This is a discussion on Powerful Homemade .785 caliber Copper Rifle within the Defensive Knives & Other Weapons forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; These videos are several years old but I wanted to share them to anyone who may be interested in making a defensive weapon from easily ...
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These videos are several years old but I wanted to share them to anyone who may be interested in making a defensive weapon from easily available materials. (3 Videos)
I have gotten pressures up to 650 psi and shot a 3-1/4" x 180 grain nail (10p) dart through 3 layers of 3/4" plywood from a muzzle velocity of 900 fps.
Copper Air Rifle Components and Assembly
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Pressure Assisted A/C Compressor for Air Rifle
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Shooting the Trom-Boyn pneumatic nail dart rifle at 200 psi
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That's pretty cool
A 10 gauge shotgun's bore is something like .775.
A pretty interesting air gun.
“No possible rapidity of fire can atone for habitual carelessness of aim with the first shot.”
Theodore Roosevelt, The Wilderness Hunter, 1893
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