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==Phrack Inc.==
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Volume One, Issue Two, Phile 3 of 9
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@@@@ --] Man-Tooth [-- @@@@
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@@@@ "The Poor Man's James Bond" @@@@
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@@@@ by Kurt Saxon @@@@
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PIPE OR "ZIP" GUNS
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Commonly known as "zip" guns, guns made from pipe have
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been used for years by juvenile punks. Today's Militants
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make them just for the hell of it or to shoot once in an
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assassination or riot and throw away if there is any danger
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of apprehension.
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They can be used many times but with some, a length of
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dowel is needed to force out the spent shell.
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There are many variations but the illustration shows the
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basic design.
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First, a wooden stock is made and a groove is cut for
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the barrel to rest in. The barrel is then taped securely to
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the stock with a good, strong tape.
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The trigger is made from galvanized tin. A slot is
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punched in the trigger flap to hold a roofing, which is
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wired or soldered onto the flap. The trigger is bent and
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nailed to the stock on both sides.
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The pipe is a short length of one-quarter inch steel gas
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or water pipe with a bore that fits in a cartridge, yet
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keeps the cartridge rim from passing through the pipe.
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The cartridge is put in the pipe and the cap, with a
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hole bored through it, is screwed on. Then the trigger is
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slowly released to let the nail pass through the hole and
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rest on the primer.
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To fire, the trigger is pulled back with the left hand
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and held back with the thumb of the right hand. The gun is
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then aimed and the thumb releases the trigger and the thing
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actually fires.
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Pipes of different lengths and diameters are found in
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any hardware store. All caliber bullets, from the .22 to
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the .45 are used in such guns.
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Some zip guns are made from two or three pipes nested
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within each other. For instance, a .22 shell will fit
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snugly into a length of a car's copper gas line.
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Unfortunatey, the copper is too weak to withstand the
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pressure of the firing. So the length of gas line is spread
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with glue and pushed into a wider length of pipe. This is
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spread with glue and pushed into a length of steel pipe with
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threads and a cap.
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Using this method, you can accomodate any cartridge,
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even a rifle shell. The first size of pipe for a rifle
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shell accomodates the bullet. The second accomodates its
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wider powder chamber.
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A 12-gauge shotgun can be made from a 3/4 inch steel
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pipe. If you want to comply with the gun laws, the barrel
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should be at least eighteen inches long.
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Its firing mechanism is the same as that for the pistol.
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It naturally has a longer stock and its handle is lengthened
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into a rifle butt. Also, a small nail is driven half way
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into each side of the stock about four inches in the front of
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the trigger. The rubber band is put over one nail and
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brought around the trigger and snagged over the other nail.
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In case you actually make a zip gun, you should test it
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before firing it by hand. This is done by first tying the
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gun to a tree or post, pointed to where it will do no
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damage. Then a string is tied to the trigger and you go off
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several yards. The string is then pulled back and let go.
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If the barrel does not blow up, the gun is safe to fire by
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hand.
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You should not attempt to register such a gun.
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Pipe Cap
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/ Bullet Tape Pipe
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/ / / \ /
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v / / \ /
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!----! / v v v
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Nail--\ / /-!---v-----!---!-!---!---------
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v --- - - - - - -!- -!-!- -!- - - - !
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//----> ![][]\ ! ! ! ! !
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^ ! !--\ ![][]/ ! ! ! ! !
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Wire/ ! ! \-!- - - - -!- -!-!- -!- - - - !
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Trigger---> ! ! !---! ! ! ! ! ::::
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/! ! /--------!---!-!---!--::::--!
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! !-! / \-- Rubber
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/ / band
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!------!
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Z I P G U N
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/ <---Nail
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!-!/
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/------------------\ /-----!o!-----\
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! O O O ! ! ------------- !
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\--------! !-------/ !! !!
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!-! !! !!
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!! !!
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Trigger before bending /--> !! !! <--\
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Place !! !! Nail
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nail hole
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here
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Trigger
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