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Blow Guns
    #11921789 - 01/29/10 12:19 AM (14 years, 11 months ago)

So I've been looking into blow guns lately and here is what i've found.
Historically very common in parts of Asia, Africa, and the Americas for both hunting and warfare.
Ninja assassins in feudal Japan utilized bamboo blow guns for stealth and silent killing. :brucelee:
Pygmies use 'em, and certain native american tribes used 'em in North America, made from hollowed out reeds and other kinds of wood.
They were (and are) an absolute staple amongst Amazon tribes.
Amazon kids learn to shoot clay pebbles from them with deadly accuracy from an early age.
You can DIY fairly easily, and create fully functional and dangerous blow guns using natural or artificial materials; or a combination of both.
Also, there are a few companies who make quality products made from anodized aluminum, which feature foam grips, quivers, bell shape mouth piece, etc and come in lengths of 12", 24", 36", 48", 60", 72", and in 1, 2, and 3 detachable pieces for optional stow away advantages.
.40 caliber is most common and is recommended for most people; a good one to start with if you're a noob too.

There are a variety of darts made to go with these blow guns.
Wire, broadhead, spearhead, spikes, stunners, paintballs even.
A good setup can propel a dart up around 300-400 feet per second on average.
You can hunt prey with these things, you betcha.
Squirrel sized or smaller can be mortally wounded and harvested with an effective hit from the blow gun.
Head shots can take down larger prey i suppose.
Poision tipped darts will definitely take down large prey if done right.
This was common practice for amazons, pygmies, etc.
A lot of lethal poisons are regulated and not exactly legal for everyone to use how they please, especially for blow gun huntin' n killin', which is pretty much illegal except for taking out rats, starlings, and other pests like that.
With that said, I think a good made blow gun would make one hell of an effective weapon out in the woods.
With practice, and good aim you can take out small game up to 30-40 yards away.

I just picked up this blow gun right here.



It's 4 feet long, 2-piece so it breaks down to two 2 foot pieces for better packing ability (no more cumbersome than packing a fishing pole, really)
Once again, it is illegal to hunt with these things in most contexts, so I'm not endorsing it; just posing a hypothetical bush crafting scenario.

Fishing can be accomplished too.
Not the most effective way to catch fish though.
It is pretty decent for harvesting bait fish from the shallows, but otherwise, no so much :borat:

Who liketh the blow gun? 
Anyone? :billymayshead:



















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Re: Blow Guns [Re: Great Scott]
    #11921854 - 01/29/10 12:37 AM (14 years, 11 months ago)

As an added bonus to gathering sustenance, you can shoot people from balconies as lulz ensue.

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Re: Blow Guns [Re: Delicious Apes]
    #11921895 - 01/29/10 12:44 AM (14 years, 11 months ago)

yes, and they also make blunt stun darts with exploding caps on the tip.
serious lulz could definitely ensue :awesome:


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Re: Blow Guns [Re: Great Scott]
    #11925348 - 01/29/10 04:21 PM (14 years, 11 months ago)

I remember the first one I shot.I was amazed how easy it was to be accurate from short distances even for a person who has never shot one before.It is an addicting sport thats for sure.


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Re: Blow Guns [Re: Railrider]
    #11925393 - 01/29/10 04:32 PM (14 years, 11 months ago)

i like to make my own from aluminum electrical conduit.

i make my darts from 1/4 inch wooden dowels, about 5 to 6 inches long.

split one end carefully, just enough to insert an Exacto knife blade coated with your favorite epoxy ( i like JB Weld, wood glue isn't strong enough for the impact when you shoot it). insert blade, and wrap the dowel around the split with a rubber band tightly wound and tied off. this will both brace it while drying, and give some flexible support on impact.

take cotton, or foam rubber or something similar and make a cylindrical plug at the other end, about half an inch long and the right size to slip down the conduit. it helps to coat the end of the dowel with something, i use JB Weld here too...this makes the plug stay in place better when you puff the dart out the blowgun.

wrap the plug with scotch clear tape to make it both smooth and tight.

allow to dry.



with these heavier and nastier darts, i can hit a phone book at half a block every time. the blade is big enough to actually hold a bit of dried toxin - something nice like puffer fish toxin will drop a ...well lots of things.:wink:

it's also a heavy enough dart that you can really hunt small game up to prairie dog size with no toxins - unlike a bit of piano wire, it does more than just pierce. i hate to have an animal run wounded...then i have to spend the time to track it down and finish it, which can be a pain with small animals.


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Re: Blow Guns [Re: laotzo]
    #12004727 - 02/10/10 07:29 PM (14 years, 11 months ago)

i have one that size that breaks in 2 also.  camo too! i need to get more darts.  anybody know where to get em?

i just remembered from looking at those pics that when i was in the amazon in ecuador i bought a small wooden one like the big wooden ones they use, with the wood darts and gourd.  IDK if its everywhere but in that part they said they use wood for the darts and put cotton in a gourd(like in the pic) and wrap it around the wood at one end and lick it to get it even and stay on.  its a good way to make cheap easy disposable darts.  it has to be light wood though.


