Thread: Springer Airguns & Pigs

New generation lot, another go at airguns. For long as I remember since childhood, this topic about air rifles always pops up now and then.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/...gs-with-airgun

Originally Posted by Slug

New generation lot, another go at airguns. For long as I remember since childhood, this topic about air rifles always pops up now and then.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/...gs-with-airgun

Uh-oh..

I don't think they are wrong about their ability. The one I got for my 10th birthday which would, new, shoot through both sides of a baked beans can and deal death to any sparrow or blackbird, was unlikely to kill a pig but yes, could cause a significant injury, like loss of an eye. What a great learning rifle for a kid tho!! that's what I would hate to see stopped. Not sure any 10 yr old should be wandering around their urban back yard with a 22 calibre Springer, or even a .177, at the higher velocities they are now available at - if of course they had the strength to crank them. PCPs are already well controlled I believe.

you are right Jhon where is this going thats the point

Wait till they test a broadhead fired from a crossbow or bow......

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Wait till they test a broadhead fired from a crossbow or bow......

Or a Concrete Block dropped vertically on a head from 12 feet. Or an escooter at 50Kmh into a granny.

Originally Posted by MarkN

Or an ANVIL dropped vertically on a head from 12 feet. Or an escooter at 50Kmh into a granny.

that's better.😁

Originally Posted by Marty Henry

that's better.��

you watcher Road Runner cartoons as a kid didn't you ?

Originally Posted by MarkN

Or a Concrete Block dropped vertically on a head from 12 feet. Or an escooter at 50Kmh into a granny.

While I don't disagree those issues do not fit with the current agenda.

All the hoodrats roam with knives these days anyway.

This is a good example of why NZ went away from universal registration in the first place and concentrated on licencing the users first and foremost. The simple fact that people who make these blindingly obvious statements after performing "research" miss is that as far as animals go, ones that carry their weight on two legs are all other things being equal a lot more lightly built than those on four legs. That makes people a lot more affected by impact from projectiles than the equivalent four legger, and one the flip side of that if we want a tool to be effective on animals with four legs it's going to work great on more lightly built specimens.

Originally Posted by Slug

New generation lot, another go at airguns. For long as I remember since childhood, this topic about air rifles always pops up now and then.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/...gs-with-airgun

this is scary stuff - I wonder who instigated the study - who is driving and funding this ??- and to what aim ??? - where is it going ??? is this the anti gun lobby or what

I am tring to work out how they got 10inches of penetration in a pigs chest??? most shoulder/ribs are no more than 2inches through...1" at most if behind leg.
interesting they talking deliberate shooting of humans..this is nothing new at all and yes a stick propelled by a string will out penertrate air rifle by country mile...and new there is even a hybrid "thing" out there using slingshot rubber in a crude crossbow crossed with spear gun set up,fires everything from small pebbles right up to knife with gut hook notch used to hook onto the sling sort of like a F14 being lauched off aircraft carrier.

10.6cm is a little over 4"

Originally Posted by techno retard

10.6cm is a little over 4"

correct...but after the first 2" you are into the lungs etc which is more of less a resistance less cavity till exit the other side.

slingshot rifle is the thing I was refering to earlier....interesting to say the least.