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As a matter of interest I was just wondering if any citizen has ever made a super-powerful air rifle in his garage or workshop which has waaaaaay more power than standard store-bought ones?
I should imagine it'd look like a mini-bazooka because it'd need a very big cylinder (say 3 feet long by 2 inch diameter) and heavy-duty spring which would make us grunt and sweat with the effort of cocking it, but if the reward is fantastic muzzle velocity it might be worth it in a SHTF world if regular firearms and ammo become hard to get.
It could use either regular .22 lead air pellets, or we could make our own pellets (or balls) in larger calibres.
In theory could such a weapon match the m/v and hitting power of regular firearms?
I should imagine it'd look like a mini-bazooka because it'd need a very big cylinder (say 3 feet long by 2 inch diameter) and heavy-duty spring which would make us grunt and sweat with the effort of cocking it, but if the reward is fantastic muzzle velocity it might be worth it in a SHTF world if regular firearms and ammo become hard to get.
It could use either regular .22 lead air pellets, or we could make our own pellets (or balls) in larger calibres.
In theory could such a weapon match the m/v and hitting power of regular firearms?