Lil' stumpy

[GoatBoy]

NEVER EVER DOUBLEFEED, EVER AGAIN



So uh... this started as a joke but... I think this might actually be useful. If I want to vary detent performance, I can go from 1 detent all the way to 7, all in the same adapter...

[knownothingmags]

that's pretty cool
whats the material?

[blackdeath1k]

I'm curious how that holds up. And works. Color me intrigued.

[GoatBoy]

Just normal PLA for the adapter and Ninjaflex for the detent. I am a simple man of simple means.

Manually cycling it, it works just fine, except it seems the recovery time for the rubber isn't as fast as a spring detent. Might not matter since it has to wait for the bolt to clear all the way before a new ball can even load in.

I think everything else, including durability, will pan out.

Will need to field test...

[knownothingmags]

Just normal PLA for the adapter and Ninjaflex for the detent. I am a simple man of simple means.

Manually cycling it, it works just fine, except it seems the recovery time for the rubber isn't as fast as a spring detent. Might not matter since it has to wait for the bolt to clear all the way before a new ball can even load in.

I think everything else, including durability, will pan out.

Will need to field test...

yeah for sure.
and the consume-ability of it being printed really doesn't need you to make it of a better material.
pla should be a great test for the field.
oh and as you know pla is super easy to print.

[blackdeath1k]

You guys have me wanting to buy a printer.

[GoatBoy]

Well, it routinely hits 100F+ in the shade where I am, and that may wind up softening up the PLA. Plus you know car temps reach into the 140F's.

Of course, at current prices, I'd literally have to destroy 40 PLA adapters before a PEEK one would be cost-effective. (I still want one though!)

What would really be awesome is if fields kept a 3d printer on-hand at the field for printing up (and selling) field replacements on demand, particularly for dinky stupid things like detents.

They don't have to be perfect, and they don't have to last forever... they just need to be close enough to get you through the day. Field makes some extra cheddar, customer gets to continue playing (which in turn means the field makes some more cheddar again).

And it's not like printers for such things are expensive; mine was only $400, came pre-assembled, and handles flexible filament out of the box. And they're constantly getting cheaper.

In fact, now that I think about it... if I ever upgrade or get a second printer, maybe that's where this one will go.

But really, the barrier isn't the printer anymore. The other barrier used to be software, but now all of that is free. (Clearly I am too cheap to shell out for any of that.) And the free stuff is pretty damn good.

The barrier is just the brainpower to drive the tools now.

And you know, if manufacturers would stop mis-designing stupidly complicated things, that'd be OK too.

[Pghp8ntballer]

Ok, can someone enlighten me here? I have been following this thread but what exactly is lil' stumpy? I see it is for first strikes, but for what? Is this a first strike cocker threaded adapter for an automag similar to Doc's adapters?

[Menace_AO]

To answer briefly,

Lil' Stumpy is for everyone, and everyone is for Lil' Stumpy.

Lil' Stumpy is designed for every kind of mag (except those already having cocker threads), and for every kind of paint (except the non gelatin-encapsulated variety).

Lil' Stumpy is safe and easy to use.

Lil' Stumpy comes with its own lifetime warranty (i.e., its own lifetime, i.e., as long as it functions properly, after which it is no longer under warranty)

Lil' Stumpy can be traded with friends.

Lil' Stumpy is machine-washable.

Lil' Stumpy is dishwasher-safe.

Lil' Stumpy is hypoallergenic.

Lil' Stumpy doubles as currency in some first-world countries.

Lil' Stumpy can be used as a personal flotation device (for persons with VLM [very low mass])

Lil' Stumpy has not been tested on animals.

Lil' Stumpy will be tested on unwilling human subjects.

Lil' Stumpy is FDA-approved, pending clinical trials.

Lil' Stumpy contains no trans fats.

Lil' Stumpy is consistent with a low-carb diet.

Lil' Stumpy is proudly made in the USA.

[going_home]

Ok, can someone enlighten me here? I have been following this thread but what exactly is lil' stumpy? I see it is for first strikes, but for what? Is this a first strike cocker threaded adapter for an automag similar to Doc's adapters?

On the path to enlightenment grasshoppa you must ......

[blackdeath1k]

⬆⬆⬆. I'm saving that one for a later date with my wife. It will come In handy.

[GoatBoy]

Technically, Lil Stumpy was just the first test piece to house the new system.

Anyways, for those not up to speed, this is pretty much like Docs mag to cocker adapter.

I think I'm going to call the new adapter “The Cold Fusion”, with Dual Sphincter™ Technology.

I ran about 200 rounds through the Bunamag with three Adjustable Sphincter Detents installed against a Rip Clip at the highest settings. No double feeds; also tilted the gun down and shook it a bunch. Paint size was about .685.

Recovery time seemed sufficient, zero observable wear on the detents, and I still had space for 4 more to be installed.

[river031403]

Very nice setup!! I need somebody to print a 3/8" tail to fit over my ion body so I can run my armson sight off the right side of the body

[knownothingmags]

new or old style rip clip?

and that pic rail on top what is that off of , and how is it attached?

you gave me so many ideas.

this will be fun this summer.

if I can go to tunaball I'm going to try to make as many parts as possible and bring them with me.

[GoatBoy]

Very nice setup!! I need somebody to print a 3/8" tail to fit over my ion body so I can run my armson sight off the right side of the body

I like what you did with that Mini reg; been planning something similar for a pump gun too. How are you getting the air? Through the top with an adapter?

The 3/8" rails are kinda small; not sure if I would trust those to be 3d printed (Picatinny is nice and large). I think the rail part proper should probably be metal, but the rest of the mating adapter could be 3d printed. I am not familiar with Ions at all though.

I.e. get some of these:

http://www.airsoldier.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=AOS&Product_Code=CCI-SIGHTRAIL&Category_Code=CCIPHANTOM

and mate them to your body.

new or old style rip clip?

and that pic rail on top what is that off of , and how is it attached?

Uhm... there are different Rip Clips? I'm thinking this might be a "newer" model. I only use it for testing or when the spring feed might be too exposed to elements.

Top rail is from an Empire Trracer. Good ol' fashioned epoxied that sucker right onto the steel body; couldn't find any other way to really attach it. Need someone to put weld nuts on the top of my body and all my crap will have a nice hard mountpoint.