Air Rifle Copy
Hank Elwood & Martin Orro, CA
Several other
photos available at :
http://www.orro.net/?p=9
The
Avenging Angel
A shortened Crosman model 1861 now in .22 cal. The
safety has been removed. The
large CO2 knob has been reduced in length
and dia. A new front sight was fabricated.
William Griffin, Cypress,
CA
Cane
Parts
from Crosman , copper, PVC, etc., along with ideas and effort became this
cane.
The22" copper shroud houses a .177 cal barrel. The model 700
action provides mower
and loading from it's tap.
Ron Mundale,
Maiden Rock, WI.
This .32 cal smooth bore
filled to 40 bar fires 8 shots at 60 ft. lb.
Marc Pril
Netherlands
LEFT
A Diana 20
with a RWS butt plate installed. A downsized transfer port. A Slavia 618
receiver fabricated into a trigger housing with a Haenel 2 way
adjustable trigger assembly.
The piston rod has been shortened and the
barrel crowned. Now called my RWS-7.
RIGHT
Beginning with a prewar
EM-GE "Krone" (Crown). A chunk of the same Slavia 618 receiver
also use
for the trigger housing and the Haenel 2 way adjustable trigger again
used. A solid
bras end cap. Rear sight is from a Diana 20.A homemade
trigger guard. The recontoured
and refinished stock is from a Daisy
130.
John Becker, Rolla, MO.
Trapdoor
Springfield
A Crosman valve and other parts with lots of hand work form
this single shot CO2 rifle.
The trapdoor lifts to load BBs.
Dave
Buennemeyer, Chillicothe, IL.
Henry
Like the Springfield above the Henry is hand
crafted using Crosman and
other parts. This is a single shot .22 cal
CO2. I understand the maker now has
completed a repeater
version.
Dave Buennemeyer, Chillicothe, IL.
Southern Half
Stock
The half octagon, half round .30 barrel can be breech or muzzle
loaded.
The back action percussion lock drives a striker through the
drum and nipple
area to open a Crosman 1100 valve. The cap at the
bottom of the, cosmetic
only ball, allows the use of a 12 gram CO2 or
bulk-filling. Set triggers, patch
box, trigger guard and all other
fittings are steel.
Ball Dart
Originally intended to fire .380 cal cone shaped darts
with a variety of tips.
Proved a good shooter with round balls too.
The trigger, trigger guard,
sights, hammer and Crosman 150 valve are
form the spare parts bin.
The barrel, receiver and stock were
constructed from scratch. The ball is
removed to charge with CO2. A
lever on the right side opens and closes
the tap for loading dart or
ball.
St. Lwei
Copper
tubing house a Crosman model 1400 valve, pump and 781 rifled barrel. The
straight pump rod is tipped by a knob from an old fishing reel. A magnet
tipped
bolt is used to allow firing both BBs and pellets.
M - 600 -16
A Crosman
model 600 is the heart of this project. Crosman A.I.R.-17 and official
M-16
parts were added for appearance. A longer barrel, extended CO2
tube filled at the
front of the forearm are again from spare parts.
Firing capacity remains the original
600 magazine of .22 cal
pellets.
1100
A visit at a
friends shop turned up a damaged Remington 1100 stock and forearm
in
the trash can. An evening was spent fitting these to the boys Crosman. A
Crosman
logo was placed on the recoil pad.
The Shillelagh
Intended
to be a smaller dia. cane, but, the lathe shut down. So the cane
became
a large stick. African walnut houses a Crosman model 700, tap
loader with and
extended barrel. The maple tip is removed for firing.
The maple head is removed
to insert a 12 gram CO2.
Flint Pump
The
.22 cal brass barrel that is unscrewed for breech loading.
The center mounted hammer with steel flint strike the frisson to
open the Crosman 760 valve.
Muff CO2
The .25 cal
barrel unscrews for breech loading. A 12 gram CO2 and valve
are housed
in the in a shortened section of a Crosman 150 tube.
Bro-Chester '99
A
single shot .22 cal Brocock Tandem Air Cartridge is fired by the thumb
trigger
located at the rear of the receive.
Merrill - Ensign -
45
A non-gun copy of a 1911 45 ACP is fitted to a barrel and
breech
to fire the large Ensign Compressed air cartridge. The cartridge
is
partially ejected as the barrel is lowered.
Spring GUN
A
combination of parts from several spring guns combined to form a
new
creation. Pellets are loaded by a swing tap located above and
behind the
pivot of the under lever. The vernier tang sight was
completely constructed
maker. A take down tool is held in the pistol
grip.
John Becker of Rolla, MO.
Thin Cane
(finally)
The head and shaft separate to load a .22 cal Brocock Tandem
Air
Cartridge. Removed for firing the muzzle cap also serves as the
cocking
lever (tool).
