Shoting and arrow out of a 410.

[J.A.B.M.]

We could go one better for archery season and put some dynamite on the arrows.

Dukes of Hazard style...................

Now that would be ridiculous

[Flyingmonkeys]

You would be better off learning how to use one of those native "throwing sticks" to heave an arrow with.  Probably get better velocity and control......

[sirk798]

No, I haven't.
If you do do not forget to say "Hey, watch this" into the camera.

Also, Don't forget to say, "dude, hold my beer"

[Fort Knox]

Please, for pete's sake, someone try this and post the video.  It goes against all safety standards and what not, but come one...it would be cool.

[hillbillyboy]

You would be better off learning how to use one of those native "throwing sticks" to heave an arrow with.  Probably get better velocity and control......

an atlatl? (or however you spell it)

[Desciple]

Why not just buy a crossbow if you want the feel of a gun while shooting an arrow?  I don't know if it's safe or not.  The responsible person inside me says "don't do it" the kid in me says "just do it" the middle ground would be to try and do it safely to test the theory.  I'm not recommending that you do it though as I think that would be misuse of the board and against the rule about promoting illegal activity, seeing as how the purpose is to break bow season laws.

[7.62]

Even if the projectile is an arrow, it's still a firearm because it's using powder, so it can't be used for archery season even if it does work.

[J.A.B.M.]

Even if the projectile is an arrow, it's still a firearm because it's using powder, so it can't be used for archery season even if it does work.

I think we all know this. We're just having a little fun.
I was talking to the guys at work about this and one guy has seen it done several times He said it goes straight for about 20 feet and then gets crazy. No fletching. Now we are thinking about a double wad 12 gauge. No load. Leave the fletchings  slowly spiral the arrow into the barrel. I think these guys are crazy enough to try it.

[Desciple]

Agreed 7.62 but I don't think we can deny the OP's intent after this, can we?

The person who told me this did not use a bow and they claimed it was a way that they would bow hunt.  I thought If I threw that out there someone would be able to have "knowledge" of this manner of archery.

The fact is that it is illegal, heck in my state it is illegal to even carry a gun during archery season.  I suppose we should ask first where 100bullets is from, then we can know whether we are even dealing with US law or not.

Where are you from 100bullets?  

[7.62]

I think we're agreeing Desciple.  I was saying it couldn't be used, at least not where I'm at.

J.A.M.B., I'd hope we all would know, but the quote Desciple used goes to show that someone out there doesn't.

[J.A.B.M.]

J.A.M.B., I'd hope we all would know, but the quote Desciple used goes to show that someone out there doesn't.

I guess I missed Desciples' post. I should have been quoting Desciple  not 7.62

[crug420]

welk for one thing the good and bad of this idea goes with if u load your own shells

[jrb]

I have heard of it being done.
An average hunting arrow weighs in the neighborhood of 400-500 grains,an 1 1/8 ounce pellet load in a 12 gauge weighs 492 grains,so if you pulled the pellets from a trap load,and somehow got the arrow attached,it could work.
Such a gizmo would be used at fairly close range,if you experimented ,you could probably figure out some type of fletching,or maybe use a muzzleloader,with the shaft in some type of sabot to impart the rifling spin,a heavy weight,large diameter arrow shaft,long enough to keep the broadhead out of the barrel,some type of plastic sabot,to seal the bore ,and keep the arrow centered in the bore....I think it would work.
If somebody wants to front me $10,000,I could come up with a working prototype.
I have seen ramrods fired by accident without any damage,other than generous recoil,but those had a bullet and the ramrod.

[ruston61]

Did you see my post I've done it once with a .410 shotgun it works not very accurate. It may be illegal to hunt with one but other than that its just havin fun.

[Ceddie]

We have done it out of a muzzle loader… the first one was a ram rod… oh yeah, and an accident… but then the light bulb came on over my buddies head and we spent the rest of the afternoon missing stuff with sticks because sticks aren’t made to fly unless you attach fins.

I don’t know about a .410.