In 1961, Cass Hough, the president of Daisy Heddon division of Victor Comptometer, purchased the design of a new firearm system. The new system was developed by a Belgian chemist named Jules Van Langenhover. The new gun would be known as the Daisy V/L rifle.[1]
The V/L ammunition consisted of a .22 caliber bullet with a small cylinder of propellant on the back, and no primer.[2] The rifle resembled a typical spring-air rifle, but the 2000° hot, high-pressure air served not only to propel the projectile but also to ignite the propellant on the back of the V/L cartridge. The rifle uses a small, unique, and well designed part called an Obturator (obturator/ignitor) to compress the air as it is pushed through a tiny hole. This air is heated as it is pushed through the small hole enough to ignite the powder of the caseless round.[3]
The V/L guns and ammunition were discontinued in 1969 after the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ruled that they constituted a firearm, and Daisy, which was not licensed to manufacture firearms, decided to discontinue manufacture rather than become a firearms manufacturer. About 23,000 of the rifles were made before production ceased.
The V/L has been added to the ATF Curio & Relic list.
daisy, first, production, rifle, caseless, ammunition, released, 1968, daisy, outdoor, products, typesingle, shot, rifleplace, origin, united, statesproduction, historydesignerjules, langenhovendesigned1961manufacturerdaisy, outdoor, productsproduced1968, 1969. The Daisy V L was the first production rifle for caseless ammunition It was released in 1968 by Daisy Outdoor Products Daisy V LTypeSingle shot riflePlace of origin United StatesProduction historyDesignerJules Van LangenhovenDesigned1961ManufacturerDaisy Outdoor ProductsProduced1968 1969No built23 000SpecificationsCartridge 22 caliber caseless roundCartridge weight29 grains 1 9 g bulletCaliber 22 in 5 6 mm ActionCompressed air to ignite cartridgeMuzzle velocity1 150 feet per second 350 m s Feed systemSingle shotSightsFront post rear leaf sight In 1961 Cass Hough the president of Daisy Heddon division of Victor Comptometer purchased the design of a new firearm system The new system was developed by a Belgian chemist named Jules Van Langenhover The new gun would be known as the Daisy V L rifle 1 The V L ammunition consisted of a 22 caliber bullet with a small cylinder of propellant on the back and no primer 2 The rifle resembled a typical spring air rifle but the 2000 hot high pressure air served not only to propel the projectile but also to ignite the propellant on the back of the V L cartridge The rifle uses a small unique and well designed part called an Obturator obturator ignitor to compress the air as it is pushed through a tiny hole This air is heated as it is pushed through the small hole enough to ignite the powder of the caseless round 3 The V L guns and ammunition were discontinued in 1969 after the US Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives ruled that they constituted a firearm and Daisy which was not licensed to manufacture firearms decided to discontinue manufacture rather than become a firearms manufacturer About 23 000 of the rifles were made before production ceased The V L has been added to the ATF Curio amp Relic list See also editVoere VEC 91References edit Nonte Jr Major General George C October 1967 An Amazing New Kind of Gun Popular Mechanics Walker Robert E 2013 Cartridges and Firearm Identification CRC Press ISBN 9781466588813 Nonte Jr Major General George C October 1967 An Amazing New Kind of Gun Popular Mechanics nbsp This article relating to rifles is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Daisy V L amp oldid 1176943595, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
