Ammo
Waldo and I conducted several tests on different types of ammo, here are our findings and suggestions.
| Ammo | Pros | Cons |
|---|---|---|
| Grass | FREE, fun to launch, easy to load | catches wind easily, slow, not very accurate |
| Dirt Clod | FREE, pretty accurate, easy to obtain and load | messy |
| Potato | Possibly the best ammo, makes a great seal, flies far and fast, pretty cheap, lots of fun | none that we found |
| Apple | Best produce next to potato, cheap | a little less fun than a potato |
| Bannana | A little fun to launch | too messy, too soft, hard to load, messily explodes upon launch |
| Pine Cone | FREE, easy to load, inconspicuous, good fun | can be hard to find pine cones that make a good seal |
| Toilet Paper | Like shooting blanks, explodes on launch, cheap | makes a bit of a mess |
| Nerf Balls/Rubber Practice Golf Balls | Perfect fit for the 1-1/2" barrel, reusable (if you can retrieve them...) | Nerf is expensive (practice golf balls are a cheaper alternative) |
If you find something you want to launch but doesn't make a great seal, try making a sabot. Losely wrapping a projectile in toilet paper works, or you can stuff a wad of TP in the barrel and then drop a projectile on top of it. If you're more ambitious you can fashion a sabot out of foam or something similar as seen on the chicken gun episode of MythBusters.