Spear Guns for Home Defense?

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  • Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
  • Home defense is important for many people. Those who live in the US have the advantage that they can easily obtain firearms for the purpose, but in most other countries that is a not an option, due to strict weapon laws.
    Spear guns are usually seen as a sports instrument rather than a weapon, and therefore they are legal even in some of the most restrictive countries. Well, what can kill a fish can probably also be effective against human intruders - so spear guns might be a viable option for self defense.
    This video is a (non sponsored) review about two different models, both about 50 cm long. Both are made by Cressi, one of the leading manufacturers. One model is powered by rubber, the other one by compressed air.
    How will these devices perform against an archery mat and ballistic gelatin? What is the effective range? Can they be "souped up" for more power?
    This video has the answers.
    A "The Slingshot Channel" production.

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  • @goldenfugnugget
    @goldenfugnugget 8 лет назад +670

    It's funny that people often claim that Jeorg isn't very safe with his tests, but the dude doubles up on the rubbers every time!

    • @DazmoTube
      @DazmoTube 8 лет назад +12

      +John Dough lol

    • @edwardanderson9396
      @edwardanderson9396 7 лет назад +44

      John Dough He is very safe, he has his safety t-shirt

    • @deesnutz4638
      @deesnutz4638 6 лет назад +7

      After 9:00 min i just GOT the joke...😂

    • @syotos2143
      @syotos2143 5 лет назад +5

      Condom . . .?

    • @frizzb72
      @frizzb72 5 лет назад

      😂🤣😂🤣😂😜

  • @wilhelmvonlaer5699
    @wilhelmvonlaer5699 8 лет назад +587

    Due to shortage of Ammo, THERE WILL BE NO WARNING SHOT!
    Sorry for the inconvenience...

    • @leosaffron222
      @leosaffron222 8 лет назад +8

      Its the truth ruth

    • @mensch.meier.8816
      @mensch.meier.8816 6 лет назад +4

      der pudding wird aber noch gegessen oder?

    • @teetywoo3156
      @teetywoo3156 5 лет назад +1

      Should have said " say in Germany accent" lol

    • @cdust5606
      @cdust5606 5 лет назад

      @@teetywoo3156 laughed way more than I should have

    • @charliefarley5880
      @charliefarley5880 4 года назад

      have you got a link ware you got the air powered spear gun

  • @jamesv3929
    @jamesv3929 8 лет назад +80

    Nice video but the pneumatic spearguns don't need pumping up every time, they use the compressed air like a spring and no air actually escapes, you simply re-compress it after each shot!

  • @wordsmithgobshite3296
    @wordsmithgobshite3296 8 лет назад +476

    Handy if you ever get burgled by a rogue tuna

    • @UnholyTingz
      @UnholyTingz 7 лет назад +8

      Wordsmith Gobshite I'm dead xD

    • @christianmartinez4778
      @christianmartinez4778 5 лет назад

      Wtf is burgled?

    • @dlew3624
      @dlew3624 5 лет назад +8

      Keeps loan sharks at bay also.

    • @mossmyd8378
      @mossmyd8378 4 года назад

      XD

    • @morlosloan7488
      @morlosloan7488 4 года назад +1

      Wordsmith Gobshite A man killed his family with a spear gun look up the Sharpe Murders

  • @Rich_ard
    @Rich_ard 8 лет назад +420

    all it's going to take is 1 person successfully defending themselves with a spear gun and they'll get added to the restricted list buy while you can

    • @Rich_ard
      @Rich_ard 8 лет назад +3

      +madbully1 lol.

    • @ericsarason9099
      @ericsarason9099 8 лет назад +21

      Well then. I'm leaving my doors unlocked so I can kill an intruder with my tv licence!

    • @AppealtoImmortality
      @AppealtoImmortality 7 лет назад +40

      They would even ban bread if someone managed to defend theselves with it from an assailant because it's all about the culprit's rights

    • @JMRabil675
      @JMRabil675 5 лет назад +31

      No matter the gun laws criminals will always get black market guns. Gun control just stop non criminals from defending themselves. Anyone who is for gun control is extremely uneducated

    • @wagnercorange3458
      @wagnercorange3458 5 лет назад +20

      March 13, 2019, two students entered a school in São Paulo, Brasil, with a revolver and a crossbow, machetes and throwing knives. They killed 10 peole, all with the gun, bought ilegally with the numbers ground out. One of them was 17, the other 25 years old, minimum legal age to buy a gun. But the media is bitching about the fact that "crossbows can be bought from the internet by anyone". They didn't care much for the fact that one of those kids was raised by his grandma, had no father and a drug addict mother, and was been bullied spitless in the school. I don't know about the other, didn't pay much attention to that actually, i have more important stuff to do. But yes, if you write a hate message on a wall, they want to ban spray cans. They're that bright.

  • @WestCoastWheelman
    @WestCoastWheelman 8 лет назад +31

    I absolutely love that you are unapologetic about home defense weaponry and blatantly skirting the stupid laws many of us have to deal with. Your home is your castle, only you can defend it.

    • @gramursowanfaborden5820
      @gramursowanfaborden5820 8 лет назад +3

      health and safety laws are pretty over-zealous, but i think it's wise to have restrictions on firearms. anything else is pretty fair game though; slingshots, crossbows, catapults, scimitars, battleaxes, i think the line should be if it's non-concealable, and requires a certain amount of skill and ability to use (such as the strength needed to cock a spear gun), since firearms are pretty easy to accidentally kill someone with.

    • @DivingDonut
      @DivingDonut 8 лет назад +10

      +Mikail Elchanovanich Dude, there are about 500 lethal accidents in the US per year, and they have 100 Million gun owners. That whole "oh my god, the gun accidents"-thing is totally overblown. It's like the "attack-dog" panic or the fuzz about the next virus of the year.

    • @WestCoastWheelman
      @WestCoastWheelman 8 лет назад +8

      Passing gun control and anti-gun laws because of gun accidents or even crime is like banning vaccines because you don't like the sting of the needle. Guns are used to PREVENT crime almost infinitely more than they are used in crime, not counting the innumerable other peaceful uses of guns.

