The Blowgun... Re-Invented!

[@rackal3753]

A 20-round magazine for a blowgun seems like a fun way to make yourself pass out.

[@Useaname]

There goes my coffee

[@MassiveDynamic9]

you beat me to it

[@GrumpyGustav]

🤣🤣🤣

[@skysurferuk]

@@Useaname 🤣👍

[@shinda-santhere6546]

Adding a vape cigarette there, for a final hit!

[@Slingshotchannel]

Folks, thanks for the kind words! Two general remarks: 1. I can't add an air reservoir or Co2 because then it would be considered an air gun in Germany. Air guns are legal to own (if weak enough), but you need to be a master gunsmith to be allowed to make one. So I can't do that. A blow gun is exempt, but ONLY if it is muscle powered and no energy is stored. 2. The aiming is not hindered by the magazine. With a blowgun, you aim by looking at the muzzle end of the tube. You actually will see them TWICE, with the target right in the middle.

[@musikSkool]

Germany should make a new law to allow people who register with the government as "amateur engineers" to be allowed to make devices for their own experimentation that they are only allowed to use on their own land. As long as the total energy of a projectile is under 40 (or maybe 50) joules, and they do not leave their land with it in an operable state. So if you take out the ammo and remove the "energy storage" system of the device, spring, bow limbs, CO2, air reservoir, etc. then you can transport the device. If someone is on the street with one, and it is in an operable state, they would have to pay a fine and have it confiscated by the police.

[@engineeredlifeform]

Could you add a shoulder stock and slightly offset mouth piece? Would make it a lot easier to hold and aim. Folding tactical stock, obviously : -)

[@SneedsFeeduckAndSeeduck]

Spraying some Ballistol between the tubes should make it a little more airtight, which should make O-Rings unnecessary here. Another thing came to mind when you said no force can be stored legally; would it be possible to have some kind of air pressure piston that is muscle operated in a way where you have to use quite a bit of force, but then it releases all the pressure once some threshold of force is reached (but still without a real separate trigger)? So that only in the moment you finish pushing (or better yet, pulling) the piston, the pressure chamber is opened? Or maybe similar to those ring-style slingshots with a rubber pouch that you pull and then let go to fire, but for air instead. If you had such a mechanism, you could transform arm strength into instantaneous air pressure. Not sure whether that would make it into an airgun, though. But if it has no trigger, and is (air) spring operated, it would be a sling shot, no?

[@VTSfilms]

a small idea, if you have a rubber ring at the end if the inner tube (near your mouth), you can slam/press the outer tube against it, making a perfect seal, without the rubber having to move. This will solve the air-tightness of one side. I don't have a solution for the other side yet. But ill try to think of one.

[@williwonti]

Joerg! It sounds like you're not getting an explosive breath when you blow. Try using your tongue to make the air a little sharper similar to using a thumb on a garden hose. Also, a full dish shape mouthpiece might make a better seal than the type on the cold steel blowgun

[@Hat6000]

It's a gift, the mind of an inventer, and there is no doubt at all that it is a gift you have Joerg! Seems to be no end to your innovations.

[@ivoivic2448]

forget silencers, closed bolt mechanisms and sub sonic cartridges, Joerg is creating the stealth armaments of the future.

[@TimeSurfer206]

I have a Wrist Rocket. And a Kilo bag of marbles. As well as a laser pointer, and 5 cats.

[@Dav624]

​@@TimeSurfer206**insert hicock45 meme** "Well I got a shotgun haha lemme prove it"

[@TimeSurfer206]

@@Dav624 Good luck. I'm a paranoid old Vietnam Era Vet with PTSD and paranoia.

[@Dav624]

@@TimeSurfer206 Vietnam vets with wrist rockets doesn't sit well with each other but curious tho what cats u got?Small domestic or wild large ones?

[@TimeSurfer206]

@@Dav624 Yes. And don't overlook the Pungi Pits.

[@cptcosmo]

Joerg's laugh is iconic... you could be the new Sprite guy - "Crisp and clean and no caffeine!" Ha ha ha ha!"

