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0.043 Mosquito Swatter?

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17 March 2003, 15:21
Geo
0.043 Mosquito Swatter?
Anyone?????
17 March 2003, 17:12
Saeed
Geo,

It is under development. I just made sure our title included everythig, just to be prepared.

Will post details as developments progress. [Big Grin]
17 March 2003, 18:42
Geo
Let me guess: a sewing needle loaded into a necked-down .22 Short case? Will make the .17 HMR look like a friggin cannon shell. Hehehe.
18 March 2003, 01:50
Jiri
Who made 0.043 barrels ? :-)

Could I use sabotted 0.02 projectile in it ?

What velocity could I get with 1gr bullet ?

Will it enough penetrate for stopping hornet ?

[Big Grin] [Big Grin] [Big Grin]

Jiri
18 March 2003, 02:53
HerrBerg
Damn! I want one of these!
18 March 2003, 02:58
HerrBerg
Started to think about it. Of one makes a needle with a heavy tip (tungsten? gold?) and a rear end of something lighter (titanium?), maybe it would stabilize in a barrel with no rifling. Maybe we�ll be able to get hold of some surplus depleted uranium in the middle east region soon?

It may be difficult to cut the rifling in that kind of caliber.

It may be (?) possible to shoot that thing with a primer only and still getting considerable velocities, waddyathink?

I believe the recoil will be manageable.

[ 03-17-2003, 18:00: Message edited by: HerrBerg ]
18 March 2003, 06:23
crowrifle
Talk about overbore....
18 March 2003, 09:18
Grandpasez
If you use needle you would call it the .043
Mosquito Sticker. or if you can't hit one
you would call it the .043 Butterfly Sticker.Ed.
21 March 2003, 20:01
Alberta Canuck
Maybe we could get Purdey to build some double rifles, or better yet, FN to build some full autos...those critter's charge when they're wounded...
22 March 2003, 08:58
Paul H
I used to pack a NA arms 22 short SA revolver for mosquitos, yeah, they really do get that big in Alaska [Big Grin]