Tony,
That’s close! What I remember actually looks just like a 1919, and the Thompson is a dead ringer. But that gun that you found would work just fine. As for automating a AF gun, that would take some engineering; but anything is possible.
Cool looking Gun, I wonder what it looks like on the indside?
What I had in mind Was this:
Make the area behind the breach and where the tophat is, into an air cylinder. Just add a seal on the rear of the breach.
Add a tube from a gas tap 1/2 of the way down the barrel to this air cylinder.
When you fire, the pellet goes past the gass tap and the tube routes pressure to the cylinder behind the breach.
This pressure pushes the breach forward, recocking the gun.
This scheme uses existing valves, springs, hammer weights – all the stuff we are familiar with and know works. Round balls eliminate most feed problems.
This idea is an intermediate (and easier) step to a semi auto talon, just add a pellet magizine.
Doly – Lama:
Yah! Should be able to really tear up the woods with a cyclic rate of 600 per minute. == Discretion is the better part of valor ==
Dont kill all of Gods creatures – save some for next year!
damn teflon that will be a real chest pumper,i have done 396lbs for 2 on bench,next time didnt warm up and tore my delt,so been taking it easy,but yeah the gym sounds good as a resolution,but these condors are so addictive eh,
build a .177 that has a range of a mile and still penetrate 3 kevlar vests….wait a second, the military has one already…the .338 lapua. aw well I guess im just stuck with getting started on my first build.
MM,
Have you ever seen the carnival version of the 1928 Thompson, or the 1919 browning .30 caliber machinegun? They are run off of compressed air and shoot small bird shot, (i’m not sure what size). There has got to be others here who could give you more details, but I know that they exist. Good luck!
Oh, here’s a thought…an HPA powered Gattling/Vulcan/minigun?
I resolve to figure out how to get consistentcy from my Condor.
The new valve helps, but figuring out the correct striker/hammer weight will take some time.
Valve is still slow opening till around 2500 PSI, then continues to climb until its suddenly out of air.