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Old December 26th, 2015, 06:02   #16
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Just an idea, but consider the WE closed bolt system. I suspect it may make conversion to a different calibre much easier, though still possibly quite complex.....getting it to feed right may get very messy. I've seen paintball guns scaled down to feed and shoot 6mm bbs, but it was a simply a straight tube that fell directly into the chamber. Converting a GBBR may have the problem of extracting the round from the magazine, up the ramp, and into the chamber (not sure if this is the case for WE closed bolts).

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Old December 26th, 2015, 11:19   #17
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Don't think closed bolt g36s exist.
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Old December 26th, 2015, 14:04   #18
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Just do as suggested earlier and use steel or aluminum airsoft bbs. Get an NPAS valve for your GBBR and open up the window most of the way to increase velocity. Way cheaper and far simpler than converting from 6mm to .177.

I see Army Issue has the steel .88g bbs in stock. Amazon has the .29g aluminum bbs available. I believe a .177 bb is somewhere around .33g or so, so the aluminum ones will be closer in weight if that's important to you.
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Old December 26th, 2015, 14:17   #19
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If you want it to look real just find one that suits your ascetic taste... AND shoots .177bb to begin with.

You might have more success asking a BB gun forum to help as it is their specialty.

On a side note... Can I convert a Mitsubishi Lancer ES to an Evo that runs on diesel and floats?

Would a 50 cal mounted though the sunroof be awesome or overkill?

Would I need a LSD or could I get away with a live rear axle?

So far for this project I've got two hammers and some rum...

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Old December 26th, 2015, 16:17   #20
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Just do as suggested earlier and use steel or aluminum airsoft bbs. Get an NPAS valve for your GBBR and open up the window most of the way to increase velocity. Way cheaper and far simpler than converting from 6mm to .177.

I see Army Issue has the steel .88g bbs in stock. Amazon has the .29g aluminum bbs available. I believe a .177 bb is somewhere around .33g or so, so the aluminum ones will be closer in weight if that's important to you.
Thanks for the response! I truly do appreciate it.

I never knew this forum was full of so many useless troll's that shit all over people's idea's just because they want to feel like they're above everyone else.. But responses like yours' are exactly what i was hoping for...again; thanks!
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Old December 26th, 2015, 18:19   #21
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Don't think closed bolt g36s exist.
I dont think it has to be a g36
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Old December 26th, 2015, 20:35   #22
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Personally, I think you are going to have more headaches than joy pursuing this project. You might be better off upping your FPS and firing heavier BB's as some of the other members here have said.
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Old December 26th, 2015, 21:25   #23
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Thanks for the response! I truly do appreciate it.

I never knew this forum was full of so many useless troll's that shit all over people's idea's just because they want to feel like they're above everyone else.. But responses like yours' are exactly what i was hoping for...again; thanks!
You got the wrong forum.
10 years ago was flaming.
Now this is just knowledgeable people telling you that it can't be done easily, and if you need to ask, it means you didn't think it through and do not have the tools or skills to do this conversion.

But if you want to know:

You need at the very least a metal mill, lathe, 3d printer.
And know how to work them.
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Old December 26th, 2015, 23:26   #24
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I never knew this forum was full of so many useless troll's that shit all over people's idea's just because they want to feel like they're above everyone else.. But responses like yours' are exactly what i was hoping for...again; thanks!


Who said anything about being above anyone else?

Where do I begin?

#1 Welcome to the internet... where people will have opinions that differ from yours, if you are sensitive to having those opinions challenged you are in the wrong place my friend.

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If the guns I want to convert already existed in 177 then obviously I'd buy that then.. Come on guys
#2 If you want it for pest control get a gun that is suited for that use, if your purpose is to get it because it looks taticool 1337 operator just buy a airsoft gun. Why do you NEED a .177 that looks real, you are asking us for something you yourself said does not exist.

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Also - for the record as for not being worth the time or effort - this is no issue. Let me worry about that
#3 There have been many helpful and constructive comments but you keep kicking a dead dog. Everyone till now has been consistent in saying its more time and effort than it is worth but you keep pushing the point so the ball is in your court, I look forward to seeing your progress on this build.

Good luck and godspeed
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Old December 26th, 2015, 23:28   #25
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Telling you that something you want to do is a bad idea (even in a mean way) isn't trolling.

Trolling would be;

A) Giving you false information and presenting it as legitimate in order to lul at your folly

B) Coming out against something you believe in/ want to do even though the Troll believes in/ has done that thing, because you phrased your argument/ plan poorly and they want to bait you into embarrassing yourself

C) Malicious boredom


You just walked into a home appliance forum and asked whether a toaster oven can be turned into a microwave. The theoretical answer is "Yes", but the real answer is "No, why?". Some people have been nicer to you than others, but no one has actually been mean, and you haven't been trolled at all.

For that matter, don't shoot animals with an aisoft gun; kill them dead or don't at all. Use a .22 or a purpose-built pellet gun. If you bust a small animal's limb, hip, or ribcage and just let it struggle, slip into shock and bleed out on your lawn, you are an asshole, and that's the most likely scenario with less than a purpose- built gun.
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Old December 26th, 2015, 23:34   #26
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I'm a chairsofter so I only participate in range/target shooting with the occasional use of magpie pest control..
I don't know who you are.

I don't know what you want.

If you are looking for advice, I can tell you I don't have any. But what I do have, is are a very particular set of skills. Skills i've acquired over a very long career. Skills that will make it a nightmare for you.

If you stop posting now, and that will be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you.

But if you don't, I will find you, and I will sprinkle bird seed all over your property.
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Old December 26th, 2015, 23:40   #27
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And bits of tinfoil for the magpies in particular.
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Old December 26th, 2015, 23:42   #28
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I don't know who you are.

I don't know what you want.

If you are looking for advice, I can tell you I don't have any. But what I do have, is are a very particular set of skills. Skills i've acquired over a very long career. Skills that will make it a nightmare for you.

If you stop posting now, and that will be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you.

But if you don't, I will find you, and I will sprinkle bird seed all over your property.
DUDE that was F*¢k!n AWSOME! thanks for the LOLZ

Inb4 thread ends up in the trash disposal.
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