# Steampunk and Gaslamp afficianados, Help needed **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 20, 2008, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steampunk-and-gaslamp-afficianados-help-needed/442154 "2008-03-20T23:39:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2008, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steampunk-and-gaslamp-afficianados-help-needed/442154/21 "2008-03-22T04:52:32Z")
[QUOTE=Sweetums] Heavy artillery wasn’t measured in caliber, that was for small arms. Artillery was measured in pounds, as in the weight of the projectile. [/QUOTE] You could always call it a 2 pounder. After all who is going to tell you you are wrong? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2008, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steampunk-and-gaslamp-afficianados-help-needed/442154/22 "2008-03-22T13:12:44Z")
Why did I know it was going to be a Maverick? Lovely work, by the way. Have you considered modifying a Rapid-Fire-20? It would need considerable cosmetic work, but the noise it makes during operation is enough to drive people to take actual cover. > **[Toysrus.com, The Official Toys”R”Us Site - Toys, Games, & More](https://www.toysrus.com/)** > > Toys”R”Us is the leading kids store for all toys, video games, dolls, action figures, learning games, building blocks and more. C'mon, Let's Play! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/D6mpeb_UjN0/hqdefault.jpg "Nerf Rapid Fire 20") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6mpeb_UjN0) Also, the genre with supernatural horror is sometimes called ‘Screampunk’. I measured mine, and estimate it as a .65 caliber shell, with a .80 barrel. However, the shell is long enough to be a good solid two pounder, I would agree. Maybe pound and a half. Did you remove the little projection so the barrel swings out fully? ---
**Author:** ![Acid\_Lamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2008, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steampunk-and-gaslamp-afficianados-help-needed/442154/23 "2008-03-22T13:56:34Z")
[QUOTE=E-Sabbath] Why did I know it was going to be a Maverick? Lovely work, by the way. Have you considered modifying a Rapid-Fire-20? It would need considerable cosmetic work, but the noise it makes during operation is enough to drive people to take actual cover. > **[Toysrus.com, The Official Toys”R”Us Site - Toys, Games, & More](https://www.toysrus.com/?productId=2326909)** > > Toys”R”Us is the leading kids store for all toys, dolls, action figures, learning games, building blocks and more. C'mon, Let's Play! [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/D6mpeb_UjN0/hqdefault.jpg "Nerf Rapid Fire 20") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6mpeb_UjN0) Also, the genre with supernatural horror is sometimes called ‘Screampunk’. I measured mine, and estimate it as a .65 caliber shell, with a .80 barrel. However, the shell is long enough to be a good solid two pounder, I would agree. Maybe pound and a half. Did you remove the little projection so the barrel swings out fully? [/QUOTE] heh. The maverick was the first. I’ve done another brand that has a tommygun style that does the same thing. Looks awesome. I did indeed mod the chamber so it swings and spins. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2008, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steampunk-and-gaslamp-afficianados-help-needed/442154/24 "2008-03-22T14:14:05Z")
[QUOTE=Rick] You could always call it a 2 pounder. After all who is going to tell you you are wrong? 😃 [/QUOTE] How about a Royale with Cheese[sup]TM[/sup]? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2008, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steampunk-and-gaslamp-afficianados-help-needed/442154/25 "2008-03-22T16:34:47Z")
There is a lovely off-brand two-barreled pom-pom gun I’ve seen at Toys R Us that might be interesting for you to mess with. It feeds from two clips. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steampunk-and-gaslamp-afficianados-help-needed/442154.md?page=1)