guns and heli pilots
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Death spray
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I donīt know what the Dangerous Goods section say about pepperspray. Needless to say that you would have to be a "Jedi Knight" in order to maintain aircraft control if one of those canisters blew up while airborne.[/quote]
Many bush pilots have died owing to one of the going off inside the aircraft.
Strap it to a leg or strut with duct tape. That way you can relax whilst flying. If that can goes off - your dead. Never ever carry it inside the machine.
I donīt know what the Dangerous Goods section say about pepperspray. Needless to say that you would have to be a "Jedi Knight" in order to maintain aircraft control if one of those canisters blew up while airborne.[/quote]
Many bush pilots have died owing to one of the going off inside the aircraft.
Strap it to a leg or strut with duct tape. That way you can relax whilst flying. If that can goes off - your dead. Never ever carry it inside the machine.
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Firearms in aircraft
All pilots flying in remote areas of Alaska are required by state regs to carry a firearm on board. However, there are no provisions for pilots to be proficient shooting....and no exclusion for pilots too young to own a firearm. Or people banned from gun ownership.
Actually the wax slug thing will make,a nasty wound but not deep enough to kill immediately. research reverse granular impact, a better technique is the"cut shell"as it will hold the shot together for deeper penetration. oh btw grizzly poop has bells in it and smells like pepper.
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Cut Shells
Use of Cut Shells is an old-time technique mostly unknown today. There are youtube videos that explain the concept and how to do it.
Cut Shells offer more dependability (as far as holding the shot mass together for penetration and energy delivery) than do waxed "slugs," however a big problem with Cut Shells is that you can't cycle them through repeaters, as they would fall apart and jam the piece during cycling.
So with a repeater (pump or automatic) you would have to put one in the chamber manually and then close the action and load the magazine with non-cut rounds.
For more than one quick shot with Cut Shells you would have to be using a side-by-side or over/under double barrel gun and that means only two down range before reloading is necessary.
On that note, if a double-barrelled shotgun is what you have, the fastest way to do a reload is to have two shells gripped between the fingers of your non-firing hand, brass held inwards to the palm, just above the rim. After firing both barrels, breaking open the action and pulling out the fired shell cases, push the reloads into the chambers and you're ready again.
Cut Shells offer more dependability (as far as holding the shot mass together for penetration and energy delivery) than do waxed "slugs," however a big problem with Cut Shells is that you can't cycle them through repeaters, as they would fall apart and jam the piece during cycling.
So with a repeater (pump or automatic) you would have to put one in the chamber manually and then close the action and load the magazine with non-cut rounds.
For more than one quick shot with Cut Shells you would have to be using a side-by-side or over/under double barrel gun and that means only two down range before reloading is necessary.
On that note, if a double-barrelled shotgun is what you have, the fastest way to do a reload is to have two shells gripped between the fingers of your non-firing hand, brass held inwards to the palm, just above the rim. After firing both barrels, breaking open the action and pulling out the fired shell cases, push the reloads into the chambers and you're ready again.
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The rules requiring the carriage of a firearm in Alaska have been removed from regulation.
I've been told but have no proof that this occurred when Alaskan pilots flying into Canada were put between the rock and hard place of either violating the survival equipment rule and flying without a firearm or having to deal with Canada's strict gun control rules during Customs examination upon arrival in Canada.
I've been told but have no proof that this occurred when Alaskan pilots flying into Canada were put between the rock and hard place of either violating the survival equipment rule and flying without a firearm or having to deal with Canada's strict gun control rules during Customs examination upon arrival in Canada.
