<![CDATA[A Potato's Worst Nightmare]]>Since the weather sucks lately and I was bored I decided to build a Potato gun, my friend has almost an exact same one as this and we were launching potato's well over 200 yards the other day, also put a HUGE dent in the side of his uncles grain silo. Yardstick is next to it for reference 😄

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]]>https://fargostreet.com/topic/10779/a-potato-s-worst-nightmareRSS for NodeThu, 28 May 2026 23:05:51 GMTThu, 31 May 2007 02:27:55 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to A Potato's Worst Nightmare on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 20:10:58 GMT]]>$27 w/shipping on ebay. The spark on this thing is 100x better...

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/164013https://fargostreet.com/post/164013Thu, 21 Jun 2007 20:10:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A Potato's Worst Nightmare on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 20:04:44 GMT]]>where'd you pick that up at?

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/164011https://fargostreet.com/post/164011Thu, 21 Jun 2007 20:04:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A Potato's Worst Nightmare on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 19:03:50 GMT]]>got a new igniter

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]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/164009https://fargostreet.com/post/164009Thu, 21 Jun 2007 19:03:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A Potato's Worst Nightmare on Sat, 02 Jun 2007 06:59:17 GMT]]>lol we have been shooting shit from Lunde's with a Potato gun for years...our goal was to hit Hardee's..always seemed that we never had enough power to get there. but we sure did leave enough carnage on Main Ave

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/161471https://fargostreet.com/post/161471Sat, 02 Jun 2007 06:59:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A Potato's Worst Nightmare on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 00:16:22 GMT]]>get them pics up man!!!!one!!!!111

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/161366https://fargostreet.com/post/161366Fri, 01 Jun 2007 00:16:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A Potato's Worst Nightmare on Thu, 31 May 2007 21:52:03 GMT]]>so weak, ill get some pictures of the multiple ones we've made...

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beachbum_jon;171705 wrote:
me and some friends had an idea of using compessed air, like have a valve stem on the bottom with a air valve right before the barrel. we thought you could maybe get more power that using an ignition...? anyone ever heard of this

Pneumatic guns work better they are more reliable then gas powered ones. There are some pretty sweet videos of huge pneumatic potato guns blowning stuff up. I did a report on potato guns in like 8th grade. :icon_thumleft: i need to fix my gun it kinda melted.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/161356https://fargostreet.com/post/161356Thu, 31 May 2007 19:40:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A Potato's Worst Nightmare on Thu, 31 May 2007 18:34:32 GMT]]>we were gonna test the max psi of the pvc pipe to see what is the maximum safe pressure of the pvc and then do the air powered one

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/161349https://fargostreet.com/post/161349Thu, 31 May 2007 18:34:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A Potato's Worst Nightmare on Thu, 31 May 2007 18:28:49 GMT]]>Eventually I plan on making a completely metal one from scraps. Weld it all together and have a remote detonator so I can "safely" use much more explosive materials like gas/propane/gunpowder. Just finding affordable scraps that are the right size is going to be the hard part.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/161347https://fargostreet.com/post/161347Thu, 31 May 2007 18:28:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A Potato's Worst Nightmare on Thu, 31 May 2007 18:19:00 GMT]]>u should make a sling for it.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/161346https://fargostreet.com/post/161346Thu, 31 May 2007 18:19:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A Potato's Worst Nightmare on Thu, 31 May 2007 18:11:23 GMT]]>^ I guess a cousin of mine built one like that a couple years, it had a big chamber under it for the air, and a valve for a firing mechanism. I was told it worked better than one using a propellant and spark. I never got to actually see it and dont remember all the specs on it (he told me but it's been a while), as it had blew up on him and I dont think he ever made another after that, and I only go up there once a year. The pieces from it tore up his shoulder pretty bad and neck too, another inch or so and it could have killed him, so start off small and work your way up, lol.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/161343https://fargostreet.com/post/161343Thu, 31 May 2007 18:11:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A Potato's Worst Nightmare on Thu, 31 May 2007 16:59:00 GMT]]>me and some friends had an idea of using compessed air, like have a valve stem on the bottom with a air valve right before the barrel. we thought you could maybe get more power that using an ignition...? anyone ever heard of this

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/161341https://fargostreet.com/post/161341Thu, 31 May 2007 16:59:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A Potato's Worst Nightmare on Thu, 31 May 2007 04:24:33 GMT]]>We used to have one of them laying around somewhere's, it was fun as hell, and we have quite a few dents in the pole barn from it, but now we have a dozen or so cannon's to play with, everything from .22cal up to bout the size of a golfball. We have a 1.75" with a bullet mold, and my dad has been turning out a few .50 cal ones as well. We have one that fits a 12ga wad perfectly and were shooting dimes through an old fridge one night. I'd put up pics but they're back home.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/161311https://fargostreet.com/post/161311Thu, 31 May 2007 04:24:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A Potato's Worst Nightmare on Thu, 31 May 2007 03:51:57 GMT]]>haha sweet!!!

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/161307https://fargostreet.com/post/161307Thu, 31 May 2007 03:51:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A Potato's Worst Nightmare on Thu, 31 May 2007 03:48:30 GMT]]>I can shoot a tennis ball out of this...We cut tennis balls in half and use them as plugs to make it into a shotgun.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/161306https://fargostreet.com/post/161306Thu, 31 May 2007 03:48:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A Potato's Worst Nightmare on Thu, 31 May 2007 03:10:53 GMT]]>why not just go for a baseball instead would probally get more power that way to plus then if your feeling like being safe can just shoot a good ol tennis ball instead

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tjamz;171661 wrote:
heheh....so I hear....

I "heard" that wrapping a d cell battery in electrical tape and launching it can do hella damage to trees.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/161304https://fargostreet.com/post/161304Thu, 31 May 2007 02:41:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A Potato's Worst Nightmare on Thu, 31 May 2007 02:35:02 GMT]]>When we were using it yesterday we found a metal spike and wooden post on the side of a road, let me say that would be EXTREMELY deadly if you were hit by either of them...or a potato for that matter.

4.5" for a softball? That'd be a spendy gun! I saw some sweet guns that used the clear PVC, the ignition and firing look awesome!

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/161303https://fargostreet.com/post/161303Thu, 31 May 2007 02:35:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A Potato's Worst Nightmare on Thu, 31 May 2007 02:34:14 GMT]]>4.5" is softball sized

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/161302https://fargostreet.com/post/161302Thu, 31 May 2007 02:34:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A Potato's Worst Nightmare on Thu, 31 May 2007 02:32:13 GMT]]>You should try shooting the huge hot dog sized chalk at trees. So fucking fun!

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/161301https://fargostreet.com/post/161301Thu, 31 May 2007 02:32:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A Potato's Worst Nightmare on Thu, 31 May 2007 02:31:36 GMT]]>What's the diameter of a softball, 3" ??

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/161300https://fargostreet.com/post/161300Thu, 31 May 2007 02:31:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A Potato's Worst Nightmare on Thu, 31 May 2007 02:29:58 GMT]]>heheh....build one that can launch softballs....its fun...so I hear....

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