HTC Vive Gunstock (for Onward) by belllsy

Last crawled date: 3 years ago

This is a collection of parts which combine with a short length of 3/4" PVC pipe (I use a 10" long piece) to create a gunstock for playing Onward with the HTC Vive. It is designed to print on a Monoprice Select Mini printer, which has a very small print area (120mm^3).
Fully assembled, the main stock pieces go on the controller used to grip the stock and fire (right hand for most people), and can be used pretty well one-handed. To print, you need Main and Shoulder (or Shoulder_Narrow), plus each needs one threaded Socket piece to attach them to the pipe. The shoulder piece can be adjusted in or out by a couple of inches to fine tune it for each rifle.
The piece for the front controller (the forward hand when holding a rifle) is optional, but if you choose to use it, note that it is designed to cradle the sensor ring of the main-hand Vive controller without actually locking the two controllers together. This lets you use the controllers as usual, and just loosely connect them when you want to wield your rifle two-handed (which does seem to help with recoil control, and also makes the scoped rifles a bit more manageable).
Note also that the front controller piece is specific to right- or left-handed use, since it puts the forward controller at an angle to put the trackpad under the thumb for movement). If you shoot RIGHT-handed (meaning you pull the trigger with your right hand), use the file Front_RH_reinforced (this will properly align the front controller in your left hand); if you pull the trigger with your LEFT hand, use the file labeled Front_LH_reinforced (which aligns the right controller properly for the front of the rifle).
Regarding the PVC: 3/4" nominal PVC pipe is widely available in the United States (Home Depot, etc.); also, it is actually 1.050" in outside diameter.