Compliments to the author of the video. He has a natural talent for presenting facts in an understandable and vivid way. He also deals with the scientific aspects of the topic without becoming too incomprehensibly technical. People like this could be good teachers and mentors in any area of life. When you watch his videos, you have not only seen them but also understood them. Thumbs up!
Hi John, I always like your professional and well explained Blowgun Videos. They are the best on UA-cam and I have learned much from you. Kind regards from Germany.
My pvc blowgun, 15mm x 1meter length, gives me 100fps on 6g darts, looks like a 5footer not needed and won't give any extra velocity. What do you think?
My guess based on my .625 data is that going from about 3 feet (1 meter) to 5 feet in length would give you an increase of 10-15 fps. That's not dramatic, but a blowgun dart is already a very slow projectile and every advantage helps.
It's just a machine made aluminum pipe, nothing interesting. And a 3mm thick seamless aluminum pipe is not easy to buy, and you must buy 20feet length from the wholesaler in most cases I've asked. Just buy Coldsteel 4' PRO if you want a reliable aluminum blowgun
Homemade blowguns is by far the most requested topic I've gotten, and is going to be next on my list. I will say that this is one topic that there is a lot of helpful information already out there, though I will try to consolidate a lot of that information and some science for that video.
To the best of my knowledge, yes they are legal there. They are currently illegal in California, Massachusetts, Washington D.C., and Canada (you can reference en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blowgun though that's not a guarantee that the site is up to date with the latest laws).
@@theblowgunchannel3250 it's really ridiculous to ban a pipe and some nails which is readily available all over the hardware stores, like in certain places, you can have a semi-auto assault rifle, but cannot have a wristbraced slingshot!
Hello I bought a blow gun more then 25 or more years ago at an outdoor show . I put it away and I forgot about it last week I found it in an old dresser drawer in my basement but I couldn’t find the darts . So my question is how can I tell what size dart it takes . I know by watching your videos its not a .625 so it must be a 40 or 50 cal so is there some way of measuring to know? Thank you John
Just pull out a ruler and measure the inside diameter of the tube. It will be .40" (a little less than 1/2 inch), .50" (1/2 inch), or .625" (noticeably more than 1/2 inch).
Is that the same Arnold Schwarzenegger who said "screw your freedoms," during the covid craziness when people like me were hesitant to take the vaccine? He lost me as a fan over that.
Nice job John ! I posted it to the Slingshot forum .
Compliments to the author of the video. He has a natural talent for presenting facts in an understandable and vivid way. He also deals with the scientific aspects of the topic without becoming too incomprehensibly technical. People like this could be good teachers and mentors in any area of life. When you watch his videos, you have not only seen them but also understood them. Thumbs up!
Hi John, I always like your professional and well explained Blowgun Videos. They are the best on UA-cam and I have learned much from you. Kind regards from Germany.
Thanks for the video. I'm a big fan of the blowgun. Love the videos.
Thank you....
You're the best!💀👍
Thank you! I am simply here to promote a sport I love and share what I've learned with other shooters. If you've benefited, I've succeeded.
My pvc blowgun, 15mm x 1meter length, gives me 100fps on 6g darts, looks like a 5footer not needed and won't give any extra velocity. What do you think?
My guess based on my .625 data is that going from about 3 feet (1 meter) to 5 feet in length would give you an increase of 10-15 fps. That's not dramatic, but a blowgun dart is already a very slow projectile and every advantage helps.
I want to see the home made .625 blowgun video. There are tons of videos with pvc but none making aluminum big bore blowguns
It's just a machine made aluminum pipe, nothing interesting. And a 3mm thick seamless aluminum pipe is not easy to buy, and you must buy 20feet length from the wholesaler in most cases I've asked. Just buy Coldsteel 4' PRO if you want a reliable aluminum blowgun
Homemade blowguns is by far the most requested topic I've gotten, and is going to be next on my list. I will say that this is one topic that there is a lot of helpful information already out there, though I will try to consolidate a lot of that information and some science for that video.
Are blowguns legal in Connecticut?
To the best of my knowledge, yes they are legal there. They are currently illegal in California, Massachusetts, Washington D.C., and Canada (you can reference en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blowgun though that's not a guarantee that the site is up to date with the latest laws).
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@@theblowgunchannel3250 it's really ridiculous to ban a pipe and some nails which is readily available all over the hardware stores, like in certain places, you can have a semi-auto assault rifle, but cannot have a wristbraced slingshot!
Hello I bought a blow gun more then 25 or more years ago at an outdoor show . I put it away and I forgot about it last week I found it in an old dresser drawer in my basement but I couldn’t find the darts . So my question is how can I tell what size dart it takes . I know by watching your videos its not a .625 so it must be a 40 or 50 cal so is there some way of measuring to know?
Thank you
John
All numbers are simply diameter of the bore in inch, so a ruler will do the job, or a vernier caliper for precise measure
Just pull out a ruler and measure the inside diameter of the tube. It will be .40" (a little less than 1/2 inch), .50" (1/2 inch), or .625" (noticeably more than 1/2 inch).
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Is that the same Arnold Schwarzenegger who said "screw your freedoms," during the covid craziness when people like me were hesitant to take the vaccine?
He lost me as a fan over that.
It's hard for me to watch these videos due to the smacking you do when you open your mouth. Some really good lip balm would probably help with that.
I hear you and already do try to minimize that, sorry. Thanks for the suggestion.