Was doing some work outside when I heard a buzzing sound and as I looked up I saw green and red lights flying over the house. I freaked out for a minute not knowing what it was but this thing can stop on dime and reverse course very quickly. Quite a spectacle. Got to get me one.
A Drone Just Flew Over The House
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One of those things buzzes my house its getting hit with a paintball gun.
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Originally Posted By: hatt
Should have gotten the shotgun out.
what if it takes a pic of you shooting it and sends it to the fbi?
That was not a drone, that was a UFO. They're here. 
Originally Posted By: 01rangerxl
Originally Posted By: hatt
Should have gotten the shotgun out.
Originally Posted By: hatt
Should have gotten the shotgun out.
Which brings up the question- what size shot is appropriate for drones? I don't think we'd want the really small stuff like #7 1/2, #8 or #9- say, begin with #4, or maybe #2 or even BB. Pattern density vs retained energy- hmm. 
You guys might as well get used to it because in the not so distant future, the UPS truck and the FedEx truck will be replaced by drones and they'll be landing on your front lawn.
i'd be tempted with incendiary rounds and flechette rounds depending on its construction, or if they're not suited an aerosol paint on the end of a long stick could disable the camera then they'd be flying blind and most likely crash 
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This hobby drone [censored] is going to drive a definition of what airspace around private property is the private, i.e., how far up into the air does your "yard" extend? FAA restricts drones to 400' AGL ceiling when in controlled airspace, so what eventually becomes accepted as the invisible "curtilage" of a private house/yard/property in the air above and around it will theoretically be the floor under which they are prohibited to fly.
Right now it's anyone's guess.
For me, any "drone" (glorified RC copter) below nearby tree tops and over my yard qualifies as a clay pigeon, until this is sorted out. Pull!
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Originally Posted By: UncleS2
Which brings up the question- what size shot is appropriate for drones? I don't think we'd want the really small stuff like #7 1/2, #8 or #9- say, begin with #4, or maybe #2 or even BB. Pattern density vs retained energy- hmm.
I wish people would stop calling them drones. They're R/C helicopters.
This is a drone:
Originally Posted By: dparm
I wish people would stop calling them drones. They're R/C helicopters.
This is a drone:
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Originally Posted By: Nick R
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Originally Posted By: dparm
I wish people would stop calling them drones. They're R/C helicopters.
This is a drone:
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