posterboy

I love spud guns, if they were the only guns the world be a different place.

Its great to see someone has developed the art of spudgunning to such a refined level, nice site too!

Spudguns, what are they? People think they only use potatos, and they find that stupid. Others think that they are only air powered or only combustion. And many don't even know what a spudgun is! A spudgun is a recreational launcher made to shoot a "spud" (or other ammunition) over far distances. This is accomplished by one of three ways. The first is by air pressure (usually the strongest), called pneumatic. The second is combustion, igniting a fuel to build pressure and launch the projectile. The last is a hybrid launcher, a mix of combustion and pneumatic spudguns.

 

Combustion: Usually very simple in design, just a chamber and a barrel. Of course, they get more complicated in design as they get more advanced. There is also a need of ignition, usually a barbecue lighter or a spark. The main fuels are: hairspray, propane, WD40, and other liquids/gases that ignite. Believe it or not, these are weaker than pneumatics.

 

Pneumatic: Sort of complicated but usually cost more than combustions, due to having to use valves and such. These use airpressure, either a handpump (which is sort of dangerous, because you don't know how much pressure you have) or a compressor (which is easier and safer). These can launch potatos at recorded records of 750 yards!

 

Hybrids: These are very rarely made, as they are the king of complications. So much can go wrong with these. These are recommended to use sch80 pipes since the pipe has to handle lots and LOTS of pressure.

 

These are spudguns. Look them up on google and you'll find more targeted and detailed information and certain spudguns.

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