[Quercusuber]

A bit of practice with my new Cold Steel 4" Big Bore blowgun.

Always fun!!

Cheers ...Q

 

[treefork]

Nice shooting . Is that the Professional model with the thicker size bore wall ? That's a real sturdy model that can be used as a walking stick .

 

[MOJAVE MO]

Nice blowing Q! My Pops always told me to eat what I kill. What's YOUR plan??!

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[Ibojoe]

My friend that’s some good shootn and an excellent set up. You have nice toys!

 

[robbo]

pity there illegal in Australia but i made my own but its 3ft 4inch one piece aluminum tube 5 dollars. after seeing those darts with the orange cones a while ago i was racking my brains as for the flights i got bamboo skewers for practise.big rubber head golf tees,trim them down cut of the golf tee drill it out with a 1/8th bit and the skewers go in snug or a 3inch nail both fly straight and true for 9 meters.i made a mouth piece which it needs,that bit of extra length with the 4ft is supposed to be a lot more power.i could buy a 3 meter piece of tube and cut it in half any ideas.

 

[Quercusuber]

Nice shooting . Is that the Professional model with the thicker size bore wall ? That's a real sturdy model that can be used as a walking stick .

Hello sir!!!! THANKS FOR WATCHING!!

Hope everything's fine :wave:

Well, you must be a mind reader LOL!!! I was thinking of talking to you about some blowgun questions and here you are!

Yes, this is the thicker size bore wall. Very sturdy indeed, a quality product. Although it has only 4 feet in length, the thick wall makes the caliber/length ratio pretty effective, in distances up to 20 meters.

But I'm planning to buy a 5 feet one, the same I saw in one of your videos. But I have some questions:

Does your 2-part Big Bore blowgun has a thick size bore wall?? What's its thickness??

And what about the connection of the 2 parts? Is it stable? Does not turn the blowgun crooked? Does the dart flight path suffers any deviation due to the connection?

THANK you in advance!!!

Q

Nice blowing Q! My Pops always told me to eat what I kill. What's YOUR plan??!

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LOL!!! I must have an iron stomach with acids inside to eat that tough plastic!!!

Well, when the time comes, I'll be ready to harvest some food, if necessary. Meanwhile, it's just only fun and games.

THANKS for watching, my friend!!

Cheers ...Q

 

[Quercusuber]

My friend that's some good shootn and an excellent set up. You have nice toys!

THANK you very much for watching, sir!!

I bought a bunch of plastic reptiles at the thrift store.

I found out this one was the most accurate looking one Poor fella, he suffered today.

But it is still in one piece!

Cheers ...Q

 

[Quercusuber]

pity there illegal in Australia but i made my own but its 3ft 4inch one piece aluminum tube 5 dollars. after seeing those darts with the orange cones a while ago i was racking my brains as for the flights i got bamboo skewers for practise.big rubber head golf tees,trim them down cut of the golf tee drill it out with a 1/8th bit and the skewers go in snug or a 3inch nail both fly straight and true for 9 meters.i made a mouth piece which it needs,that bit of extra length with the 4ft is supposed to be a lot more power.i could buy a 3 meter piece of tube and cut it in half any ideas.

Hello my friend!! THANKS for watching!!

Regarding the blowgun size, I've found out that the most accurate caliber-to-length ratio is 1cm caliber for 1meter in length (0.39 inches to 39.3 inches)

This blowgun is an exception to that ratio. Nevertheless, it still performs very well (probably due to being a big bore blowgun with a thick inner tube wall)

There's a vast array of homemade blowgun darts. You can make them from almost any material available.

Check some of my other blowgun videos, for ammo ideas. And, of course, explore Google!

Cheers ...Q

 

[Pebble Shooter]

Nice shooting with what really is a very effective hunting tool (where allowed, of course).

This particular blow gun has been on my list for a while, maybe it's time to order one. I have given the homemade variety a try with bamboo sticks and paper cones, which work quite well using 1 meter aluminum tubes. I Have yet to test darts made of bicycle wheel spokes.

Here is a video I made on this fun subject back in spring this year:

 

[Tag]

Excellent video

 

[Tag]

My nephew Max has been practicing with his blowgun also. I’m glad he likes shooting

 

[mattwalt]

Darn Q - another toy you've beaten me too. Been after one of those for a while.

 

[Quercusuber]

Nice shooting with what really is a very effective hunting tool (where allowed, of course).

This particular blow gun has been on my list for a while, maybe it's time to order one. I have given the homemade variety a try with bamboo sticks and paper cones, which work quite well using 1 meter aluminum tubes. I Have yet to test darts made of bicycle wheel spokes.

Here is a video I made on this fun subject back in spring this year:

Hello dear sir!!!

THANK you so much for your reply!!

About your video, I was so DELIGHTED watching it!!!

Very well made, good footage and those blowguns are always fun!!! Even a small caliber one, with only push pins as ammo, packs a nasty punch. AWESOME!!

If I may be so bold, sir, I would recommend building a mouthpiece for the blowguns. It will increase its power, no doubt.

Best regards ...Q

 

[Quercusuber]

My nephew Max has been practicing with his blowgun also. I'm glad he likes shooting

That's the way, my friend!!

Blowguns may represent a danger, when wrongly used. But they're also great therapy, agents of physical activity and they reinforce focus and concentration.

Best regards to you and to your nephew!!

Q

 

[Quercusuber]

Darn Q - another toy you've beaten me too. Been after one of those for a while.

LOL!!! You don't say?? I can order one for you, if you want. Just say the word.

I'll PM you the details.

Thank you so much for your feedback!!

Cheers ...Q

 

[Reed Lukens]

The 3" or longer sewing needles work great also and they are killers. Heat the end and stick it into the plastic heads on the store bought darts. Let me know if you find better

 

[Quercusuber]

The 3" or longer sewing needles work great also and they are killers. Heat the end and stick it into the plastic heads on the store bought darts. Let me know if you find better

Thanks for the feedback, my friend!!

Yes, I've used sewing needles in the past, on an homemade blowgun of mine.

I'm also interesting now in adding some weight to the bamboo skewers darts. Making a kind of a field tip to them. Bamboo darts are awesome in flight but they have to be constantly sharpened

Do you happen to know something I could use for that purpose?

Cheers ...Q

 

[Reed Lukens]

I always just used a knife on the bamboo myself. It's plentiful but it does dull or shatter, I switched to the 3" needles back in the early 80's and still today they are my preferred for full penetration. I have a bunch of target darts from Cold Steel also and their old school plastic broad heads but the needles just do it for me