That video breaks all four of the firearm safety rules, repeatedly!
It would be questionable if it could even penetrate skin.
They will.
I had a friend in Vincennes named Doug. He ran a gunstore - don't know if it's still there; we lost touch. Maybe one of you can tell me?
Anyway, he got ahold of a couple of the single shot versions along with empty cases. Loaded with what, a single #6 shot pellet IIRC(?), and black powder, it would penetrate about halfway through a Knox County phone book (not quite as thick as a Indianapolis phone book from the '80s, but still decent.)
The cross sectional density of the shot makes up for the lack of power behind it.
According to him, these were invented for assassinations and such.
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They will.
I had a friend in Vincennes named Doug. He ran a gunstore - don't know if it's still there; we lost touch. Maybe one of you can tell me?
Anyway, he got ahold of a couple of the single shot versions along with empty cases. Loaded with what, a single #6 shot pellet IIRC(?), and black powder, it would penetrate about halfway through a Knox County phone book (not quite as thick as a Indianapolis phone book from the '80s, but still decent.)
The cross sectional density of the shot makes up for the lack of power behind it.
According to him, these were invented for assassinations and such.
Josh <><
Plus...... it's a tiny cap-gun!!The awesome trumps the safety violations.
Sorry to take this thread off track a bit, but did you live in Vincennes? I grew up there. Dont think the gun store is open anymore. In fact I dont think there are anymore gun stores left in town, unless you count pawn shops. Which store did your buddy own by the way?
It doesn't look to be the same thing (the ammo isn't a #6 pellet).
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A bullet weighing less than 2 grains going 400 fps. Yeah, I stand by my statement. It might barely penetrate skin, but it is doubtful it could hit anything vital unless it was jammed into an open eye and even then I would have to question it.
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Remember, too, it was made during a time that gunshot wounds were extremely hard to treat.
I would think a smaller bullet would make it even harder.
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This was 1998 through 2002 or so. Went to college and then worked at the Autozone there.
I don't remember the name of the gunshop. I'd always just say that I was going down to Doug's, and everybody knew what I meant.
The gunshop was situated on a street down from a Domino's Pizza. Railroad tracks ran right in front of it on a road, angling off to the right.
Down from it was a grocery store.
I'm in the process of a download; later I'll see if Google Earth will work with this air card connection. If it does, I'll locate the place I'm talking about and post it in a new thread.
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2) Ok, maybe I've been brainwashed, but did anyone else cringe when the muzzle turned toward the camera?