    • @gramursowanfaborden5820
      @gramursowanfaborden5820 8 лет назад +2

      WestcoastWheelman
      i'd like a source for that, and really there should be no accidents at all, but in any case it's not just about the accidents, it would make intentional deaths much less common also, it's a lot harder to use other means of weaponry to kill someone than it is to just shoot them with a gun. i didn't say anything about bans, i said restrictions are wise, the US is much too liberal with their gun control. for guns at least i would say Germany is very fair with it's gun laws, it allows people to have basically whatever they want, but doesn't lack safety protocol like the US.

    • @peregrinegrace8570
      @peregrinegrace8570 4 года назад

      @@WestCoastWheelman
      Inumerabe ? Peaceful ? Use for guns ?
      Ok, here goes .. flowerstand , doorstop , flyswatter , fishing weight, pastry stamp, cigarette holder, hammer, paperweight, musical instrument, juggling gun, , pendulum, novelty water tap, erm.. lampstand, crib mobile , er.. ok that's me.
      Let's have your innumerable peaceful guns . Boy, you must be a genius..

  • @severinoien1924
    @severinoien1924 8 лет назад +165

    Joerg, the air powered one doesn't need to be pumped every time, it's a piston that fires it, the air is just compressed in it. The speargun it selves doesn't let out any air what so ever, so to load it all u need to do is push the am spear in it

    • @docstitch4712
      @docstitch4712 5 лет назад +4

      Thats absolutely true 👍

    • @AaronOsters
      @AaronOsters 5 лет назад +20

      most likely blew the seals by firing it out of the water and will no longer hold pressure.

    • @verfugbarkite
      @verfugbarkite 4 года назад +1

      Yup. And it can be kept like that. In fact, my dad found such a speargun in the late 1980s, presumably pumped up as it fired then. I found it 4 years ago after 30 odd years of storage and it still fired!

  • @blablablabla2584
    @blablablabla2584 8 лет назад +470

    "It takes 200 strokes to get harder"

    • @MyFabian94
      @MyFabian94 8 лет назад +2

      +matias hejsan Oh Mann

    • @gojartdestani213
      @gojartdestani213 8 лет назад +30

      believe it or not but i was looking for this comment

    • @ApprenticeDoge
      @ApprenticeDoge 7 лет назад +18

      This is the hardest thing ive ever done

    • @FRANKHDIETRICH
      @FRANKHDIETRICH 7 лет назад +2

      I'm sure that isn't what he meant.

    • @Ilprimariogaming
      @Ilprimariogaming 7 лет назад +6

      Do you think a scuba diver fishing under water takes 200 strokes every single time to shoot?

  • @MalleusSemperVictor
    @MalleusSemperVictor 8 лет назад +56

    Every time you say "Let me show you its features!" it makes me extremely happy.

  • @DazmoTube
    @DazmoTube 8 лет назад +167

    10:18 Thanks for catching me joerg! that would have sucked!

  • @goblinad1
    @goblinad1 8 лет назад +105

    200 strokes and it gets succesively harder...

    • @Dynitios
      @Dynitios 8 лет назад +1

      +goblinad1 hahahaha please

    • @Wehra96
      @Wehra96 8 лет назад +12

      +goblinad1 yeah and i didnt know doubling up the rubber increases penetration a good 4-5 cm

    • @Aconitum_napellus
      @Aconitum_napellus Месяц назад

      ​@@Wehra96 Only on your mother.

    • @Dball10-4
      @Dball10-4 26 дней назад

      @@Dynitios200 strokes, clearly more penetration 😂

  • @derekl.c.7585
    @derekl.c.7585 8 лет назад +8

    Mr. Sprave,
    The compressed air speargun you used is sealed, in other words it does not loose air pressure when shot. It works by compressing a piston when the spear shaft is loaded. These type of speargun usually ship pressurized from the factory and I think that's why it was difficult for you to pressurize again using the hand pump. I think that you may have doubled the safe working pressure of the speargun. This is a very dangerous situation and I recommend purging all the pressure out of the speargun and pressurizing it again to the manufacturers specifications. I own these types of spearguns and I use the pump maybe once a year as some air may seep out due to heavy use and old seals.

    • @Slingshotchannel
      @Slingshotchannel  8 лет назад +2

      +Derek L.C. Yes, many people commented this already. I will clear this up in the next video. This explains why I could only push the spear in with my entire body weight and strength - both are considerable.

  • @onetaothree
    @onetaothree 8 лет назад +90

    Shit!! I was just in the process of hiring a bunch of fish to break into your house and now that whole plan is out the window!! Thanks!

  • @oceanjunkie5968
    @oceanjunkie5968 8 лет назад +145

    LMAO Joerg YOU DON'T HAVE TO PUMP IT UP TO RELOAD IT WTF!!!!
    The air does not escape when you fire it. When you put the spear in, it pushes back a piston which moves forward again when you shoot it. The air slowly leaks out over a very long time, you can fire it hundreds of times without having to pump it.
    I'm worried that you overpressurized that speargun, I can't imagine the pressure in there when you pumped it up when it was fully pumped from the beginning.

    • @dominikobora5385
      @dominikobora5385 7 лет назад +28

      more pressure =more power

    • @dementedbowine8681
      @dementedbowine8681 7 лет назад +19

      more pressure = boom you have no hands those guns are dangerous

    • @lambertoazzi7883
      @lambertoazzi7883 6 лет назад +2

      The Cressi SL start to spray hydraulic oil around 43 bar of preload pressure... and already at 35 bar it takes some technique to reload it... this test has been made with some of the less powerful spearguns on the market: try a real one for grown-up and you'll see

    • @HeOlenParas
      @HeOlenParas 6 лет назад +3

      I own one wich need like 120lbs to reload it, under water its like a shotgun..the smaler fish just cut off in 2 parts if you hit them.. )))

    • @tandahahitam7998
      @tandahahitam7998 6 лет назад +4

      He seem to be no knowledge about speargun... The rubber one can just add another rubber or use shorter or bigger diameter band.. and the phenumatic one are pump one only for hundred shoot

  • @necmettinovacik9288
    @necmettinovacik9288 7 лет назад +3

    pneumatic doesn't require pumping after every shot, it doesn't lose pressure when you shoot. The air inside does not escape. The pump is for times when you bleed air out of the back valve for a lower pressure or maintanance (changing worn out o rings) which is about maybe once every other year. On the other hand you will wear out the o rings very quickly if you shoot it out of the water. There are some pneumatics that are designed to shoot out of water but they are very rare like the mares bazooka.

