[deathpunk dan]

I built my first spud gun at the tender age of 18 back in december 96. I was home on christmas break and my father showed me a Dave Barry column about the joy of potato guns.

I built 'First Spud II' a few yrs later, and it's a keeper. It utilizes ~5 ft of 1.75" pvc tubing for a barrel, with adapters out to a 6" Y + 2 cleanout caps. One cap has a coleman lantern sparker (the end cap) and the angled cap is used to 'sight' the muzzle loaded spud (use a broom handle of similar for the rod). Propellant is white rain hairspray, glade room freshener, or similar.

This one is devastating and a perpetual favorite at family get togethers, bbqs, reunions, weddings, wakes, drunken stupors, major holidays, and average weekends alike.