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Re: Montana Model Cannon Shot
« Reply #420 on: August 08, 2009, 01:03:25 AM »
I think that if this were to be an annual event then BoomLover came up with a name for it:

"The Cut Bank Cannoneer Convention"

Somebody trademark that now...



NGH

I second the motion! All those in favor say  ummmm aye!
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Re: Montana Model Cannon Shot
« Reply #421 on: August 08, 2009, 12:57:29 PM »
HHheeeeeee ...I would like to thank Dom Carpenter for giving me a French  75 in 1/6 scale .  :D ;D ;D ;D ;)  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

I drew high card in our 1 card poker game .   I had first choice of door prizes` ;D ;D

i'm going home with more cannons then i brought .....what a great shoot DD .

i finally got my sight dope dialed in i came very close to a 550 yd gong but no direct hits ..... ???

that Dom CSA Parrot is awsome .

tomorrow will be mortar day for me ....

what a hoot , thanks DD
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Re: Montana Model Cannon Shot
« Reply #422 on: August 08, 2009, 01:23:41 PM »
RocklockI,

That's all you report?  ???  Did the ground shake & Shudder?  Did the Beast Speak?

We want to know!!!!  ;D


And congrats on your new cannon! hopefully you will baptize it while there..........
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Re: Montana Model Cannon Shot
« Reply #423 on: August 08, 2009, 01:29:18 PM »
RocklockI,

 Congrats on the new toy. I bet you were Giddy as a School Girl.  :D Sounds like a fun event. Maybe, I'll make it to a future event. We all await the photos....
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Re: Montana Model Cannon Shot
« Reply #424 on: August 08, 2009, 02:08:22 PM »
Photo Dump.




















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Re: Montana Model Cannon Shot
« Reply #425 on: August 08, 2009, 02:29:21 PM »
DD,
 Thanks for the photos.

 Ok, I'll ask.  ;)

1. How many cannons were on the lines?
2. Who was the cannoneer that hit the steel?
3. What size (bore) is the field piece?  Photo #7

 
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Re: Montana Model Cannon Shot
« Reply #426 on: August 08, 2009, 02:36:18 PM »

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Re: Montana Model Cannon Shot
« Reply #427 on: August 08, 2009, 02:40:19 PM »
DD,
 Thanks for the photos.

 Ok, I'll ask.  ;)

1. How many cannons were on the lines? 24 or so

2. Who was the cannoneer that hit the steel? Frenchtown Mike

3. What size (bore) is the field piece?  Photo #7  1 5/16"

 


Now it's time for the braai

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Re: Montana Model Cannon Shot
« Reply #428 on: August 08, 2009, 02:52:11 PM »
DD,
 Thanks for the photos.

 Ok, I'll ask.  ;)

1. How many cannons were on the lines? 24 or so

2. Who was the cannoneer that hit the steel? [color=redFrenchtown Mike[/color]

3. What size (bore) is the field piece?  Photo #7  1 5/16"

 


Now it's time for the braai

 Thanks DD for the reply. Enjoy the braai. Maybe top it off with a Castle Ale? I think you had great day of shooting.
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Re: Montana Model Cannon Shot
« Reply #429 on: August 08, 2009, 03:06:36 PM »
Looks like everyone had a great day for this,  nice set of photo's

but the Video does not work
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Re: Montana Model Cannon Shot
« Reply #430 on: August 08, 2009, 03:12:25 PM »


Sorry to have missed it too.  Spent he day between delivering wood for the widdow of a friend and scraping/wire-brushing/painting-tarring the roof.  Good day, but missed the shoot.  At work, business is OK, building back slowly and engineering work is intense.  Might take a day off come Turkey Day.
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Re: Montana Model Cannon Shot
« Reply #431 on: August 08, 2009, 03:41:18 PM »
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FIRST ANNUAL MONTANA SHOOTING

it seem that you had perfect weather, I wish I could have been there
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Re: Montana Model Cannon Shot
« Reply #432 on: August 08, 2009, 03:53:47 PM »
DD,
Thanks for posting the pics, it looks like fine collection on the firing line.

George,
Good work capturing the MM send one, thanks.



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Re: Montana Model Cannon Shot
« Reply #433 on: August 08, 2009, 04:20:26 PM »
Looks like a good turnout of artillery pieces.  Thanks for posting the pics.

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Re: Montana Model Cannon Shot
« Reply #434 on: August 08, 2009, 04:24:49 PM »
I am so jealous of all of you out there.
Looks like you all had way too much fun.

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Re: Montana Model Cannon Shot
« Reply #435 on: August 08, 2009, 05:11:27 PM »
Smoke and fire!!





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Re: Montana Model Cannon Shot
« Reply #436 on: August 08, 2009, 10:48:58 PM »
wow , thats a perfect picture of the monster , cant be better then that.
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Re: Montana Model Cannon Shot
« Reply #437 on: August 08, 2009, 11:20:15 PM »
 Good to see the cannon brethren getting together to pray....