  • @ThumpertTheFascistCottontail
    @ThumpertTheFascistCottontail 8 лет назад +27

    If you're going to fire a speargun when you're not underwater, make sure you remove the tether that attaches the spear to the speargun. If you don't, the spear can come back at you when it reaches the end of the tether.

    • @SuperQuickfix1
      @SuperQuickfix1 6 лет назад +2

      Thumpert the Fascist Cotton-tail that takes all the fun out of setting the barb and yanking them back if they try to run.

  • @KFKale
    @KFKale 8 лет назад +69

    I actually use LEGO bricks as home defense. I have them placed around my home, and only I and other residents of my home know where they are. I've installed X-Acto blades and other sharp spikes into them to provide a bit of puncturing power if the intruder wears boots or shoes. Without the blades or spikes, LEGO bricks are still powerful items for home defense, but they don't just get the job done without them.

    • @f1chtl
      @f1chtl 8 лет назад +33

      +Kale F. calm down, Satan

    • @Erowens98
      @Erowens98 6 лет назад +5

      Just wait til someone breaks in and legos are banned because they hurt the criminal :D

  • @A10troll
    @A10troll 8 лет назад +11

    I use my bow fishing kit for home defense, a convenient string is attached to the arrow so I can simply reel in the bad guys.

  • @Zamolxes77
    @Zamolxes77 8 лет назад +4

    1:44 It has no fletching because its meant to travel THROUGH WATER, not air. Fletching would be a major source of drag for a projectile in water: the water flow along the shaft stabilizes the projectile - no fletching needed.
    6:00 You could add one of the CO2 canisters with a valve to the gas operated one. Open a valve, equalize pressure, close the valve, load the spear, a helluva lot faster than manually pumping the damn thing.

    • @biranit50
      @biranit50 2 года назад

      no need to repump each shot! the air chamber is sealed and act as a spring

  • @tastyap9734
    @tastyap9734 8 лет назад +11

    I love it if he says Let me Show you its Features!
    It just makes my day 😂😂😂😂

  • @perolovsin47
    @perolovsin47 7 лет назад +4

    Joerg, the pneumatic speargun can only be puped once to desired power, and then used for 100+ shots. The air is compressed by the piston while you reload, so it does not escape, after some time you have to check the seals and add a few pumps :) Cheers from the coast of Slovenia :)

  • @ellswtf
    @ellswtf 8 лет назад +1

    that psi powered one is a monster though. i wonder if you could attach a compressed air canister to it and make a crossbow pull lever style loader for it. and just make it a beast.

  • @donnajohnson9324
    @donnajohnson9324 4 года назад +3

    Thank you for sharing I never thought of this as a home protection

  • @spencer1244
    @spencer1244 3 года назад +7

    The slingshot channel has always been one of my faves just so entertaining and very interesting.
    I know people have used this joke before, but “Let me show you it’s features” would be the last thing an intruder heard before meeting a gruesome death 🤣

  • @RangerOfTheOrder
    @RangerOfTheOrder 8 лет назад +22

    While I'd personally prefer a handgun or shotgun for home defense, I think a spear gun would be pretty effective. If I was a criminal, and I saw a huge spear embed itself in the wall next to me, I'd be like "Fuck this! This guy's crazy!"

    • @Jupiter__001_
      @Jupiter__001_ 8 лет назад +2

      Firearms are illegal in most of Europe, so this is not a first choice.

    • @clockman5472
      @clockman5472 8 лет назад +4

      +Io They're not illegal, just difficult to get. Varies country by country though.

    • @JourneyToTheCage
      @JourneyToTheCage 7 лет назад

      Io same with Australia, you can buy guns, but are restricted to clip size, amount of shots, rim fire or centre fire, etc.

    • @keijo8238
      @keijo8238 6 лет назад

      DrivenByDiamond even more terrifying for the criminal if the spear embeds itself into his stomach

  • @scottgudsg
    @scottgudsg 8 лет назад +34

    The pneumatic speargun should b able to fire repeatedly the by just reinserting the spear shaft. Something is wrong here. Maybe he simply doesn't realize this! My Mares gun shoots forever. It would be useless for spearfishing otherwise. I'm sure that his is the same.

    • @BestLittleStudio
      @BestLittleStudio 8 лет назад +2

      Yeah 8 to 10 shots before it begins to slow down, then it will still go another 15 or so before it gets to be too slow.

    • @alexdunand2855
      @alexdunand2855 8 лет назад +2

      Yes,you can fire at least 50 shoots before pumping again...

    •  8 лет назад

      +Scott In Colorado i wonder if that specs has different result of under water vs above water. and maybe cheapers has some effect too.

    • @ariq45
      @ariq45 8 лет назад

      +Tyee Cambrón umm. ... this isnt hunting spear gun ...
      this is home defence speargun
      hunting speargun usually for underwater really

    • @BestLittleStudio
      @BestLittleStudio 8 лет назад +15

      ariq45
      There is no such thing as a home defense speargun you mental midget, he repurposed it.
      Holy shit RUclips is where intelligent comments go to die.

  • @PeculiarMovement
    @PeculiarMovement 8 лет назад +36

    Bro, you don't pump it every time you reload!

    • @twilightzone39
      @twilightzone39 5 лет назад +3

      PeculiarMovement someone was saying he probably blew the seals on it from firing it out of water. I assume some kind of lubricant or grease meant for pneumatic spear guns would make it so he wouldn’t blow the seals. Doesn’t seem like he knows what he’s talking about much at all with these weapons so I doubt he had the sense to grease an air gun.

    • @vendettagrazie5653
      @vendettagrazie5653 3 года назад

      @@twilightzone39 yeah, keep greasing your air guns, keep them well oiled too

  • @milano007100
    @milano007100 8 лет назад +6

    is there anything more badass then a harpoon that works on 12ga blanks for home defense?

  • @Criticalperspective2
    @Criticalperspective2 8 лет назад +31

    Joerg, apart from these videos, what kind of job do you do? Are you an engineer?