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Re: Blow Guns [Re: fatso]
    #12015048 - 02/12/10 10:56 AM (14 years, 11 months ago)

Blow Guns are awesome, I kind of want to get one now. haha:awesome:

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Re: Blow Guns [Re: Great Scott]
    #12016812 - 02/12/10 04:04 PM (14 years, 11 months ago)

One of my buddies had a blow gun and a bunch of darts he got from a gun show. We'd set up cans & plastic bottles around the basement and shoot them.

One of his roommates discovered that one of his metals bowls fit perfectly in the end of the blowgun tube, and the long tube made one of the smoothest hitting pipes we ever smoked out of. But it didn't function to well as a blowgun after getting caked full of resin  :-)

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Re: Blow Guns [Re: Great Scott]
    #12025516 - 02/14/10 02:09 AM (14 years, 10 months ago)

it takes a little practice but i have killed allot of rabbits with a blow gun. hit it anywhere past the shoulder and it will drop deader than hell.

just practice to the point that you have a pattern the size of a rabbits head up to 15 yards and you will kill them.

hunt at night with a flash light and look for a single red eyeball about 2.5-4 inches above the ground.


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Re: Blow Guns [Re: Psychoslut]
    #12027355 - 02/14/10 01:12 PM (14 years, 10 months ago)

thanks for the advice
i am practicing on a stuffed monkey toy about the size of my palm, pinned up to a styrofoam board.
I'm hitting dinner plates from 20 yards.
This shit is a lot of fun.
First kill will be eastern gray squirrel.
The little ingrates are all over our bird feeders all the time.


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Re: Blow Guns [Re: Great Scott]
    #12047205 - 02/17/10 01:42 PM (14 years, 10 months ago)

ive been meaning to get a decent one one of these days.  but as of yet archery and firearms have dominated my arsenal..


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Re: Blow Guns [Re: LeftyBurnz]
    #12121895 - 03/01/10 05:09 PM (14 years, 10 months ago)

i have no personal experience with blow guns. do you guys think one of the darts in the first picture could penetrate a human skull? (i'm thinking zombies not murder)


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Re: Blow Guns [Re: zombi]
    #12124120 - 03/01/10 09:42 PM (14 years, 10 months ago)

A dart is not going to kill a zombie, bro.
Besides, they're already dead anyways.


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Re: Blow Guns [Re: Great Scott]
    #12124165 - 03/01/10 09:48 PM (14 years, 10 months ago)

i didn't say the word kill. i asked if it could penetrate a skull.


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Re: Blow Guns [Re: Great Scott]
    #12124304 - 03/01/10 10:09 PM (14 years, 10 months ago)

Yes, it probably could if you used a spike.
A finishing nail with a stopper on it could be used in a pinch.
You'd want to file sharpen it probably.
It would penetrate even better if you cherried it and then pounded the tip flat on an anvil, then sharpen that into a point. Wallllah, spearhead, how ya feelin. Bam


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Re: Blow Guns [Re: Great Scott]
    #12125859 - 03/02/10 05:53 AM (14 years, 10 months ago)

How much did that thing set you back. I think I might just have to get one when I get my tax money back

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Re: Blow Guns [Re: KillerPicklez]
    #12129786 - 03/02/10 06:55 PM (14 years, 10 months ago)

Dude they're like 10-20 bucks. :laugh:
All you need is a 10 spot and some loose change.
The darts and accessories can run you up the flag pole though.
I've spent triple the cost of the blowgun just on supplies for it.


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Re: Blow Guns [Re: Great Scott]
    #12130530 - 03/02/10 08:31 PM (14 years, 10 months ago)


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Re: Blow Guns [Re: KillerPicklez]
    #12130738 - 03/02/10 09:02 PM (14 years, 10 months ago)

It just depends on what your preferences are.
I like that site, they have a good selection and the best price on darts.
3 feet is good. I definitely wouldn't go any shorter than that.
You can buy couplings and extra lengths of aluminum barrels.
I can expand my 4 footer into a 6 footer for long distance shooting practice.
It can start to "flex" past this point, and the bore will not be straight... so i recommend setting it up like a turret, resting the barrel on a solid object that will hold it in place for a solid pivot point.
When I'm not using that 2 footer piece as an expansion, it also doubles as a 2 ft "back up" blowgun. Allz i needed to do that was an extra mouth piece and sight. (pistol grips work well for shorter barreled blowguns where your hand has to grip near barrel tip.

short answer: yes, i would recommend that black widow gun for getting started, definitely.
also, buy more darts than you think you need.
or learn to make them (piano wire, finish nails, bamboo skewers, etc"
Just get an extra bag of stoppers (the spike sized ones will fill onto a finish nail very nicely)
Happy blow gunning. :laugh:
If you get bored shooting at birds and shit, get some exploding caps or .40 paint balls and hit the town. j/k


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Re: Blow Guns [Re: Great Scott]
    #12131071 - 03/02/10 09:48 PM (14 years, 10 months ago)

Ordered

It comes with some darts. I didnt order any extra ones yet

You mind explaining some of the different darts and what they are good for? :hug:

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