I expect to see a battery powered pellet gun to come out in the near future.

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boscoebrea

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Frankly, I am surprised one has not come out yet.

My 12-volt Milwaukee tools are light, powerful, last, and charge fast as do many other brands.

Some may say why,I ask why not...I know they have battery-powered air pumps....and nailers,I have a stapler.

A new market is borne, my Milwaukee against your Makita and his Dewalt....of course, all will use the same barrels.

You can get hop-up kits with either 3-4-5Ah batteries.

Think about it, no need for an air compressor, CO2, or springs.

Make mine red.

I am not talken bout a pencil-neck pea shooter,I want an actual powerful hunting rifle.

As Pachard said,"Make it Happen".






 
that video was shades of "Robot Wars".

I know that battery-powered framing and finishing nailers get a lot of ft. lbs. of power and a lot of shots per charge.

I guess someone in one of those companies I mentioned would have to have a lot of pull and prove that a battery-powered pellet gun could make them money

Come to think of it wouldn't a battery-powered rifle have to have a type of piston and if so it would have a jolt to it.
 
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Discussing battery power on "AIR GUN" Nation? Ha

pneumatic nail guns went from compressed air to battery ( spark) / Butane ( fuel) / Paslode..

Now battery powdered, uses a flywheel that spins a motor.. Not sure how all that works but I'lll trust Google on that one. 

Not sure how all that would work to sling a pellet..

Appears Skout will be doing more with less. Less air consumption and less mechanical "goodies" to get performance. 
 
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This whole thread basically reminds me of an airsoft gun. A battery powers a motor, which turns a set of reduction gears (usually in the 16:1 to 20:1 range), which pull back a plunger and spring setup. Once released it basically fires like a springer except you don't get the double recoil.

It's an interesting idea to apply to airguns, but I don't think it will provide enough power unless there is pre-cocking and you'll still have to compress a very strong spring. Airsoft operates in the 1 - 1.5 Joule range and the guns usually operate with M100 - M130 springs, whereas I understand springer usually operate with M240 ish range springs. 
 
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I'm old and technologically challenged, but here is my quandary. Something has to provide sufficient power to propel the pellet at the desired speed. I'm assuming that would be a spring, if we're not using air. That sounds a lot like a spring piston operating system. And compressing that spring is not an inconsequential effort. So, I guess I'm just saying that I don't see how this works. That's very likely a deficiency on my end, rather than a fundamental design issue. Anyway, my best wishes to those who may design such a system. I look forward to seeing it.
 
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I'm old and technologically challenged, but here is my quandary. Something has to provide sufficient power to propel the pellet at the desired speed. I'm assuming that would be a spring, if we're not using air. That sounds a lot like a spring piston operating system. And compressing that spring is not an inconsequential effort. So, I guess I'm just saying that I don't see how this works. That's very likely a deficiency on my end, rather than a fundamental design issue. Anyway, my best wishes to those who may design such a system. I look forward to seeing it.
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Read up on Rail Guns
 
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This whole thread basically reminds me of an airsoft gun. A battery powers a motor, which turns a set of reduction gears (usually in the 16:1 to 20:1 range), which pull back a plunger and spring setup. Once released it basically fires like a springer except you don't get the double recoil.

It's an interesting idea to apply to airguns, but I don't think it will provide enough power unless there is pre-cocking and you'll still have to compress a very strong spring. Airsoft operates in the 1 - 1.5 Joule range and the guns usually operate with M100 - M130 springs, whereas I understand springer usually operate with M240 ish range springs.
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Look up the Tokyo Mauri PSG-1. It was a hybrid of both systems with the precocking stuff. I honestly miss my airsoft days, but people grow and move on.

I can't see where you would get anywhere near the velocity we are getting with modern airguns. There are a few "classic airsoft guns" that use a finned football shaped pellet for the projectile. While they did increase accuracy, they were a pain to load and extremely expensive ( Asahi M700)



Have to think on the railgun side of things that a lead pellet wouldn't work in this type of system. The projectile needs to be magnetic to be launched down the barrel, so think steel washers.
 
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What I think is more of the new technology game changer is Skout Airguns where they are taking their proven paintball electronic valving that enables the power most air rifles but instead of using around 2000 PSI they can get the same power with as low as 900 PSI. They use no springs, the electronics last around a year or 200,000 rounds before needing to recharge and with that power with less air means more shots, less recoil, and they hope to have it on the market around 6 months from now... http://www.skoutairguns.com/


 
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