REMINDER: Buy your arrow air guns before 2020-09-01!

[Pirat]

Hey everyone!

Just a quick reminder for all of you thinking about getting
an arrow air rifle or an arrow air handgun like these:


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(FX Bobcat, available at https://gogun.de/category/en-fx-airguns/
I have nothing to do with these guys, though)


In Germany, as of 2020-09-01, you will need a WBK for this type of guns.
So if you got the money, now might be a good time to spend it. :-)

Crossbows are not affected, AFAIK. So you can buy this:


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(Lancehead F1)

or this:


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(Steambow Stinger)

or this:


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(Cobra System R, "Adder")

... any time. :-)


Pirat
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[zietsh]

are you telling me this was legal up to now but a pellet gun as in air rifle with similar firepower was not? This looks a lot more harmful, how many joules of firepower does one of these have? Or is that scope just for show?

[Pirat]

are you telling me this was legal up to now but a pellet gun as in air rifle with similar firepower was not? This looks a lot more harmful, how many joules of firepower does one of these have? Or is that scope just for show?

• FX Bobcat (air arrow gun): 104 Joule
• Zubin X340 (crossbow): 138 Joule with carbon arrow or lead shot:
  
  
  
  Watch this vid @ Youtube (new Window)

And up to the mid 1970s or so, when Germany had a bit of common sense left, you
could freely buy these, as long as you were at least 18 years old:


(Click to visit the site hosting above picture, "meinungsterror.de" -- a site
that looks a little ... dubious, but their information regarding weapon sales
in the seventies is correct nevertheless).

Pirat
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[wurst]

dont shoot wurst please!

[Pirat]

dont shoot wurst please!

*lol*

X-D


Pirat

[wurst]

illegal.

Screenshot from 2020-08-15 20-40-26.png

[Pirat]

If you ever wonder what 104 Joule can do:




Watch this vid @ Youtube (new Window)
(Cue to 4m 20s!)

I need money.

Pirat.

[wurst]

Watch this vid @ Youtube (new Window)

[natirips]

I know I'm a month late, but 104 J of energy is a decent amount.

Simple physics (E=mgh) indicates that's about the same energy you get when dropping 10kg of payload from height of 1m. Imagine a 10kg stone with a sharp end being dropped onto your head from 1 meter above it. Ouch. Don't actually try it, believe science this time. Or test on a composite plaque instead of your head like the guy in video.

[Pirat]

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Imagine a 10kg stone with a sharp end being dropped onto your head from 1 meter above it. Ouch. Don't actually try it, believe science this time.

Don't worry, no foolhardy Russians around.

Oh, hey Draik, hey Victoria! ;)
[1]

Or test on a composite plaque instead of your head like the guy in video.

Ooooor on someone else's head. ;)

Btw., good to read from you again, Natirips! *InternetCuddle*

Pirat.

[1] (They ain't from Russia, but it's a running gag here on DSWP :-])