Stepson and the Marshmallow Shooter

OH SWEET SASSAFRAS!

The sprog is ARMED! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!!

Got a parts list? Save me the trouble of puzzling it out on my own from your fine pics. I've a nephew who's at the right age to introduce to projectile weapons.

Some fella was selling those at our county fair a few years ago. He was loading it on the same end he blew in. If you're loading it from the front, that may be why you're losing them down the "tactical foregrip." Since my youngest had already graduated from .22LR to 9mm and .223, I didn't bother.

It is all PVC construction. You'd need:

Two elbows
Two T-joints
Two end-caps
One length of PVC pipe

Then you'll need PVC pipe cleaner, purple primer and PVC glue to assemble it.

Cut to length (here, I'd have to use Colin's pics), glue together.

Add marshmallows.

Have fun.

And, following Ruger's example, don't forget to engrave a safety warning along the barrel. In this case, I'd suggest "Do Not Inhale When Loaded!"

The gift shop at the NRA museum has a commercial version.

tt

Eat one and shoot one and repeat.

ok

lets keep it simple and just make a blo-gun? no handles and blo tubes to reduce
chamber pressure? i want one myself!
robert

We did something like this for a Cub Scout Day camp... of course, I wanted the 'simpler' method.

Just take a short piece of ¾" pvc pipe, say 12" or so, clean it up, maybe chamfer/sand the ends. Then get a bag of the small marshmellows and have a blast.

My daughter (who was 25 at the time) found a better way to shoot and MARK your target. She'd put the marshmellow in her mouth, get it nice and wet, place the blowgun, shove the marshmellow into the tube and BLOW! Now the marshmellow STICKS to the target (of opportunity ), which of course, quite often was me!!

They are a blast

We found that with younger kids, it was really, (reallyreallyreally) helpful to be able to pull the marshmallow gun apart for cleaning.

Getting the soggy marshmallow goo out of the pipe otherwise is kind of ... icky.

pax

Getting the soggy marshmallow goo out of the pipe otherwise is kind of ... icky.

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I dunno about all that. Doesn't Otis make a Tactical Marshmallow kit yet?



For those disinclined to manufacture their own marshmallow cannon, thinkgeek sells two models...

The "Marshmallow Blaster"
http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/warfare/7b54/

and the "Marshmallow Shooter"
http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/warfare/753d/




~GnSx

By looking at it.

2 I" caps
1 1"tee
1 1"x3/4" tee
1 1" 90 [elbow]
1 3/4 90[elbow]
3' 1"pipe
1' 3/4 pipe

Fill the front grip with candle wax. leave the cap on the back grip unglued so you can flush with water.

Just an observation. I am a plumber. I could probably make one in 10 minutes.

New occupation?

Fill the front grip with candle wax. leave the cap on the back grip unglued so you can flush with water.

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Good ideas.. I was thinking of cutting the tee in half and just gluing it to the bottom of the pipe, or reaming it out and sliding it over a single length of pipe.

I bought one for my son and nephew. I think the adults had more fun than the kids. My Mom and Dad were shooting each other. I bought them from www.drugstore.com They were cheaper there than the nra store.

If my kids were still small, I would make a couple of those. My youngest will be 23 this month.
I guess i will have to wait for grandkids before i can have some fun.

Needs a tactical rail for night ops.


-James

Aw, man! They just ain't bluing guns the way they useta! And just look at that wear!

-Yes we need to post links and the plans in the Library.

-To add to your hilarious entertainment, "puff" a marshmellow out for the dog to chase.
It is not against the law to laugh at a dawg eating a marshmellows - don't care if they do make it illegal. I'm going to do it anyway. Too funny...and the dawg wants to do it again. Don't shoot at the dawg...just launch it. Dawg will "eventually' finish, come back in ready mode and cannot wait for another mellow to be launched. I like to launch about 3.

"woof, way to go big guy, not I am confused, do I get that one, this one or the one over yonder?"

They get all 3 and really ...just do this, your sides will bust from laughing.

<Enter "Illegal Smile" by John Prine here>

Getting the soggy marshmallow goo out of the pipe otherwise is kind of ... icky.

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I am picturing pax and hubby flipping a coin

"heads you clean the mellow gun , tails you check the boys jeans' pocket for lizards before going in the wash"



Steve

You know, just for kicks and giggles my parents got each of us four boys one of those for Christmas about 3 years ago (the twins, the youngest, were almost 17, next brother was 25, I was 27). It only took me about 30 seconds to figure out that the "tactical foregrip" as it's been called also makes for a great detachable magazine.

With the "magazine" facing down, pull the mag off the mallow blaster. Fill with 6 or 7 mini marshmallows. Re-attach to mallow blaster. Turn 180 degrees so it's now facing straight up. Take a deep breath and blow. All 6-7 marshmallows blast out "rapid fire". Short puffs will get you 2-3 round bursts.

Yes. A select-fire Marshmallow blowgun...


Be afraid....

Be very afraid.