Saturday, February 18, 2012

Assuming it actually happened as the weenies say,

the obvious question comes up: What caliber for drone?

6 comments:

Bob said...

Gauge, more like. Of course, if it's already at altitude you'd have to use something like an AR-15 loaded with tracers and fitted with a bump-fire stock.

gene_jockey said...

I am pretty sure they are lying. Too far for birdshot, too tricky to hit with a rifle. And no shot damage shown, either. I'd be generous and say they simply lost control of the drone and crashed it. The alternative is, it was planned beforehands.

Anonymous said...

any, aim just behind the ear.

Phelps said...

Ditto Bob. Bird shot. Hell, it's more fragile than most birds. For a quad like that, dinging the accelerameters hard enough would probably induce a catastrophic overcorrection loop that brings it down.

(That's why I'm thinking about visual camo for the one I'm planning to build. Which right now boils down to "thin plastic fairing and white paint.")

Gerry N. said...

I'd think 12 ga. hunting loads of #6 chilled lead. If you experience too many lost birds go to #4 shot. Drones taste very bland so you'll need lots of salt. Or, as in the case of spotted owls, shoot, shovel, and shut up.

Anonymous said...

http://elmtreeforge.blogspot.com/2008/10/whats-your-buckshot-of-choice.html

Question already answered, although just behind the ear of the operator would still be the most effective.