Silly Question

[Dom]

Wondering, whats the max distance to hear a potato gun shoot?

[spudmonkey]

depends on how loud it is my friend can hear my big cannon 1/3 mile away

[frankrede]

Depends on the gun.

[schmanman]

It depends. With a dry fire,my friend has heared my cannon a half mile away (on a day where the sound carrys and the air is still )

[saladtossser]

if u really want to know, walmart sells decible meters in the car audio department

[spudmonkey]

when i tried i used a tater and the wind was blowing away from his house, i might have to buy a decible meter, how much does it cost??

[MrCrowley]

ive got one on my phone but it wouldnt be that great.a decent one wouldnt cost to much i would imagine

[sgort87]

The sound a cannon makes has nothing to do with determining the maximum distance.

[drac]

Gort, he's talking about how far it away it can be heard from.

[a-ron]

there probaly is no max. if conditions are right and its really loud coul be heard miles away. but that would have to be realy loud.

[Dom]

I want to know the max cause I want to establish an "area of shooting" and I dont want to piss off anyone.

[Shrimphead]

Are you going pneumatic, or combustion? Also how big?

[Dom]

My gun is a combustion. The chamber is 14" inches long I believe, of 4" ABS pipe. The barrel is 4' long of 2" pipe.

[LucyInTheSky]

You could make your barrel longer to quieten it, also it would increase performance.

[singularity]

make a "silencer" for it, just drill some holes at the end of the barrel, as long as you projectile it a perfect fit it should really quiet it down