Select a piece of wood that fits the body of the gun (barrel and butt). The wood should be soft enough that you can cut grooves into the barrel of the gun. Ordinary wood is the cheapest and available material, although bamboo or other materials can also be used for the body of the gun.
- The length of the butt should be about 60 centimeters.
- Suitable wood for the body can be cut from some fairly hard branch, strip or board.
- Wooden tool handles, sold in hardware stores, are also perfect.
Assemble the remaining parts needed for the gun. In addition to the barrel and stock, you will need a trigger mechanism and something to attach it to the body of the gun. So you will need:
- Clothespin (as a trigger)
- Pencil
- Glue (for wood, superglue, etc.)
- Rubber
Attach a clothespin to the body - this will be the trigger mechanism. Best place for the clothespin is determined by the type of gun you want to make. To make the gun more powerful, you should attach the clothespin closer to the rear edge of the body. For a regular shotgun, attach a clothespin ⅔ from the front edge of the barrel. Do it like this:
- Mark the future location of the clothespin with a pencil or knife.
- Glue the clothespin to the body using wood glue, superglue, or hot glue.
- Wait until the glue is completely dry.
- Note: The farther from the front edge of the barrel you place the clothespin, the tighter the elastic will be. If you stick the clothespin too far, it may not be able to hold the elastic and it will slip out of it.
Make a cut on the front of the trunk. Using a knife or other cutting tool(such as a small wood carving saw), cut a groove at the front end of the barrel. This is the groove you will insert the elastic into.
Load your gun. Take the rubber ring and insert one end into the groove you cut in the front of the barrel. After this, pull the free end of the elastic back all the way to the clothespin. Open the clothespin and:
- Pull the elastic a little more until the end is behind the front teeth of the clothespin.
- Snap the clothespin into place by holding the rubber band in it.
Check that the elastic is well stretched and securely fastened. Pull the rubber band back slightly with your fingers to make sure the cutout in the barrel is deep enough to prevent the rubber band from slipping out. Then check the clothespin to make sure it is held securely in place.
- If the rubber easily slides out of the groove in the barrel, deepen it a little.
- If the clothespin moves under the action of a stretched elastic band, secure it more securely with glue or tape.
Our creation is a gun made from plywood that can shoot rubber bands for money.
You can fire up to seven shots without reloading. The target firing range is three meters, and the rubber bands fly up to a distance of ten meters.
The pistol duplicates the well-known 50 caliber Desert Eagle. You experience something special when you hold it in your hand.
We have produced a series of "Boomstarter" products, each of which is engraved with the same name and has a unique serial number.
First 50 sponsorswill receive pistols of this series for only 500 rubles.
You can make the gun a personal accessory.
You can order any inscription and we will engrave it for you! And when you get your hands on the gun, you can give it the look you want by treating it with paints, a soldering iron or a burner!
This is not just a toy - it is a useful toy.
Improves the atmosphere in the team and relieves stress
Instead of long conversations or long silence, a good office shootout.
Saves health from tobacco smoke
Instead of a smoke break, there is a rubber band shooting competition.
Improves office discipline
Instead of punishment, the boss shoots the negligent employee. It can be done publicly.
Eliminates conflicts
A few shots are enough and the irritation evaporates. The conflict resolves itself.
Ideal as a gift for an expressive girlfriend or boyfriend
Allows you to express your feelings without words - with shots.
We and our laboratory.
The gun was designed and manufactured in the Cosmoport laboratory of robotics and 3D design for teenagers.
We develop complex equipment, and in addition, we conduct free classes in robotics and 3D modeling for Ekaterinburg schoolchildren.
For our own amusement and shootouts in the laboratory, we designed and manufactured this pistol. It turned out that it is useful not only for us. We decided to start production.
All profits from this project will go towards the development of our laboratory, including paying teachers. Thus, by supporting the project, you contribute to the engineering education of schoolchildren. With us, every schoolchild in Yekaterinburg can study and implement their technical ideas completely free of charge. We provide all the necessary elements, materials, and tools for classes.
