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Issue with neighbor

#43
Gravedigger Dav said:
Not enough. You need at least a 20 and no smaller than 7 1/2". Not enough pellets in a .410 to get a good pattern for an airborne target.
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Assuming your "airborne target" was a game bird. A drone is relatively large and much slower compared to a game bird. I would say that if you can't hit a drone hovering over your property in a position to look in your windows with a .410, you should not be handling a shotgun at all.

That's all academic anyway because OP already says firearm or pelletgun is out.

I would NOT complain to the police. I doubt there is much they can/will do, and it will only serve to put you on the record as having it in for this guy's drone. I actually like to idea of getting your own RC craft, learning how to use it, and then "accidentally" crashing it in to the drone, assuming the guy keeps doing it. Since it would be likely that both crafts would crash in the same spot, you could run to retrieve your own craft and perhaps accidentally step on his repeatedly before he showed up. Or, if it landed on your property, tell him no trespassing, bye, bye.
 
#46
Jim Campbell said:
50. cal refers to the size of the slug and not necessarily a given round.....it may well be that a 50. cal round ids available for an ar/ak style rifle,but yeah,the one from the big machine gun would not be that round....
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A .50 cal round is 1/2", as to the weight, it will usuallay be in the range or 450 to 650 grains. So, it doesn't really describe the size of the slug, only what size barrel it fits in. There are no .50 AKs they are 7.62/39 and newer ones are 5.45/39, The AR 15 rifles use a remington .223 or a NATO 5.56. The AR 16 uses 7.62x51.
There is a custom .50 cal round for a special AR 15, but it isn't very practical because of the weight and volume of the ammo. But it is a modern version of the old .45-70 round used in the 19th century for buffalo guns (Sharps - See Quigly Down Under) and for the Gatlin gun.
 
#47
Factor88 said:
Assuming your "airborne target" was a game bird. A drone is relatively large and much slower compared to a game bird. I would say that if you can't hit a drone hovering over your property in a position to look in your windows with a .410, you should not be handling a shotgun at all.

That's all academic anyway because OP already says firearm or pelletgun is out.

I would NOT complain to the police. I doubt there is much they can/will do, and it will only serve to put you on the record as having it in for this guy's drone. I actually like to idea of getting your own RC craft, learning how to use it, and then "accidentally" crashing it in to the drone, assuming the guy keeps doing it. Since it would be likely that both crafts would crash in the same spot, you could run to retrieve your own craft and perhaps accidentally step on his repeatedly before he showed up. Or, if it landed on your property, tell him no trespassing, bye, bye.
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At what distance? You left that out and it is important. Not that I don't compete in shooting sports or anything.
 
#49
Factor88 said:
Assuming your "airborne target" was a game bird. A drone is relatively large and much slower compared to a game bird. I would say that if you can't hit a drone hovering over your property in a position to look in your windows with a .410, you should not be handling a shotgun at all.

That's all academic anyway because OP already says firearm or pelletgun is out.

I would NOT complain to the police. I doubt there is much they can/will do, and it will only serve to put you on the record as having it in for this guy's drone. I actually like to idea of getting your own RC craft, learning how to use it, and then "accidentally" crashing it in to the drone, assuming the guy keeps doing it. Since it would be likely that both crafts would crash in the same spot, you could run to retrieve your own craft and perhaps accidentally step on his repeatedly before he showed up. Or, if it landed on your property, tell him no trespassing, bye, bye.
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Now that I think about it, it would be awesome to get another remote controlled aircraft to attack the drone. Unlike the drone, you would need to have some kind of attacking part of the aircraft. Most remote controlled airplanes use balsa and other lightweight material in order to fly. Too much weight and it won't take off or be off-balance in the air. I'm thinking maybe add a carbon fiber bar to hit the propeller of the drone, or maybe just plain old kamikaze attacks would suffice.
 
#53
NWB said:
And just what were you doing Stewie?
I hope you have a good lawyer once this video shows up in court.:beaver:
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W*F. Go back and read OP's post #31. The OP states that this whole thread was written as a satire joke and even apologizes for doing so. Please note: The OP is not my neighbor. There is no video. There is no court. The OP does not even own a drone.
 
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#54
Stewie26 said:
W*F. Go back and read OP's post #31. The OP states that whole thread was written as a satire joke and even apologizes for doing so. Please note: The OP is not my neighbor. There is no video. There is no court. The OP does not even own a drone.
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I read the OP again & he clearly says he thinks you're up to no good & is doing reconnaissance with his video drone. You'd better lawyer up.
 
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#56
Gravedigger Dav said:
At what distance? You left that out and it is important. Not that I don't compete in shooting sports or anything.
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Point taken. I was assuming the range would be that from which a typical gopro camera could see inside a window of typical size druing the daytime. I guess I was thinking 20-30 yards. I've had success shooting farm vermin with a .410 at those ranges (stationary, or moving very slowly of course). But you are correct that if you have a lot of property and are annoyed that there is a drone flying at ranges beyond 20-30 yards, you would be out of luck with a .410
 
#59
Factor88 said:
Point taken. I was assuming the range would be that from which a typical gopro camera could see inside a window of typical size druing the daytime. I guess I was thinking 20-30 yards. I've had success shooting farm vermin with a .410 at those ranges (stationary, or moving very slowly of course). But you are correct that if you have a lot of property and are annoyed that there is a drone flying at ranges beyond 20-30 yards, you would be out of luck with a .410
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I would use a 12 guage with 7 1/2". That is the most popular setup for sporting clays. Those clay birds are not that much larger than the described drone and usually moving much faster. It should make a slow or stationary drone an easy target.
 

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