Best Way to Shoot the Balls??

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Originally Posted by sciguy125

I was thinking about rifling also. The main problem with putting groves in the barrel is that it would either cut up the ball or simply slow it down too much. I was thinking about adding a set of rotational wheels. If there's a set of wheels mounted perpendicular to the "launching" wheels, it could spin the ball. You'd probably have to use a set of omniwheels though. You'd also have to make sure that the barrel is relatively low-friction.

For a little bit today, we were considering a gatling gun style device. Had it not been discounted for impracticality, it would have been pretty cool.

LOL WELL WE LOOKED AT rifling but the thing is it is to complex but if u are trying to get a spin on the ball of that sort try doing what some paintball barrels do. which would be cut holes in a spiral sequences around the barral to let the air flow give it some spin, that was one way i could imagine doing it farely but rifling it by cutting or putting grooves would slow it down tramendously but that is what happens in a gun. i would also imagine that actual rifling would cut up the ball. also one way could be to sort of making a slight elavation in the inside surface of the barrel and spiral it to do the spinning. something I would also like to say is that it would prolly be a waste of supplies and time to try to rifle it becuase the rifling works so well with a real gun is because the bullet is actaully sealing the barrelfrom the charge so it can use the propulsion of the powder or gas made by it and grip the grooves of the barrel . which means applying it to this game would mean those balls would have to be a tight fit to grip the rifling or spin as well as a bullet.

and shooting balls with rifling well at least when i muzzle load with lead balls the rifling makes the balls rise(not curve it stays on a straight path it just rises at a distance) to a small extent at like 50 yds on a muzzleloader but very acurate still just keep that in mind if u found a way to impliment it because it might be affected in the same waybut if successful please tell me how because i would really like to see how that would work and how well it would too but i would not recommend the waste of time it might involve