Like, i dont know, what could be used to power airguns instead of springs or compressed air
What should be the next power source for airguns
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Any other propulsion source ... Lol, would theoretically no long make them an Air Gun.
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Years past we have seen Either ignition is a spring piston rifle ( Production too !! )
Pure Nitrogen
Helium
Co2
And quite likely other Inert gasses so long as sufficient pressure is available.
COST of the propulsion miens generally dictate marketability
Get your question ... just poking a hole in the question & All in fun just having the conversation
Years past we have seen Either ignition is a spring piston rifle ( Production too !! )
Pure Nitrogen
Helium
Co2
And quite likely other Inert gasses so long as sufficient pressure is available.
COST of the propulsion miens generally dictate marketability
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Maybe something like the tankless shells they use for the AEA Defender and Harpoon. I have a Harpoon and they seem to work pretty well. Maybe do some kind improved versions of them.
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If I could harness my body's methane I'd truly be air independent (with a constant source!). 
Merry ChristmaHanuKwanza to all! Stay safe, shoot straight!
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Hydrogen power and helium propulsion.
Not an "air rifle" but a "light gas rifle".
en.m.wikipedia.org
I've seen one of these in action. The most powerful springer on the planet.
This one...
Not an "air rifle" but a "light gas rifle".
Light-gas gun - Wikipedia
I've seen one of these in action. The most powerful springer on the planet.
This one...
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If I could harness my body's methane I'd truly be air independent (with a constant source!).
A fart gun. I like it!
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Could it be a piston system setup purposely for dieseling? Almost a hybrid if you will, a gel fuel that fills the combustion chamber….. I know bad idea but hey thinking outside the safe box.
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Vaseline guns!
I think there was a springer made with an oil port to make it diesel intentionally. Seems like I saw a post on that.
The sky is the limit if you design a gun to diesel. Hair gel, gasoline, ether, pumkin scented candle wax...
I don't think it's the new wave of airguns. Too much liability. Someone will squirt too much hairspray in the barrel and hurt themselves.
I know pressurized helium is being used to make fast guns. I expect someone to make a PCP using helium and market it. It just seems the easiest way to make pellets go faster without using propellants.
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It will complicate getting the air just right. Need game to be upwind to avoid spooking, but the gun needs to be shot downwind to avoid ....well you know.
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Would you tether, or fill and drain your stink gun?If I could harness my body's methane I'd truly be air independent (with a constant source!).
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Electromagnetic personal projectiles work for me. Self-guided of course. Drone delivery to my porch port. And I won't it now.
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I saw a magnetic impulse rifle on youtube. It was in production a few years ago. I don't remember the details but I saw a couple reviews.
It's neat technology. You could get a lead bullet going really fast. You could get a steel bullet going faster.
The army has a big rail gun research project about 40 miles from my house. They shoot distant targets and launch different things at high speed. It's right over the mountain from the light gas gun I posted above. The navy is testing their new railgun to be mounted on a ship there.
They have a small arms design like a bb gun. The magnet only moves forward an inch or so but it moves REALLY FAST. It has a plunger that knocks a steel bb out the barrel really fast. It will cycle at incredible speeds. It won't accelerate a projectile like a railgun will. But it uses the same principle to mechanically launch a bb.
You could put an electromagnetic "spring" in your breakbarrel instead of a gas ram or coil spring. Plug it into a battery pack on your belt. It would still be an air rifle...
It's neat technology. You could get a lead bullet going really fast. You could get a steel bullet going faster.
The army has a big rail gun research project about 40 miles from my house. They shoot distant targets and launch different things at high speed. It's right over the mountain from the light gas gun I posted above. The navy is testing their new railgun to be mounted on a ship there.
They have a small arms design like a bb gun. The magnet only moves forward an inch or so but it moves REALLY FAST. It has a plunger that knocks a steel bb out the barrel really fast. It will cycle at incredible speeds. It won't accelerate a projectile like a railgun will. But it uses the same principle to mechanically launch a bb.
You could put an electromagnetic "spring" in your breakbarrel instead of a gas ram or coil spring. Plug it into a battery pack on your belt. It would still be an air rifle...
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