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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:17 am
by jackssmirkingrevenge
Shouldn't that be "ya knacker"
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:23 am
by Ragnarok
Air rifles pistons do make a lot of pressure, but it's in very small volumes, with lethally powerful springs.
I half took my finger off with a single mistake with a comparably wimpy spring, and the launcher never fired more than a few feet.
The damage a mistake can cause and the likelihood of such a mistake will scale with the potential for power. The feeble results aren't worth the high risks.
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:28 am
by SleekZ
jackssmirkingrevenge wrote:Shouldn't that be "ya knacker"
..also good!
yeah I'd imagine it would require a fairly dangerously powerful spring to get good results; I'll stick with pneumatic as well I reckon...hope your finger's alright as well!
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:49 am
by Ragnarok
SleekZ wrote:hope your finger's alright as well!
It grew back, but obviously my body's DIY rebuilding is run by a group of total cowboys, because it's come back as a thick scar.
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 12:05 am
by Strake
im taking my pneumatic rifle down the lake to test it out properly made some silicon slugs for it took ages only got 3
ohh well they fit in the barrel very good and come out with a bit of speed shot one in my room it bounced of every wall after it blew through my target lucky no holes.
how much of your finger did u take off??