Message from @Ghostler

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2018-12-06 14:29:03 UTC  

If you couldn't have traditional powder propellant for guns, what would be your next choice?

2018-12-06 14:54:27 UTC  

assuming solid propellants and similar "cheats" are also out, I'd go with pressurized air

2018-12-06 14:59:34 UTC  

I was gonna say I forgot about the solid propellants and the 'forbidden pasta', so thank you for staying on board.

2018-12-06 14:59:43 UTC  

Yeah, I was thinking air as well.

2018-12-06 15:56:46 UTC  

Yeah I’ll just spray someone down with airsoft pellets from an expensive airsoft gun

2018-12-06 15:57:02 UTC  

Costs about as much as a hi point pistol

2018-12-06 16:16:21 UTC  

pressurrized air can be fairly deathly problem is getting alot of shots downrange and still maintaining power

2018-12-06 16:27:33 UTC  

the Girandoni air rifle had enough air for 20-30 shots with acceptable power, and that's a late 1700's design, doing significantly better today can't be hard

2018-12-06 17:24:02 UTC  

I'm finding air gun muzzle velocities top out at about 1500 ft/s, which is...servicable.

2018-12-06 18:53:34 UTC  

If you apply that to a .58 caliber 500 gr Minnie round then you have an air powered 1861 Springfield Rifle which is extremely deadly

2018-12-06 19:50:59 UTC  

"350 grain"
There is not a single grain involved here.

2018-12-06 20:42:27 UTC  

Pressurized air doesn't give us enough performance density

2018-12-06 20:42:38 UTC  

because you're dealing with a pressure differential

2018-12-06 20:48:00 UTC  

nah, pressurized air rifles have been used for warfare since the late 1700's

2018-12-06 20:48:39 UTC  

I know they've been used; they just aren't comparable to magazine fed nitrocellulose powered projectiles

2018-12-06 20:49:19 UTC  

coilguns are too shit tier, railguns need too much power

2018-12-06 20:49:50 UTC  

although I expect at some point we'll have good enough high current tech to make electrically propelled projectiles down the road

2018-12-06 20:51:57 UTC  

well yeah, obviously if they were *as good* as traditional powder we'd still see them in active service today, the question is what's the *next best thing* if you can't have powder

2018-12-06 20:54:57 UTC  

just make black powder

2018-12-06 20:55:13 UTC  

but if all of the oxidizing agents went away

2018-12-06 20:55:13 UTC  

still powder

2018-12-06 20:55:17 UTC  

yeah, air.

2018-12-06 20:55:59 UTC  

Airguns are great for suppressing shit

2018-12-06 22:27:39 UTC  

We have Nutrias in our neighborhood. They're cute as long as they keep their mouths closed.

2018-12-06 22:28:39 UTC  

There are some in the parks in town too. They'll come up along with the ducks to ask for bread.

2018-12-06 23:45:22 UTC  

are high point pistols, memes?

2018-12-06 23:55:34 UTC  

They're cheap and ugly but they shoot bullets

2018-12-06 23:55:38 UTC  

hi points are pistols

2018-12-07 00:35:34 UTC  

They will shoot bullets, and probably do so in the most cost effective manner possible.

2018-12-07 00:35:40 UTC  

Don't ask for much else.

2018-12-07 00:36:08 UTC  

I have seen one work after it got shot in the slide though. That was impressive.

2018-12-07 02:07:33 UTC  

hi points are pretty sturdy

2018-12-07 02:07:48 UTC  

disassembly sucks

2018-12-07 02:08:36 UTC  

I would have more recommendations for 2.5x the cost that are probably better on a shitload of levels

2018-12-07 13:10:58 UTC  

**Forgotten Weapons** Uploaded a new youtube video!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCNw9Z2Q3T0

2018-12-07 13:17:09 UTC  

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/467577750325297162/520589587106627609/FW.PNG

2018-12-07 13:29:42 UTC  

a gun channel with a million subs and youtube hasn't murdered it yet?

2018-12-07 19:35:10 UTC  

give it time