Both love to play with technology. The oldest not feeling well (cold, flu, who knows? we may all find out in a day or two. . . ). The younger of the two brothers is an engineering student at a Midwest college. He brought along his latest "creation."
The Pneumatic Musket, also known as the SARM (Squad Almost Repeating Musket).
Using compressed air that fills two tanks (one a reserve holding tank, the second a "ready" tank, the breech-loading PVC device shoots marshmallows (for now), but we had spirited discussions about the possibility of malted milk balls, candy mini pumpkins, crayons, nerf rods, and drill bits.
. . . Though I hesitate to sacrifice a perfectly good drill bit for science.
The potential for railroad spike launches, while elusive for now, remains an interesting ongoing discussion. Usually filled using a hand operated bicycle pump, we filled the tanks quickly with my air compressor.
More to come on this new toy . . .
What would Toby Hoover, Sarah Brady, Josh Sugarmann, et al have to say about this?
Use 12 ga shotgun shells. Spent shells with a 1/4-20 screw for weight.
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Oh yeah, and let's see some close-up detail pix too. Inquiring minds want to know.
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