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To: Sam Cree
A couple guys on the thread were talking about Dragon's Breath rounds...such a thing sounds like fun, if you don't set the front lawn on fire. 300winmag probably knows about those things.

I've seen videos of "dragon's breath", but I don't think it has the sticking power of something like napalm. I prefer flechettes. Damn shame there are no scimitar shotshells left. Those were basically a stack of razor blades inside the shot cup.

"Dragon's breath" has nothing on a little trick they invented for the 175mm gun in Vietnam. For direct fire, they didn't even use a projectile. The powder charge is five feet long, and they's soak every increment except the base in diesel fuel. The flame was 300 meters long. And except for a bit of soot, it left the bore nice and clean.

2,811 posted on 03/21/2005 7:30:39 PM PST by 300winmag (FR's Hobbit Hole supports America's troops)
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To: 300winmag

Holey moley... how about a little *fire* scarecrow? hehehe...


2,812 posted on 03/21/2005 7:32:14 PM PST by Ramius (Hmmm... yeah, that'd be great...)
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