Air cannon

[MattyF]

I've got a gun dog training dummy launcher

Uses 22 long blanks

Lobs dummy 50 yards - thought it would break my wrist first time I used it

Could that not be modified?

 

 

It's pretty pants in comparison to the APTA launcher.. I modded one with a lead head of 12 or 14 0z with out any weight in the head it just ricochets all over the place and you can't get it down! With weight it's still clumsy!

What sort of psi are you using in your launchers Ben and dmc ? And what height would be your average

[D Mc]

I generally use 10 to 15 psi more than the height in feet. With a 12oz weight and 1.75 Zing-it the throw bag is still moving smartly as it passes the crotch.

[Guest]

On 09/06/2016 at 20:59, Aicchalmers said:

Does anybody have a definitive answer to how firearms legislation might apply to using these in the UK?

Air rifles have limitations. That will be where to find the legislation.

[Stubby]

7 hours ago, Gaz-exRM said:

Air rifles have limitations. That will be where to find the legislation.

As long as its only 11.999 ftlb or less then its fine ?

[Baldbloke]

Made a launcher for full bake bean tins etc as a kid. Can’t remember the tubing we sourced but it was just loose enough that a very small amount of petrol was put to the sealed end (but for the touchhole) followed by the tin. A flame at the touchhole and the tin went up to three hundred yards.
Was relatively quiet too - like a bazooka[emoji23]
Think nowadays in this nanny state plod wouldn’t appreciate it.

[Guest]

4 hours ago, Stubby said:

As long as its only 11.999 ftlb or less then its fine ?

 

On 09/06/2016 at 20:59, Aicchalmers said:

Does anybody have a definitive answer to how firearms legislation might apply to using these in the UK?

Ooops my ratting rifle was upgraded by a mate it works at 22lb now !!!!!

[HuntingHicap]

22 minutes ago, Gaz-exRM said:

 

Ooops my ratting rifle was upgraded by a mate it works at 22lb now !!!!!

5 years for an illegal firearm mate.....

[Gary Prentice]

4 hours ago, Baldbloke said:

Think nowadays in this nanny state plod wouldn’t appreciate it.

I very much doubt, that they would have appreciated it then though, to be fair.

[Guest]

13 minutes ago, HuntingHicap said:

5 years for an illegal firearm mate.....

 

13 minutes ago, HuntingHicap said:

5 years for an illegal firearm mate.....

I’ve a firearm license tbh. That’s the rifles max fill. It flattens most pellets as they leave the barrel so I run it as 14lb.

[HuntingHicap]

4 hours ago, Baldbloke said:

Made a launcher for full bake bean tins etc as a kid. Can’t remember the tubing we sourced but it was just loose enough that a very small amount of petrol was put to the sealed end (but for the touchhole) followed by the tin. A flame at the touchhole and the tin went up to three hundred yards.
Was relatively quiet too - like a bazooka
Think nowadays in this nanny state plod wouldn’t appreciate it.

sounds a good way to be picking pieces of metal out of yourself or worse....have messed around with bird scarer bangers a fair bit when I was a lad but petrol can be very nasty...