Long term "Airgun" ? project!

So I'm not sure if this project will ever make it through to a final assembly but I just thought I'd make a thread for it.

Everyone is asking what I'm making, and to be honest I don't know yet. Just follow along and see what we can make.

It started with a guy that wanted me to make him a line launcher for a boat but then we started talking about maybe being able to launch a projectile at pirates on the ocean and it sparked an interest in what I might be able to make for him. Because a PVC tater cannon wasn't going to cut it.

Pictures will follow soon.
 
Here's what I have so far.

3"x6"x12" 6061 aluminum billet.

And a 36" long piece of 316 Stainless tube that is 2" of and about 1.5 id.

That's a Benjamin Bulldog .357 reciever on top of it for scale.
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