To add on aiming. Try to hold the blowgun the same way every time and put your good hand on the mouthpiece and the other, as far on the blowgun as it feels comfortable, but not close to the mouthpiece. Try to always put that hand near the center of the blowguns length. Also, the most important, try to hold the gun still, don't push it when you blow, try to keep it as stable as you can, without the gun moving at all, when you blow. I avoid to put the 2nd hand that holds the middle part, around the gun, I keep it under the blowgun , so that I have a full image of the length of the gun, pointed to the target. Hope these tips help.
I don’t see two barrels when I look down it. Only had this one for a day, but shot it the based and just used pure instincts and practiced back them. Either way, I’ve progressed nicely today. The stun darts nailed where the couple of birds were but they moved too quickly before impact.
Thanks a ton man, I'm used to shooting guns so I was using my dominant eye like I would with a pistol, solved my issue of going far left with my blowgun
hello, I'm a Dayak from the island of Kalimantan, Indonesia, the information on your video is very good, I'm glad to hear it. where I am we use a blowpipe with a length of 2.20 meters
I grip my barrel much further down. Then I try to lock my elbow in roughly the same near 90 degree position each time. It really helps to reduce the sway and give me a feeling of stability. Especially if I want to take a knee and use that as an extra stabilization platform. Also use different types of darts. The stun darts are great for schoo'ing something away. But the broadheads just fly with far more intent. The bamboo ones take skill but will increase your chances of a kill significantly, though it'll be quite messy.
I have that same blowgun. On the day I got it I practiced with some bamboo darts then shot a squirrel with a mini broadhead behind the ear on the first shot I ever took at an animal. Lucky lucky lucky. I noticed you have the darts in the quiver every other slot. Good. I found that if you put one in every slot it will deform the cones and they won't shoot straight. Nice video.
Something that most people don't realize is, that using a blowgun is good for lung health. I have to laugh at my nephew, he thinks that smoking is the best thing since sliced bread... He couldn't even get the dart to the target...( 20 feet ) SO sad...
@@coltonfisher5117 The 2 biggest mistakes, you could ever do to your life, is smoking and don't listen to the older people advices. Do yourself a favor, and quit smoking. Do it now that you still can do it, it will be way easier. You listen to me, you win, you don't you're a loser for life.
The best tip for blowpipe marksmanship is imo to forgot all you know about gun/bow/whatever aiming and just practice. Soon you'll find that aiming and hitting the target with a blowgun is much simplier than with revolver or rifle. Sights, lasers, handles etc are just dont needed. The blowgun if you hold it properly is aiming very exactly where you are looking with your eyes. Both eyes! Look at the center of your target, blow, hit.
U could use acupuncture to kill or knocksomeone down just like a pressure point and aim it at the point it would kill or knock the out depending on where u hit
in using bow 0 when hunting you aim where you want it placed - in target shooting is samething . well i have a pattern of a circle in pie plate - not a snuff can really but ive been using bamboo darts im accurate with at 10 yards but i shoot 10 at a time my groups slit off into two groups - at 25 yard i have a scrattered groups but some meet in five so i need more shooting then right im 54 yrs old from pa - i think we are not allowed to go small game with these darts - i wonder if i can use bamboo darts
To not be able to humanely dispatch a larger animal is only because of the shooter not the method. The method has been proven to take down animals as fast or faster than a bullet. Reason number 1 is the fact that a bullet once it penetrates it does not keep cutting. So it only damages one place. A blowgun or a spear is more humane on average to a bullet because it cuts and cuts the vital organs. Therefore you have a misconception about the method and so do many many others. Why? Because like you said it hasn't been done much so the know how is not there. People think a little tiny piece of metal won't kill a large animal. Btw when you shoot an animal and they fall. They are not dead. They are dead usually a few seconds or a minute after you shoot them. Therefore also a misconception in terms of bullets and their affectiveness.
