# Man injured trying to hunt squirrel with bullet taped to BB gun **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 28, 2013, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-injured-trying-to-hunt-squirrel-with-bullet-taped-to-bb-gun/656941 "2013-04-28T20:18:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-injured-trying-to-hunt-squirrel-with-bullet-taped-to-bb-gun/656941/21 "2013-04-29T06:16:35Z")
> [@Ranger\_Jeff](#): > > Am I the only one here who foresees a new warning label on crossman and daisy products? WARNING: Do not shoot ammunition with other ammunition. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-injured-trying-to-hunt-squirrel-with-bullet-taped-to-bb-gun/656941/22 "2013-04-29T11:43:11Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > WARNING: Do not shoot ammunition with other ammunition. If you did it right, you could make some sort of Rube Goldberg howitzer. Could the .40 cal set off a 155mm shell directly, or would we need some intermediate projectile in there? ---
**Author:** ![Emtar\_KronJonDerSohn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/58956e/32.png) [@Emtar\_KronJonDerSohn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emtar_KronJonDerSohn)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-injured-trying-to-hunt-squirrel-with-bullet-taped-to-bb-gun/656941/23 "2013-04-29T12:07:18Z")
[xzibit meme] Yo dawg, I hear you like to shoot, so we taped this bullet to your rifle so you can shoot while you shootin [/xzibit meme] ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-injured-trying-to-hunt-squirrel-with-bullet-taped-to-bb-gun/656941/24 "2013-04-29T12:08:10Z")
We need more BB gun with bullets taped to them control. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-injured-trying-to-hunt-squirrel-with-bullet-taped-to-bb-gun/656941/25 "2013-04-29T12:58:37Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > If you did it right, you could make some sort of Rube Goldberg howitzer. Could the .40 cal set off a 155mm shell directly, or would we need some intermediate projectile in there? I think if you fired a .40 cal from a .40 cal pistol and hit the primer of a 155 shell, presuming they’re center-fire, that would be enough force to ignite the primer, set off the powder, and blow the shell casing apart if it’s not in a tube. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-injured-trying-to-hunt-squirrel-with-bullet-taped-to-bb-gun/656941/26 "2013-04-29T13:00:07Z")
Who is the idiot most likely to sue, the bb gun manufacturer or the 40. cal manufacturer? ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-injured-trying-to-hunt-squirrel-with-bullet-taped-to-bb-gun/656941/27 "2013-04-29T15:57:39Z")
> [@Ranger\_Jeff](#): > > I think if you fired a .40 cal from a .40 cal pistol and hit the primer of a 155 shell, presuming they’re center-fire, that would be enough force to ignite the primer, set off the powder, and blow the shell casing apart if it’s not in a tube. The plan is starting to take shape. Step 1: Get tube. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-injured-trying-to-hunt-squirrel-with-bullet-taped-to-bb-gun/656941/28 "2013-04-29T19:01:10Z")
I’m not even going to open the article but I’m guessing this occurred in Florida? ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-injured-trying-to-hunt-squirrel-with-bullet-taped-to-bb-gun/656941/29 "2013-04-29T19:06:05Z")
I’m not entirely sure about this but the logical evolution of this idea would involve a cannon ball, a long curving ramp and a candle. Maybe with a burning rope and some springs. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-injured-trying-to-hunt-squirrel-with-bullet-taped-to-bb-gun/656941/30 "2013-04-29T19:06:46Z")
A-yup. ---
**Author:** ![Furious\_Marmot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dfb087/32.png) [@Furious\_Marmot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Furious_Marmot)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-injured-trying-to-hunt-squirrel-with-bullet-taped-to-bb-gun/656941/31 "2013-04-29T19:36:10Z")
A felon tries to figure out how to fire a bullet without a handgun, which is unlawful for him to possess. Surely he was just interested in killing a squirrel. That’s the ticket. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-injured-trying-to-hunt-squirrel-with-bullet-taped-to-bb-gun/656941/32 "2013-04-29T19:43:22Z")
> [@Ranger\_Jeff](#): > > Who is the idiot most likely to sue, the bb gun manufacturer or the 40. cal manufacturer? No, no, you gotta think big! Smith & Wesson’s last quarter gross profit was $51.3 million, but tape manufacturer 3M’s net income for the last quarter was lower than expected at $1.1 _billion!_ ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-injured-trying-to-hunt-squirrel-with-bullet-taped-to-bb-gun/656941/33 "2013-04-29T19:44:58Z")
> [@Eonwe](#): > > Maybe he should have taped a paper towel roll to the end of his muzzle to contain the blast. No, it would totally be at the wrong angle. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-injured-trying-to-hunt-squirrel-with-bullet-taped-to-bb-gun/656941/34 "2013-04-29T19:53:46Z")
> [@Ranger\_Jeff](#): > > Am I the only one here who foresees a new warning label on crossman and daisy products? But if we outlaw taping cartridges to the front of BB guns, only Convicted Felons will have cartridges taped onto BB guns. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-injured-trying-to-hunt-squirrel-with-bullet-taped-to-bb-gun/656941/35 "2013-04-29T22:27:56Z")
> [@Gagundathar](#): > > I’m not entirely sure about this but the logical evolution of this idea would involve a cannon ball, a long curving ramp and a candle. > Maybe with a burning rope and some springs. I imagine this kit coming in a wooden crate labeled ACME. How effective are 155mm rounds at taking out roadrunners, yet leaving enough bird to munch on? ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-injured-trying-to-hunt-squirrel-with-bullet-taped-to-bb-gun/656941/36 "2013-04-29T22:30:31Z")
> [@Furious\_Marmot](#): > > A felon tries to figure out how to fire a bullet without a handgun, which is unlawful for him to possess. Surely he was just interested in killing a squirrel. That’s the ticket. FTR, it was unlawful for him to possess a firearm AND live ammunition. Is that standard or did they just want to make a point? I bet the last things he said before he pulled the trigger were “Hold my beer.” and “Hey, watch this!” in some order. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-injured-trying-to-hunt-squirrel-with-bullet-taped-to-bb-gun/656941/37 "2013-04-29T22:33:14Z")
> [@pravnik](#): > > No, no, you gotta think big! Smith & Wesson’s last quarter gross profit was $51.3 million, but tape manufacturer 3M’s net income for the last quarter was lower than expected at $1.1 _billion!_ Your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-injured-trying-to-hunt-squirrel-with-bullet-taped-to-bb-gun/656941/38 "2013-04-30T00:57:50Z")
> [@Ranger\_Jeff](#): > > Who is the idiot most likely to sue, the bb gun manufacturer or the 40. cal manufacturer? He was thinking about suing the squirrel for everything he had. But then he realized that would be nuts. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-injured-trying-to-hunt-squirrel-with-bullet-taped-to-bb-gun/656941/39 "2013-04-30T01:06:15Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > He was thinking about suing the squirrel for everything he had. But then he realized that would be nuts. Nah - squirrel has moose for lawyer. ---
**Author:** ![Chief\_Pedant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a6a055/32.png) [@Chief\_Pedant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chief_Pedant)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-injured-trying-to-hunt-squirrel-with-bullet-taped-to-bb-gun/656941/40 "2013-04-30T02:02:43Z")
This guy is the Grimod de La Reynière of weaponry. Give him unfettered access to ammo again and watch him create the ballistic equivalent of a rôti sans pareil, for elephant hunting. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-injured-trying-to-hunt-squirrel-with-bullet-taped-to-bb-gun/656941.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-injured-trying-to-hunt-squirrel-with-bullet-taped-to-bb-gun/656941.md?page=3)