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SPECIAL AMMUNITION FOR BLOWGUNS
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The blowgun is an interesting weapon which has several advantages. A
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blowgun can be extremely accurate, concealable, and deliver an explosive or
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poisoned projectile. The manufacture of an explosive dart or projectile is
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not difficult. To acquire a blowgun, please contact the editor at one of the
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addresses given in the introduction.
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Perhaps the most simple design for such involves the use of a pill capsule,
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such as the kind that are taken for headaches or allergies. Empty gelatin pill
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capsules can be purchased from most health-food stores. Next, the capsule
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would be filled with an impact-sensitive explosive, such as mercury fulminate.
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An additional high explosive charge could be placed behind the impact
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sensitive explosive, if one of the larger capsules were used.
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Finally, the explosive capsule would be reglued back together, and a tassel
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or cotton would be glued to the end containing the high explosive, to insure
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that the impact-detonating explosive struck the target first.
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Such a device would probably be about 3/4 of an inch long, not including the
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tassel or cotton, and look something like this:
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/mercury | \-----------------------
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(fulminate| R.D.X. )---------------------- } tassels
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Care must be taken- if a powerful dart went off in the blowgun, you could
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easily blow the back of your head off.
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SPECIAL AMMUNITION FOR WRISTROCKETS AND SLINGSHOTS
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A modern wristrocket is a formidable weapon. It can throw a shooter marble
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about 500 ft. with reasonable accuracy. Inside of 200 ft., it could well be
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lethal to a man or animal, if it struck in a vital area. Because of the
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relatively large sized projectile that can be used in a wristrocket, the
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wristrocket can be adapted to throw relatively powerful explosive projectiles.
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A small segment of aluminum pipe could be made into an impact-detonating
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device by filling it with an impact-sensitive explosive material.
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Also, such a pipe could be filled with a low-order explosive, and fitted
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with a fuse, which would be lit before the device was shot. One would have to
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make sure that the fuse was of sufficient length to insure that the device did
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not explode before it reached its intended target.
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Finally, .22 caliber caps, such as the kind that are used in .22 caliber
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blank guns, make excellent exploding ammunition for wristrockets, but they
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must be used at a relatively close range, because of their light weight.
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SPECIAL AMMUNITION FOR FIREARMS
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When special ammunition is used in combination with the power and
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rapidity of modern firearms, it becomes very easy to take on a small army with
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a single weapon. It is possible to buy explosive ammunition, but that can be
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difficult to do. Such ammunition can also be manufactured in the home. There
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is, however, a risk involved with modifying any ammunition. If the ammunition
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is modified incorrectly, in such a way that it makes the bullet even the
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slightest bit wider, an explosion in the barrel of the weapon will occur. For
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this reason, NOBODY SHOULD EVER ATTEMPT TO MANUFACTURE SUCH AMMUNITION.
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SPECIAL AMMUNITION FOR HANDGUNS
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If an individual wished to produce explosive ammunition for his/her
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handgun, he/she could do it, provided that the person had an impact-sensitive
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explosive and a few simple tools. One would first purchase all lead bullets,
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and then make or acquire an impact-detonating explosive. By drilling a hole
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in a lead bullet with a drill, a space could be created for the placement of
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an explosive. After filling the hole with an explosive, it would be sealed in
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the bullet with a drop of hot wax from a candle. A diagram of a completed
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exploding bullet is shown below.
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_o_ ------------ drop of wax
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/|*|\
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| |*|-|----------- impact-sensitive explosive
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This hollow space design also works for putting poison in bullets.
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In many spy thrillers, an assassin is depicted as manufacturing
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"exploding bullets" by placing a drop of mercury in the nose of a bullet.
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Through experimentation it has been found that this will not work. Mercury
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reacts with lead to form a inert silvery compound.
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SPECIAL AMMUNITION FOR SHOTGUNS
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Because of their large bore and high power, it is possible to create some
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extremely powerful special ammunition for use in shotguns. If a shotgun shell
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is opened at the top, and the shot removed, the shell can be re-closed. Then,
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if one can find a very smooth, lightweight wooden dowel that is close to the
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bore width of the shotgun, a person can make several types of shotgun-launched
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weapons.
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Insert the dowel in the barrel of the shotgun with the shell without the
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shot in the firing chamber. Mark the dowel about six inches away from the end
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of the barrel, and remove it from the barrel.
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Next, decide what type of explosive or incendiary device is to be used.
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This device can be a chemical fire bottle (sect. 3.43), a pipe bomb (sect
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4.42), or a thermite bomb (sect 3.41 and 4.42). After the device is made, it
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must be securely attached to the dowel. When this is done, place the dowel
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back in the shotgun. The bomb or incendiary device should be on the end of the
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dowel.
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Make sure that the device has a long enough fuse, light the fuse, and fire
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the shotgun. If the projectile is not too heavy, ranges of up to 300 ft are
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possible. A diagram of a shotgun projectile is shown below:
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Special "grenade-launcher blanks" should be used- use of regular blank
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ammunition may cause the device to land perilously close to the user.
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SPECIAL AMMUNITION FOR COMPRESSED AIR/GAS WEAPONS
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This section deals with the manufacture of special ammunition for
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compressed air or compressed gas weapons, such as pump B.B guns, CO2 B.B guns,
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and .22 cal pellet guns. These weapons, although usually thought of as kids
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toys, can be made into rather dangerous weapons.
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SPECIAL AMMUNITION FOR B.B GUNS
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A B.B gun, for this manuscript, will be considered any type of rifle or
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pistol that uses compressed air or CO2 gas to fire a projectile with a caliber
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of .177, either B.B, or lead pellet. Such guns can have almost as high a
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muzzle velocity as a bullet-firing rifle. Because of the speed at which a .177
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caliber projectile flies, an impact detonating projectile can easily be made
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that has a caliber of .177.
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Most ammunition for guns of greater than .22 caliber use primers to
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ignite the powder in the bullet. These primers can be bought at gun stores,
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since many people like to reload their own bullets. Such primers detonate when
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struck by the firing pin of a gun. They will also detonate if they are thrown
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at a hard surface at a great speed.
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Usually, they will also fit in the barrel of a .177 caliber gun. If they are
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inserted flat end first, they will detonate when the gun is fired at a hard
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surface. If such a primer is attached to a piece of thin metal tubing, such as
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that used in an antenna, the tube can be filled with an explosive, be sealed,
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and fired from a B.B gun. A diagram of such a projectile appears below:
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| ****** explosive ******* |------------------- } tassel or
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The front primer is attached to the tubing with a drop of super glue. The
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tubing is then filled with an explosive, and the rear primer is glued on.
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Finally, a tassel, or a small piece of cotton is glued to the rear primer, to
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insure that the projectile strikes on the front primer. The entire projectile
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should be about 3/4 of an inch long.
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SPECIAL AMMUNITION FOR .22 CALIBER PELLET GUNS
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A .22 caliber pellet gun usually is equivalent to a .22 cal rifle, at
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close ranges. Because of this, relatively large explosive projectiles can be
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adapted for use with .22 caliber air rifles. A design similar to that used in
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section 5.12 is suitable, since some capsules are about .22 caliber or
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smaller. Or, a design similar to that in section 5.31 could be used, only one
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would have to purchase black powder percussion caps, instead of ammunition
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primers, since there are percussion caps that are about .22 caliber. A #11
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cap is too small, but anything larger will do nicely.
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-= Exodus =-
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