[@MonkeyJedi99]

I'm old enough to get that reference!

[@flyingsodwai1382]

@@MonkeyJedi99 But too old to remember it's for 7-UP :)

[@RemnantDiscipleLazzaro-Rev1217]

Man you guys brought me back... i was born in the 1970s here in the Far West _[Canada]_ though my parents are from Italy. ... @@flyingsodwai1382​

[@Mateus_Longo]

You dont need o-rings to improve the seal, you can use headloss to decrease airflow trough the gaps. Some centrifugal pumps use this, just cut a bunch of grooves on the inside near the edges of the sliding tube (as if you were gonna put o-rings, but without them), or on the outside of the fixed tube. So air that is escaping trough the gaps fill these grooves and loose most of the pressure it had, creating an obstacle for the rest of the air that is coming behind it.

[@philgavin]

Tesla valve effect?

[@eidgenossenarkebuse]

Der Mann macht aus allem ein Repetierer.

[@waynebimmel6784]

Atlatl next?

[@BogenkinoEhlershausen]

Dafür liebe ich ihn, aus meinem interaktiven Bogenkino geht außer Jörg auch jeder adere spätestens nach dem schießen der Repetierer mit einem Grinsen oder Strahlen nach Hause! 🏹🦆🐇🐐😜

[@themasterofnot1260]

Es würde mich absolut nicht wundern wenn er auch noch eine Vollautomatische Version baut. Einatmen gleich nachladen 😊 (Mit einem Tesla Ventil braucht man keine zusätzliche Mechanik)

[@waynebimmel6784]

@@themasterofnot1260 wäre vermutlich schwer zu realisieren ohne druckreservoir und dann nicht legal in D. Man hat halt nicht unbegrenzt puste. Softair kugeln könnte man zu mehreren verschiessen, aber so schwere pfeile nicht.

[@giannihenk]

The joergsprave repeater

[@UuLi93]

simply amazing. you keep coming up with awesome ways to surprise us. you are truely an inventor

[@AdventureswithSpackmann]

You are 100% correct, you have made a huge difference in both. Keep it up

[@vladvasyliev5838]

Awesome idea! I remember watching your videos as a kid, you were so fun to watch with all of your gigantic surreal weapons for the zombies apocalypse! And you still do great videos with a nice "homemade" touch! Thank you Joerg, the gentle german weapons crafter :)

[@rafaelthetall]

i always think of a "revolver" drum instead of a magazine in a blowgun. your solution is very elegant.

[@jayrey5390]

Her Sprave, you are a true mench! Your magnanimity and pleasure in simply being a wonderfully mad inventor and influencer, your passion and love of what you do and the pleasure you have taken in your ideas, not many people can be practically solely responsible for sparking a renninance in archery interest and innovation both with slingshot, bow, crossbow and now blowgun and so much more - its a pleasure to have been watching you for all these years and seeing your ideas develop with that aforementioned contagious passion and enthusiasm; I've been watching for what feels like more than a decade watching you make your beautiful slingshots in your backgarden (i was always worried about your glass conservatory 😅) Never stop!

[@Mr.deacle]

I'm surprised I've never seen a design like this for a blowgun, it's such a simple solution! I do remember maybe 10 - 15 years ago the Nerf modding community was experimenting with similar nested tubing breech systems to shoot their foam darts. There was a popular design called an Angel breech that could feed Nerf darts from a magazine in a similar way, but it relied on stored air to propel the darts rather than lung power. The Nerf community also loves blowguns but surprisingly I don't think I've ever seen them combine the two ideas. I'm sure somebody's gonna be inspired to try it with Nerf after seeing your video.

[@timothyhall963]

Awesome job you're an amazing inventor. I absolutely love your work.

[@ArminHirmer]

brilliant. I thought about a revolver kind of magazine, which you just rotate a bit squeeze it to get it air tight blow and rotate again. But this one has way less moving parts. awesome

[@JohnnyTheSergal]

Very awesome! Your inventions and ideas never cease to amaze us!