A test batch of ten pistols has now been released.
Testing the product in combat conditions revealed the complete reliability of the device. The gun looks and works perfect. It was not easy to achieve trouble-free operation of such a mechanism. So that the rubber bands never bunch up, get stuck, and all fly out at the same time. But we did it - now the gun is truly reliable. To achieve this result we spent about fifteen square meters plywood.
We have made a high quality product and want to bring it to market. Support our project. You will become the first owners of our creation!
Why do we need Boomstarter?
To launch full-scale production, you need a serious flow of customers. Our equipment allows us to make prototypes of products, but cannot ensure mass production. If we collect the required amount on Boomstarter, then the first step will be taken and it will be possible to produce a whole batch.
How to make a shooting pistol?
It is absolutely possible to make a shooting pistol in different ways and from all kinds of materials. A lot depends on the time you are willing to spend on work and on your imagination. It will be easier to follow these instructions if you have an understanding of the pistol's design. You can learn about the main components of a pistol from our article. Below are several ways to make a gun that will shoot rubber bands, paper or bullets.
A gun that shoots rubber bands
Materials
You will need:
- 3 wooden barbecue skewers or plywood stick 200*10*5 mm;
- 3 wooden clothespins;
- 2 plastic clothespins (can be replaced with wooden ones);
- stationery erasers;
- scissors or knife;
- glue gun or wood glue.
Gun manufacturing process
The technology for making a gun that shoots rubber bands is shown in this video.
Pistol that shoots bullets
This original toy can be made within a few minutes, and you can use crumpled paper, plastic balls and even marshmallow pieces as bullets.
Materials
To make such a pistol you will need:
- polyvinyl chloride pipe - 55 cm, diameter 2 cm;
- 2 PVC corners of suitable diameter;
- 2 PVC tees of suitable diameter;
- 2 PVC plugs of suitable diameter;
- scissors for cutting PVC pipes or a sharp knife;
- tape measure or measuring tape;
- soldering iron for PVC pipes.
Build process
A special soldering iron is used to solder pipes, but some craftsmen heat the ends of PVC products over an open fire and then connect them. The disadvantage of the latter method is that if it is not calculated correctly and overheated, the edge of the pipe will melt, and this can reduce the internal diameter of the workpiece. Therefore, it is better to practice a little beforehand.
The gun is ready. The bullet is inserted through the barrel. To fire a shot, grasp the pistol by the handles and blow into the “trigger” hole. The firing range from such a pistol can reach several meters.
And, it’s time to make a new shooting device, which probably none of your friends have. Therefore, read the article to the end and find out how to do gun that shoots rubber bands.
Making a gun that shoots rubber bands
To make this homemade gun (read also “”) you will need 3 barbecue skewers, three wooden clothespins and two plastic ones (they can easily be replaced with wooden ones), three rubber bands, a sharp knife, a pencil, a glue gun (it can be replaced with wood glue and plastic, although this will increase the production time of the homemade product).
- First, glue the existing skewers together.
Glue three skewers together
- We glue one wooden clothespin to one edge of the skewers and strengthen its fastening strength with an elastic band. Cut the edges of the second wooden clothespin at 10 mm and 5 mm, as shown in the figure, and glue it to the first clothespin.
Glue the first clothespin
- We disassemble the third wooden clothespin and cut off a piece on one side.
Glue the second clothespin
Trim the edge of the clothespin
- Glue half of the clothespin to the skewers.
Glue half a clothespin
- From the second part of the clothespin we will make a base for making a pistol handle. To do this, glue it under the clothespins.
Making a pistol handle
- We use plastic clothespins to make the handle of a homemade pistol. Having disassembled the clothespins, glue them as shown in the figure.
Glue the handle from plastic clothespins
When the gun that shoots with rubber bands is dry, you can start shooting at targets. To do this, we charge it - we pull the elastic bands, inserting one edge into the slot on the barrel, and the other into the clothespin.
