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Air Gun Home Forum Index » General Air Gun Questions and Topics » Airgun Trivia Goto page 1, 2  Next    View previous topic :: View next topic  Airgun Trivia   Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 8:52 am Slavia Moderator Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 4382 Location: Waseca, Minnesota, USA I happened upon an Argentinian airgun hunting forum: http://foro.cazaconaire.com.ar/ They hunt the same and do the same mods as we do, but there were a few interesting points. I offer them to tuck in the back of your minds: 1. They have all the brands that we discuss here, but also a ton of others that we seldom hear mentioned: Menaldi, Super Valiant, Mahely, Tibu, Saurio, Venturini, Argentarmas, Centella, Shark, RI-Brown, Kafema, and Industria Argentina. 2. That last one, Industria Argentina, produces a model called the "Slavia," which is totally unrelated to the Czech Slavias. 3. One thread was about trying to find a cheap copy of Cardew's "The Airgun From Trigger To Target." One guy posted that he had a copy - in Russian. 4. I didn't see a single reference for pink guns. _________________ ¡Listo! ¡Apunte! ¡Fuego!   Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 9:08 am fritz Silver Status Member Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 2444 Location: New Jersey- outside of Philadelphia Too bad I don't speak spanish. Nice to hear that airgunning is popular in south America too. _________________ "I never set out to be wierd, it was always everyone else who called me it" -Frank Zappa Speed is impressive, accuracy is deadly. It's not that I'm not a people person, it's just that I'm not a stupid people person.   Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 10:08 am broommaster2000 Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 5714 Location: City of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands All hail my Latina girlfriend. Me puede tryer una cerveza. _________________ BIG GAP   Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 10:15 am Slavia Moderator Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 4382 Location: Waseca, Minnesota, USA I hear in The Netherlands they have cerveza powered airguns. Instead of pumping you shake them real good. They're covered in Cardew's "The Airgun From Tap To Target." _________________ ¡Listo! ¡Apunte! ¡Fuego!   Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:27 am broommaster2000 Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 5714 Location: City of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands Slavia wrote: I hear in The Netherlands they have cerveza powered airguns. Instead of pumping you shake them real good. They're covered in Cardew's "The Airgun From Tap To Target." Indeed. Beer has a positive effect on semi-long distances. Many Dutch participate in BT and HBT (Beer Target and Hunting Beer Target) matches, with specially customised "tap loaded" rifles. The shaking, once merely a tradition, gained in popularity when Beer with a high amount of "Luchtbellen" or "Air Bubbles" was used. Shooters often try to start of with a "Aan het zuipen slaan" or "Hitting the Binge", and with a low quantity of bubbles, this would be a painstakingly slow process. More bubbles ment more power and more power resulted in a higher chance of the much sought for "knock-over". Beer is tested before used. Referees use a small pump to test the beer that is not much different to the ones that are used when checking the fuel of an Aircraft. The amount of Bubbles is measured in "Bp/mm3" (Bubbles per square millimetre). Some regulations (depending on where the match takes place) allow experimenting with Bp/mm3 or higher alcohol ratings, however success is not guaranteed in these cases. Shooters have to have considerable skill in shaking the rifles, as there is a safety risk attached. This is called "Schud-vaardigheid" and it's often practised without a loaded gun, or even specially designed dummies, with realistic weight and shape. Young children train with rifles that are charged with Soda. _________________ BIG GAP   Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 12:09 pm Griff1950 Member Joined: 29 Apr 2009 Posts: 72 Location: Arkansas You guys got way too much free time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 1:24 pm fritz Silver Status Member Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 2444 Location: New Jersey- outside of Philadelphia Have you been hanging out in Amsterdam lately there Broom? Hittin' hookah eh? _________________ "I never set out to be wierd, it was always everyone else who called me it" -Frank Zappa Speed is impressive, accuracy is deadly. It's not that I'm not a people person, it's just that I'm not a stupid people person.   Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 1:31 pm broommaster2000 Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 5714 Location: City of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands fritz wrote: Have you been hanging out in Amsterdam lately there Broom? Hittin' hookah eh? The reason you can't find anything about Beer-shootin' is that it's all practised by old people and they don't fancy a lot of attention. _________________ BIG GAP   Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 1:37 pm fritz Silver Status Member Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 2444 Location: New Jersey- outside of Philadelphia How about we compromise and shoot whiskey? _________________ "I never set out to be wierd, it was always everyone else who called me it" -Frank Zappa Speed is impressive, accuracy is deadly. It's not that I'm not a people person, it's just that I'm not a stupid people person.   Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 1:41 pm broommaster2000 Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 5714 Location: City of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands It doesn't have bubbles... _________________ BIG GAP   Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 4:01 pm yourdaddyjoe Supporting Member Joined: 26 May 2008 Posts: 4027 Location: Tatorville, USA My God Broom.... I hope you are not shooting at the Beer.... That would be "Alcohol Abuse"... _________________ Say "NO" to BB Gun Wars... Quid Pro Quo Rule: An eye for an eye... www.HPASports.com www.Facebook.com/hpasports   Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 4:05 pm broommaster2000 Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 5714 Location: City of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands Shooting with beer is different from shooting at beer. I as St. Antonius prohibit shooting at beer. _________________ BIG GAP Re: Airgun Trivia   Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 7:25 pm dummyracer36 Senior Member Joined: 21 Sep 2008 Posts: 723 Location: St. Louis, Missouri Slavia wrote: 4. I didn't see a single reference for pink guns. WTF???? those cretins!!!!! _________________ "not tonight dear, i have a race in the morning"   Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 8:47 am fritz Silver Status Member Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 2444 Location: New Jersey- outside of Philadelphia No, no... no Broom, we don't use the whiskey to shoot... we shoot the whiskey then go shooting. What about a smoke powered gun? I can do that well... _________________ "I never set out to be wierd, it was always everyone else who called me it" -Frank Zappa Speed is impressive, accuracy is deadly. It's not that I'm not a people person, it's just that I'm not a stupid people person.   Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 8:54 am yourdaddyjoe Supporting Member Joined: 26 May 2008 Posts: 4027 Location: Tatorville, USA fritz wrote: What about a smoke powered gun? I can do that well... No Fritz... you should not use your gun for a pipe... Just step away from the bong... _________________ Say "NO" to BB Gun Wars... 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