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  • Drewsifer

    Dec. 8, 2010 10:14 a.m. Drewsifer HalfDork

    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

    Dec. 8, 2010 10:24 a.m. jrw1621 SuperDork

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

  • Drewsifer

    Dec. 8, 2010 11:06 a.m. Drewsifer HalfDork

    Whoops. Same guy, wrong video.

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

    Here is a paper 1911 that shoots bullets.

  • m4ff3w

    Dec. 8, 2010 12:05 p.m. m4ff3w SuperDork

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

  • pinchvalve

    Dec. 8, 2010 12:18 p.m. pinchvalve SuperDork

    I have been rolling papers all the wrong way.

  • pilotbraden

    Dec. 8, 2010 12:46 p.m. pilotbraden Reader

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

  • SVreX

    Dec. 8, 2010 2:05 p.m. SVreX SuperDork

    I saw that movie!

    In the Line of Fire

  • porksboy

    Dec. 8, 2010 7:20 p.m. porksboy SuperDork

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

  • JohnGalt

    Dec. 8, 2010 8:52 p.m. JohnGalt Reader

    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

    Dec. 8, 2010 9:22 p.m. Big ego SuperDork

    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

    Dec. 8, 2010 9:23 p.m. neon4891 SuperDork

    What are the barrels made of?

    He is also working on an AK and an MG42.

  • Drewsifer

    Dec. 8, 2010 9:37 p.m. Drewsifer HalfDork

    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

    Dec. 8, 2010 10:04 p.m. rebelgtp SuperDork

    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

    Dec. 8, 2010 11:08 p.m. mrhappy Reader

    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

    Dec. 8, 2010 11:33 p.m. Drewsifer HalfDork

    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

    Dec. 8, 2010 11:42 p.m. joey48442 SuperDork

    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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