Drewsifer
Drewsifer HalfDork
12/8/10 10:14 a.m.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQC50WFzmZQ&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

Holy crap. This kid makes guns out of paper THAT REALLY WORK. He says most are 97% paper, 3% wires and pins to make it fire. He has a 1911 that fires real bullets! I mean 50% powder but good lord!

jrw1621
jrw1621 SuperDork
12/8/10 10:24 a.m.

Is that the right video? Looks like a regular gun with toothpick bullets

Drewsifer
Drewsifer HalfDork
12/8/10 11:06 a.m.

Whoops. Same guy, wrong video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLFTkYVoPww&feature=channel

Here is a paper 1911 that shoots bullets.

m4ff3w
m4ff3w SuperDork
12/8/10 12:05 p.m.

Thanks for the link. He has some neat stuff in his channel and is here in San Antonio.

pinchvalve
pinchvalve SuperDork
12/8/10 12:18 p.m.

I have been rolling papers all the wrong way.

pilotbraden
pilotbraden Reader
12/8/10 12:46 p.m.

The gummint will make us get a background check before we can buy a newspaper.

SVreX
SVreX SuperDork
12/8/10 2:05 p.m.

I saw that movie!

In the Line of Fire

porksboy
porksboy SuperDork
12/8/10 7:20 p.m.

The suppressor could get him in real trouble with the ATF.

JohnGalt
JohnGalt Reader
12/8/10 8:52 p.m.

Ok this is terrifying and awesome at the same time. When he shoved the real bullet into the gun i was sure that a catastrophic kaboom was about to happen, but he latter explained that he was not using smokeless power, only a very small amount of black power which is still not very safe IMO. I would NOT want to load test that gun but it is quite amazing that he has a semi scale working mock up of a 1911.

Big ego
Big ego SuperDork
12/8/10 9:22 p.m.

bah..

I spent 2 years with a pound of black powder under my bed. I never died or got injured.

Probably not that smart with the static charge and all.

you conservatives are all a bunch of wimps. It's us liberals with the moxy that rule.

neon4891
neon4891 SuperDork
12/8/10 9:23 p.m.

What are the barrels made of?

He is also working on an AK and an MG42.

Drewsifer
Drewsifer HalfDork
12/8/10 9:37 p.m.
porksboy wrote: The suppressor could get him in real trouble with the ATF.

I think his whole operation could get him in trouble. But yeah, that suppressor is definitely a big no-no according to ATF.

rebelgtp
rebelgtp SuperDork
12/8/10 10:04 p.m.

In reply to Drewsifer:

Yeah there is a bit of a question in my mind about what kind of laws these things break. Heck a paper gun would be bad news for air travel or anything else requiring one to go through metal detectors. Things like springs can be snuck in via a pen just like in the movie mentioned above.

I would like to know what material is being used for the barrel I am just having a hard time with that being paper.

mrhappy
mrhappy Reader
12/8/10 11:08 p.m.

In one of the first few vids he said he finally found a way to do rifling in the barrels. So i think it might really be paper.

Drewsifer
Drewsifer HalfDork
12/8/10 11:33 p.m.
rebelgtp wrote: In reply to Drewsifer: Yeah there is a bit of a question in my mind about what kind of laws these things break. Heck a paper gun would be bad news for air travel or anything else requiring one to go through metal detectors. Things like springs can be snuck in via a pen just like in the movie mentioned above. I would like to know what material is being used for the barrel I am just having a hard time with that being paper.

I think its just paper. And a lot of glue. He seems just as shocked when some of them work. I think he's a creative kid who stumbld upon something dangerous. however its awesome none the less.

joey48442
joey48442 SuperDork
12/8/10 11:42 p.m.
Drewsifer wrote:
rebelgtp wrote: In reply to Drewsifer: Yeah there is a bit of a question in my mind about what kind of laws these things break. Heck a paper gun would be bad news for air travel or anything else requiring one to go through metal detectors. Things like springs can be snuck in via a pen just like in the movie mentioned above. I would like to know what material is being used for the barrel I am just having a hard time with that being paper.
I think its just paper. And a lot of glue. He seems just as shocked when some of them work. I think he's a creative kid who stumbld upon something dangerous. however its awesome none the less.

He wouldn't be the first....

Joey

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