    • @jaapkr7520
      @jaapkr7520 7 лет назад

      Criticalperspective2 he is a fulltime youtuber

  • @BezGranits
    @BezGranits 8 лет назад +1

    I do spearfishing allot and have to say:
    1) You don't have to pump pneumatic gun after each shoot, but shooting it out of the water is definitely damaging the gun.
    2)There is much better ways to do sling speargun stronger:
    a)There is special hole in front of the "barrel", throw that hole you can add another sling.
    b)Existing sling can be made shorter, or replaced buy more powerful sling (20 mm sling)

  • @jkvoot
    @jkvoot 8 лет назад +20

    Can you make a video that shows us how to shoot/aim with a slingshot? :D

    • @moreofaglockguy8730
      @moreofaglockguy8730 8 лет назад +4

      +jørgen kvamme he has mentioned it in a few videos. he said he doesn't really aim because he is an instinctive shooter ,but for aiming you hold the slingshot sideways and line up whatever you are shooting at underneath the top fork.

  • @Nateboy76
    @Nateboy76 8 лет назад +1

    Joerg the hole at the muzzle end is to add another round band for added power. So the other notch on the shaft is for the second band. That's why there's two notches on the shaft. The wishbone that hooks to the shaft from the rubber band doesn't need to be metal. We here in Hawaii don't normally use metal wishbones because they are to loud under water. We use a strong cord of about 4 inches long with a knot tied at each end. Push the knot into the band far enough so you can tie a holding knot with something similar to dental floss but thicker and also waxed like dental floss. Tie about 15 to 20 knot to hold in place.Also can't wait to see what you have in store for the next video.Aloha, Nate.

  • @JeppeJCP
    @JeppeJCP 8 лет назад +17

    1:34

  • @PureCountryof91
    @PureCountryof91 8 лет назад +1

    I live in America, in the mitten state of Michigan, I don't have to improvise for a firearm, but as a recreational device I could have fun impaling things with one.. As always great video Jeorg!

  • @bbroogs
    @bbroogs 8 лет назад +19

    No offense Joerg, but it's quite dangerous to condone warning shots, both legally and "tactically".
    Legally--
    1.) In many countries/states, firing a weapon as a threat is illegal unless you are in direct fear for your life. Your ability and decision to fire a warning shot can legally put this direct fear in question. In the US, classes teach not to use your weapon unless you mean to kill, because anything less does not require it and will become increasingly more difficult to defend in a court of law. That's not something you want trouble defending. Everyone should know their local laws and learn what they mean in practical situations.
    2.) It's difficult or impossible for many people to fire a warning shot in a safe direction in their living situation. You are legally and morally responsible for the warning bullet you put into the baby's crib down the street, or shot in the air and landed in someone's yard.
    Tactically--
    You've now missed on purpose, and Johnny-meths-a-lot might just start shooting with HIS gun. Now you're in a gunfight, maybe with your family in the house on top of it. You've also wasted ammunition, which is catastrophic in a weapon that has low capacity. If you use 1 out of your 2 shots to warn someone trying to hurt or kill you, you're in for a very bad time. You should ALWYAS have a flashlight to ID the person, and know whether it's the drunk college kid walking into the wrong house, or Johny-meths-a-lot with a .45 in his hand. Option A. doesn't get shot at all, while option B. doesn't get a warning shot at all.

    • @aednil
      @aednil 8 лет назад +3

      +bbroogs good point!
      Johnny-meths-a-lot is also a really funny name!

    • @patricioansaldi8021
      @patricioansaldi8021 5 лет назад

      The warning shot doesn't have to be the first one

  • @ilbonc
    @ilbonc 3 года назад +1

    Actually the pneumatic gun is the best option by far - but only if you know how to properly load and use it.... You don't ever really need to pump it unless its leaking. It should hold the pressure after every shot. Leaving a rubber gun loaded for a very long time - weakens and breaks the rubbers. Do the same with a pneumatic and nothing gets damaged - even if left loaded for a year. Also when not is use - Rubber bands need to be removed and frozen in order to prevent deterioration. Pneumatic is by far the most reliable, dependable, powerful, has the heaviest gauge spear (=MORE MOMENTUM), easiest and safest to load without any risk of hurting your own fingers or breaking of bands or gun muzzle while loading (which could be fatal to user if loaded out of the water) plus a thousand other advantages. And by the way... the spear end on a pneumatic is not airtight. It's the piston inside the barrel that's airtight. The thick washer at the end is to prevent the spear scratching the internal bore, which would result in a leak, by centering the spear in the muzzle.

  • @dayceemiroling7727
    @dayceemiroling7727 8 лет назад +16

    you do realize that you only pump up that spear gun every like 10 or so shots, you just put the spear back in and fire it again and again and again FYI

    • @sweedc
      @sweedc 7 лет назад +5

      agree with Daycee.
      I've have been using different types of air pressured spearguns and even after 10 shots you still dont need to pump again. i have got my cressi sl 40 and have used it about over 4-5 years now and only have changed rubber gasket once, but only have pumped twice in all time and have been shooting 250-300 times both under and over water with it without losing pressure.. so therefore rubbish about pumping after every shot.

  • @The5mago5
    @The5mago5 4 года назад

    Hi!
    1st- once you pump it it stays pumped unless is faulty it's "air spring" by pumping you increase the power.
    2nd- the loop at the front of your rubber speargun is an eye it's also for quick attaching extra rubber tubing. And then you using both slots on spear.

  • @Circuitssmith
    @Circuitssmith 8 лет назад +26

    "HAW HAW HAW HAW"
    Something no mugger or burglar ever wants to hear in the dark.

  • @looooooooot432
    @looooooooot432 8 лет назад +2

    I think that your best bet for a double shooter would be using both methods (rubber and air). For instance, you could encase the air one in a chassis that allowed for a rubber shooter up top

  • @Iemmag
    @Iemmag 8 лет назад +8

    Joerg you don't have to pump up the air powered spear gun every time. The air stays inside the gun and it can be reused hundreds of times.

    • @oceanjunkie5968
      @oceanjunkie5968 8 лет назад +1

      +Giovanni FUCKING THANK YOU!!! Why did I have to scroll so far to find this. How the hell would that be practical to shoot fish with, especially underwater. It would make a huge air bubble. I'm disappointed that he didn't even read the instructions.

  • @hhill5489
    @hhill5489 5 лет назад +1

    Even if you get a fatal shot, very rarely do people die instantly. I feel like you are better off with a bow and a set of fixed blade broad heads (or even field tips). This way you can fire multiple times, and reloading can be done much smoother.

