Jody Posted January 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 I had a go on one today, the paintball version its great fun the guy said that he has the 22 conversion barrel to he thinks there really accurate and anything more than a 50lb bow sends them out at over 700fps!. with a 50lb bow he gets just over 500fps with a 14.5grain pellet. Also I don't suppose it would have any rifleing, if it fires a pellet at more than 12ftlb then I would guess it is fac, otherwise everyone would have one The .22 barrel is rifled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett1985 Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 Sorry, but the first 10 seconds of that video showed that animal taking 3 shots from 3 different people before it was killed... Doesnt really strike me as a humane hunting tool! Looks like a fun plinker though. Wouldnt mind having a go on one at some targets... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 Why would you want to? Surely all the movement of that bow would make for a very inaccurate shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 Sod any legal implications, why would you want this monster, even in their video they couldn't hit things a few yards in front of them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VikingRebel Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 Hi all I have a question I was thinking of getting an Airow gun adaptor for my bow and using it to hunt with in the uk but is this legal? It's not legal to bow hunt with a bow and arrow but this is not with an arrow I think it's a fine line but would like to see how others would view this. The law actually says nothing about "arrows" or any projectiles, it only says bows or crossbows. So basically any projectile (regardless of whether it is an arrow or not) fired from bow or crossbow is not legal for hunting. Whether that principle would extend to using a bow to power an air rifle, i really have no idea, it would be one for the courts to decide. Also, looking on google, i can only seem to find the paintball version on sale in the UK, not the .22 version. Im guessing it is probably over 12ft lbs? If you want to legally experience something similar to bow hunting, then i recommend trying your hand at a slingshot instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jody Posted January 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 I might get it for some fun in the garden but not to sure on the hunting side of it as it does out balance the bow a bit. Good idea bit unless a bow is shooting an arrow its not that accurate. They have a uk website so can get them both over hear but I may just stick to arrows and buy another gun instead or get the paintball one as it was fun shooting that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadioles Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 Do you really think this would be humane if you used it against animals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispti Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 It's still a bow........ Is guess your feo will take the same view....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Z Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 Due to the fact it's a rifled barrel projecting a pellet using the power of air, it's safe to say it is an air rifle. How it conforms to power restrictions is all you need to test. Let's look at this another way, if I take my normal air rifle, cock it, load it, aim it at a rat, and use the tip of a bow to pull the trigger, have I used a bow to hunt? no, a rifled barrel powered by air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Z Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 but by the way, I wouldn't bother. They look terribly made, and really inaccurate. Even if passed by the law, it would be morally wrong to use against any live quarry when a good scoped air rifle will out perform it everytime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 To my mind this is an Airgun.A normal bow imparts its energy directly to the arrow-this becomes the projectile,but the Airowgun propels a piston that then fires a pellet as a secondary event.I cannot recall any law that denotes how air must be compressed in order for a weapon to be an Airgun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispti Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 But without the bow its useless........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 The simple answer is it needs "type approval" from the home office. This is std procedure for any new type of firearm related product. At the end of the day if you personally imported one and the decision was made to prosecute - it will be up to the HO to say what type of thing it is. My advice is don't go there it looks pants! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 Do you really think this would be humane if you used it against animals? Of course it is, the chances of actually hitting them are slim! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanL Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 The simple answer is it needs "type approval" from the home office. This is std procedure for any new type of firearm related product. At the end of the day if you personally imported one and the decision was made to prosecute - it will be up to the HO to say what type of thing it is. My advice is don't go there it looks pants! There is no such thing as 'type approval' for firearms. I belive that the HO do express and opinion as to whether things are legal or not but there is no actual requirement to submit new types of firearm to anyone for approval or classification. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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