Blow darts are easy to make and all the materials can be found in your own
home. These darts can travel a long distance with good penetration if
constructed correctly.
Materials needed:
A small piece of wood
A sewing machine needle
A spool of thread
A couple nails
Hammer
Glue
Scissors
Hammer the two nails about two inches apart on the board. Wrap the thread
tightly around the two nails. The number of times the thread is wrapped aroun
the nails will determine the amount of weight and stability the dart has. Onc
you have decided you have wrapped enough thread, cut it close to the nail at
around a half inch. Take this small tuft of thread and put a dab of glue on t
e
folded end. The kind of glue you use is very important. I suggest that you us
a tacky kind of glue (nothing runny, like Elmer's glue). Attach this to the
needle and hold until it is dry.
Another kind of dart can be made with Q-tips. This kind of dart doesn't wo
k
as well as the first one, but it is sometimes easier to make. first you have
o
get the kind of Q-tips that have a plastic stem. Cut the Q-tip close to one
end. Insert the sewing needle into the Q-tip and secure it by melting the
plastic slightly with a lighter. This kind of dart doesn't last long because
the cotton come off easily.
Blow Guns:
Ordinary straws make an excellent blow gun with this kind of dart. Another
kind can be made with a cheap pen by taking apart the pen and using the shell
Any long, cylindrical, object with the diameter of a straw will work very wel
PIPE OR "ZIP" GUNS
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Commonly known as "zip" guns, guns made from pipe have been used for years by
juvenile punks. Today's Militants make them just for the hell of it or to
shoot once in an assassination or riot and throw away if there is any danger of
apprehension.
They can be used many times but with some, a length of dowel is needed to force
out the spent shell.
There are many variations but the illustration shows the basic design.
First, a wooden stock is made and a groove is cut for the barrel to rest in.
The barrel is then taped securely to the stock with a good, strong tape.
The trigger is made from galvanized tin. A slot is punched in the trigger flap
to hold a roofing, which is wired or soldered onto the flap. The trigger is
bent and nailed to the stock on both sides.
The pipe is a short length of one-quarter inch steel gas or water pipe with a
bore that fits in a cartridge, yet keeps the cartridge rim from passing through
the pipe.
The cartridge is put in the pipe and the cap, with a hole bored through it, is
screwed on. Then the trigger is slowly released to let the nail pass through
the hole and rest on the primer.
To fire, the trigger is pulled back with the left hand and held back with the
thumb of the right hand. The gun is then aimed and the thumb releases the
trigger and the thing actually fires.
Pipes of different lengths and diameters are found in any hardware store. All
caliber bullets, from the .22 to the .45 are used in such guns.
Some zip guns are made from two or three pipes nested within each other. For
instance, a .22 shell will fit snugly into a length of a car's copper gas line.
Unfortunatey, the copper is too weak to withstand the pressure of the firing.
So the length of gas line is spread with glue and pushed into a wider length of
pipe. This is spread with glue and pushed into a length of steel pipe with
threads and a cap.
Using this method, you can accomodate any cartridge, even a rifle shell. The
first size of pipe for a rifle shell accomodates the bullet. The second
accomodates its wider powder chamber.
A 12-gauge shotgun can be made from a 3/4 inch steel pipe. If you want to
comply with the gun laws, the barrel should be at least eighteen inches long.
Its firing mechanism is the same as that for the pistol. It naturally has a
longer stock and its handle is lengthened into a rifle butt. Also, a small
nail is driven half way into each side of the stock about four inches in the
front of the trigger. The rubber band is put over one nail and brought around
the trigger and snagged over the other nail.
In case you actually make a zip gun, you should test it before firing it by
hand. This is done by first tying the gun to a tree or post, pointed to where
it will do no damage. Then a string is tied to the trigger and you go off
several yards. The string is then pulled back and let go. If the barrel does
not blow up, the gun is safe to fire by hand.
You should not attempt to register such a gun.
Pipe Cap
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/ Bullet Tape Pipe
/ / / \ /
v / / \ /
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^ ! !--\ ![][]/ ! ! ! ! !
Wire/ ! ! - - - - -!- -!-!- -!- - - - !
Trigger---> ! ! !---! ! ! ! ! ::::
/! ! /--------!---!-!---!--::::--!
/ :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: <-
! !-! / Rubber
/ / band
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Trigger before bending /--> !! !! <--
Place !! !! Nail
nail hole
here
Trigger
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