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! Idea !! Description
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! Idea !! Description !! Terry !! Luke !! Charles
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! Fix magazine issue  
! Fix magazine issue  
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| Ensure the magazine is level in the gun otherwise it jams
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| Ensure the magazine is level in the gun otherwise it jams || || ||
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! Grenade launcher  
! Grenade launcher  
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| Mount a grenade launcher to the front of the gun
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| Mount a grenade launcher to the front of the gun || || ||
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! Front automatic gun  
! Front automatic gun  
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| Mount an automatic gun to the front of the gun
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| Mount an automatic gun to the front of the gun ||x || ||
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! Silent piston
! Silent piston
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| Make the piston as silent as possible
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| Make the piston as silent as possible ||x || ||
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! Pump action rifle
! Pump action rifle
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| User pumps rifle to get or less power
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| User pumps rifle to get or less power || || ||
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! Magnetic piston
! Magnetic piston
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| Redo the piston to use magnets instead of springs
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| Redo the piston to use magnets instead of springs || || ||
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! Remove weights
! Remove weights
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| Reduce the weight of the gun by removing the metal weights
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| Reduce the weight of the gun by removing the metal weights || || ||
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! Ammo counter  
! Ammo counter  
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| Digital counter displays how much ammo is left
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| Digital counter displays how much ammo is left || || ||
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! Enhanced hearing  
! Enhanced hearing  
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| Attach a microphone to the front of the gun for better scouting
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| Attach a microphone to the front of the gun for better scouting || || ||
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! Sonar  
! Sonar  
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| Allows user to detect other people
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| Allows user to detect other people || || ||
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! GPS target locator  
! GPS target locator  
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| User "paints" a target so his teammate can find targets
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| User "paints" a target so his teammate can find targets || || ||
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! Flying broom
! Flying broom
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| User mounts gun like a broom and flies around
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| User mounts gun like a broom and flies around || || ||
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! GPS system  
! GPS system  
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| Allows user to find his gun if he loses it or lends it to a teammate
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| Allows user to find his gun if he loses it or lends it to a teammate || || ||
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! Automated turret
! Automated turret
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| Make the gun into an automated sentry gun
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| Make the gun into an automated sentry gun || || ||
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! Shotgun  
! Shotgun  
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| Gun shoots multiple BBs at target
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| Gun shoots multiple BBs at target || || ||
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! Optical Camoflogue
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! Optical Camouflage
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| Makes the gun very hard to see
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| Makes the gun very hard to see || || ||
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! Biometric gun lock
! Biometric gun lock
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| Allows only a few people the ability to shoot the gun
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| Allows only a few people the ability to shoot the gun || || ||
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! Gun decocker
! Gun decocker
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| De-cocks the gun while it is stored for long periods of time
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| De-cocks the gun while it is stored for long periods of time || || ||
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! 2 Halves  
! 2 Halves  
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| Enables easier disassembly of the gun
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| Enables easier disassembly of the gun ||x || ||
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! Ejecting shells
! Ejecting shells
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| Shells eject for added realism
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| Shells eject for added realism || || ||
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! Metal finish
! Metal finish
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| Makes the gun look more realistic
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| Makes the gun look more realistic || || ||
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! Body moulding  
! Body moulding  
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| Conforms the body to the gun for improved ergonomics
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| Conforms the body to the gun for improved ergonomics ||x || ||
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! Trigger light  
! Trigger light  
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| Indicates how close the gun is to firing by measuring trigger pressure
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| Indicates how close the gun is to firing by measuring trigger pressure ||x || ||
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! Scope GUI  
! Scope GUI  
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| Shows how much ammo is left, whether the gun is cocked, and other important info in the scope
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| Shows how much ammo is left, whether the gun is cocked, and other important info in the scope || || ||
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! X-ray scope
! X-ray scope
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| Allows user to see targets hidden behind walls
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| Allows user to see targets hidden behind walls || || ||
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! Auto cocker
! Auto cocker
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| automatically cocks the gun
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| automatically cocks the gun ||x || ||
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! Feedback weight system  
! Feedback weight system  
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| Weights move as gun is aimed to steady user's aim
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| Weights move as gun is aimed to steady user's aim ||x || ||
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! Projectile projection scope
! Projectile projection scope
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| Scope that shows where BBs are likely to land
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| Scope that shows where BBs are likely to land || || ||
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! Automatic hopup adjustment
! Automatic hopup adjustment
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| Adjusts hopup based on a targets distance
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| Adjusts hopup based on a targets distance || || ||
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! Guided BBs
! Guided BBs
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| BBs that are guided as specified by the user
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| BBs that are guided as specified by the user || || ||
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! Recoil gas vents  
! Recoil gas vents  
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| Vents that give the gun realistic recoil
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| Vents that give the gun realistic recoil || || ||
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! Adjustable gas volume  
! Adjustable gas volume  
