On Thu, 06 Oct 2011 20:48:06 -0800, Jon Anderson
wrote:

On 10/6/2011 2:43 PM, Snag wrote:

And components to make more ... And components to make components ... I
was always a warmonger .

Had a guy come by today looking for some prototypes and pre-production
work for large bore air rifles. By large bore, I mean .45 and up.
He demonstrated a .45 rifle, charging it via a bicycle style pump on
steroids, to around 2500 PSI. I had two 1" thick laminated particle
board cabinet tops headed for the dump, so leaned them up against each
other for a target. Lordy, it sounded almost as loud as a real firearm!
Punched a nice clean hole in the laminate on the first board, and a nice
big exit hole on the 2nd.

And it still had enough air for 2 more shots! These shoot the same
bullets as black powder rifles. So, couple of molds and a source of
lead, and you're shooting for as long as you can man the pump. (while
they can be hand charged, they usually use pressure tanks)

Here's one example, a Quackenbush .50
http://quackenbushairguns.com/bandit_1.html

This ain't yer daddy's Daisy!


Jon

The .50-caliber Bandit sends a 180+-grain ball downrange at a trifle
more than 800 f.p.s.,

Just about what a 38 S&W pistol does. NOT a 38 Special.....

Which is considered in the low end of self defense rounds out of a
handgun.


"In the history of mankind, there have always been men and women who's goal
in life is to take down nations. We have just elected such a man to run our
country." - David Lloyyd (2008)