    • @GearheadExplorer85
      @GearheadExplorer85 Год назад

      Makes sense. I imagine that a fixed blade broadhead would cause the target to bleed out quicker as well. But I suppose a speargun is better than nothing.

  • @gromgardenlor
    @gromgardenlor 8 лет назад +12

    Finally! I can now defend my home from being attacked by schools of tuna or maybe the odd marlin here or there.

  • @gunja0
    @gunja0 8 лет назад

    Im not sure if anyone has already posted this but you don't need to pump the air version every time, its just if it gets low, you should be able to shoot 20 or so times before needing to re pump

  • @ZagrosŞêxbizin
    @ZagrosŞêxbizin 8 лет назад +16

    Hello there ! İ am a big fun of slingshots and catapults and watched all of your videos, told my friends about your channel too:) so as i can see you are very open to your subscribers demends and ideas; so i've came up with and idea. My idea for you to test is a slingshot that shots a second slingshot which is preloaded that releases its load at end of the first slingshots muzzle when it is at its highest speed by a mechanism which i am sure you'll figure out how, in order for the second slingshot to shoot correctly the 2nd slingshot should be going in some sort of rail mounted on the largest slingshot. İ am sure that it'll be interesting to see on slow motion a slingshot shot by an other larger one reaching these high speeds and also shooting maybe a marble or bb, and theoreticaly since the small slingshot will already be at a high speed right before it shoots its load the acutal shot of the bb from the 2nd slingshot would be super fast and powerful ! Looking forward to see it!:)

    • @Slingshotchannel
      @Slingshotchannel  8 лет назад +13

      +Zagros Ozkan ruclips.net/video/qYi9F2F2QoE/видео.html

    • @graysonadams2485
      @graysonadams2485 8 лет назад

      He already did that :)

    •  8 лет назад

      +JoergSprave Hot damn, that's competence.

    • @adamcommenting7848
      @adamcommenting7848 8 лет назад +2

      +JoergSprave Joerg, I have a challenge for you. As you said in the "slingception" video, it could theoretically be possible to break the speed of sound, with a "slingception slingsho". So now, a couple of years later, I want you to do exactly that! Break the speed of sound with a slingshot, and I assure you that you simultaneously will break the internet!

  • @prosorino
    @prosorino 8 лет назад +2

    Hi Joerg,
    I am hunting with a spear guns for many years and I also prefer the one with rubbers :) , but I'm pretty sure that you are able to reuse the air gun without repumping it again, it would be useless for spear fishing! I'm sure you already realised that! :)
    Also you can use additional single rubber (use the hole on the tip of the gun and load it to the second slot available on the spear). That way you have much more power, because you are loading each rubber separately. I would like to see the penetration difference! :)
    Regards Dionysios

  • @de0509
    @de0509 8 лет назад +8

    10:19 That mini heart attack lol. Beep = Scheisse?

  • @captainKedger
    @captainKedger 5 лет назад

    You CAN get a second band into the notch in front. It's just very difficult. Do it when you're in a warm room and the plastic end has been warm for several hours. This will prevent brittle plastic and cracking.

  • @njclark5934
    @njclark5934 7 лет назад +4

    Joerg,
    I love this channel. Your exuberance and presentation bravado, infectious laugh, and the outrageous stuff you get up to have me laughing so hard I nearly pee myself. Always great fun to watch! Keep up the great work.

  • @wizeird
    @wizeird 8 лет назад

    1) the pneumatic speargun only needs to be filled/pumped up once, the air doesn't leave the system when you shoot. (the pump is included so that you can release the pressure for matinence or long term storage and still get it back up to pressure after)
    2) on the band speargun, the spear itself has two notches so that you can use 2 bands. the circle in the front of the gun is where you would attach a second band.
    so sure you can add thera band, but you can also add a second speargun band, a thicker/stronger speargun band, and make the band a bit shorter.

  • @JRA8800
    @JRA8800 8 лет назад +3

    You could use a compressor or c02 cartriges to load it

    • @cheerdiver
      @cheerdiver 8 лет назад

      +Hastalavista Baby Warning: DO NOT MACHINE BERYLLIUM COPPER, DUST IS TOXIC TO HUMANS!
      Copper has a higher density than steel, and beryllium copper is one of the few materials used to make springs.
      The mammalian dive reflex is so awesome when freediving.
      PS two spears, +/-V

  • @fishray7388
    @fishray7388 4 года назад

    The hole at the gun attachment at the end of the tube is designed for a second piece of elastic tubing. You can use as thick and as short (more tension) as you can pull back. Then you hook one on spear slot one, and the other on slot two. All my spearguns are doubled up, giving them far more power.

  • @ScrapwoodCity
    @ScrapwoodCity 8 лет назад +21

    Nice! Some people make spear guns out of teak wood! They are pretty expensive and are considered high end quality! So I would say that it politically correct to use wood for making something like that! In any case, your videos are really awesome, I really enjoy them! :)

    • @mousebeater6981
      @mousebeater6981 2 года назад

      Its used for hunting not just home defense asshole

  • @MrTheochris
    @MrTheochris 8 лет назад

    pneumatic air guns do not to be recharged after every shot.They are used only in the water otherwise the piston may break the platic part that proppels the shaft due to less resistance if fired outside of the water.Rubber bands that go around the loop are also available in full power if needed.If you check online on a spearfishing web store you will se a wide variety of choices and setups.

  • @samyish
    @samyish 8 лет назад +17

    warning shots are a mistake. if someone is in your house and stealing or intending to do harm, they're fair game. two shots would be better for the chance for a follow up shot in case the first missed or was ineffective.

    • @ausnahmenwerfer5570
      @ausnahmenwerfer5570 8 лет назад +2

      +Samy If you are in America. In Germany, you are not allowed to kill an unarmed intruder. Your property does not count as much as a criminal's life.
      ...if the intruder is armed, you can make mincemeat of him, of course.

    • @PropperNaughtyGeezer
      @PropperNaughtyGeezer 5 лет назад +5

      Here in Germany consists of protection against perpetrators and no protection of victims. If a burglar in your apartment injured, because of stumbles, because you have your lumber left standing around, you can be held liable.

    • @notthere83
      @notthere83 5 лет назад

      Ineffective being the key word here. I doubt that that spear has sufficient stopping power. The invader may have a mortal wound but because of the thin wound canal, it'll probably take a while for them to go down.

