net shooting

[shooter22]

is there any why to shoot a net from a one barrel potato gun thanks

[jackssmirkingrevenge]

looks like it.

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[Solar]

make a cone shaped projectile that is split into three or four sections, each attached to a corner of the net.

[psycix]

Yup, a projectile that splits up would do the trick.
But how would you split em up?
By aerodynamics or maybe by spinning and centrifugal force?

[jackssmirkingrevenge]

But how would you split em up?
By aerodynamics or maybe by spinning and centrifugal force?

You can have a cylindrical projectile split into four with a hollow front face, the segments will separate in the same way an APFSDS round does.

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[Antonio]

I like this! I have seen it on Mythbusters before but that was with 4 or 5 barrels. It would be cool if you would make this.

[Nold]

Ok, so I've been thinking of how this would work with a single barrel gun. I came up with one idea that ,with some tweaking, could work.

You take a tennis ball and cut a small, 1"? , Hole on one side. From that hole cut the ball into 4 slices so the hole is the center.

You will obviously need a sleeved barrel so the tennis ball fits tightly. Attach a net to each of the 4 slices of tennis ball and re assemble the tennis ball with the net inside. With a little wadding carefully insert the tennis ball into your barrel with the hole facing the exit. The hole in the top of the ball should be enough to separate the 4 slices and let them spread out. Mabye flare the end of your barrel?

I currently don't have a gun at school with me, but if someone could test this and let me know I would greatly appreciate it.

[Antonio]

I currently don't have a gun at school with me.

??? Yeah its a better idea not to bring on to school

[jackssmirkingrevenge]

The spherical shape of a tennis ball wouldn't really force it to open out effectively, you'll probably get an affect that looks more like chain shot than a spread out net.

[Nold]

??? Yeah its a better idea not to bring on to school

I mean at college

[Nold]

Anyway, The net guns i've seen fire a ,what looks to be, a lightweight net from a single barrel. The barrel is shaped like a cone. Any ideas of how the net spreads would be great.

[psycix]

Then the net would already start to spread out in the barrel,
Think that the sabot parts are hollow tail so they spread out and make a gap in the middle.

[TurboSuper]

I'm not throwing out the possibility that these commercial net guns have a *very* small explosive charge (like the kind in a seatbelt) which deploys the net in all directions.

[rcman50166]

Have you ever seen the mythbusters episode with the pigeon experiment? They use a pretty effective multibarrel cannon using tennis balls tied around the edges of the net. It was more of a distraction on the show but it works.

[xboxteen01]

make this a contest, who can build the most effective net gun


heres some links to some designer websites
http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/04/wrap ... oting-net/
http://www.made-in-china.com/china-prod ... BQ-3-.html
http://investigativeproducts.com/shootingnet.html

This guy actually built one from a spud gun, a window screen and golfballs
http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread/2195055