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Title: How to get rid of that "Light & Flimsy" feel of your ACTLabs lightguns?
Post by: postalp123 on September 21, 2006, 01:43:30 pm
Simple solution to that flimsy, feather-light shell of your ACTLabs guns.

Simply fill in the handle area with this expanding Foam called "Great Stuff"

(http://www.au.hbfullerstore.com/FullerstoreAU/en_AU/images/p_greatstuff.jpg)

(http://www.lionhrtpub.com/ee/ee-winter98/art/greatstuff.jpg)

The foam is non-conductive, adds a little weight and keeps the gun from "Creaking" when you squeeze it in the heat of the moment shooting foo's.

Open up the gun and squirt a LITTLE AMOUNT of the expanding foam inside the GRIP AREA ONLY, then close her back up, after an hour or less, the cavity should be filled.
Title: Re: How to get rid of that "Light & Flimsy" feel of your ACTLabs lightguns?
Post by: Lewis Black on September 21, 2006, 02:30:16 pm
Isn't that stuff very light itself?
Title: Re: How to get rid of that "Light & Flimsy" feel of your ACTLabs lightguns?
Post by: (+_+) on September 21, 2006, 02:34:15 pm
You'd think playdoh (or something non smelly. I hate the smell of that stuff) in saran wrap stuffed in the hollow parts would add better weight to the gun.
Title: Re: How to get rid of that "Light & Flimsy" feel of your ACTLabs lightguns?
Post by: postalp123 on September 21, 2006, 03:03:11 pm
Playdoh, Roll of Quarters, Quick Dry Cement, they would all work to some effect, but the Great Stuff will give just a bit more weight and get rid of that "Hollow" feeling.
Title: Re: How to get rid of that "Light & Flimsy" feel of your ACTLabs lightguns?
Post by: ahofle on September 21, 2006, 03:05:48 pm
Why does everyone want their gun to be heavy?!?  I think it's great how light it is -- helps with fatigue during long zombie killing sprees.
Title: Re: How to get rid of that "Light & Flimsy" feel of your ACTLabs lightguns?
Post by: postalp123 on September 21, 2006, 03:27:42 pm
Good point, but my main point is it fills that creaky/hollow cavity in the grip, and it adds just a little weight overall.
Title: Re: How to get rid of that "Light & Flimsy" feel of your ACTLabs lightguns?
Post by: davieboynj on October 03, 2006, 11:26:23 am
what about hot glue?  i hate the stuff, but sounds like a good application.