    • @ilsgrade8357
      @ilsgrade8357 5 лет назад +1

      @@ausnahmenwerfer5570 well actually you are allowed to shoot at him in germany.
      Der §32 StGB Notwehr sieht keine verhältnismäßigkeitsprüfung im solchen Sinne vor. Es wird lediglich geprüft, ob die eingesetzte Gewalt theoretisch ein geeignetes Mittel darstellt, den gegenwärtigen rechtswidrigen Angriff zu unterbinden.

  • @redoz9768
    @redoz9768 7 лет назад +2

    Great reviews thank you. The air spear gun can fire more than one shot without needing to be pumped up again. Pumping it 200 times would give you enough in reserve to fire 3 decent shots. Each one a bit less powerful than the one before, but still very effective. I think one crucial thing with either gun as a home defense weapon, is to have a couple of extra spears for reloading.

  • @hunterpoland7181
    @hunterpoland7181 8 лет назад +48

    When you are defending your family there should be no warning shot. You don't know what kind of weapons the other person has. The first shot should be the kill shot.

    • @Slingshotchannel
      @Slingshotchannel  8 лет назад +29

      Some people fire the warning shot after the kill shot though...

    • @pful8618
      @pful8618 8 лет назад +3

      Why would you kill someone if you had the opportunity to end the situation without violence?

    • @clockman5472
      @clockman5472 8 лет назад +15

      +PF UL Because there's less of a chance of one's family being harmed if the assailant is killed.

    • @pful8618
      @pful8618 8 лет назад +3

      Unassigned
      I guess it really depends on your personal experiences, especially in regards to crime, but I would probably do everything I could to deescalate first.
      Then again, gun violence is very low in my home country, so especially if you're armed yourself, you're kinda used to the thought of having the upper hand...

    • @clockman5472
      @clockman5472 8 лет назад +16

      +PF UL I guess so. But if it were my family, I wouldn't take any chances.

  • @mweskamppp
    @mweskamppp 5 лет назад

    One colleague in highschool attached a pipe to a pump pressure can for the garden, made some brass darts that fitted exactly to the pipe, added a valve between can and pipe and got a harpoon. The darts penetrated a bow and arrow target and stuck in the lime-sandstone wall behind. Deadly, for sure.

  • @teetywoo3156
    @teetywoo3156 5 лет назад +3

    "welcome to the sling-shot channel, HAHA HAHA! "
    I love this guy :)

  • @beeragonewhere2819
    @beeragonewhere2819 7 лет назад +1

    i have the cressi air one with mine you dont have to pump it up everytime cause the air is compressed when you force the spear down the barrel . Ive pumped it once in 2 yrs.

  • @pwnmeisterage
    @pwnmeisterage 3 года назад +5

    Cops: "Do you always keep a loaded speargun in your bedroom?"
    Joerg: "Do you always let criminals break into people's bedrooms?"

  • @edwardhoff9783
    @edwardhoff9783 8 лет назад

    The blooper when the camera started falling was the best😂😂😂😂😂

  • @bathysphere1070
    @bathysphere1070 5 лет назад +3

    My friend, I really appreciate this video. Everyone has the natural right to defend their home and their family. The spear gun is a good option to be honest. It will certainly stop an intruder, and may have the advantage of being less lethal (thereby shielding the defender from prosecution). Only problem is it takes a while to reload, so your first shot has to count. I just hope that the megalomaniacs in government don't get the idea to now ban spear guns in your country.
    As an American I will say that the ability to defend your home and family is a consequence of the 2nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. However, that is not the primary purpose of that amendment. Really, it is to hold the government always at the risk of revolution if it tramples on the natural rights of the people.

  • @pittisee
    @pittisee 7 лет назад +2

    I think a crossbow would be a better choice because it has more penetrating power and ist legal too it is also legal to carry what surprised me. Well, the german laws are not the most reasonable laws

  • @blueovalfan23
    @blueovalfan23 8 лет назад +5

    they really need to let you all have firearms again.

  • @frobie54
    @frobie54 8 лет назад +1

    Well, as we learned from Demolition Ranch, speed is preferable to mass when it comes to penetration. Just get something flying fast enough, and it'll punch through anything. The space shuttle Columbia broke up after a bit of foam came off and hit it at hypersonic speeds. Frigging _foam._
    Also, that spear lost all its accuracy because it's tailheavy. Things tend to fly straighter when they're noseheavy, which is why arrows are typically wood or aluminum with a steel head.

    • @Slingshotchannel
      @Slingshotchannel  8 лет назад +1

      +frobie54 My findings are completely different. Speed and mass are equal in the equation for momentum. A train at 30 mph will destroy pretty much anything. Weld a spear at the front of it and there is NOTHING that spear would not penetrate, at that low speed. Of course fast AND heavy is best :)
      These arrows aren't tail heavy. They are in fact a bit nose heavy due to the hooks, otherwise they are just straight rods.

  • @Valtaur_YT
    @Valtaur_YT 8 лет назад +8

    I still prefer guns for home defence

  • @Wasper216
    @Wasper216 7 лет назад

    No need to pump the air harpoon after each shot! you can shoot several times before you have to pump air into it again. Only issue is that is has no air pressure gauge, so you don't really know when exactly it's time for a recharge. Though you can buy a gauge for it.

  • @Onlycolors-z4y
    @Onlycolors-z4y 8 лет назад +32

    I want to see someone break into Joerg's house

  • @seankelley3437
    @seankelley3437 2 года назад

    German: you need two shots so you can have a warning shot
    American: my shotgun ain’t got a warning barrel

  • @RealBenAnderson
    @RealBenAnderson 8 лет назад +3

    What about a version that uses compressed air cartridges, so reloading is quicker?

    • @MRMOULDYGAMER
      @MRMOULDYGAMER 8 лет назад

      I don't know of it's practical, because the spears are quite heavy. it's a good idea though :)

    • @LilDefuseKit
      @LilDefuseKit 8 лет назад

      That's what I was thinking

    • @MRMOULDYGAMER
      @MRMOULDYGAMER 8 лет назад

      +Riley Trussell Could use gunpowder xD

    • @LilDefuseKit
      @LilDefuseKit 8 лет назад

      +Corbyn Jacobs ahah think that would then class as a firearm😂

    • @MRMOULDYGAMER
      @MRMOULDYGAMER 8 лет назад

      +Riley Trussell They won't know that ;)

  • @trebeanie7766
    @trebeanie7766 5 лет назад +1

    Hi I'm Troy from Australia I'm an a Australian German I just enjoy your show . Thank you..

