PyroShot HS
Gas Powered Ground Ignition High Speed Hand Launcher (Standard
Version)
PyroShot HS
is a
gas-propelled, trigger-activated, plastic sphere
hand-launcher. Compatible with Dragon Eggs, the
PyroShot HS uses a 20 lb. CO2 beverage bottle to fire
upwards of 100 m (320 ft.) @ max ops 130 psi. The PyroShot HS
is portable, safe and very easy to use.
The primary function of
the PyroShot HS is to replace the use of drip torches
for ground ignition operations. Its a labor saving,
barrier defeating device designed to allow the
operator to place spot fire at a location that may be
difficult or impossible to do with a torch. Ditches,
canals, creeks, bogs, briars, fences, thickets and
deep drainages are just some of the terrain features
that the PyroShot HS can help you avoid entering but
still ignite.
Since there is no
open flame, the PyroShot HS can safely be used in
areas where a drip torch may present a hazard and it
can launch from a variety of platforms. ATVs, four
wheelers and airboats have already been used to
dispense
Dragon Eggs using the
PyroShot HS.
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How It Works
In response to
customer feedback, the PyroShot HS allows the
operator to reach far greater distances by using
compressed gas to propel the spheres up to 100
yards.
The gas can be
compressed air but is more commonly carbon dioxide
as this is readily available in a variety of small
cylinder sizes. By regulating the pressure of the
propellant gas and changing the angle of the
barrel, the operator can control the distance.
The PyroShot HS
has two handles that resemble the prohibition-era
Thompson machine gun. To fire the launcher, the
operator first pulls back on the front handle to
inject the sphere with reactant. Then, the handle
is pushed forward to retract the needle and allow
the sphere to drop into the barrel. The handle is
then pulled back again to close the barrel and the
trigger is pulled.
The extended
range of the PyroShot HS can easily match the
distance of a flare gun. With a 12Ga flare selling
for 20 times the price of a Dragon Egg, the
savings on consumables can soon pay for the
purchase of the launcher.
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Benefits
This new
hand-launcher is extremely cost effective in Rx
fire applications. At 25 cents per round, this
launcher is less than 4% of the cost of the
cheapest flares per shot.
Areas, where
flares have not been cost effective, can now be
burned using this new launcher. Large drainage
areas can also be burned without anyone leaving
the ridges and aerial ignition of some smaller
hard-to-reach spots may no longer be necessary.
More than two
years of field testing on the PyroShot product
line was conducted in the US on prescribed burning
and wildlife habitat restoration activities with
very good results.
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All PyroShot
models come with a standard magazine that
holds ten rounds. We also have available
the FBS-250 large magazine, shown here,
that holds 150 Dragon Eggs. This magazine
fits all hand launchers. |
FBS-250
Magazine
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For additional
information, sales or shipping questions
contact us.
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