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This just makes me wonder why paintball dueling isn’t a bigger thing
this post was submitted on 25 Oct 2023
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This should be an Olympic sport.
One of the only two times I've ever been, we used a cattle field to separate into two teams and everyone had to pull off their hopper, load one at a time, and march toward each other while firing.
Unfortunately we didn't have anyone calling for firing lines and whatnot, but if I ever go with enough people to do this again, definitely going to be a thing.
This sounds glorious, but I meant 1v1 duels. 10 paces and such
And then if both miss, they go at each other with Nerf swords
Uh HEMA, SCA, or fencing.
Wasn't that originally part of the Olympics?
One of the early Olympics had it, I think, but not many. Maybe only one?
It was in the 1908 Olympics, and they used wax dummies.
I would like to know more.
Ok in 1906 at a different competition is there this picture was taken and they shot at each other
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If it wasn't for the fact that the BATF has decided that simunitions are too dangerous for civilians, you could still do this. There's a company that produces non-lethal ammunition that can be used in certain models of regular firearms--with modifications--so that you can quite safely shoot someone at near-contact ranges. Obviously your long range accuracy is not great. It will break skin, but so will AirSoft.
I'm told servicemembers do fast draw routines with simunitions. apparently the trick is to start firing immediately and the recoil will bring your muzzle up faster
...That is not something that you would ever do. Where are those bullets going when you're not on-target? Even if you don't hit an unintended target, that's wasted ammunition, and you aren't carrying an infinite amount. Trust me when I say that carrying 6 pistol magazines each loaded with 20 rounds, in addition to a chest carrier with 7 fully loaded M4 magazines starts getting heavy.
I've done a little IDPA--and will be doing more--and that kind of shit would get you tossed out of a match IMMEDIATELY. If you spend enough time practicing, you don't need to do that anyways; part of the air marshal qualification course involves drawing a pistol from concealment, and firing a single shot on target-at 7y-in 1.15 seconds or less. High-level USPSA shooters can complete Bill drills from draw in under 2.
these were soldiers fucking around with wax bullets during training. this was not a combat simulation
Here's a 11 minute video on the topic for anyone interested:
I can't believe that was not a rickroll!
How do wax bullets work? Do they not melt from the act of being fired at high speed and heat?
Pour a low charge of black powder in there. You ain't trying to hit a Confederate or deer at 200-yards. It'll still be plenty fast and straight at short range.
When stuffing the wax bullet in, precede it with a wad more like a shotgun wad instead of a flimsy piece of cloth? That would keep the charge from directly bathing your wax in hellfire.
SOURCE: Educated guess from a BP and shotgun nerd.
Ah, so the wad takes the heat and gives the wax the force. Which likely keeps the wax cool enough to survive the flight.
Still going to have wax in your barrel rifling. 🤷🏻♂️ May not matter when you next put lead down the pipe. Hot lead will clean it up in any case!
Heat can only be transferred so fast. So no, only the very surface.
Depends on the exact makeup of the wax, I would guess.