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How does that work?
by throwawaysea 6y ago
How does that work?
- ximeng 6y agohttps://youtu.be/Wimo09WV-rY?t=237 https://youtu.be/Wimo09WV-rY?t=237
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- sudosysgen 6y agoEssentially, the powder actuated piston fires a blank round and uses the pressure in order to propel a mass, that hits the lock and, assuming that the lock is restrained in the opposite direction, creates an immense force that destroys the internals of the lock and forces it open, all in less than a second.
- wincy 6y agoIs this sort of like the weapon the guy in No Country For Old Men was using?
- wiml 6y agoI don't remember the movie well enough, but it might have been a captive bolt gun (typically used for slaughtering livestock)?
- thechao 6y agoThat's a captive bolt gun. It's used to kill cattle for slaughter.
- gruez 6y agoDoesn't that use compressed air?
- catalogia 6y agoThe one shown in that movie uses compressed air. Some other sorts use powder charges, just like a powder actuated nailgun.
- SV_BubbleTime 6y agoPneumatic