Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Deck guns

[Coalbunny <coalbunny@onewest.net>]

Hmmmm.  Spear hunting for elk?  from a sub?  I don't know about the sub
part, but the rest sure sounds fun.
Carl


TeslaTony@aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 1/2/02 7:59:25 PM Pacific Standard Time, buchner@wcta.net
> writes:
> 
> > A nerf torpedo is what I've always called it, too. It needs to be bright
> > yellow, reusable, unsinkable, and make a loud noise and/or a puff of smoke
> on
> > impact. Guidance? Or just a straight-run, peer through a sighting tube and
> > pull the trigger arrangement? It *would* be cool if you could buy them
> ready-
> > made, and the manufacturer would specify that you need a source of x-psi
> air
> > for it, and a standard sized, say, 4" launching tube.
> >
> There's something called a "Toypedo" that I've seen sold at Big 5, but you
> can probably find it at some place like Wal-Mart as well. It's made from some
> type of rubber and claims to fly 30 feet (10 meters) from someone throwing it
> underwater, but would probably fly much better if launched from a PVC pipe
> with a SCUBA tank.
> 
> Another option that is much more dangerous would be a nice little speargun
> mounted on the hood with a pan/tilt mount and a solenoid on the trigger. One
> shot, but hey, might be worthwhile for big game hunting (fish and sharks of
> course, I hope nobody would hunt elk with a speargun mounted on the deck of a
> submarine).
> 
> Anthony

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