[@laserdiode]

Thanks for showing the internals. I think some thick grease would be enough to make it airtight if the pipes have tight enough fit

[@waynebimmel6784]

It would also make it greasy

[@I.B._Sweet]

Grease would contaminate barrel interior.

[@royniederhiser9894]

I WANT ONE! I encourage you to productize this. As a kid we made endless versions of blowguns that stimulated our ideas and analyzed what worked and why other things didn’t. We lived on a poor ranch in the Wild West US. But I wouldn’t trade my youth for anything. I grew up to be a manufacturing engineer and am now 80 years old. I still live in my workshop.

[@flyingsodwai1382]

You have one of the only channels that I can immediately hit the like button on. Thanks for all the ideas! As a control tec I'm thinking an air tank for the propulsion and an actuator to auto load. So much fun.

[@collinsmith9941]

The ingenuity that I’ve see here is very impressive. Fantastic idea, proof of concept and the execution just awesome.

[@AdamCeladin]

I always had SAME thing on my mind but again my friend you made it work :D Totally amazing cant wait to see final product :P

[@bigfuzzy84]

Hey brother, long time fan, love your channel. Thank you for your contributions to KZbin. I'm battling homelessness and disability, thank you for giving me hope through your channel as I've invented things myself for convenience and have taken a few pages from your book as well. God bless you brother

[@skysurferuk]

You certainly have made a difference, Joerg! Many thanks for your skills & attitude. We are all grateful.🤠

[@NewsRedial]

I'd like to see a version where the pump action not only loads a new dart but also pressurises air to propel the dart.

[@joekasperek1086]

But then it wouldn't be a blowgun?????

[@Temp0raryName]

Who cares what it would be called. It is something that a lot of us (and I suspect Joerg himself) would like to see.@@joekasperek1086

[@waynebimmel6784]

Illegal

[@ChesterManfred]

Sounds nice like another kind of project, that'd be really good

[@RoxyStellar]

autoturret basically targeting/firing🔫too

[@fortyfukinseven]

Keep up the good work, Joerg! We appreciate your genius! You are definitely a unique individual! We love you!

[@bobveneskey6337]

You sir, are one radioactive accident away from being a super villain. And that is why we love you. Keep up the awesome inventing!

[@SleazusChrist]

You've made such a world of difference with your engineering it's borderline unheard of. And i think that's more a matter of fact at this point vesus opinion. Never stop Joerg. I for one, will always be watching.

[@icepicjoey]

Love your channel. Every time it starts with that laugh... its going to be good. 😂

[@claydallen5308]

Very cool! Years ago i used to have a .40 cal blowgun with a revolver type magazine, it was a lot of fun. I am sure your design will provide hours of entertainment. Thanks for showing your concept.😁

[@PatrickKniesler]

Sir, it was very nice to hear you talk about how much you appreciate your impact on bowcasters. I'm glad you have a positive opinion. You seem like such a cheerful person that it would be sad and strange to hear you be bent out of shape about copycats not paying you or something like that. For O-rings, I am sure you have already considered many iterations but I think an o-ring mounted around the barrel at the base of the magazine at the mouth-end and an o-ring mounted on the shroud at the fire-end might work so that you are not trying to rub a tight o-ring over the opening repeatedly. What a great design you have!

[@sixstringstruggle6508]

You have definitely left behind quite a legacy. Never miss a video and I love them all.

[@Boslandschap1]

I love it, it's great fun to see how you work out the idea you have in your mind, bonus points when it actually works!

[@wrench3699]

I am back here at this channel after a long time and i almost forgot, how relaxing and calming it is for a mechanical engineer to watch these. Simple mechanics, clean work, interesting ideas and the sound of nature complimented by a friendly laughing German.

[@niklasfischer3915]

Amazing new concept. Very simple, straight forward and yet ingenious. That's what this channel should be all about. In the end when Jörg was talking about his legacy it sounded a bit like an old man looking back on his life and settling-down knowing that he lived worthy. I just hope that Jörg will continue to run this channel as long as possible and provide us with excellent entertainment and crazy inventions...staying a pillar of KZbin that he was for the last 10 years in my eyes.