@@WooglesOutdoors I've been doing this for a while so I've got it, but trying to figure out exactly how to blow properly was the hardest part, aiming came second and was much easier. So for beginners I think, IMO, that is important. Yes, this is a lot of fun! I bought a package of 50 bamboo skewers at the dollar store (they are slightly longer), and with just a very tiny piece of scotch tape around the shaft the orange cones fit nice and snug. I resharpen the points them with a nail file from, yes, the dollar store.
huh ... the darts kill rabbits, squirrels, frogs, snakes, and other small critters without poison. Good thing, too, since hunting with poisoned darts (and arrows) is banned everywhere in North America. Critters like chucks and fox can be turned off by a well placed dart with a larger than mini sharp broadhead dart. (I believe Tim Wells uses highly toxic darts when he takes black bear, deer, and other large game with a needle dart (no broadhead) with a body shot. I notice his big game kills are all on private Texas Exotic Game Ranches. State regulations concerning the use of poisoned darts/arrows MAY NOT apply on those properties.) Your first statement concerning the areas where the use of the blowgun is fairly accurate. About the only areas the blowgun WASN'T used in historical and prehistorical times is parts of Africa (south and east of Egypt, basically. The ancient Egyptians and their neighbors as far north as northern Asia did have blowguns.) The Aboriginies of Australia and nearby islands, and the Inuit of Alaska didn't have them. Pretty much everywhere on earth but those three locations (and Antarctica which was 100% uninhabited by humans) had the blowgun from "caveman" days to modern times. The blowgun is a wee bit more ancient than the bow and arrow. Unlike the bow and sling, there is no evidence the blowgun was ever a weapon of war, despite what Hollywood might claim. (and how often is Hollywood interested in historical accuracy?!? I saw a movie about the Battle of The Alamo a "few" years ago. Both sides were using bolt action repeating rifles. How they had rifles in 1836 that wouldn't be invented/developed until c.1891, I have no idea. In 1836 the percussion cap was the latest and greatest firearm technology. Both sides were equipped mainly with flintlock muzzleloaders. The Alamo defenders had various calibers ranging from a .36 caliber squirrel rifle to a .53~.56 caliber rifle. Santa Anna's forces may have been more standardized with a .53~.56 caliber rifle or .69 caliber smooth bore musket. Couldn't have Mexican Calvary attacking on horseback and using a rifle, if the were using muzzleloaders instead of sabers in the movie. I suppose the Hollywood writers and directors thought calvary attacking with rifles blazing was more "exciting" than attacking with sabers ... Self contained metallic cartridges wouldn't be developed until 1859, with the introduction of the .22 short rimfire. The famous Henry lever action rifle that was used in the (un)Civil war starting in 1860 (used but was never a government issued arm. Commanders could and did buy arms on the private/civilian market for their troops. Those troops that wanted a Henry gave the money to the commander, who then placed the order for the rile with the factory. There were enough Henry rifles in use during the war that the Union Government did issue ammunition for them to the troops that had bought one. To say the quartermaster's job was "easy", is a considerable stretch of imagination. Any one company of troops could require over 70 different types of ammo. A single platoon could require 0ver 40. (not to mention the different cannon found in any given artillery company, ranging from 5 pounders to 24 pounders ... Those issued a .58 caliber rifle or musket required a different mini-ball or round ball than those issued a .54; .577; and .69 caliber. The .36; .44; and .45 caliber side arms each needed a different size ball. If they used a conical bullet instead of a round ball, those with a .44 caliber Colt revolver could not use a .44 caliber conical intended for a Remington revolver (or any of the several other brands, same for the .36 caliber "Navy" revolvers that were popular with t Infantry, Artillery, and Calvary troops. Both .44/.45 and .36 caliber side arms were found in every platoon. Some of the troops and officers also had a S&W #1 revolver in .22 short and later the S&W #2 and #3 break top .36 and .38 S&W revolvers for a backup gun. The government supplied ammo for those, as well) because the chamber diameters of the cylinder were not the same. The muzzleloading revolvers all used an over diameter projectile. The internal barrel bore diameter (land to land) was the same for each caliber, regardless of manufacturer.
just man made target's.you don't want to make anything suffer,really know where your aiming.that's what the poison is for,to make sure they don't suffer.othrwise your not a sportsman.so for a while,shoot at thing's instead of a rabbit,etc.''be a killer,not and don't let anything suffer.
