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Shooting a Gun Underwater
AlbertLum
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did anyone see this on mythbusters ? they said the lethal range for a hand gun or rifle fired under water is about 2 ft or less i thik
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Michael
double barreled .12GA - it blew the barrels and
broke the gun/stock.[:0]
1. Water is a much better conductor of sound than air is. If YOU are underwater, and you fire the gun underwater, the increased sound impulse will rupture your eardrums. NOT fun.
2. Some guns will function underwater, some won't. In some cases the increased resistance from the water slows down the hammer/firing pin/etc to the point where the gun wont function. In other cases the water filling the barrel can dangerously increase pressures.
During the action, the guy with the .38 did fire it several times, with no apparent ill effects, but the bullets only went a few feet.
I know, nowadays no live ammo is allowed on TV and movie sets, but this was a LONG time ago, and I don't see how the effect could have been faked.
I also saw the Mythbusters episodes mentioned. I wouldn't have fired a gun underwater even before seeing the shotgun blow up.
Whats the best gun to take while hunting killer whales under water?
22 if you hit em right/ I think a thompson contender...oh those suck you gotta have a Smith 500 mag...
what if a great white shark attacked could you kill it underwater with a slingshot?...no wonder we turn to soft core porn on this sight where that remote girl?[:D]heres a good idea, if albert asks a question, just ignore it[;)]
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Margaret Thatcher
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Mark Twain
What about shark billies? A sort of a bang stick. Anybody ever see or use one? It is a long stick with a barrel on it that holds a 12 gauge shotgun shell. To make it work, you jam the muzzle against the shark ahd the shell fires. Looks like if the Mythbusters' shotgun would blow up, a shark billy would, too.
those are also called a bang stick the one we keep on the boat exposes the end of the shotgun shell at the muzzle no barrel to blow up
yeah, but they didnt say why. why would a shotgun explode like that but the other guns didnt ?
I guess it's because there is a LOT more water in a 12 gauge barrel that you need to accelerate. Hence a higher pressure.
As you usually have unobstructed barrels and the shotgun-barrels are dimentioned for a lot less pressure - adding about 1/4 lbs of water to the "load" can't be a good thing.
What about shark billies? A sort of a bang stick. Anybody ever see or use one?
Yep - we used to make 'em - back when we were teenagers. We made/tested most of the
normal calibers from ..38 to .12GA. The .45's & .410's were the most popular.
We made them with 3" stainless steel stock - using a floating star firing mechanism
- very simple to make and use. The hardest part was turning the barrels - our buddy's
dad was a master machinist for local Solar Aircraft. We had a full machine shop of the
BEST and heaviest quality set up in one of his barns (his father's).
The reason there was no problem with blowing barrels was that the stainless is HARD
and 3" is much too short for those kinda of problems.
The mechanics behind bangsticks is simple - hit the shark on the top of the head and the
bullet opens up the tough skin - the rapidly expanding gasses do the damage.
100% effective. There were no concussion issues.
We used to sell them to young naval aviators who were shipping out to the PI and
quite a few to Kwagelin, at the time. We sold them for $60 each - quite a nice profit in the early 60's![:D]
PJ
yeah, but they didnt say why. why would a shotgun explode like that but the other guns didnt ?
shot guns have a thin walling ,simply just not the same quality if a rifle/pistol barrel & bore.
i once fell over used a 12g as a walking stick one winter ,a fox ranout & i took a shot, dam thing, the mud froze & the side /side popped open, simply f***ed![:D]
Did you immediately count your fingers on your left hand!??[:D]
opened up like a banana skin, scarry!![:D]