[@Slingshotchannel]

Thanks! I have no intention to retire anytime soon so you will have to bear with me for some more years :)

[@asconajuenger]

Die Pump Action Blow Gun! 😉👍 Du bist spitze Jörg!😃

[@rubenskiii]

I’ve been watching this channel since i was a child and now as a grownup i still do, and i love that your brains still aren’t done with coming up with new stuff everytime Joerg! Warm greetings from the Netherlands🇳🇱!

[@QuacGiaNgoVietCongHoa]

me too

[@spookydonkey2195]

Such a great simple design. I would have really struggled getting the tips to not double feed. Good job!

[@stanpotter7764]

Can we all just appreciate that we get to witness the genius of this man in our lifetimes?

[@Metalman200xdamnit]

Hmm,how about a revolver type loading mechanism? When you blow the dart,cycle the next shot and you still keep pressure.

[@ExecutionSommaire]

Again and again you find tricks to improve majorly on existing weapons, kudos man!

[@comfusedWorldpassanger3399]

And we, archers and others, are also very happy about your inventive contributions. If I know you right, you're not done yet and we look forward to more of your videos.

[@adolfadolfius5586]

Jörg, du bist ein absoultes Tier. Seit Jahren überlege ich auch, wie man inspiriert durch deine Produkte ähnliche Designs erstellen könnte. Auf ein Magazin für ein Blasrohr bin ich aber nie gekommen, dabei ist es so simpel, wenn man es denn dann einmal ein "fertig" sieht. Chapeau!

[@michaelprocaccia]

These videos that a new concept is introduced are the most fascinating… I get excited to find out how it continues 😊

[@jonathangrenier104]

He's becoming more the machine gun himself everyday.

[@groovr22]

Awesome idea..! I think it's totally marketable - I'd want one, for sure... If the price was right.

[@BlurSentinel]

The logical (last) iteration will be to attach a air pressure container and a trigger. (in approximate 1,5 years, if Jörg stays interested in this kind of home defense weapon).

[@BPlus-oz7cm]

Joerg, that thing is awesome.. now I need to start riding my bike to build up my·lung strength... I'll be spent after the 3rd bolt. Awesome design!

[@stever197037]

Nice to see you working on a new project. Congratulations on your success on you last one. I also enjoyed watching it from concept to finish.

[@paradox3875]

This brings me back to when I made a blowgun with a breach when I was maybe 14 - I would love to see a production unit of this!!

[@BogenkinoEhlershausen]

Ich bin immer wieder fasziniert von dem was Jörg so aus dem Hut zieht! Und seine Prototypen Kunstwerke muss man auch erst mal so bringen! Hut ab. 🏹🐇🦆🐐😜

[@rockinHurley777]

I miss the old days where you'd make wooden slingshots. Pump action or pistols or whatever.. good times.

[@thomasmeadows256]

Louisville Kentucky. Excellent. You made a big difference in the crossbows.

[@TheJohnreeves]

I call it the "Instant Hyperventilation".

[@smsdelux]

Instant Hyperventilator !

[@john_Caji315_adams]

Thanks Joerg... Think there is a way to add a can of compressed air or something for us old folks that don't have a lot of blow Power...Lol... I have Your Siege Magazine AK Archery Crossbow and Love it... Hope they make the Fletch & Fletch Jig for the 2 Fletch arrow's for sale on Go-Gun site soon. Wouldn't be a bad idea to add the cams for the Siege either. That way we have ALL the spare parts we need...Thanks Again...

[@VRWarLab]

Joerg, this is such a smart design! It is not very complicated, meaning that it has fewer parts that can break or fail and fixing any malfunction would be quite easy for the end user. Make sure you get the patent on it!

