An approximately 1/3 scale 1841 Mortar

• An approximately 1/3 scale 1841 Mortar
  Posted by Stoker on 19 Jul, 2019 18:33
• At Jim's request here are some photos of my scale M 1841 Mortar with an out of scale, actual 8" bore for shooting bowling balls!
  
  The wheels and handle in the first three photos do not belong to the mortar, but do belong to the mortar's transport carriage.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  BBBBBBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
  
  
  
  
  
  Listen for the bowling ball's finger hole "flute" as the ball slowly rotates through the air after launch.
  https://youtu.be/qXCunkyHYdQ
  
  
  There ya go Jim!!!
  
  
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• #1 Reply
  Posted by Nick on 19 Jul, 2019 20:14
• Waaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy Cooler than a golf ball cannon!!
  
  Love it Daniel 
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• #2 Reply
  Posted by Stoker on 19 Jul, 2019 21:51
• Quote from: Nick on 19 Jul, 2019 20:14

  Waaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy Cooler than a golf ball cannon!!
  
  Love it Daniel 
  

  
  Golf ball cannon has the tremendous advantage of being affordable to shoot!
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• #3 Reply
  Posted by Nick on 19 Jul, 2019 22:01
• Quote from: Stoker on 19 Jul, 2019 21:51

  Golf ball cannon has the tremendous advantage of being affordable to shoot!
  

  
  The same can be said about my .22 but shooting my .460 XVR puts a much bigger grin on my face    I'm sure the same is true in this case 
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• #4 Reply
  Posted by Jim on 19 Jul, 2019 22:20
• Just got home from a morning of blackpowder pistol shooting at the club, so I've sent your video to a few of the members who I shot with today.
  We only use 20grs of BP and 20grs of filler (polenta etc) in our .44-40's for the sake of being more competitive (accurate) for the 60 shot match, its also more
  pleasant on your wrist. It was only 4° Celsius this morning and very still, we could hardly see the targets at 50 metres there was that much smoke.
  
  That mortar is awesome and thanks for the photos and the video.
  
  Brilliant Daniel....literally....what a blast!
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• #5 Reply
  Posted by Pitchy on 19 Jul, 2019 23:56
• Me like that. 
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  Posted by classixs on 20 Jul, 2019 05:01
• Impressive thing that one...
  
  
  Thanks for sharing !
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  Posted by MrDuck on 21 Jul, 2019 06:37
• I like that.
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  Posted by St Paul Steam on 21 Jul, 2019 06:51
• Holy Jumpin Jehoshaphat Daniel ,that thing is incredible, I knew to shoot a cannonball it had to be big.....but Wow, that is cool.
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  Posted by Steamandoil (Tim) on 21 Jul, 2019 09:04
• That’s great!
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  Posted by Roscoe on 21 Jul, 2019 09:53
• Feel the thunder!!!
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  Posted by jkbixby on 21 Jul, 2019 10:37
• That's really neat! Do the bowling balls stay in one piece - are you able to reuse them? Looks like great fun.
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• #12 Reply
  Posted by Stoker on 21 Jul, 2019 11:19
• The balls generally survive when I do my shooting out at my place in Adobe Valley (a misnomer that) as it is just full of volcanic ash with occasional rocks of obsidian rarely as big as a fist, more commonly the size of a finger joint. There are some other shooting sites used for gatherings, that have rocky hills downrange, and the balls have a much lower survival rate at those sites.
  
  A typical impact out in Adobe Valley:
  
  
  
  
  
  
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• #13 Reply
  Posted by RedRyder on 21 Jul, 2019 17:34
• Ever show up at a bowling alley with that?
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• #14 Reply
  Posted by Stoker on 21 Jul, 2019 18:46
• Quote from: RedRyder on 21 Jul, 2019 17:34

  Ever show up at a bowling alley with that?
  

  
  No .... and I'm not welcome at golf courses either ....  go figure!?!?   ;c)
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