/k/ommandos, I'm contemplating buying a blowgun. However,

>>33919133
>buying a blow gun
>not carving your own from imported Tibetan bamboo
>implying a bunch of sperglords on a sumerian basket weaving form know anything about guns, much less of the blow variety

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I blow my guns every day, I dont understand why would you need a specific one for that

>>33919133
4 foot, .50, single piece will be the best for normal backyard shenanigans. If you're hunting monkeys in Borneo get the 6 footer.

>>33919209
I'm being fucking serious. I thought you guys could help.

>>33919197
It's a Ukrainian horse deodorant forum you fucking silly willy.

>>33919133
Get one that has a stopper on the back so you can't inhale your darts

>>33919214
What if I want to hunt small game and target shoot? Should I go for the
.625 six footer or .50 six footer.

6 feet or go home.

>>33919244
Do you know if the Cold Steel .625 Big Bore has a stopper? I can't seem to find any information on it.

>>33919245
The .50 is plenty for squirrel and birds. Maybe if you're going for rabbit you will want the larger bore, otherwise it's just harder to blow desu.

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>>33919133
I'd get a 62cal. Longer ones give you a little more time to accelerate it, and I'm all about more power.
My furthest hit on a bird was at about 30 yards. It's not like I hit it the first shot, but the silence of shooting makes them not get alarmed and fly away.

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>>33919412
wrong pic, wanted to get the darts

>>33919417
How much does that fat fucker hurt? I wanna hunt gophers with a blow dart now

>>33919455
Anywhere from being vaccinated to stepping on a large ass nail.

If you want to hunt gophers with it, you better lace it with some sort of potent poison.

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>>33919455
I've broken dry deer leg bones with it up close. It's fairly nasty and puts a lot of force into whatever it hits. It's very hard plastic and kindof heavy.
I mostly use it to knock down bird/wasp nests in sheds etc.
And I've used it to deter neighbor dogs without having to shoot them. I don't shoot them at anywhere near full strength, but enough to bruise and make sure they know my farmsite isn't a place they want to be.

>>33919133
Get a takedown model.
Go for two foot sections, that way you can switch between four and six feet as you want.

what kind of range do you guys think these have?

I think that the five foot .625 is the way to go. I've taken birds with a 3.5 foot .50 and homemade darts before but I would love to try something with more power and quality. Also wtf is this about a stopper, I've used a blowgun for years and never inhaled a dart, how would that happen?

>>33922196
The other anon was probably talking about the mouthpiece that comes on many commercial models of blowguns, including the Cold Steel Big Bore.

>>33922081
It depends on the length and diameter of the barrel. Longer barrel=more range
More diameter=more power

It's harder to effectively blow enough air through the larger blowguns, however. That's why most don't go above five feet.

>>33922438
Meant to say that effective range is probably around 30 yards.