@sleightofhandjob Yeah, I do plan to revisit this and use a less lazy mounting system to prevent wasted energy.
Before you mentioned it, I had never actually heard of glycerin soap being used as a ballistics medium, but it sure seems like a good idea and from what I looked up on it, I think I'll have to get some and try it. I just wish I had a camera that could record at more than 1200 FPS, because shooting it will still be incredibly fast on film.
thats a beast of a rifle, i want one. as for the supports just run a hole saw through a wood board and lay the lexan over it, then a bit of tape should be enough. not as pretty on camera though :p
@FPSoutback That's basically what I did for the first try with my .25 pellet rifle, but it broke the board in half anyway. With a good, solid board it would probably work fine, and I might end up doing it like that for the third and final take at it.
@switchingtomac I'm going to hunt around for some stronger brackets, I would like to see what would change when there isn't all of that energy gone to waste. Plus I was getting sick of removing the Lexan from those mangled mounts haha, took almost half an hour just to get the Lexan off of the double bracket one in this video.
@switchingtomac Nothing extra required whatsoever, legally identical to any other non-replica BB or pellet gun. Honestly, I think the reason there isn't a law because of how uncommon they are, and I certainly doubt that there has ever been a crime committed with one (considering, among other things, the impractical nature by way of cost) and laws usually aren't made until somebody complains about something.
@FuzzyDicePimp I'm just thinking that because of the energy behind it, if an irresponsible person was shooting it in their back yard and not taking precautions (Like a big stump behind the target) then the bullet could easily travel a far ways off and even through some objects like a house wall and maybe seriously injure or kill someone. In Canada we have a 5.7 foot pound energy rating that requires registration as if it where a standard firearm.
@switchingtomac I agree completely, the big bore air guns like this one (plus the more powerful ones) should have at least the same registration as a regular rifle or shotgun. That's what I always say when somebody asks me if it's legal. My gun is on the low power end of big bore air rifles, and the footpounds of energy is still around that of a 9mm. Though I think 5.7 footpounds is a bit low, just about every pellet rifle shoots at more than that and it would be a pain legally.
@FuzzyDicePimp Yes 5.7 foot pounds is really low and makes many air guns out of reach for a lot of Canadians. There never seems to be a happy medium :(
you should make a housing for the lexan out of metal so that you can drop the pieces of lexan into it and it'll still look amazing on camera
another thing to shoot is clear glycerin soap because in slowmo you can see the trajectory and you can see the glycerin expand. its amazing.
sleightofhandjob 1 week ago
@sleightofhandjob Yeah, I do plan to revisit this and use a less lazy mounting system to prevent wasted energy.
Before you mentioned it, I had never actually heard of glycerin soap being used as a ballistics medium, but it sure seems like a good idea and from what I looked up on it, I think I'll have to get some and try it. I just wish I had a camera that could record at more than 1200 FPS, because shooting it will still be incredibly fast on film.
FuzzyDicePimp 6 days ago
Fucked the tree up
toranste 1 month ago
thats a beast of a rifle, i want one. as for the supports just run a hole saw through a wood board and lay the lexan over it, then a bit of tape should be enough. not as pretty on camera though :p
FPSoutback 1 month ago
@FPSoutback That's basically what I did for the first try with my .25 pellet rifle, but it broke the board in half anyway. With a good, solid board it would probably work fine, and I might end up doing it like that for the third and final take at it.
FuzzyDicePimp 1 month ago
And how much?
jlvrz95 1 month ago
Where did you get your gun?
jlvrz95 1 month ago
@jlvrz95 It's a Sam Yang Dragon Claw that I bought from Pyramyd Air for $600.
FuzzyDicePimp 1 month ago
Wow, that's some serious energy! Now try two sets of Lexan with double reenforced mounts ;)
switchingtomac 1 month ago
@switchingtomac I'm going to hunt around for some stronger brackets, I would like to see what would change when there isn't all of that energy gone to waste. Plus I was getting sick of removing the Lexan from those mangled mounts haha, took almost half an hour just to get the Lexan off of the double bracket one in this video.
FuzzyDicePimp 1 month ago
@FuzzyDicePimp That big bore gun is crazy, is it registered or can you just buy it in the US without a license?
switchingtomac 1 month ago
@switchingtomac Nothing extra required whatsoever, legally identical to any other non-replica BB or pellet gun. Honestly, I think the reason there isn't a law because of how uncommon they are, and I certainly doubt that there has ever been a crime committed with one (considering, among other things, the impractical nature by way of cost) and laws usually aren't made until somebody complains about something.
FuzzyDicePimp 1 month ago
@FuzzyDicePimp I'm just thinking that because of the energy behind it, if an irresponsible person was shooting it in their back yard and not taking precautions (Like a big stump behind the target) then the bullet could easily travel a far ways off and even through some objects like a house wall and maybe seriously injure or kill someone. In Canada we have a 5.7 foot pound energy rating that requires registration as if it where a standard firearm.
switchingtomac 1 month ago
@switchingtomac I agree completely, the big bore air guns like this one (plus the more powerful ones) should have at least the same registration as a regular rifle or shotgun. That's what I always say when somebody asks me if it's legal. My gun is on the low power end of big bore air rifles, and the footpounds of energy is still around that of a 9mm. Though I think 5.7 footpounds is a bit low, just about every pellet rifle shoots at more than that and it would be a pain legally.
FuzzyDicePimp 1 month ago
@FuzzyDicePimp Yes 5.7 foot pounds is really low and makes many air guns out of reach for a lot of Canadians. There never seems to be a happy medium :(
switchingtomac 1 month ago
Sure is some tough stuff.
phgHunter 1 month ago