Thread: CO2 net gun

Originally Posted by gundoc

The charge wasn't the main reason for the recoil. It was the four steel weights needed to open a 3-4 metre square net at 20 metres, one 19x60mm cylindrical steel weight per barrel giving a total projectile weight of about 900 grains fired from a 4-5 kg gun. The weight of the net is not taken into account as the weights are well clear of the barrels when the net is dragged free.

Agreed but the braid reduced the need for heavy weights and overall weight and recoil correspondingly. What was told.