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All Springer/NP/PCP Air Gun Discussion General => PCP/CO2/HPA Air Gun Gates "The Darkside" => Topic started by: floridaboy on February 15, 2016, 12:37:35 PM
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In my boredom the other day I tried shooting a tiny amount of salt out the barrel of my 1377. The target shot was from 2' away. I have been shooting spiders and flies. It obliterates them. Can't wait for the big banana spiders this summer.
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Now that is awesome. Just be careful you don't erode your barrel's rifling or let the salt sit long enough to start rusting.
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That's cool. How much salt and how many pumps? Definitely gonna try that this summer. ;)
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I wonder if you could make a salt slug so that you could load it like a pellet, but it blows apart when fired?
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Here is about how much salt I have been using. The pellet is a premier 10.5 g. I push the little piece of toilet paper down the barrel with a shish-ka-bob stick. It works pretty well. Gonna crush up some rice and try that next. BTW, shish-ka-bob sticks shoot really well too. I shot a fly and there was nothing left. Good fun.
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you could also try ground walnut shell used for reptile bedding and blasting media.
(Would not be corrosive to the barrel)
http://www.amazon.com/Zilla-Desert-English-Walnut-Shells/dp/B001OVGPH6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1455560464&sr=8-2&keywords=crushed+walnut+shell (http://www.amazon.com/Zilla-Desert-English-Walnut-Shells/dp/B001OVGPH6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1455560464&sr=8-2&keywords=crushed+walnut+shell)
just a thought.
(but probably would not work too well if you have any sort of LDC mounted)
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https://www.pyramydair.com/blog/2015/07/the-bug-a-salt-2-0/ (https://www.pyramydair.com/blog/2015/07/the-bug-a-salt-2-0/)
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I muzzle load qtips in my 1322 for cockroaches and spiders in the house. 2 pumps max, otherwise the cotton comes apart badly. A qtip dismembers a roach quite thoroughly...
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I've wrapped 12-15 rice kernels with tissue and fired out of my 1322. Makes a mess of black widows.
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This is funny. Reminds me of being a kid. I have shot sand, shishkabob skewers, part of a nail, qtips, all the same stuff as yall. Amazing how all of our minds work the same.
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Here is about how much salt I have been using. The pellet is a premier 10.5 g. I push the little piece of toilet paper down the barrel with a shish-ka-bob stick. It works pretty well. Gonna crush up some rice and try that next. BTW, shish-ka-bob sticks shoot really well too. I shot a fly and there was nothing left. Good fun.
You can also make it a spear gun using the little chinese bamboo skewers. Tried it in a 2100 and they are a good fit in the .177 barrel. Your diy bug-a-salt is cool.
Scotty
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Maybe something like this would work with a little modification:
(http://www.rolandfood.com/i/product_images/h/056/74120__92529_zoom.png)
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Does a skewer do anything to the barrel I tried it and it works good but I guess my 1377s barrel ain't in good shape anyway.
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How many remember or had one of these? Wish I still had mine.
(https://www.farmshow.com/images/resize.php?w=300&img=/images/articles/31/4/10525_l.jpg)
(https://www.farmshow.com/images/resize.php?w=300&img=/images/articles/31/4/10526_l.jpg)
Orginal link: https://www.farmshow.com/a_article.php?aid=20293 (https://www.farmshow.com/a_article.php?aid=20293)