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| Sensor determines targets distance and uses the right amount of gas to hit target
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| Sensor determines targets distance and uses the right amount of gas to hit target ||x || ||
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! Explosion defense  
! Explosion defense  
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| Gun shoots out a blast of air to deflect incoming BBs
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| Gun shoots out a blast of air to deflect incoming BBs || || ||
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! Smoke launcher  
! Smoke launcher  
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| Releases smoke to provide the user time to escape
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| Releases smoke to provide the user time to escape || || ||
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! Football shaped BBs
! Football shaped BBs
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| BBs that are ellipsoid shaped rather than sphere shaped
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| BBs that are ellipsoid shaped rather than sphere shaped || || ||
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! Hybrid Gun
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| Hybrid spring/electric, spring-gas, or gas-electric gun || || ||
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! Ammo Status Indicator
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| Similar to the ammo counter, but just an indicator light that warns at varying levels of low ammo count || || ||
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! Foldable Stock
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| Stock would fold to the side to reduce the length of the gun || || ||
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! Collapsible Stock
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| Stock would slide in to reduce the length of the gun || || ||
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! Built-in Bipod
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| A bipod that is built into the frame of the gun ||x || ||
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! Foldable Barrel Assembly
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| Foldable front barrel assembly to allow for a long barrel as well as a reduced length barrel || || ||
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! Sliding Barrel Assembly
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| The bolt and barrel assembly could slide to reduce the length of the gun || || ||
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! Magnetic Magazines
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| The magazines would lock in with magnets instead of a spring-loaded latch || || ||
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! Internal Tracer
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| Internal tracer unit for use with phosphorescent BBs to give a tracer effect || || ||
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! Higher Capacity Magazine
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| A magazine with a higher capacity for BBs || || ||
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! "Nerf Football" Shaped BBs
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| A Nerf Vortex football shaped plastic pellet, but with a tail to help stabilize flight  || || ||
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! Bullet Shaped BBs
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| A plastic pellet in the shape of a bullet || || ||
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! Clear BBs
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| BBs made from clear plastic to reduce visibility of incoming BBs || || ||
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! Electromagnetic Trigger
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| A trigger assembly that uses electromagnets to fire the gun || || ||
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! Improve Biodegradable BBs
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| Existing biodegradable BBs are poor in quality as sub par when compared to plastic BBs || || ||
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! Airsoft Mask
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| Design a mask that will not fog up and fits comfortable on a person's face. || || ||
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! Collapsible Stock
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| A collapsible stock will make the gun more usable. || || ||
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! Have the gun fire with a more realistic sound
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| The sound of an airsoft gun often does not resemble it actual conterpart  || || ||
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! Airsoft gun that can be mounted on someone's head
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| ??  || || ||
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! Airsoft gun strapped to the arm
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| Megaman style  || || ||
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! Airsoft gun that fires like a shotgun
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| Many BBs are projected at once.  || || ||
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! Airsoft gun that fires backwards
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| ??  || || ||
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! Integrate a human form recognition program
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| Similar to the Samsung Armed Sentry Bot, the airsoft gun will fire when it recognizes anything that looks human.  || || ||
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! Airsoft grenade
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| The grenade will explode upon impact. || || ||
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! Improvements to the magazine
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| A magazine that does not feed by gravity and can take a bottles worth of BBs. ||x || ||
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! Add an electrical BB counter
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| The counter will count the number of BBs left in the magazine. || || ||
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! Ultra silent airsoft gun
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| No recoil, no discharge sound || || ||
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! Airsoft that fires by combustion
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| Boom! || || ||
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! Airsoft that fires by the Mentos and Diet Coke
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| http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKoB0MHVBvM || || ||
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! Safety Watch
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| This idea is not new.  Make a watch that will interact with the airsoft gun through rfid.  If the rfid chip that is embedded in the watch is not close enough to the gun then the gun will not fire. || || ||
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! Something with tasers and airsoft
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| Mount a taser on an airsoft for close combat action?  Electrically charge the BBs so that when they hit their target more pain ensues?  || || ||
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! Airsoft gun manufactured from 100% recycled material
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| An environmentally friendly airsoft gun  || || ||
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! BBs that turns in powder upon impact
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| Similar to a paintball, the BB will powders when it hits.  Powders are better than paints as it is dry and can be wiped off.  || || ||
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! A lighter Well's L96 Airsoft gun
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| Remove some weights and re-balance airsoft gun.  || || ||
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! Snap Pop BBs
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| An airsoft gun that will fire snap pops instead of BBs.  Snap pops are tiny explosives that emits a popping noise upon impact.  || || ||
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Luke's thought table and combination of ideas (selection by elimination and combination)
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! Idea !! Description !! Luke's commentary
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! Improve magazine
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| Fix jamming, increase ammo capacity, non-gravity fed, put counter on it || Jam fix is crucial and easy, i like the counter
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! Pump action rifle
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| User pumps rifle to get or less power ||  A good idea never used in any airsoft gun, however it will be hard to implement
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|-
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! Remove weights
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| Reduce the weight of the gun by removing the metal weights || Not much of a mod but makes a world of difference
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|-
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! Status displays (embed into scope?)
