I'm no expert, but I think it would be very difficult to prevent the ball from bursting on the curve. Even if it happened to survive the journey, it probably will lose so much energy that it simply flings out of the barrel. The best way would be to load the balls into the straight, rigid barrel, rather than anywhere in or before the curved, flexible hose. Do you think you could build a loading mechanism and hopper in the turret? Keep in mind that Article III, Section 1, Line 'f.' of the Rules states that "...The maximum elevation of any paintball marker will be 10 degrees," which isn't much of an elevation, especially if the fulcrum is toward the front of the gun.
-Mike M. On 18/03/2010, Mark_123521 <[email protected]> wrote: > Has anyone tried this? > > I am building one of those "low profile" modern tanks -- M1A1 Abrams. > Theres not much "head room" in the turret to mount the marker and feed > system. > > Why couldnt a guy mount the paintball marker in the lower hull and > "shoot" the paintball through a hose? > The hose would connect to a barrel in the turret and the gun would be > mounted under the turret where theres plenty of room? > The gun could rotate with the turret or the gun could be fixed mounted > and the hose could have a rotary connection. > The hose would allow flexability to elevate the gun. > > I have ordered a "lazy Susan" turntable with a 6 inch hole in it. > This would allow some room to pass the hose through. > > I have machine tools in the basement and can build about anything to > make the hose idea work. > > Could you shoot the paintball through a hose and not have it break up > going through the curves?? > > Mark > > -- > You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. > To post a message, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] > Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rctankcombat+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the > words "REMOVE ME" as the subject. > -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rctankcombat+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject.
