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I saw a very expensive smooth bore air rifle in the web that was about $3,000.

The website showed the grouping accuracy that was pretty impressive.

It was .50 caliber or more.

Do you know what I am describing?

Was it perchance the handiwork of a certain Gary Barnes?

Also, at $3,000 it's hardly the most expensive air rifle, most top end riflesare in that range and customs or antiques can go much higher.

Damn you Jack, I was about to suggest Gary Barnes.

Unfortunately, as I was typing up my post, the internet cut out, then took ages to come back (this week, I'm limited to mobile internet), so you win this time.

jackssmirkingrevenge wrote:Was it perchance the handiwork of a certain Gary Barnes?

Also, at $3,000 it's hardly the most expensive air rifle, most top end riflesare in that range and customs or antiques can go much higher.

That was fast! Thanks.

The reason that I wanted the information goes back to the question of 'cylinderizied' a golf ball.

The Gary Barnes rifle shooting a 900 grain square ended cylinder very accurately

Why wouldn't a 'cylinderizied' golf ball do as well?

Take a look at what he shoots through a smooth bore and how well it groups at 30 yards.

BoyntonStu

boyntonstu wrote:The Gary Barnes rifle shooting a 900 grain square ended cylinder very accurately

Why wouldn't a 'cylinderizied' golf ball do as well?

The slug has a hollow base, just like a foster slugused in shotguns, this makes it nose heavy and imparts a certain amound of stability.

boyntonstu wrote:Why wouldn't a 'cylinderized' golf ball do as well?

Firstly, because his slugs are basically foster slugs (as best I know). Not like you suggest.

And secondly, because it's not being fired from a $3000 airgun made by one of the best in the business.

EDIT: Blast, beaten again.

jackssmirkingrevenge wrote:

boyntonstu wrote:The Gary Barnes rifle shooting a 900 grain square ended cylinder very accurately

Why wouldn't a 'cylinderizied' golf ball do as well?

The slug has a hollow base, just like a foster slugused in shotguns, this makes it nose heavy and imparts a certain amound of stability.

Great explanation.

We take a golf ball and epoxy/hot glue it into a 3" piece of PVC, or metal pipe that fits your barrel.

Instant Foster Golf Ball slug?

boyntonstu wrote:We take a golf ball and epoxy it into a 3" piece of PVC, or metal pipe that fits your barrel.

The former, yes. The latter, no - using metal pipe for the tail would stop it being nose heavy.

Actually, I should mention I've got something similar planned for paintballs and marbles, with a appropriately sized ring of paper glued to the "back" of them - it should yield some respectable results.

Since you have a 3/4" barrel, how about this?

distractedbythetumbleweed wrote:Blast, beaten again.

@Jack:
The fact that your suggested ammo uses a sawed-off CO2 capsule can only mean it is truely GOOD..

How about a split mold and some rifling?
Whatever you do..don't expect you will get close to what Barnes does...

Brian the brain wrote:The fact that your suggested ammo uses a sawed-off CO2 capsule can only mean it is truely GOOD..

I actually suggested a sawn off capsule, I don't know if the fact that I used correct English grammar makes it less "bad-ass"

I got hammered for calling it a sawn-off.

As the forum " linker" could you find him the foster slug how to as well as home made rifling perhaps?
He basically wants accuracy...
( just to keep this on topic )

jackssmirkingrevenge wrote:Since you have a 3/4" barrel, how about this?

distractedbythetumbleweed wrote:Blast, beaten again.

The 3/4" barrel is my first gun and it is fine for glass marbles, etc.

I am thinking golf balls and a sleeve that would act like the cut off CO2 cartridge to make a good fitting projectile.

If I used a 3"-4" barrel at under 200 psi, a golf ball hot glued into a piece of PVC tubing that fit well in the barrel would make a great 1.5 oz projectile.

If I wanted to shoot plain golf balls, I believe that a gun based on a 2" steel T, 2" steel pipe chamber, and fittings could be used to shoot a gb through a sleeved PVC barrel at 550 psi and not burst the barrel.

Just a few ideas.

I don't know if the fact that I used correct English grammar makes it less "bad-ass"

jack sorry to tell you that but it really does make it more bad-ass

boyntonstu wrote:I am thinking golf balls and a sleeve that would act like the cut off CO2 cartridge to make a good fitting projectile.

If I used a 3"-4" barrel at under 200 psi, a golf ball hot glued into a piece of PVC tubing that fit well in the barrel would make a great 1.5 oz projectile.

I'm not sure if hot glue would hold but it would be similar in concept to the rounds that our benevolent sponsor offers and would work well aerodynamically.

I got hammered for calling it a sawn-off.

By Americans no doubt, who wouldn't recognise correct English if it autographed their forehead it with soldering iron

jack sorry to tell you that but it really does make it more bad-ass

Indeed, what self respecting criminal has time for grammar