  • @ridgeriderrc761
    @ridgeriderrc761 8 лет назад +6

    ok idk why but it looked like there was a green screen behind you this entire video...

    • @CraftmanPvP
      @CraftmanPvP 8 лет назад

      xD

    • @0osk
      @0osk 8 лет назад

      +SouperCow xDD lolrawr /)~(\

    • @Odood19
      @Odood19 8 лет назад +1

      +Tr1gg3r1911 The shed is just a set on stage

  • @Bigbosos
    @Bigbosos 8 лет назад +1

    Jorge a pneumatic speargun loose its pressure after houndreds and houndreds of shots.Not each single one....the reason the pump was so hard (and the shot so powerfull) was the fact you pumped in other 200 Times and brought the full pressoure to double the recommended value (also a very risky thing).Once full pumped up the charge lasts for something like 40-50 shots and Only take a couple of pumps to get it back to full power

    • @Slingshotchannel
      @Slingshotchannel  8 лет назад

      +Bigbosos Yes, many people commented this already. I will clear this up in the next video.

  • @Owlhugger54
    @Owlhugger54 8 лет назад +13

    WHAT IS THAT BEARD

    • @1tulip
      @1tulip 8 лет назад +2

      +DJ SuperCharge It's the next crop of re-enforcing fiber for a resin sling-shot frame.

    • @Owlhugger54
      @Owlhugger54 8 лет назад

      1tulip seems legit

  • @bullboo1
    @bullboo1 8 лет назад

    I used the JBL Sawed-Off Magnum for spear fishing and to protect against pirates in Panama. You can upgrade this spear gun by adding three heavier thicker bands as its spear has three notches. A short combat spear with sharp blade.

  • @TheScreamingGoat99
    @TheScreamingGoat99 8 лет назад +24

    I never knew this is for home defence. I use it for spear fishing...

    • @weaj_
      @weaj_ 8 лет назад

      I don't think it is I think he just wanted to customize it

    • @TheScreamingGoat99
      @TheScreamingGoat99 8 лет назад

      +silent555 that's cool. But I never really hunt eels. You must having sushi for breakfast I guess xD

    • @TheScreamingGoat99
      @TheScreamingGoat99 8 лет назад

      +Not Vince Offer seriously I'm just that idiotic.

    • @weaj_
      @weaj_ 8 лет назад

      The Screaming Goat Production Wha

    • @TheScreamingGoat99
      @TheScreamingGoat99 8 лет назад

      +Not Vince Offer I mean this thing should be for home defence, but idiotic me use it for fishing

  • @zmajmr
    @zmajmr 7 лет назад

    hi there, you pressurize that gun once and that is it, you can use it for months, it keeps air inside of barrel , you just push spear back inside and shoot again, you do not need to pump it every time you want to shoot...

  • @Melmaster3
    @Melmaster3 8 лет назад +3

    Saving up for a new beard slingshot? ;)

  • @skeochj1355
    @skeochj1355 8 лет назад +3

    looking big joerg, what is your training/diet like?

    • @Slingshotchannel
      @Slingshotchannel  8 лет назад +11

      +skeochJ1 My routine: Work out a lot, never go hungry, try to go easy on the beer (in vain for the most part) :)

    • @skeochj1355
      @skeochj1355 8 лет назад

      Haha sounds alot like myself

  • @berrycatholicboys225
    @berrycatholicboys225 8 лет назад +1

    Great stuff. I hope you can do a whole series on home defense. One thing I came up with is a crossbow marble/steel ball shooter that has a removeable clip.

  • @modwrath810
    @modwrath810 8 лет назад +7

    I live in the US and of all the firearms or weapons that we can obtain, I would rather be shot than stabbed. and the thought of a spear gun going through my chest vs a bullet...ya, no thanks.... now i want a spear gun to add to my home defense collection.

    • @gpecaut1
      @gpecaut1 6 лет назад +1

      Hate to tell you this, but a bullet does much more internal damage.

    • @savannahnoelle1649
      @savannahnoelle1649 5 лет назад

      Greg Pecaut lol no it doesn’t dude a massive spear is going to mess you up a lot worse than any bullet lol

    • @hell_march6652
      @hell_march6652 5 лет назад

      @@savannahnoelle1649 Regardless. Either one can be very lethal

  • @konklotzz
    @konklotzz 8 лет назад +2

    First of all great video but as an avid spear fisherman I will have to say some information was not correct.
    example 1 the rubber band gun:
    The large hole at the bottom of the muzzle is for attaching a secondary band for more power.
    example 2 the pneumatic speargun:
    The air does not ever need to be refilled/pumped up unless it leaks out over time, basically the 200+ pumps you speak of only needs to be done once. However, the guns ship pre filled you actually don't need to do it. Unless of coarse you want to add more air to increase power :P. So the reload time of this is actually faster than the rubber powered gun because all that is needed is to drive the shaft in again and you are ready to shoot again.
    All that being said owning anything for the purpose of self defense is sadly illegal in the over regulated place we call Australia.

    • @Slingshotchannel
      @Slingshotchannel  8 лет назад +1

      +konklotzz I stand corrected. I have to say the instructions on the weapons were not obvious in that regard - but maybe I wasn't thorough enough. Also too bad you can't own a spear gun for self defense in Australia. But if you bought one for the next summer vacation and it just happens to be in reach?

    • @konklotzz
      @konklotzz 8 лет назад +1

      +JoergSprave, I happen to have 3 already and they are in my closet :P

  • @locouk
    @locouk 8 лет назад +7

    You get way more street cred shooting burglars with spear guns, glock 9mm are for lightweights! Hahahaha..
    Turning up at A&E pinned to a door would be most embarrassing.

  • @jerrychili5203
    @jerrychili5203 6 лет назад +1

    When youve just finished building a rubber band powered harpoon gun and a robber breaks in
    *_LET ME SHOW YOU ITS FEATURES_*

  • @AntiBunnyStudio
    @AntiBunnyStudio 8 лет назад +4

    If you're going to take someone out with a spear gun you have to decide whether to say "GET OVER HERE," or go oldschool and quote Dirty Harry by saying "you're shit out of luck."

