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Blackpowder, bowling balls and sewer pipe! (Fire in the hole!!!)
One Fine September Morning... ^
Posted on 09/27/2003 8:39:41 PM PDT by mhking
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To: Liberal Classic; mhking
Who sits the Pins?
They'll need some time to get out of the impact area!
To: Orion78
Alright, Michael, I'll light the fuse and you grab my watch on the way out.
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Bowling lane ready on the left? Bowling lane ready on the right? Commence bowling!
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posted on
07/09/2004 6:31:30 PM PDT
by
Liberal Classic
(No better friend, no worse enemy. Semper Fi!)
To: humblegunner; Eaker
Ya'll come up to the Northeast Texas compound sometime...We'll show you something...shhhhhh...
284
posted on
12/22/2004 7:13:57 AM PST
by
stevie_d_64
(Houston Area Texans)
To: stevie_d_64; Eaker; glock rocks
This needs to be looked at some more. Thanx for the link, grok
285
posted on
05/24/2008 6:12:18 PM PDT
by
don-o
(My son, Ben, reports to Parris Island on June 30)
To: don-o
That was awesome.
I thought potato guns were neat.
I, well nevermind, you know what I am thinking.
286
posted on
05/24/2008 6:18:20 PM PDT
by
Jet Jaguar
(Who would the terrorists vote for?)
To: Jet Jaguar
I think I do know; and you can't be pit in jail for thinking
yet
287
posted on
05/24/2008 6:21:40 PM PDT
by
don-o
(My son, Ben, reports to Parris Island on June 30)
To: don-o; glock rocks; Squantos; humblegunner; thackney
I did the engineering on bowling ball diameters, pipe size and a few other variables but never got an answer as to the amount and type of propellant. Gunner and I would just use a lot. I cannot find said data so I would have to start over.
Any explosive experts wanting to join the project?
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posted on
05/24/2008 8:29:16 PM PDT
by
Eaker
(Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to have TheMom kill everyone you meet.)
To: Eaker
Ok freep mail and disclaimer enroute !
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posted on
05/24/2008 9:45:40 PM PDT
by
Squantos
(Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
To: Darksheare; SAMWolf; alfa6; Iris7; Cannoneer No. 4; colorado tanker
To: Eaker
Try the Knob Creek Gun Range here in Kentucky. They hold a semi-annual machine gun shoot where there is almost always a couple of mortars, flame-throwers, and field guns.
A guy showed up a few years ago with an old French 75. I don't know where he got it, but it shot just fine.
The gun range was originally built as a test ground for the naval guns built at the Louisville Naval Ordinance Plant. They would load them onto railroad cars, run them down to the range, and pop off a couple of rounds into the sides of the hills (the only thing on the other side is the Fort Knox impact area). If you ever get there, take a look at outer walls of the office building and concession stand. They are about 15-20 inches thick and built of reinforced concrete to protect the test crews against a faulty breach explosion.
Here's a picture of some guys with what appears to be a black-powder cannon.
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posted on
05/24/2008 10:06:18 PM PDT
by
Stonewall Jackson
(Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory. - George Patton)
To: hubel458; Varmint Al
Ping for technical expertise.
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posted on
05/24/2008 11:28:44 PM PDT
by
kitchen
(Any day without a fair tax thread is a good day.)
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