andtheherois Sun Feb 06, 2011 8:07 am
I came up with this idea as i was falling asleep a few nights ago;
A longshot with a barricade undergun. when i woke up i decided to do up some plans for it, and it does appear that it would work.
Basically You'd start of like any integration, by cutting off the longshot bipod. You would then take your barricade and cut off the grip, leaving just enough for the trigger to still sit on it's little plastic ledge. you'd need to be sure that your cut is flush with the bottom of the blaster (where the flywheels go) then you'd cut off the area where the stock would go, and move the spring that controls the return action to the long peg that's supposed to be for a screw. you'll also need to replace it with a stronger spring (I've already done this on my barricade actually, and the stronger return spring actually increases ROF a bit).
you would probably have to cut a 90 degree angle right before the mag well in order to get a proper fit. then you'd measure where the rotating drum is on the barricade in relation to the longshot shell, and cut a hole in the front of it so that the barrel can rotate freely (i did the measurements and if you did the cutting correctly, you can fit the drum under the faux barrel without compromising the barrel itself). you'd also cut off the bottom of the drum housing (the part that gets cut off when doing the clip conversion) so that the drum can fit inside the longshot body. after that it's just a matter of wiring everything to a new battery holder (or if you like where the battery tray is keep it there) and wiring it to a new switch . I'd put the new battery tray in the back of the LS (under the stock since i keep mine perma-extended)
I would personally wire it all to the empty side of the LS shell because that's the side where all the wiring sits for the barricade. the switch would go somewhere near the grip where my thumb sits on the longshot. this would make it easier to open it up (like a switch relocation/removal for a stampede). The only thing i don't have yet is a trigger system, since the original barricade trigger has a 1" draw. it could probably be converted into some kind of pump using the rail.
as you can see i already have the details worked out. I have the switch ( a nice flip switch i found in a toolbox) but I'm missing the wiring and the new battery housing. Also i'm thinking of returning my barricade, so i really don't want to mess it up before I've decided.