Focus on your target then aim, keep focus on your target and the cross hair on the end of your blowgun will split in two in your peripheral, put the target between the two blurry peripheral cross hairs then judge for angle and dart drop and your a blowgun sniper 😂😂😂
When you shoot big game animals with these darts. the animals really don't suffer much no more than a animal getting shot with a gun so your thinking ya right but iv had great shots and the animals take 3 to 5 minutes to die
To add on aiming. Try to hold the blowgun the same way every time and put your good hand on the mouthpiece and the other, as far on the blowgun as it feels comfortable, but not close to the mouthpiece. Try to always put that hand near the center of the blowguns length. Also, the most important, try to hold the gun still, don't push it when you blow, try to keep it as stable as you can, without the gun moving at all, when you blow. I avoid to put the 2nd hand that holds the middle part, around the gun, I keep it under the blowgun , so that I have a full image of the length of the gun, pointed to the target. Hope these tips help.
Lol, that blow combined with a shout is hilarious! Giving your target a heart attack before shooting its heart😂
I don’t see two barrels when I look down it. Only had this one for a day, but shot it the based and just used pure instincts and practiced back them. Either way, I’ve progressed nicely today. The stun darts nailed where the couple of birds were but they moved too quickly before impact.
Thanks a ton man, I'm used to shooting guns so I was using my dominant eye like I would with a pistol, solved my issue of going far left with my blowgun
hello, I'm a Dayak from the island of Kalimantan, Indonesia, the information on your video is very good, I'm glad to hear it. where I am we use a blowpipe with a length of 2.20 meters
Thx im new to all this but learning pretty fast
Great job amigo, two days practice before I got to sleep, and iam doing great at 15 yards..keep up the great work, 🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝
Got mine today and this helps a lot, aiming is a weord way but how you explained it helps a bunch
I grip my barrel much further down. Then I try to lock my elbow in roughly the same near 90 degree position each time. It really helps to reduce the sway and give me a feeling of stability. Especially if I want to take a knee and use that as an extra stabilization platform. Also use different types of darts. The stun darts are great for schoo'ing something away. But the broadheads just fly with far more intent. The bamboo ones take skill but will increase your chances of a kill significantly, though it'll be quite messy.
I have that same blowgun. On the day I got it I practiced with some bamboo darts then shot a squirrel with a mini broadhead behind the ear on the first shot I ever took at an animal. Lucky lucky lucky. I noticed you have the darts in the quiver every other slot. Good. I found that if you put one in every slot it will deform the cones and they won't shoot straight. Nice video.
All ways eat what you kill
@@debrascheer4577 If a hunter, should eat every animal he kills, then all soldiers should eat, all the people they kill.
Very good video, most blow gun folks on YT don’t have any idea what they are talking about......you do.
Keep up the good work, I subscribed !
Something that most people don't realize is, that using a blowgun is good for lung health.
I have to laugh at my nephew, he thinks that smoking is the best thing since sliced bread... He couldn't even get the dart to the target...( 20 feet ) SO sad...
I smoke and vape all the time and im 15 and killed a bird yesterday
@@coltonfisher5117 The 2 biggest mistakes, you could ever do to your life, is smoking and don't listen to the older people advices. Do yourself a favor, and quit smoking. Do it now that you still can do it, it will be way easier. You listen to me, you win, you don't you're a loser for life.
The best tip for blowpipe marksmanship is imo to forgot all you know about gun/bow/whatever aiming and just practice. Soon you'll find that aiming and hitting the target with a blowgun is much simplier than with revolver or rifle. Sights, lasers, handles etc are just dont needed. The blowgun if you hold it properly is aiming very exactly where you are looking with your eyes. Both eyes! Look at the center of your target, blow, hit.
I found out when I practice with my blowgun, instinct also plays a part... As i got accustomed to it, my groupings also improved.....
Thanks man you are the reason I know how to use this thing 👌
Good vid, I just ordered my first blowgun. Gets here Monday!
Real RC Reviews Welcome to the community! Blowguns are awesome, and very lethal weapons. Enjoy!
Wow, I love it. It has been fun learning how to use it and I am surprised at how accurate it is. Actually scored my first squirrel already!
Real RC Reviews nice what kind
I need a 2 year followup
Good luck man I love it
The Cherokee used blow guns similar to modern ones that are used as penotration weapons
Don't inhale too deeply - lol. I think a Lazer would be a good addition.
Can bad breath affect the power of the blowgun?
it would make the dart poisonous
@@zaddy1546 am dead xddd
stampe metal sword
You don't need a dart, if you got bad breath. You just blow and everything around, is dead. You got bigger range of effect too!
