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Air Gun Home Forum Index Search found 5 matches Why is a 17th century airgun more powerful then todays?   Forum: General Air Gun Questions and Topics   Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 7:26 pm   Subject: Why is a 17th century airgun more powerful then todays? exabits   Replies: 11 Views: 10066 18th Century- not 17th Century. 1779-onward. Notice we are in the "21st" Century but the year is 2011. A bit over 200 years in the interim. kk, you got me, thanks for pointing out my fail ...   Mule with a Kick!   Forum: General Air Gun Questions and Topics   Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 7:03 pm   Subject: Mule with a Kick! exabits   Replies: 6 Views: 4626 Wow....what a beast!!!   Why is a 17th century airgun more powerful then todays?   Forum: General Air Gun Questions and Topics   Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 6:55 pm   Subject: Why is a 17th century airgun more powerful then todays? exabits   Replies: 11 Views: 10066 The Girandoni shot a ~400gr bullet at 1000fps, which is....higher!!! 850+ Incorrect.... It used a round ball which in .46 cal weighs 144 gr.... That is ~320 FPE.... Well that makes much more sense ...   Why is a 17th century airgun more powerful then todays?   Forum: General Air Gun Questions and Topics   Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 4:41 pm   Subject: Why is a 17th century airgun more powerful then todays? exabits   Replies: 11 Views: 10066 More than point out how little "progress" has been made.... it realistically shows the limits to airguns imposed by the laws of physics.... which haven't changed in the last 4 centuries eith ...   Why is a 17th century airgun more powerful then todays?   Forum: General Air Gun Questions and Topics   Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 3:43 pm   Subject: Why is a 17th century airgun more powerful then todays? exabits   Replies: 11 Views: 10066 Start off by looking at the first military used airgun, dubbed "Girandoni Air Rifle". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girandoni_Air_Rifle Not only is it a 17th century airgun but it was also ...   Page 1 of 1 All times are GMT - 5 Hours Select a forum Main Forums----------------AirGunHome Q&AGeneral Air Gun Questions and TopicsPicture GalleryTarget Shooting: Casual, Fun and CompetitionHunting, Pest Control, Varminting People/Events/Airgun Issue Discussion----------------Introduce YourselfThe BS TopicClubs/Events/Regional/Political Airgun Issues Maintenance, Modification and Reviews----------------RiflesPistolsAntique, Collector and Novelty AirgunsBB GunsPellets/AmmoOpticsAccessoriesAirgun Smithing Buy, Sell or Trade Forums----------------For SaleWant to Buy   Note: If you are seeing "Please enter your username and password to log in." Your browser cookies have been reset or you need to register to access the topic in question. Use the 'Register' button near the top left of this page. Click Here for AirGunHome.com Main Page Powered by phpBB © 2001-2004 phpBB Group Partial Styling Supplied by Vjacheslav Trushkin Themes Database.