Should have pics after next weekend, like I said, I have a camera up and pointed at the feeder..

First night.

Looks like the hogs got too it. I think it will survive though because the feed pen is up now. More pics to follow....

looks great! how much did you end up spending?

I too am sold on the game winner gravity tube. I was really skeptical on the quality at the price ($35) but it is really well built. Much thicker steel than I expected.

We did the DIY tubes for a year but you can't really control the flow of feed down those, the Game Winner tube has a collar that you can control the rate of flow with. Plus the GW tubes only cost a few dollars more than the DIY set up considering the price of PVC tees, toilet flange, and 4" tube. (We tried 3" PVC tubes first and found that the protein would get clogged in the narrower tubes and wouldn't flow)

I have $95 in it plus the can of spray paint. The barrel was free and the legs I already had so...

I will add that since building this I have discovered the boss buck leg kit, it is a no drill band and that is what I will be going with in the future.

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Boss-Buck-Barrel-Band-Leg-Kit/2066388.uts

Good deal man. Save some $$$$$ when they start hammering straight protein

For my homemade protein feeder I first used homemade downspouts from pvc tee, but when it rained the protein would clog. I now have a boss buck tube 3 way. It's only the tubes not the down tube. It was $65 at Lyssy & Eckel. They sold me it off their feeders they have there. Then I put a 4" pvc down pipe, toilet flange, and 4" coupler to connect the spout to pipe.

Cost
$65 boss buck spout
$5 pvc pipe
$4 toilet flange
$4 coupler
Old barrel laying around
Rebar leg mounts welded to barrel
Above ground swimming pool legs
Flashing funnel.
Few screws

I know this is more expensive than the one from academy for $35 but we have that one also and it clogs often.

Also we use cattle panels cut in half to make our pens and use drainage t-posts which are shorter and about $1 cheaper than regular t-posts. We don't have cows so the height works. A few tiny hogs get in but the mommy and daddy don't.