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| shows remaining ammo, low ammo warning, indicates trigger pressure, is gun cocked?,  ||  A single green/red light embedded into the scope (non-obtrusive) to show NO AMMO would work best
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|-
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! 2 Halves
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| Enables easier disassembly of the gun ||  A good idea
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|-
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! Metal finish
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| Makes the gun look more realistic ||  A nice idea
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|-
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! Recoil gas vents
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| Vents that give the gun realistic recoil ||  Some people will love it, others will hate it
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|-
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! Hybrid Gun
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| Hybrid spring/electric, spring-gas, or gas-electric gun ||  A seemingly necessary addition for a sniper in CQC, although, many carry side arms for CQC
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|-
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! Collapsible/foldable/sliding barrel/stock
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| using some combination of those words, make the gun shorter ||  A very good idea, its just hard to say which combination of those things would work out best
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|-
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! Built-in Bipod
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| A bipod that is built into the frame of the gun ||  Excellent idea, not only is this needed, but it is the right mod difficulty level for this class.  I can see us doing this is the machine shop
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|-
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! Clear BBs
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| BBs made from clear plastic to reduce visibility of incoming BBs ||  I like the idea, just not sure how to implement it and whether or not it reduces visibility
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|-
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! Sounds
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| No recoil, no discharge sound ||  A great idea for a sniper rifle
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Terry's suggestion:
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I think the trigger lights idea is cool as it reminds me of a digital camera that I once had that auto-focuses when the button is pressed half way.  I think this idea coupled with the adjustable gas volume sensor would be awesome as it will turn the Wells into kind of an auto-focusing camera -- an auto-focusing camera that shoots stuff.
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|-
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! Idea !! Description !! Charles' commentary
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! Hybrid Gun
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| Hybrid spring/electric, spring-gas, or gas-electric gun
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| From using the gun in an airsoft game, having fully automatic capability is important if you cannot outrange other people, so a hybrid with a fully automatic electric component would improve functionality
 +
|-
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! Silent Piston
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| Make the piston as silent as possible, no discharge sound
 +
| Having a quieter gun, especially in the role of a sniper, would make it harder to identify where shots are coming from, helping the user stay concealed
 +
|-
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! Optical Camouflage
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| Makes the gun very hard to see
 +
| With some sort of optical camouflage, it would make it harder to spot the user compared to having a large solid black gun, which would stick out a lot more
 +
|-
 +
! Status displays (embed into scope?)
 +
| shows remaining ammo, low ammo warning, indicates trigger pressure, is gun cocked?, 
 +
| Having some sort of display or easily visible (to only the user) indicator lights for various levels of ammo status, trigger pull, cocked position, safety, etc. would help the user be more aware of everything happening with the gun at quick glance.
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|-
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! Ejecting Shells
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| Shells eject for added realism
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| Few airsoft guns have this "feature" and it would add more realism
 +
|-
 +
! Collapsible/Foldable Stock
 +
| Stock would slide or fold over to reduce the length
 +
| Having this would allow the user to reduce the length of the gun at will, whether the shorter length would be useful during a game or during storage
 +
|-
 +
! Electromagnetic Trigger
 +
| A trigger assembly that uses electromagnets to fire the gun
 +
| This could possibly simplify the trigger assembly, and if added with the status displays, using the same power, the safety mechanisms could be built in electronically, which would also possibly allow for a decocking mechanism
 +
|-
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! Improvements/Changes to the magazine
 +
| Higher capacity, fix latching problems, etc.