  • @jackiebaer1654
    @jackiebaer1654 7 лет назад

    dieses kleine cressi Einstiegsmodell hat vorne eine kreisrunde Öffnung um eventuell ein zweites gummiband anzubringen, deshalb gibt es auch die zwei kerben im Speer. Meine Empfehlung: zwei 14er Gummibänder in der richtigen länge und das Teil geht gut ab. Man könnte auch ein 18er Gorillaband verwenden, würde aber beim Laden einen hohen Kraftaufwand benötigen.

  • @jezzbanger
    @jezzbanger 8 лет назад +9

    An Israeli friend I worked with said this of his time in the army, "First, you shoot the man, then you fire a warning shoot to explain him you shot him"

    • @teosfikas8289
      @teosfikas8289 8 лет назад

      hahabhaha

    • @syafiqaiman3548
      @syafiqaiman3548 5 лет назад +1

      Ok....That explains the civilian shooting and bombings in the middle east.

  • @easydailytrades4205
    @easydailytrades4205 2 года назад

    The pnumatic gun does not need pumping. It's a closed cylinder. You only need to pump these guns if you ever have to break them down for O ring maintenance. The cylinder stays compressed indefinitely otherwise.

  • @marcosmovies7871
    @marcosmovies7871 8 лет назад +74

    Is youtube your job or do you have an other job ?

    • @Slingshotchannel
      @Slingshotchannel  8 лет назад +171

      +Marco Ligon I have another job, but switched to part time a few months ago so I have more time for RUclips.

    • @marcosmovies7871
      @marcosmovies7871 8 лет назад +23

      +JoergSprave thx for the reply, great videos !

    • @EFlatcap
      @EFlatcap 8 лет назад +12

      +JoergSprave And we've never been happier for it :D

    • @jackinblack19
      @jackinblack19 8 лет назад

      I think he's retired, but he does sell slingshots and supplies

    • @marcosmovies7871
      @marcosmovies7871 8 лет назад

      Jack in Black where ?

  • @GOLDENXD8
    @GOLDENXD8 8 лет назад

    you can do multiple shots with the pneumatic gun without having to pump it up, when you pull the trigger the compressed air pushes a piston forward propelling the spear, no air escapes the gun through that process, when you push the spear back into the gun the reason why its so hard is because your pushing against compressed air, a t shaped tool should of come with the gun to put over the tip of the spear to help push it, once its in is ready to fire again, no need to pump but over many times shooting the gun it will slowly lose power that's when you pump it up again

  • @Memes-XD
    @Memes-XD 8 лет назад +6

    1:33 why is that beeb there?

    • @Slingshotchannel
      @Slingshotchannel  8 лет назад +15

      +Sledner Because I used an inappropriate word.

    • @Pickelhaube808
      @Pickelhaube808 8 лет назад +16

      +JoergSprave 4:49 - 5:03 ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

    • @Ischesmann
      @Ischesmann 8 лет назад +1

      +RektSkrubs i know what you mean xD

    • @darkpassenger01
      @darkpassenger01 8 лет назад

      +Sledner Like Bieber or barb ? the BARB is so you can pull in the fish after spearing it

  • @mpaper7848
    @mpaper7848 6 дней назад

    Just thinking, wouldn't a heavier crossbow bolt have a more devastating effect at close range then?

  • @worstenbroodje6832
    @worstenbroodje6832 8 лет назад +3

    I don't need home defense, I have a dog.

    • @mdoe8
      @mdoe8 8 лет назад +4

      Good luck with that.

    • @worstenbroodje6832
      @worstenbroodje6832 8 лет назад

      mdoe8 Thanks.

    • @TheAlexagius
      @TheAlexagius 8 лет назад +2

      +JustIn sert (Theowner428) unless you get robbed by koreans.......

    • @huldu
      @huldu 8 лет назад +1

      +JustIn sert (Theowner428) I have a cat. It's not like it's going to get fed if I'm not around so that's all the motivation it needs to protect its master.

    • @worstenbroodje6832
      @worstenbroodje6832 8 лет назад

      ***** Pretty unlikely where I live, but thanks for the heads up. I'll buy myself a nice 50 bmg for home defense

  • @Deadlyaztec27
    @Deadlyaztec27 8 лет назад +1

    I always thought that powerful air weapons with reservoirs could be easily reloaded if one used a leg pump rather than arm pump.
    Also, I wonder if there are CO2 versions of spear guns. That way they could be reloaded very quickly.

  • @carsnbikes914
    @carsnbikes914 8 лет назад +3

    Hello und whalecum tuh teh shlungshut chennal

    • @bubbakush2912
      @bubbakush2912 8 лет назад

      Bcuz sefty is noumba won pryorijdb

  • @michkanm
    @michkanm 8 лет назад

    You can shoot moltiple times with compresed air one.
    I have Mares brand. You pump it ones and you can shoot all day long.
    After a lot of shooting it loses some power, and you just pump it only for few seconds and it is ready again for hundreds of shoots.

    • @Slingshotchannel
      @Slingshotchannel  8 лет назад

      +michkanm Yes, many people commented this already. I will clear this up in the next video.

  • @peterbucek2136
    @peterbucek2136 8 лет назад +3

    "It takes about 200 strokes and it gets succesivelly harder." Hmmm.... sorry just still not recovered from your viagra video.

  • @morpheoist
    @morpheoist 3 года назад

    fit some feathers and experience accuracy from a greater distance. you can also fit much heavier oceanic speargun rubber bands, but you surely know how to modify it to increase the power.

  • @TheWiseDruid
    @TheWiseDruid 8 лет назад +1

    No Joerg you are wrong. When you pump it up you can shoot with it many times, not just one... otherwise even for the spearfishing it would be impossible to use it.
    Second thing, you forgot to say an important thing. Outside of the water you MUST always remember to take off the cord attached from the gun to the aluminum bar otherwise the bar will come back to you after shooting. You did it of course but people may forget to do it or underestimate the issue.
    And third, it's just a curious fact, the difference underwater between the two guns is that the one air compressed shoots faster but has a problem, it makes noise and it will cause the fish to go away even if they're meters away from you. The one rubber based is less powerful but it doesn't make any noise and fishes will not know that you are in the area.
    By the way great video as usual, sorry for my english. Take care Joerg have a nice day!!!!