Yes
Good video blow guns are fun camp games too kinda like woods pool thanks for the instructions
Great job
Just found ur channel I have to say, you’ve got such a beautiful tattoo on your arm dude.
You live in the same geography as myself. I can almost smell the mountain stream in the background
GREAT video man. Glad i found your channel
U could use acupuncture to kill or knocksomeone down just like a pressure point and aim it at the point it would kill or knock the out depending on where u hit
Good info
Very well video, helped me a lot, keep them coming👍👍👍
I got the same tattoo except with a moon instead of birds
in using bow 0 when hunting you aim where you want it placed - in target shooting is samething . well i have a pattern of a circle in pie plate - not a snuff can really but ive been using bamboo darts im accurate with at 10 yards but i shoot 10 at a time my groups slit off
into two groups - at 25 yard i have a scrattered groups but some meet in five so i need more shooting then right im 54 yrs old from pa - i think we are not allowed to go small game with these darts - i wonder if i can use bamboo darts
thanks for the video sir
I have always wondered how accurate these blow gun ?
Can you do a accuracy-demonstration ? Say 5 yard away and shooting a 1inch target
This ginger made a good video 👍🏻
That waterfall in front of you is nice.
I tried this aiming method. Seems I'm much better closing my right eye and shooting with my left eye. Thx for the video though.
Y'know I never could do well with that method, but I've met a few who swear by it. Glad you found a style that works for you! Happy Blowgunning!
First when you shot the blow gun at the beginning at the tree it was going like 250 mph
I have a sight at the end of my barrel
So you poison the tip and hunt your pray. What about eating the prey you just poisoned?
Is the Velocity Archery a good blowgun? What would you recommend for a beginner and where can I buy it? Thanks
To not be able to humanely dispatch a larger animal is only because of the shooter not the method.
The method has been proven to take down animals as fast or faster than a bullet.
Reason number 1 is the fact that a bullet once it penetrates it does not keep cutting. So it only damages one place. A blowgun or a spear is more humane on average to a bullet because it cuts and cuts the vital organs.
Therefore you have a misconception about the method and so do many many others. Why? Because like you said it hasn't been done much so the know how is not there. People think a little tiny piece of metal won't kill a large animal.
Btw when you shoot an animal and they fall. They are not dead. They are dead usually a few seconds or a minute after you shoot them. Therefore also a misconception in terms of bullets and their affectiveness.
What about rattlesnakes? Can I do a quick kill headshot to a rattlesnake with one?
I'm blind in my left eye so are you saying I wouldn't be able to use a blowgun accurately?
I can’t say for sure but I don’t see why you couldn’t compensate and learn to shoot! Anything is possible and I’d say go for it!
It would have been n8ce if you covered blowing technique. That's more important.to start with than aiming.
I’ve covered techniques in other videos and this was specifically for aiming. What would you like to see?
@@WooglesOutdoors I've been doing this for a while so I've got it, but trying to figure out exactly how to blow properly was the hardest part, aiming came second and was much easier. So for beginners I think, IMO, that is important. Yes, this is a lot of fun! I bought a package of 50 bamboo skewers at the dollar store (they are slightly longer), and with just a very tiny piece of scotch tape around the shaft the orange cones fit nice and snug. I resharpen the points them with a nail file from, yes, the dollar store.
I have a 40 caliber blow gun teardown blow gun
huh ... the darts kill rabbits, squirrels, frogs, snakes, and other small critters without poison. Good thing, too, since hunting with poisoned darts (and arrows) is banned everywhere in North America. Critters like chucks and fox can be turned off by a well placed dart with a larger than mini sharp broadhead dart.
(I believe Tim Wells uses highly toxic darts when he takes black bear, deer, and other large game with a needle dart (no broadhead) with a body shot. I notice his big game kills are all on private Texas Exotic Game Ranches. State regulations concerning the use of poisoned darts/arrows MAY NOT apply on those properties.)
Your first statement concerning the areas where the use of the blowgun is fairly accurate. About the only areas the blowgun WASN'T used in historical and prehistorical times is parts of Africa (south and east of Egypt, basically. The ancient Egyptians and their neighbors as far north as northern Asia did have blowguns.) The Aboriginies of Australia and nearby islands, and the Inuit of Alaska didn't have them. Pretty much everywhere on earth but those three locations (and Antarctica which was 100% uninhabited by humans) had the blowgun from "caveman" days to modern times.
