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How to Make a Homemade Airsoft Gun

Airsoft guns are hugely popular because they both look like a real gun and can shoot pellets with more force than other toy guns. You can make your own version of an airsoft gun; it may not look as impressive as one bought from a store, but it will fire a pellet with more than enough force to justify its having been made. You will need a few hardware items along with a pump-action water pistol purchased from a drugstore or toy store.

Things You'll Need

Towel
Pump-action water pistol
Drinking straw
BB pellet
Hot glue gun
Electrical tape
Scissors

Instructions

- 1
  Empty the water from the pump-action water pistol into the kitchen sink. Let the pump-action water pistol dry.
- 2
  Put a towel on a table. Put the pump-action water pistol on its side down on the towel.
- 3
  Position one end of the straw over the small barrel opening of the pump-action water pistol.
- 4
  Plug the hot glue gun into a wall socket for power. Heat up the hot glue gun. Run a bead of hot glue around the straw to adhere it to the barrel of the pump-action water pistol. Let the glue dry.
- 5
  Wrap electrical tape around the gap between the straw and the barrel. Stop wrapping the electrical tape around the gap after you have circled the straw and barrel 6 to 7 times.
- 6
  Use the scissors to cut the electrical tape off of its spool. Smooth down the end of the electrical tape onto the barrel.
- 7
  Pump the piston of the pump-action water pistol 100 times to build up a lot of pressure for firing off the projectile that will be placed into the homemade airsoft gun.
- 8
  Insert a BB pellet into the end of the straw and slide it down the barrel until it stops at the other end.
- 9
  Take your homemade airsoft gun outside. Hold the gun securely with both hands, sight down the gun barrel at a tree in your backyard and press the trigger.

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