mackem 30,443 Posted December 25, 2014 Report Share Posted December 25, 2014 I was snorkelling earlier,came out of the water to dry off and started chatting to an old guy sitting under the coconut-trees,he was hunting with what I took to be an airgun,maybe a home-made PCP,but its not a PCP it works on combustion from an electric-spark from one of those spark-lighters for a gas cooker igniting paint-thinner or stripper,it fires marbles,the little glass things we played with as kids. I worked it out,it cost him 3-4 quid to build,weighs around a kilo,and is powerful enough to kill a person,he uses it to shoot bats,cats,stray dogs,all are eaten,necessity is the mother of invention. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keepitcovert 842 Posted December 25, 2014 Report Share Posted December 25, 2014 Cost about 3 or 4 quid would cost you about 5 years if you made one here. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobcullen79 1,495 Posted December 25, 2014 Report Share Posted December 25, 2014 Cost about 3 or 4 quid would cost you about 5 years if you made one here. Im intrigued none the less.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tilimangro 1,013 Posted December 25, 2014 Report Share Posted December 25, 2014 Any chance of a build lesson mackem !!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Qbgrey 4,386 Posted December 25, 2014 Report Share Posted December 25, 2014 Were u at mackem.Thailand?.they do certainly know how to make things from scratch.have a good xmas 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 30,443 Posted December 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2014 No Qb,i am in south mindanao,I will get some pics,the guy has also made a 12 bore shotgun but got rid of it due to the cost of cartridges,the word jolen means marble in the local dialect. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Qbgrey 4,386 Posted December 26, 2014 Report Share Posted December 26, 2014 oh ok yup phillipines.enjoy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 30,443 Posted December 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 I went to the old guys house earlier to get a few pics,he is going to help me make one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 30,443 Posted December 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 Wires to ignite the paint thinner used as ignition for the marble. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mattybugeye 885 Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 That's awsum what a guy! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
air gun ant 1,666 Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 (edited) Is that plastic bottle the combustion chamber then? It's a wonder the lid stays on if it is!Suppose it's a bit like an advanced version of the old drainpipe potato cannons lol Edited December 29, 2014 by air gun ant Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 30,443 Posted December 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 Yes ant,the bottle is the chamber,that's what made me think it was some weird PCP when I first saw it,its incredibly powerful for something so simple,there's a place over here called danao which is renown for very cheap handguns all made in backyard workshops,I have sat in sheds in the khyber region watching guys churn out a wide range of weaponry using very little machinery but incredible amounts of skill,needs must I guess. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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