shotgun ideas

grim_triggerman · Thu Jul 21, 2005 5:23 pm

heres good ideas for shotgun amo:

dogfood, marbles, rubberballs, nuts, bults, and screws.

iamthewalrus · Thu Jul 21, 2005 5:31 pm

or bb's. u would need a big barrel/chamber for marbles, they are heavy.

spudshot · Thu Jul 21, 2005 5:32 pm

i've shot a few different types of shotty ammo, using a small paper cup as a sabot, so far the best i've used is river rocks, really any small item can be used for a good shotgun ammo

iamthewalrus · Thu Jul 21, 2005 5:34 pm

nails

, put them all in point out and see how many u can stick in a tree, shoot from a distance and wear goggles, they would prolly bounce back, wouldnt want to lose an eye

grim_triggerman · Fri Jul 22, 2005 8:53 am

oh hehe a flaming bag of dog left overs.or bbq barbies

so keep given me ideas for my spud gun

boilingleadbath · Sat Jul 23, 2005 1:26 am

I'v tried a few different things as shotgun loads:
(1/2" diameter hemisheres - maybe 20-30) ice "cubes"; large spread, poor aerodynamics, low damage.
Rocks (5 thumb-sized); medium spread, fair aerodynamics, missed.
Flour in tissue paper (2-3 table spoons); abysmal aerodynamics, extreamly large spread, 'zero' damage.
Water (4 cups, saboted); very large spread, very poor aerodynamics, very low damage.
*note that "damage" is damage at range... I geuss I'm counting aerodynamics twice, but whatever.
*note that by "aerodynamics" I'm refering to energy loss during travel - if it's heavy and small, it's going to be a winner. A foam dart with a great Cd would lose to a steel cube by my definition.

It's 'odd' that the more projectiles, and the less massive they are, the larger the spread.

Darkerweb12 · Fri Aug 26, 2005 5:16 pm

well, it makes sense, the heavier the projectile, the more force it will take them to change position. so it makes sense for them to have a tighter pattern.

taterjim · Fri Aug 26, 2005 11:01 pm

I have a bucket full of tire weights. With a heave wire cutter I cut one up in several pieces ,about 8 or 10 pieces and shot this out of a one inch c annon . It worked really well. I am working on a barrell for shooting marbles ,seems they a re slightly larger than 5/8's inch . I welded a 5/8's bit to a lenght of allthread and run it through the barrel. It is still a littl tight so I put sandpaper on the allthread and I am working it down,I will report later on how it works.

Weasel · Sun Sep 04, 2005 7:35 pm

get a dixie cup that fits down your barrel and use frozen peas!!!!!!!!!!! they shoot real good and they smack real loud wen they hit stuff

boilingleadbath · Sun Sep 04, 2005 10:06 pm

Frozen peas? Goodness sakes, I don't even want to think about the aerodynamics of uneven 5mm balls with a density of .9 g/cm<sup>3</sup>... dang things will probably lose half their energy in like 20 feet!

spudshot · Mon Sep 05, 2005 8:37 am

hang on math boy, it's still fun to shoot em

CaptPIKel · Tue Sep 06, 2005 6:11 pm

I've found it best to "sandwich" a hand full of bb's in a 3/4 inch pipe. Good range, lot's of power.

boilingleadbath · Tue Sep 06, 2005 7:25 pm

Sandwich? Does that mean put it between 2 sabots?
You really should explain you terms.
So, what type of spread do you get?

CaptPIKel · Wed Sep 07, 2005 3:39 pm

Sorry. By sandwich, I mean place the bb's between two pieces of paper towels. Since it's in a 3/4 inch barrel, it's pretty accurate although I havn't seen how far. I live in a very populated place. People around me are pretty pissy about things of that nature.

dragon finder · Mon Jan 23, 2006 4:54 pm

hey http://www.unitednuclear.com/ has a wide selection of tubes and arial shellsused for firewoks that could be modded for some devistating wadds or sabbots 'n crap