[@malte_volkerson]

damn it. that's a really cool idea! Blowguns are something, I used to do with my dad a lot, since you can make one pretty much witch any piece of tubing and some household items. Ever since I wondered how to improve on it. Always figured it would be some sort of drum-rotating-mechanism, but the seal always was the part I couldn't figure out. This one has potential I think and I totally would want one 😁

[@Salty_Squared]

You can probably find a shaft made of Delrin? Here in the states we have Delrin bolts is some paintball guns, just some lube, no O rings required. It may be hard to find that Long of a piece of Delrin but that would make it lighter and quieter and have an airtight seal because you can have the Delrin tube machined to the perfect Diameter

[@ClashBluelight]

So I can think of a few improvements. 1: You could add an "S" bend pipe in the mouthpiece. This will allow you to inhale quicker because you're not worrying about accidentally inhaling the dart. 2: Alternatively, you could have a ring that stops the munition from sliding backwards past a certain point. Then, you could have the mouthpiece open into a wider blowing chamber. This would allow you to blow air into the gun far faster, and the air would speed up even further when it's compressed by entering the narrower passage where the dart is. 3: You could make a version that loads round ball shot, instead of darts. This would be far easier to make, and would store much more ammo given the same space. 4: You could add a rubber band to the slider. That way, you can simply slide it forward, and it'll slide back on its own. This will also significantly reduce the chance of user error. Those are just the thoughts I had while watching the video. Great Idea, and pretty good execution for a first try. I wouldn't have even known where to start.

[@thedeaderer8791]

This man is truly a genius. It's such a simple yet effective way to make this work. It's elegant yet effective.

[@Exodus153KJV]

What the Old weapons Pros used to do was add a bicycle CO2 pump this is a huge deal because of the video where Tim Wells takes a black there with blowgun. Outstanding job.

[@BlastedFreak82]

nice concept ... would love to have one when its finished... nice work mr. Joerg

[@gvii]

That's actually a really clever design. Really, really clever, yet incredibly simple. And as already mentioned, a fun way to make yourself lightheaded and possibly unconscious with a large enough magazine, lol. But in all seriousness, that really is a brilliant design.

[@66meikou]

Great concept. I haven't used a blowgun since the 80's I really hope they youre getting some payback by others from your concepts!

[@CaptainCling]

Amazing mechanism. Love the simplicity of the design.

[@dragicribic8757]

He never ceases to suprise me , who would expect pump action blowgun??

[@mr.nicesky7363]

😎💪 Was Du für den ganzen Markt getan hast, ist wirlich eine Leistung, auf die Du zurecht stolz sein kannst und das kann dir auch keiner mehr nehmen.Danke♥

[@mattf9096]

I think this concept is a winner and will be fully functional in a short amount of time due to its simplicity. What I would like to see happen to challenge yourself is to have multiple, attached "magazines" that can be swapped on the fly. The concept being that if the tips were poisoned you could select levels of lethality based on the situation.

[@MacStrange]

With a simple spring you have created a brilliant mechanism, well done

[@MardukGKoB]

Indy should thank God Joerg wasn't hanging out with the Hovitos.

[@WilAdams]

I just wanted to mention that I saw that they used the 'Adder' crossbow as the murder weapon in the new film 'The Blackening'. Congrats on getting such wide exposure.

[@BlurSentinel]

@Jörg as a few side quests, could you check out 5 alternate ways to *blow* the weapon. For example a mattress feet pump for a quick and huge air push, a thick skin balloon with a valve, an bicycle pump (as double pump action), etc?

[@JShaw-dk5ok]

Yes I would love one! I have been a fan since 2011 and love to see what you make next and all of its features. Lol! Keep making the world awesome!

[@magausausa]

you forever impress me with your talents on figuring out how to make things work, got to say you hit this one out of the park. 👍 maybe just a idea, i wonder if there's a way to do a co2 version for those who cant breath in as much air?? take care my friend

[@siekensou77]

the mechanisms arent anything spectacular. he is just the first to apply it in this way.

[@Coulterculture]

Using co2 or compressed air as your power source rather than the human lung would make this a fantastic dartgun. Pump action and silent. Plinking, ratting, maybe fishing since blow gun fishing darts are a fun way to catch anything from small fish to alligators.