Flea Market
Find
Part this and part that. The .177 cal barrel appears to be from a
Benjamin.
The trigger is from a double action revolver. The valve has
been guessed
as many things, though no exact origin is known. An
automotive type Schrader
valve is mounted in the rear of the pump tube.
A furniture style right angle
bracket holds the wooden grip. Solder
and brass indicate a long term of
existence.
Maker and Age are
unknown.
Remington Rolling
Block
A Crosman 622 barrel, valve and CO2 tube. Loads from the
breech.
44" over all.
Dave Buennemeyer, Chillicothe, IL.
Over & Under
Derringer
A Crosman 338 valve and piercing screw. A 352 barrel.
Dave
Buennemeyer, Chillicothe, IL.
Kentucky Rifle
A full
length walnut stock holds the 36" .40 cal barrel.
Pumped to 1000
psi this a patched round ball reaches ate 650 fps.
John Ford.
VA
Rocket or Harpoon
Gun
The handgun is made of brass water pipe fittings, a
10mm
copper barrel, an exhaust valve from a brass end cap and
a
rubber washer. A blowgun trigger is used. It is pressurized
from
an auto tire. .38 cal round balls are also fired.
Lowry, Auckland, New
Zealand
A spring Gun from
China
Such a good shooter the owner added a stock of nice figured
walnut with
cheek rest, add a Scheutzen trigger guard and butt plate,
plus much labor.
Ron Mundale, Maiden Rock, WI
1077-M-16
The combination of parts forms a new look for fun shooting.
The
paintball Co2 tank is attached with and housed in some interesting
household items. The attachment of the two stocks ate the rear of
the
received proved a challenge.
Ricky Davis
The BIG ONE
Begun as
a percentage increase of a Crosman 160. The 1 1/4 tube was
fitted with
a valve and trigger, .32 cal smooth bore brass tube, fired from a
vise, awaiting a .32 cal rifled barrel. A year later, still waiting
for the barrel a
modified Saxby-Palmer Insign stock was
attached.
Jeff Meier & Ron Sauls
A low pressure
airgun
A .56 bore muzzle Loading 59" overall butt reservoir airgun.
Operating at 200 psi the .44 caliber
138 grain saboted round balls are
ripping through two pieces of plywood at 20 yards. Alum., Brass,
Copper
and an unusual piece of wood were used in construction.
Jim Elder
Florida
Miniature Airguns
The
model 100 pistol is less than half scale. At 4 5/8 inches overall it has a
.093 bore. Each
part scaled to match, requiring 400 hours of LOVE and
labor.
The model E is one half scale. Tom be completed before test firing is
the front sight, pump
rod bushing retaining screws.
Jim Williams
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Large
Pistol
Sporting a 3X9-32 scope, 15" barrel it evolved from a Daisy
model 880. The dark grip
is formed from pine. Modifications reduce the
trigger pull, prevent slack and over travel.
Shots at seventy feet are
quite acceptable.
Ken of Louisiana
Pump Air Rifle
This
roughly 1.1m long gun has a 95cm long smooth bore barrel which can be
changed to suit whatever caliber pellet required. A .25 pellet is
preffered
and after 5-7 pumps (using modified bike pump under the
barrel) it gives a
10-12 foot pound shot (English legal limit).
Pressures inside the chamber
are at around 9-10 atmospheres after 5-7
pumps. A fun gun to make and fire.
Mr Anonymous (a.k.a. Mr X) of
England
Two for
One
This .32 cal pistol is also a .32 cal rifle. The
twist know at the rear of the Alum.
receiver allow the each ball to be
loaded just in front of the rear sight. CO2
pushes the ball at 450 +
from the pistol barrel and 550 + from the rifle barrel.
Tow Watters.
PA
Custom 1100
Peter
Ruut
An extended barrel and
stock are just some of the additions of this Crosman 600.
Peter
Ruut
Double Barrel
A .380
cal, 84 grain ball leaves either barrel at 420 fps. Shot is also fire from
either.
Crosman tubes hold modified SSP-250 valves. Barrels are 20"
long. The frame with
single trigger and safety is located centrally
below the pair of 3/4" breeches.
Calvin Lewis. FL
Request
Builders details, please.
More photos of John
Ford's rifle.
Semi Automatic
The bolt
locks when for fired, stands open after the last round. Twelve oz. of
Bulk-filled
CO2 allows a full day of shooting. Normal power setting
averages 720 fps. High setting
reaches 780 fps.
John AU. HI
A Cane
Richard
Guffey. Calif.
BB pistol
Richard
Guffey. Calif.
Three cylinder
revolver
Richard Guffey. Cailf
.38 cal pump maker
unknown
owned by, Richard Guffey. Calif.
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