 "Lord, please don't let nobody get squished by a large chunk of seement."





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 More pics, please....
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Re: Montana Model Cannon Shot
« Reply #438 on: August 08, 2009, 11:28:06 PM »
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Re: Montana Model Cannon Shot
« Reply #439 on: August 09, 2009, 12:36:51 AM »
Thanks for the pictures and the video DD.  I kept thinking about you guys while I was putting in a new lawn.  Congratulations Gary on your new 75.  I got to see it when I visited Dom a couple of weeks ago.  Wish I was there.
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Re: Montana Model Cannon Shot
« Reply #440 on: August 09, 2009, 02:34:36 AM »
Film credit to Gary, "Rocklock".  This stil shot is a clip from short movie he took.




Photo Credit to George, GGaskill.


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Re: Montana Model Cannon Shot
« Reply #441 on: August 09, 2009, 02:45:49 AM »
Great Photo's Thanks,

If anyone else is having trouble viewing the videos place your curser over them right click choose properties

copy and past address and you will be able to view the video.  Hope that helps.


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Re: Montana Model Cannon Shot
« Reply #442 on: August 09, 2009, 03:38:38 AM »
       We are having a great time at the shoot and certainly appreciate all the help with our new and unfamiliar equipment.  Special thanks are due to Ernie for supplying us the tools we left behind and the suggestion to put hydraulic jacks on the trailer to lift it up to make placing the timber cribs under the mortar so much simpler.  DD puts on a BANG UP SHOOT!!  We have attended none better.  Thanks, Double D.

      The only disappointment we have,  is the fact that Gary's film clip appears to have been chopped.  Where are the sod-grass-cars-sky-ground-dirt-sky shots that occurred right after the Monster Mortar Muzzle Blast??  We want to know if he dropped his new camera or not right after his STARTLEMENT.   ;D ;D

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With seventy gunners be'ind me, an' never a beggar forgets
It's only the pick of the Army that handles the dear little pets - 'Tss! 'Tss!

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Re: Montana Model Cannon Shot
« Reply #443 on: August 09, 2009, 04:17:06 AM »
One Marine never portrays another Marine in bad light. Semper fi Gary!!!!!

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Re: Montana Model Cannon Shot
« Reply #444 on: August 09, 2009, 08:54:08 AM »
Wish I could have been there, but it's a long way from southeastern Georgia to Montana.

That big chunk of concrete surely made quite a thud! Anyone got a pic of the impact zone?

That steel cannon target took a really hard hit. What was the caliber of the gun that scored that one? In a real engagement, that would have a perfect hit to take that gun out of the battle.

Oh and +1 on the prayer session...

"Please Lord don't let anybody blow their damn fool head off today!"

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Re: Montana Model Cannon Shot
« Reply #445 on: August 09, 2009, 11:37:27 AM »

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Re: Montana Model Cannon Shot
« Reply #446 on: August 09, 2009, 11:56:24 AM »
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Re: Montana Model Cannon Shot
« Reply #447 on: August 09, 2009, 12:16:35 PM »
Wish I could have been there, but it's a long way from southeastern Georgia to Montana.

That big chunk of concrete surely made quite a thud! Anyone got a pic of the impact zone?

Following Cannonmn's suggestion, M&T prepared a naval penetrator round.  I'll let them describe what the round is.  Since Mike is former Navy he fired the shoot.  His target was a large white rock about 275 yards. Mike missed the rock and the pentrator round went in the ground just over a foot and bounced out, missing the rock by about 18 inches...that the story we all agreed to and its the one I am sticking with.



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That steel cannon target took a really hard hit. What was the caliber of the gun that scored that one? In a real engagement, that would have a perfect hit to take that gun out of the battle.

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Oh and +1 on the prayer session...

"Please Lord don't let anybody blow their damn fool head off today!"

Thanks for that, the Lord blessed uswith two beautiful days of safe shooting, so your effrts wer not in vain.

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Re: Montana Model Cannon Shot
« Reply #448 on: August 09, 2009, 12:25:34 PM »
Kid at Christmas...

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Re: Montana Model Cannon Shot
« Reply #449 on: August 09, 2009, 12:34:13 PM »
What I really want to know is ..... where did my Bowling Ball go ? The SeaCoast guys killed it with a 1 1/2 lb charge . When it went off no one saw any thing but a huge ..did I say HUGE cloud of smoke ?  High speed photography needed to see just really happened . Personally I think it is on its way to Mars ... ;D
We had a great time , funny how that happens when a bunch of black power , good guys , and the time and space to let it happen .
Special thanks to DD and his lovely wife . There was lots of prep time involved that they need a special "Thank You " for ... 8)
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