[@nickrowe1041]

Wow! I am a big blow gun fan and make them myself but this is on another level! Please do bring this to production! Can't wait!

[@anomalyp8584]

Now this is exciting stuff....so simple, yet so elegant!!

[@francoisrioux5869]

Nice to see you developping new products! It definitely needs a clip for fast loading!

[@antoniokuhn9634]

Very nice 👍🏻 Can’t wait to buy one of them.

[@blainebaker9215]

I am absolutely interested in the blow gun and your ideas to make it self feeding!

[@Schnotz3]

Ich bin jedes mal beeindruckt wie er sich so etwas ausdenkt.👍👍

[@markmcd2780]

I wonder how many shots you can do before hyperventilating & fainting? :D But gotta love your crazy (& damn fine) ideas & reinventions of old technology. Love the channel!

[@renatocravo9875]

Como sempre, um ótimo trabalho, parabéns Joerg e obrigado por compartilhar suas ideias. 👍😁

[@JaWieHeissIchDenn]

Du bist einfach ein ausgebuffter Tüftler. Genial, ich bin tief beeindruckt.

[@rick31869]

you are a genius my brother m you have done it again , a very cool invention ! i have several blowguns from 36 inches to 12 feet lol , when the need arises , i install my 8 shot revolving piece in between the mouth piece and the blowgun tube !!! i simply rotate the mag for my next shot !!!

[@matthiaskuhn6704]

Ach Jörg, du bist der geilste. Ich habe vor ein paar Monaten das Blowgunschießen wieder für mich entdeckt und habe mir da schon gedacht, wie geil wäre es, wenn man ein Magazin hätte. Ich habe jedoch noch keine Zeit gehabt etwas in 3d zu zeichnen und zu drucken. Probiere gerade verschiedene 3d-Druck „cones“ aus sowie Diabolos. Letzteres macht super viel Spaß 😊 (sende dir gerne mal welche zu 😁). Aber noch mal - du bist klasse!!!

[@mcsaatana1614]

have been watching him since begin, damn this man is one of the greatest engineers of all big thumbs up for you Jörg! 🤘

[@ttzenov]

Bravo!!!You have such a gift to create !!....

[@vincentwelch7286]

You are a genius, Joerg! Thank you.

[@GrumpyGustav]

Brilliant solution. Thank you so much for another perfect video.

[@HeadCannonPrime]

When they hear that "ckick Clack" of my blowgun, they know its about to go down. 🤣

[@Mr.Unacceptable]

You can get a reaming and mallet set that tapers and sizes pipe to very specific tolerances. A little film of oil or water could seal the pipe.

[@konstantin0379]

this video is really giving off old school slingshot channel vibes. love it!!!

[@TealScarab]

Actually reminds me of an old breech-loading rolled paper pipe blowgun I made in middle school many years ago, I think I used that one to mostly shoot paper projectiles but nevertheless, this seems like a much improved take on the concept.

[@musikSkool]

I am sorry for repeating myself. But I love the idea of a bow and arrow that pushes a plunger in a tube to compress air, and it launches a projectile with the compressed air. No energy is stored by a trigger, it is stored by holding back the bow, with muscle power.

[@daisiesndirt]

great development, very much appreciate your ingenuity!

[@Temp0raryName]

Such a simple solution. Genius!

[@18mtoo]

Clever like a fox. I am so impressed. I want one.

[@asounds5064]

Joerg you are the man not only have you made a great contribution to Archery you made us all laugh with your great sence of humor thank you very mush you make the world a better place BAN ALL PLYWOOD IMMEDEATELY :-) :-) :-) :-)

[@okayolamax2min345]

Splendid invention. Marvelous channel.

[@verrueckteriwan]

Nice work :) I would have said that for a blowgun a revolver cylinder would be the most useable magazine fed version, but I really like your prototype I wonder if you can also increase the velocity of the darts if you have a valve and a chamber to increase the pressure and volume