[Question] Good PSI for hunting with nail darts?

[Lord Joshy]

I am thinking about using my air powered sniper rifle for hunting, Its accurate so with a good aim, i think i could take something down!

If i was using just a standard nail dart from about 10 meters away, how many PSI should i use to ensure a kill on a bird or small animal?
I live on a property so i have TONS of room to go hunting... Also, i would like to try hunting a fox oneday, Would killing a fox be possible? If so how many PSI?

Note: I only hunt pest animals, or if i hunt anything else, it would be on the sole intention of eating it. (not that i have ever done that, I doubt a rat would be very tastey LOL, actually, i wonder if i could take down a kangaroo, i am a aussie btw, kangaroo is YUMMMM)

[Forum Admin]

I've had good luck with 125 psi. That would be awesome if you took down a kangaroo, I've heard that they are quite the tasty pest animal.  With a good valve and a 3.5" nail dart, killing a roo or fox should be doable.

[Lord Joshy]

Ok, thanks for the help... Would be cool if i could bang a kanga! 125 psi, my sniper can easily hold that... Looks like i could do it... once i make some good bullets, do a few tests, get a scope, i might actually do some hunting!

[josephlys]

How big is your air chamber. The last time I shot feral cats was with 3/4''x approx 3ft air-chamber (Z shaped). Also a hand-operated ball-valve air-gun. The large air-chamber and 4'' naildarts made up for the low 100psi-110psi.
The ball-valve I use looked like this, oiled well it was easier to open compared to the PVC one.

[Lord Joshy]

I need to get a new pressure gauge so i can see what PSI i am getting!!! My current gauge dosnt go high enough!

I use 2 diffrent size pressure pipe for my sniper (I am a amature air gun hobbiest) 15mm and 20mm. As for the length, hmm, thats a tough 1, i cant check right now as i cbf to go outside to the shed to take a look as its late at night, but i would say bout a metre and a half.

I think it fill it up to bout 125 psi usally, but i have no idea because i cant check! Also, i cant find any good gauge's!
I want to somehow attach one to my gun so that i can check the pressure all the time, Has anyone done this? I would probs need to attach a shrader valve and attach a gauge onto that. Any ideas?

I will have to upload some pics of my guns soon!!!
I will try to do so tomoz, i have alot to do in the morning so will be early arvo before i can post!

[josephlys]

Great a pic of your gun would be wonderful. I'm not quite sure how exactly to fit a pressure gauge, but I'd think you could probably fit it to a pipe by buying a pressure gauge fitting. Not sure maybe someone will chime in.

[Lord Joshy]

Great a pic of your gun would be wonderful. I'm not quite sure how exactly to fit a pressure gauge, but I'd think you could probably fit it to a pipe by buying a pressure gauge fitting. Not sure maybe someone will chime in.

Yeah me to
Hint hint: Put it in the tutorial section!!!
Create a tut on how to do it!

[josephlys]

Check out Pellethunter's gun it has a pressure gauge on it :- Reply no.#34
http://www.airgununiverse.net/community/index.php/topic,385.30.html

[Pellethuntr]

Check out Pellethunter's gun it has a pressure gauge on it :- Reply no.#34
http://www.airgununiverse.net/community/index.php/topic,385.30.html

The hardest part about adding a pressure gauge to a PVC gun is the fact that PVC doesn't take threads well.. When I built mine I just bought an end plug drilled it out and tapped it for the size thread of the pressure gauge.. I should do a tutorial when I get a chance.. But I'm not sure there is any good way to attach a gauge to a PVC gun.. If you drilled and tapped the PVC it would make it very week and it would probably leak

[josephlys]

PVC is weak and does not really take much pressure but maybe super strong epoxy would work in assisting the fitting.