 +
| Fixing different aspects of the magazine could help redice misfeeds and jams in critical situations, as well as possibly reducing the number of (mechanical) parts in assembly.
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Current revision

Idea Description Terry Luke Charles
Fix magazine issue Ensure the magazine is level in the gun otherwise it jams
Grenade launcher Mount a grenade launcher to the front of the gun
Front automatic gun Mount an automatic gun to the front of the gun x
Silent piston Make the piston as silent as possible x
Pump action rifle User pumps rifle to get or less power
Magnetic piston Redo the piston to use magnets instead of springs
Remove weights Reduce the weight of the gun by removing the metal weights
Ammo counter Digital counter displays how much ammo is left
Enhanced hearing Attach a microphone to the front of the gun for better scouting
Sonar Allows user to detect other people
GPS target locator User "paints" a target so his teammate can find targets
Flying broom User mounts gun like a broom and flies around
GPS system Allows user to find his gun if he loses it or lends it to a teammate
Automated turret Make the gun into an automated sentry gun
Shotgun Gun shoots multiple BBs at target
Optical Camouflage Makes the gun very hard to see
Biometric gun lock Allows only a few people the ability to shoot the gun
Gun decocker De-cocks the gun while it is stored for long periods of time
2 Halves Enables easier disassembly of the gun x
Ejecting shells Shells eject for added realism
Metal finish Makes the gun look more realistic
Body moulding Conforms the body to the gun for improved ergonomics x
Trigger light Indicates how close the gun is to firing by measuring trigger pressure x
Scope GUI Shows how much ammo is left, whether the gun is cocked, and other important info in the scope
X-ray scope Allows user to see targets hidden behind walls
Auto cocker automatically cocks the gun x
Feedback weight system Weights move as gun is aimed to steady user's aim x
Projectile projection scope Scope that shows where BBs are likely to land
Automatic hopup adjustment Adjusts hopup based on a targets distance
Guided BBs BBs that are guided as specified by the user
Recoil gas vents Vents that give the gun realistic recoil
Adjustable gas volume Sensor determines targets distance and uses the right amount of gas to hit target x
Explosion defense Gun shoots out a blast of air to deflect incoming BBs
Smoke launcher Releases smoke to provide the user time to escape
Football shaped BBs BBs that are ellipsoid shaped rather than sphere shaped
Hybrid Gun Hybrid spring/electric, spring-gas, or gas-electric gun
Ammo Status Indicator Similar to the ammo counter, but just an indicator light that warns at varying levels of low ammo count
Foldable Stock Stock would fold to the side to reduce the length of the gun
Collapsible Stock Stock would slide in to reduce the length of the gun
Built-in Bipod A bipod that is built into the frame of the gun x
Foldable Barrel Assembly Foldable front barrel assembly to allow for a long barrel as well as a reduced length barrel
Sliding Barrel Assembly The bolt and barrel assembly could slide to reduce the length of the gun
Magnetic Magazines The magazines would lock in with magnets instead of a spring-loaded latch
Internal Tracer Internal tracer unit for use with phosphorescent BBs to give a tracer effect
Higher Capacity Magazine A magazine with a higher capacity for BBs
"Nerf Football" Shaped BBs A Nerf Vortex football shaped plastic pellet, but with a tail to help stabilize flight
Bullet Shaped BBs A plastic pellet in the shape of a bullet
Clear BBs BBs made from clear plastic to reduce visibility of incoming BBs
Electromagnetic Trigger A trigger assembly that uses electromagnets to fire the gun
Improve Biodegradable BBs Existing biodegradable BBs are poor in quality as sub par when compared to plastic BBs
Airsoft Mask Design a mask that will not fog up and fits comfortable on a person's face.
Collapsible Stock A collapsible stock will make the gun more usable.
Have the gun fire with a more realistic sound The sound of an airsoft gun often does not resemble it actual conterpart
Airsoft gun that can be mounted on someone's head  ??
Airsoft gun strapped to the arm Megaman style
Airsoft gun that fires like a shotgun Many BBs are projected at once.
Airsoft gun that fires backwards  ??
Integrate a human form recognition program Similar to the Samsung Armed Sentry Bot, the airsoft gun will fire when it recognizes anything that looks human.
Airsoft grenade The grenade will explode upon impact.
Improvements to the magazine A magazine that does not feed by gravity and can take a bottles worth of BBs. x
Add an electrical BB counter The counter will count the number of BBs left in the magazine.
