Who has not had that thought...

[Sld1959]

I think just about everyone has thought when they saw a drone, "my 12 guage will take care of that sucker..."

European gun makers trial small arms as drone stoppers

Makers of shotguns and machine guns are finding new ways to target unmanned aerial vehicles on the cheap.

www.defensenews.com

I csn just see my grandfather out in his flat bottom with his Marlin 10 guage goose gun and fake pot plants drone hunting lol.

 

[KillerFord1977]

If one can hit a blue or green wing teal on the fly as they zip past, a drone would be no issue .
F-16’s of the duck world

 

[Onewolf426]

Just another way to make money off "special" ammunition when birdshot/buckshot will do.

Company exec: "We have made a special munitions system to take down quad drones."

Bubba in his duck blind: "Hold my beer."

 

[bc22wm]

Title 18 US Code 32 of the 1984 Aircraft Sabotage Act. The punishment is up to 20 years in prison.
The FAA, states that any unmanned aircraft, regardless of how big or small it is, is covered under Title 18 of US Code 32.
Shooting one down sounds like a bad idea, special ammo or not. On the other hand, if you're harassing or spying on me or mine, people or animals, getting your drone shot down would be the least of your worries.

 

[xdman]

The only issue is that with a skilled pilot the drone can spot the target from out of noise distance and in an instant be on target before you realize where it is coming from. Flying my DJI Avita FPV drone I can easily cross a football field in seconds hoping up over a house or in between vehicles. On a regular drone I am the one flying and at lost orientation of power lines. I have stopped and looked for it in the sky to see how far above or below the power lines and you can't see it. Sure no doubt that a shotgun can take them out, the problem is that you are scanning 360 both X and Y axis. Probably a better solution is a radio frequency jammer, or radio frequency device that send out erroneous flight data? A DJI drone uses certain frequencies that any major country should be able to jam or duplicate. Hell any hacker or electronics radio wiz could.

 

[USMC6094]

Amazing how in today's environment how little heed is paid to the danger of small arms fire.

 

[Sld1959]

Amazing how in today's environment how little heed is paid to the danger of small arms fire.

Lol dont think anyone is serious about just going around shooting down drones. I just said I think everyone has had that thought at some point lol.

 

[Bassbob]

Well, if it's milling around over my property the FAA can suck it.

 

[Keystone19250]

The FAA has enough issues with Boeing
I don’t think they’re going to break a sweat worrying about a Drone being shot down.

 

[Grayfox]

I live in the suburbs so gun fire is out.
However, I do have a good garden hose with a high pressure nozzle.

 

[BassCliff]

Hi,

It seems like a cost-effective countermeasure on the battlefield, especially in urban settings. But in the suburbs you might have a hard time making your case, even if the neighbor is taking a peek of your daughter laying out by the pool.


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff