tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post2389801508587746897..comments2024-03-21T18:54:06.548-07:00Comments on Old Enough to Know Better: High Technology from Days of OldSteve Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12079658447270792228noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-56547406499901179272007-04-27T10:23:00.000-07:002007-04-27T10:23:00.000-07:00I think they were using a scuba-tank filler on the...I think they were using a scuba-tank filler on the show, which is how they do the modern air rifles.<BR/><BR/>You can buy hand pumps for them, too, from the air gun makers. <BR/><BR/>There's apparently a guy somewhere in the U.S. who tricks out 9mm air rilfes for Delta Force, pre-charged and with silencers and scopes. No flash, no smoke, hypersonic velocities with the right projectiles. <BR/><BR/>There's a Korean .50 caliber, single shot that runs about $600, unscoped, called Dragon Slayer. <BR/><BR/>http://www.pyramydair.com/cgi-bin/model.pl?model_id=771Steve Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12079658447270792228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-80991724152312153532007-04-27T05:13:00.000-07:002007-04-27T05:13:00.000-07:00I think you'd still need a pump today: most compr...I think you'd still need a pump today: most compressors for home/shop use are 125-175psi and anything that would put out 800psi would be specialized industrial equipment. But even lower pressures (with the right sort of round) can be impressive. I once made a blowgun that would shoot a wire dart entirely through a piece of 3/4" plywood using <BR/>175psi shop air controlled by a solenoid valve, a 2-liter soda bottle and a piece of aluminum tubing. Soda bottles, according to my tests, will take about 300psi. Kids, don't try this at home...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com