How to make airsoft grenades?

Strikeball is a fascinating entertainment on the military theme, which can not do without various noise and smoke effects. To create them, the most commonly used airsoft grenade F1. However, it is not necessary to spend every time on the purchase of such an expensive ammunition. With a great desire, the availability of tools and supplies, a strikeball grenade can be made by hand. Let's figure out how to make an effective and safe projectile with improvised means.

Principle of operation

Depending on the functional purpose, pyrotechnic, dynamic and pneumatic airborne grenades are isolated. The first are presented in the form of a plastic shell, into which a filler with a petard is placed. The latter have the form of a reservoir filled with a dye. The latter contain a cylinder with carbon dioxide under pressure. When removing the receipt, there is a slight delay, on the order of 4-5 seconds, and a rupture of the case with an appropriate noise effect.

Quality requirements

It is desirable that airsoft grenades meet the following requirements:

• They corresponded to the rules of the competition.
• Possessing a striking element that is felt when contacting the outfit, but does not cause harm to health.
• They were distinguished by low cost of materials of manufacture and ease of assembly.
• They corresponded to the factory samples according to the design.
• Acted as an effective means to intimidate the enemy during the battle.

Materials

How to make an airsoft grenade? For this, it is necessary to obtain a certain number of materials. To make a standard pyrotechnic projectile, you will need:

• Powerful firecrackers.
• Filler in the form of peas.
• Sewing line.
• Stationery glue.
• Thin warming material.
• Matches and a grater for their ignition.
• Threads.

Preparation of fuse

How to make an airsoft grenade with your own hands? First it is necessary to make a fuse. For this purpose, several matches are taken, the heads of which are aligned with the incendiary composition of the firecracker. All this is combined into one design with the help of a thread. Additionally, you can glue the matches to the body of the firecracker.

Next, the sewing sling is taken and cut into strips of length about 10-12 cm. The cut ends are scorched, which makes it possible to level the blown edges of the fabric.

The grate for ignition of matches is neatly cut from the boxes and connected by glue with prepared strips. The presence of such a fuse allows the subsequent quick activation of airborne grenades during the battle.

Housing

As a basis for the manufacture of the body, a foam insulation pipe of insignificant thickness is taken, which is cut into pieces in the form of small cylinders. To make airsoft grenades, it is enough to divide the material into lengths of about 10 cm. However, much in determining the appropriate parameters depends on the size of the used firecracker.

In order to make the explosion easier, the body is filled with filler, small incisions of 3-5 mm are made around the perimeter of the future projectile.

From the same foam rubber insulation mugs are cut, which will serve as lids and bottoms to hold the inside contents of the homemade grenade.

Assembly

At the final stage, the firecracker is taken with the matches in advance and the firing pin. The explosive element is placed in the body and fixed to the bottom of the product. For a secure fit, the end of the firecracker is treated with a strong adhesive.

Further, the body is filled with pea croup and evenly distributed around the fuse. To filler does not make sounds during the transportation of the grenade, it is rammed.

Finally, the construction is tightly closed with a prepared lid of heat insulation material. The connecting surfaces are impregnated with glue and pressed.

In fact, this homemade grenade is ready. It's enough just to wait until the glue dries.

Appearance

In fact, the main thing for the hand-made grenades is functionality. However, if desired and the availability of free time, the product can be given a more attractive appearance.

As a winding for the case, it is sufficient to use a colored self-adhesive tape. Naturally, it is much easier to paint the product with a can. However, casings made using porous insulation material as a base absorb the dye too much like a sponge.

So, the adhesive tape is taken and divided into segments, the size of which is sufficient for the tight winding of the body of the homemade grenade. After gluing in each sheet holes are made, which make it easier to break the shell during the explosion. Cut the tape is recommended with some allowances, which will be enough to further strengthen the bottom and cover of the product.

Eventually

As you can see, making a grenade for airsoft by own hands is not so difficult. The main thing is to be patient and get the necessary materials. If the correct assembly sequence and high-quality manufacturing are followed, the homemade device is no worse than the factory one.