DIY Paintball Turret unleashes wireless havoc at 34 rounds per second

The appeal of the Paintball Turret can pretty much be summed up in its inventor's own words: "It shoots things." What grabbed our attention, though, is just how sophisticated the contraption appears to be. Two years in development, Jared Bouck's turret fires 34 balls per second (per second!) and is designed to be carried as a backpack for rapid deployment. Invent Geek also claims that it can be controlled via heads-up display from up to half a mile away. Full plans and a material list are promised as is a video demonstration. Until then, you'll have to make due with the detailed assembly history just beyond the read link. This could change paint warfare and the tactics used by curmudgeonly neighbors to protect their lawns, forever.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 26th 2009 11:42AM]

I might actually stay alive with this thing.

[dummy Posted Feb 26th 2009 1:10PM]

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[(Unverified) Posted Feb 26th 2009 2:39PM]

Video?

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 26th 2009 4:52PM]

Last year I recorded 46 BPS with my Ion (Blackheart board+personal mod), unfortunately I had to spend nearly $100 the next day to get it repaired ;)

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 27th 2009 10:21AM]

Yeah, no. Blackheart boards are capped at 20bps. If you said virtue or t-board or Lucky maybe. And the normal ion noid can't do that high, you would need the Mac noid from the Lucky stage 4.

[Onashi608 Posted Feb 26th 2009 5:49PM]

Uh, anyone else seen The Jackal lately?

Because I would LOVE to shoot Jack Black with this.

[cjwild Posted Feb 26th 2009 8:36PM]

YES! hold out your cigarettes! now say goodbye to your arm..

[Onashi608 Posted Feb 26th 2009 8:37PM]

"I told you it was off." *continues gunning him down*

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 27th 2009 4:36PM]

I like how in the write up on this thing that at the end of it he has a picture of what a youtube linked video should look like but its not a link.

[soupisgoodfood Posted Feb 27th 2009 2:45AM]

There doesn't seem to be any video of it in action. I feel cheated.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 28th 2009 1:38AM]

They now have a full kit for sale on the last page of the project write up!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 14th 2009 7:32PM]

No idea how I missed this, but it is the tits. Can't wait to see a video demo.
~T