Ultra silent airsoft gun No recoil, no discharge sound
Airsoft that fires by combustion Boom!
Airsoft that fires by the Mentos and Diet Coke http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKoB0MHVBvM
Safety Watch This idea is not new. Make a watch that will interact with the airsoft gun through rfid. If the rfid chip that is embedded in the watch is not close enough to the gun then the gun will not fire.
Something with tasers and airsoft Mount a taser on an airsoft for close combat action? Electrically charge the BBs so that when they hit their target more pain ensues?
Airsoft gun manufactured from 100% recycled material An environmentally friendly airsoft gun
BBs that turns in powder upon impact Similar to a paintball, the BB will powders when it hits. Powders are better than paints as it is dry and can be wiped off.
A lighter Well's L96 Airsoft gun Remove some weights and re-balance airsoft gun.
Snap Pop BBs An airsoft gun that will fire snap pops instead of BBs. Snap pops are tiny explosives that emits a popping noise upon impact.



Luke's thought table and combination of ideas (selection by elimination and combination)


Idea Description Luke's commentary
Improve magazine Fix jamming, increase ammo capacity, non-gravity fed, put counter on it Jam fix is crucial and easy, i like the counter
Pump action rifle User pumps rifle to get or less power A good idea never used in any airsoft gun, however it will be hard to implement
Remove weights Reduce the weight of the gun by removing the metal weights Not much of a mod but makes a world of difference
Status displays (embed into scope?) shows remaining ammo, low ammo warning, indicates trigger pressure, is gun cocked?, A single green/red light embedded into the scope (non-obtrusive) to show NO AMMO would work best
2 Halves Enables easier disassembly of the gun A good idea
Metal finish Makes the gun look more realistic A nice idea
Recoil gas vents Vents that give the gun realistic recoil Some people will love it, others will hate it
Hybrid Gun Hybrid spring/electric, spring-gas, or gas-electric gun A seemingly necessary addition for a sniper in CQC, although, many carry side arms for CQC
Collapsible/foldable/sliding barrel/stock using some combination of those words, make the gun shorter A very good idea, its just hard to say which combination of those things would work out best
Built-in Bipod A bipod that is built into the frame of the gun Excellent idea, not only is this needed, but it is the right mod difficulty level for this class. I can see us doing this is the machine shop
Clear BBs BBs made from clear plastic to reduce visibility of incoming BBs I like the idea, just not sure how to implement it and whether or not it reduces visibility
Sounds No recoil, no discharge sound A great idea for a sniper rifle



Terry's suggestion:

I think the trigger lights idea is cool as it reminds me of a digital camera that I once had that auto-focuses when the button is pressed half way. I think this idea coupled with the adjustable gas volume sensor would be awesome as it will turn the Wells into kind of an auto-focusing camera -- an auto-focusing camera that shoots stuff.


Idea Description Charles' commentary
Hybrid Gun Hybrid spring/electric, spring-gas, or gas-electric gun From using the gun in an airsoft game, having fully automatic capability is important if you cannot outrange other people, so a hybrid with a fully automatic electric component would improve functionality
Silent Piston Make the piston as silent as possible, no discharge sound Having a quieter gun, especially in the role of a sniper, would make it harder to identify where shots are coming from, helping the user stay concealed
Optical Camouflage Makes the gun very hard to see With some sort of optical camouflage, it would make it harder to spot the user compared to having a large solid black gun, which would stick out a lot more
Status displays (embed into scope?) shows remaining ammo, low ammo warning, indicates trigger pressure, is gun cocked?, Having some sort of display or easily visible (to only the user) indicator lights for various levels of ammo status, trigger pull, cocked position, safety, etc. would help the user be more aware of everything happening with the gun at quick glance.
Ejecting Shells Shells eject for added realism Few airsoft guns have this "feature" and it would add more realism
Collapsible/Foldable Stock Stock would slide or fold over to reduce the length Having this would allow the user to reduce the length of the gun at will, whether the shorter length would be useful during a game or during storage
Electromagnetic Trigger A trigger assembly that uses electromagnets to fire the gun This could possibly simplify the trigger assembly, and if added with the status displays, using the same power, the safety mechanisms could be built in electronically, which would also possibly allow for a decocking mechanism
Improvements/Changes to the magazine Higher capacity, fix latching problems, etc. Fixing different aspects of the magazine could help redice misfeeds and jams in critical situations, as well as possibly reducing the number of (mechanical) parts in assembly.
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