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All Springer/NP/PCP Air Gun Discussion General => Air Gun Gate => Topic started by: Tonykarter on May 07, 2019, 02:14:58 PM

Title: Border Patrol using airguns?
Post by: Tonykarter on May 07, 2019, 02:14:58 PM
What is this the Border Patrol is using?  What is its purpose?
Title: Re: Border Patrol using airguns?
Post by: dv8eod on May 07, 2019, 02:19:36 PM
It's an FN303. Non-lethal paintball gun made at the plant in SC. Shoots a bunch of different finned paintballs at around 650fps.
Title: Re: Border Patrol using airguns?
Post by: YEMX on May 07, 2019, 02:47:59 PM
they make a pepper ball projectile as well. 

Here's a pic of the "paintballs":

(https://nwatactical.com/pub/media/catalog/product/cache/374cf3f3f5b4c17a625eea44aa20260f/4/8/48048552_1.jpg)

Title: Re: Border Patrol using airguns?
Post by: dv8eod on May 07, 2019, 07:17:03 PM
They chrony them using a ball filled with iron filings. I can't remember how much they weigh. I do remember you don't want to get hit with one. A regular ole paintball will break the skin at close range. It says specifically not to shoot at the head in the instructions. I wanted one so bad when I worked there.
Title: Re: Border Patrol using airguns?
Post by: Nvreloader on May 07, 2019, 09:19:12 PM
I used and trained many Correctional officers with the FN and Pepperbal weapons,
both were 69 cal, and had many options from water to OC filled balls.

Muzzle vel was 360 +/- fps and used 13/3000 psi tanks,
I am here to tell you, you don't want to experience a frozen water ball at 25',
you will have lots of black/blue marks and bruises for a couple of weeks........... ;)

Shins/knee caps were the favorite target spots, ends of the toes plus several other spots,
had to pass a 3 day class, 80% or better and then receive 10 shots @ 75', every 6 months,
to use or carry it, had them in the housing units, rec yards/lock down areas, chow hall, etc.

It soon gained a lot of respect, when the call was "Get on the ground/Stop fighting",
and you didn't follow given verbal commands etc.   ;)

Tia,
Don
Title: Re: Border Patrol using airguns?
Post by: uglymike on May 09, 2019, 06:45:50 AM
pepper spray on full auto?
Title: Re: Border Patrol using airguns?
Post by: aluminumfetish on May 10, 2019, 10:05:35 PM
Often in border patrol videos on youtube, they mention using paintball guns, I thought it was a joke. I see now that it wasn't.
Title: Re: Border Patrol using airguns?
Post by: Bryan Heimann on May 10, 2019, 10:12:52 PM
We were issued some of these fn paintball guns in afg.  Never used them, kind of a waste of time for an 11B.  If anybody ever needed shooting, they got a bullet.
Title: Re: Border Patrol using airguns?
Post by: 45Bravo on May 12, 2019, 12:52:24 AM
Quote from: regularguy11B on May 10, 2019, 10:12:52 PM
  If anybody ever needed shooting, they got a bullet.

One of the cardinal rules of self defense, ammo is cheap, your life isn’t, anything worth shooting once, is worth shooting twice...