The blowgun is a wee bit more ancient than the bow and arrow.
Unlike the bow and sling, there is no evidence the blowgun was ever a weapon of war, despite what Hollywood might claim. (and how often is Hollywood interested in historical accuracy?!?
I saw a movie about the Battle of The Alamo a "few" years ago.
Both sides were using bolt action repeating rifles. How they had rifles in 1836 that wouldn't be invented/developed until c.1891, I have no idea. In 1836 the percussion cap was the latest and greatest firearm technology. Both sides were equipped mainly with flintlock muzzleloaders. The Alamo defenders had various calibers ranging from a .36 caliber squirrel rifle to a .53~.56 caliber rifle. Santa Anna's forces may have been more standardized with a .53~.56 caliber rifle or .69 caliber smooth bore musket.
Couldn't have Mexican Calvary attacking on horseback and using a rifle, if the were using muzzleloaders instead of sabers in the movie. I suppose the Hollywood writers and directors thought calvary attacking with rifles blazing was more "exciting" than attacking with sabers ...
Self contained metallic cartridges wouldn't be developed until 1859, with the introduction of the .22 short rimfire.
The famous Henry lever action rifle that was used in the (un)Civil war starting in 1860 (used but was never a government issued arm. Commanders could and did buy arms on the private/civilian market for their troops. Those troops that wanted a Henry gave the money to the commander, who then placed the order for the rile with the factory. There were enough Henry rifles in use during the war that the Union Government did issue ammunition for them to the troops that had bought one.
To say the quartermaster's job was "easy", is a considerable stretch of imagination. Any one company of troops could require over 70 different types of ammo. A single platoon could require 0ver 40. (not to mention the different cannon found in any given artillery company, ranging from 5 pounders to 24 pounders ...
Those issued a .58 caliber rifle or musket required a different mini-ball or round ball than those issued a .54; .577; and .69 caliber.
The .36; .44; and .45 caliber side arms each needed a different size ball. If they used a conical bullet instead of a round ball, those with a .44 caliber Colt revolver could not use a .44 caliber conical intended for a Remington revolver (or any of the several other brands, same for the .36 caliber "Navy" revolvers that were popular with t Infantry, Artillery, and Calvary troops. Both .44/.45 and .36 caliber side arms were found in every platoon. Some of the troops and officers also had a S&W #1 revolver in .22 short and later the S&W #2 and #3 break top .36 and .38 S&W revolvers for a backup gun. The government supplied ammo for those, as well) because the chamber diameters of the cylinder were not the same. The muzzleloading revolvers all used an over diameter projectile. The internal barrel bore diameter (land to land) was the same for each caliber, regardless of manufacturer.
My wife calls me Zoolu Mike but would like to know best easy way to use my blow gun
What animal do you recommend as prey for using blowguns hunting the first time?
Birds if you can get close enough. Other wise try something easy like snakes or large bugs and insects
just man made target's.you don't want to make anything suffer,really know where your aiming.that's what the poison is for,to make sure they don't suffer.othrwise your not a sportsman.so for a while,shoot at thing's instead of a rabbit,etc.''be a killer,not and don't let anything suffer.
@@fiddlesticksbessette398 the blow gun is bigger then any insect
I would not want to eat something I shot with poison
15 feet? O_o maybe 1.5 feet?
My tips are like a needle head
My biggest problem is drop
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Wouldn’t blowing really hard hurt your cheeks
Sorry I meant my girlfriend haha sorry
That bullshit with doublebarrels I can’t see it
Followed all steps also help I just see one barrel what am I doing wrong an I looking wrong
Focus on your target then aim, keep focus on your target and the cross hair on the end of your blowgun will split in two in your peripheral, put the target between the two blurry peripheral cross hairs then judge for angle and dart drop and your a blowgun sniper 😂😂😂
Only kill what you will eat
When you shoot big game animals with these darts. the animals really don't suffer much no more than a animal getting shot with a gun so your thinking ya right but iv had great shots and the animals take 3 to 5 minutes to die
I do not aim with my eye I aim with my mind,,,,for those who aim with their eye have forgotten the face of thy father 😉
I know this comment is late but damn that was deep
... which has NOTHING to do with the subject of "blowgun"...
Somewhere in the ruins of Gilead, the ghost of Cort is smiling.
Thankie sai.